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reimbursement will be achieved. Coded records are then returned overnight to UIH&C for further processing in the billing and information systems. The cost of the contract is based on the number of medical records coded and it is estimated that the cost of coding Medicare medical records will be no more than $120,000 ($29.75 per medical record). Further, based upon performance in Fiscal Year 1994, an option exists to extend the contract for one year for Medicare medical records and potentially other medical records. Cost of any contract renewal would have to be renegotiated. Additional costs for shipping ($20,000) and scanning equipment ($17,000) bring the total cost of the project to $157,000. It is estimated that the potential increased revenue will total over $560,000. An additional $50,000 will be saved through the reduction of contracted services by Care Communications, Inc., for similar services presently provided on-site. Net revenue as a result of this contract is expected to be a minimum of $450,000. Funds will be deposited in the Hospital Income Fund from which payments will be made. The vice president for business and finance recommends approval. I concur.

On motion of Ms. Reese, this recommendation 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.)

Contract for Organ Transplantation Processing, University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics, Chicago

(21) The chancellor at Chicago recommends renewal of the organ transplantation processing agreement with the Regional Organ Bank of Illinois (ROBI) from July 1, 1993, through June 30, 1994. ROBI has been designated by the U.S. Healthcare Financing Administration as the regional independent organ procurement agency for this region. The purpose of ROBI is to provide a single, coordinated organ and tissue recovery program in compliance with State and Federal statutes and regulations. ROBI will supply organs, tissues, and histocompatibility testing. The costs of these services for Fiscal Year 1994 are estimated at $1,539,200. This includes procurement and tissue-typing for 75 kidney transplants, 12 liver transplants, and 12 pancreas transplants. It is expected that organ procurement costs will be reimbursed by third-party payors. Medicare covers approximately 80 percent of kidney transplant patients and pays the hospital as a direct pass-through for all costs related to kidney procurement. Medicaid payment is limited to a per-diem payment. Revenues from transplant services are deposited in the Hospital Income Fund from which payments will be made. The vice president for business and finance recommends approval. I concur.

On motion of Ms. Reese, this recommendation 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.)

Contracts for Physical and Occupational Therapy Services, University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics, Chicago

(22) The chancellor at Chicago recommends contracting with four rehabilitation agencies to provide temporary staffing for the Physical and Occupational Therapy