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Approve a contract with Solano Coalition for Better Health for $75,000 for outreach services and to increase the number of well-child visits and childhood immunizations for April 1, 2019 to June 30, 2019; and Authorize the County Administrator to execute the contract
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Department of Health & Social Services (H&SS) recommends that the Board approve a contract with Solano Coalition for Better Health (SCBH) for $75,000 for outreach services and to increase the number of well-child visits and childhood immunizations for April 1, 2019 to June 30, 2019 and authorize the County Administrator to execute the contract.
SUMMARY:
In Solano County, Partnership HealthPlan and County data show that children enrolled in Medi-Cal attend their primary care appointments at lower levels than recommended as measured by the Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) (compiled by the National Committee for Quality Assurance) which is illustrated in the low number of well-child visits and childhood immunizations.
On June 19, 2018 the Board of Supervisors approved $150,000 to Solano Coalition for Better Health (SCBH) to increase well-child visits and childhood immunizations as part of the FY2018/19 Non-County Contributions. The original concept for the contract was that SCBH would work with Solano County Family Health Services to facilitate well-child visits including immunizations at County operated clinics. SCBH also received funding from Kaiser and Covered California for the purpose of enrolling children in Medi-Cal and, as a result, had existing staff working with other health clinic locations and requested that they be permitted to conduct well-child and immunization outreach for other locations as well. Due to prolonged negotiations over the contract scope and data sharing, the contract was not finalized until rec...
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