Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Louise F. Rogers, Chief, San Mateo County Health
Chester J. Kunnappilly, MD, Chief Executive Officer, San Mateo Medical Center
Subject: Agreement with Remedy Medical Group, Inc. to Provide Pain Management Services
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an agreement with Remedy Medical Group, Inc. to provide pain management services for the term of August 1, 2019, through July 31, 2020, for an amount not to exceed $200,000.
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BACKGROUND:
San Mateo Medical Center (SMMC) experiences a continuing need for chronic pain treatments and medical assessment. These services include caring for patients with concurrent substance abuse issues, chronic pain syndrome (e.g. back pain, headaches, and musculoskeletal pain), and disease-related diagnosis (e.g. cancer and rheumatologic pain). This need is being addressed through direct clinical services for patients, including history and physical assessment, treatment plans, and prescriptions.
Remedy Medical Group, Inc. (Remedy Medical Group), has provided SMMC with professional physical medicine and rehabilitation and pain management services for the past ten years.
DISCUSSION:
Remedy Medical Group has agreed to continue providing patient management services including physician supervision of a clinic for behavioral and psychological assessment, medical assessment, and interventional medication management associated with pain management services, at the SMMC main campus and clinic locations. This agreement enables a balanced approach to treating patients' pain symptoms. Specifically, this approach reduces the chance of over-prescribing opioids and the possible risk of patient addiction, drug diversion, and trafficking. In addition, Remedy Medical Group, through Dr. Elaine Date, will also provide up to four educational lectures annually to SMMC's medical staff addressing pain management an...
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