Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1992 [PAGE 326]

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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for the laundry employees were better at this time elsewhere in the hospital than they probably would be in the future. Thus, she moved that the item as presented be approved. On motion of Dr. Bacon, this recommendation was approved and authority was given as requested by the following vote: Aye, Dr. Bacon, Dr. Gindorf, Mr. Grabowski, Mrs. Gravenhorst, Ms. Reese; no, Mrs. Calder, Mr. Lamont, Ms. Lopez; absent, Mr. Boyle, Governor Edgar. (The student advisory vote was: Aye, none; no, Ms. Huff, Mr. Riley.) More discussion followed this vote with Ms. Lopez and Mrs. Calder stating that they were troubled with the language contained in the third paragraph giving the comptroller authority to review and renew the contract at the completion of its term. Both Ms. Lopez and Mrs. Calder wanted the board to retain authorization for letting a contract for this service. Other board members concurred. Thus, Dr. Gindorf moved that the recommendation be reconsidered. This motion was approved by the following vote: Aye, Dr. Bacon, Mrs. Calder, Dr. Gindorf, Mr. Grabowski, Mrs. Gravenhorst, Mr. Lamont, Ms. Lopez, Ms. Reese; no, none; absent, Mr. Boyle, Governor Edgar. (The student advisory vote was: Aye, Ms. Huff, Mr. Riley; no, none.) Next, Dr. Gindorf moved that the recommendation be changed by deleting the last sentence of the third paragraph (interlineated) and inserting new language (italicized). This motion was approved by the following vote: Aye, Dr. Bacon, Mrs. Calder, Dr. Gindorf, Mr. Grabowski, Mrs. Gravenhorst, Mr. Lamont, Ms. Lopez, Ms. Reese; no, none; absent, Mr. Boyle, Governor Edgar. (The student advisory vote was: Aye, Ms. Huff, Mr. Riley; no, none.) Finally, on motion of Dr. Gindorf, the recommendation (with indicated revisions) was approved by the following vote: Aye, Dr. Bacon, Dr. Gindorf, Mr. Grabowski, Mrs. Gravenhorst, Ms. Reese; no, Mrs. Calder, Mr. Lamont, Ms. Lopez; absent, Mr. Boyle, Governor Edgar. (The student advisory vote was: Aye, none; no, Mr. Riley. Ms. Huff asked to be recorded as not casting an advisory vote on this item.)

Contract for Medical Records Services, University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics, Chicago

(20) The chancellor at Chicago recommends contracting with Spectrum Health Services, Louisville, Kentucky, for diagnostic coding services for inpatient medical records of Medicare-sponsored patients, for the period of July 15, 1993, through June 30, 1994. Spectrum's method of "double-coded" entry increases the quality and, therefore, reimbursement for diagnostic-related group (DRG) based payors, namely Medicare. During the past six months, Spectrum found that six out of 100 medical records could be resubmitted to Medicare for increased reimbursements. Medical records will be optically scanned to computer disk files and then relayed overnight to Spectrum's Coding Center. This type of coding service, using optical technology, is consistent with the future imaging system being developed at the University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics (UIH&C). The scanned medical records are then coded by two professional coders to assure accuracy and that optimal