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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1994
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312 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [June 8 On motion of Ms. Reese, this recommendation was approved by the following vote: Aye, Mrs. Calder, Dr. Gindorf, Mrs. Gravenhorst, Mr. Lamont, Ms. Lopez, Mrs. O'Malley, Ms. Reese; no, none; absent, Dr. Bacon, Governor Edgar, Mr. Engelbrecht. (The student advisory vote was: Aye, Mr. Didato-Castillo; absent, Mr. Rose.) Contract for Medical Records Services, UIC Medical Center, Chicago (23) The chancellor at Chicago recommends contracting with Spectrum Health Services of Louisville, Kentucky, for diagnostic coding services for inpatient medical records of Medicare-sponsored patients for the period of July 1, 1995, through June 30, 1996, with the option delegated to the comptroller to renew for an additional one-year period with a rate not to exceed $35.00 per medical record. 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 imaging system being implemented at the UIC Medical Center. The scanned medical records are then coded by two professional coders to assure accuracy and that optimal reimbursement will be achieved. Coded records are then returned overnight to the UIC Medical Center 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 $143,371 ($32.50 per medical record). Funds are available in the Hospital Income Fund. The vice president for business and finance concurs. I recommend approval. On motion of Ms. Reese, this recommendation was approved by the following vote: Aye, Mrs. Calder, Dr. Gindorf, Mrs. Gravenhorst, Mr. Lamont, Ms. Lopez, Mrs. O'Malley, Ms. Reese; no, none; absent, Dr. Bacon, Governor Edgar, Mr. Engelbrecht. (The student advisory vote was: Aye, Mr. Didato-Castillo; absent, Mr. Rose.) Contract for Organ Transplantation Processing, UIC Medical Center, Chicago (24) The chancellor at Chicago recommends approval of the organ transplantation processing agreement with the Regional Organ Bank of Illinois (ROBI) from July 1, 1995, through June 30, 1996. ROBI has been designated by the U.S. Healthcare Financing Administration as the regional independent organ procurement agency for this area. 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 for its accredited transplant programs. The costs of these services for Fiscal Year 1996 are estimated at $3,240,000. This includes procurement and tissue typing for:
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