Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Louise F. Rogers, Chief, San Mateo County Health
Cassius Lockett, Director, Public Health, Policy and Planning
Subject: Purchase of PharmAdva, LLC MedaCube Electronic Medication Dispensers
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution:
A) Authorizing the Purchasing Agent to spend up to $129,000 for the term of August 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020, for PharmAdva, LLC MedaCube electronic medication dispensers consistent with the Vendor Agreement; and
B) Waiving the competitive bidding process.
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BACKGROUND:
The Whole Person Care (WPC) pilot is part of the Department of Health Care Services Medi-Cal 2020, 1115 Waiver. San Mateo County is 1 of 25 entities participating in the pilot and receives $16.5 million annually to support efforts to coordinate health, behavioral health, and social services for vulnerable and high utilizing clients. The County has focused its efforts on persons who are high utilizers of emergency services and meet one of three target populations including those with mental health challenges, substance use disorders, and those who experience homelessness. Many clients served meet two or more of these criteria and have multiple existing chronic health conditions that are poorly managed. The pilot funds specific programs within County Health, the Health Plan of San Mateo, and the Human Services Agency to directly serve these individuals. Additionally, the pilot focuses efforts to employ systemic structural innovations that support the integration of services across County Health to more seamlessly and strategically serve these populations.
DISCUSSION:
Clients with complex needs, including those with two or more chronic medical conditions, often have complicated medication regimens that require multiple medications be taken at various intervals throughout the day. Complex medication regimens can lead to a lack of medic...
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