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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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On motion of Ms. Reese, this recommendation was approved by the following vote: Aye, Dr. Bacon, Mrs. Calder, Mr. Engelbrecht, Dr. Gindorf, Mrs. Gravenhorst, Mr. Lamont, Ms. Lopez, Mrs. O'Malley, Ms. Reese; no, none; absent, Governor Edgar. (The student advisory vote was: Aye, Mr. Malone, Mr. Mathew, Mr. Rose; no, none.)

Contract Amendment for Home Health Care Services, University of Illinois HMO, Chicago

(18) The interim chancellor at Chicago recommends approval of payment to Ultra Care Home Medical, Inc. (UCHM), Chicago, for home health care for a member of UIHMO. The member is a University alumnus and member of the UIHMO AlumniCare program. He has received medical services at the University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center (UICMC) for cytomegaloviral retinitis (a progressive degenerative eye disease) and requires daily intravenous antibiotic therapy. UICMC does not offer these services. UIHMO annually contracts with UCHM for home health care for all UIHMO members, but because of the daily services required for this member, the obligated amount of the contract needs to be increased to cover his services for Fiscal Years 1995 and 1996. Total payments related to the care of this member are expected to be no more than $41,000. This amount reflects the contractual discount specified in the UIHMO's agreement. The original contract was for $49,000 bringing the amended contract to $90,000. Funds are available in the UIHMO 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, Dr. Bacon, Mrs. Calder, Mr. Engelbrecht, Dr. Gindorf, Mrs. Gravenhorst, Mr. Lamont, Ms. Lopez, Mrs. O'Malley, Ms. Reese; no, none; absent, Governor Edgar. (The student advisory vote was: Aye, Mr. Malone, Mr. Mathew, Mr. Rose; no, none.)

Contract Amendment and Extension for Nursing Management Services, UIC Medical Center, Chicago

(19) The interim chancellor at Chicago recommends the approval of an amendment and extension to the contract with Higman Healthcare (Higman), St. Petersburg, Florida, to provide an on-site management team for the Department of Nursing of the hospital. The current contract is effective from July 1, 1995, through September 30, 1995, and has an approved obligation of $31,250. Higman will continue to work closely with UICMC staff in developing and implementing the Strategic Action Plan for the Department of Nursing. Under the amendment, Higman will provide an on-site management team to include an interim director of nursing, project manager, and other Higman consultants to provide dayto-day management direction, personnel management, including staffing plans and structure, and on-going collaboration and review with hospital management with regard to progress toward completing and implementing the Strategic Action Plan. The amendment would extend this contract for two years, from October 1, 1995, through September 30, 1997, at a cost of $579,720. The amended contract total would then be $610,970. Funds are available in the Hospital Income Fund. The vice president for business and finance concurs. I recommend approval.