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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1989-11-20-HSC-min.pdf (`> Minutes, Senior Health Monitor Committee, 11 /n0/69 Present Linda Crew Vine, Peg Jemison and Beth - Council on Aging; Tim, McLaughlin, Purchasing Agent; Steve Baran, Human Services Review of proposals International Health Soecialists Rates RN, $80 per visit LPN, $40 per visit Comments Proposal was disorqani`ed 3 copies were not submitted ,ss requested Their office, visited by Peg and Linda, was out of the way in Newton There is no local office They did not understand the program \_� '/ \ Alternative Care Rates RN, $47 per hour LPN, $32 per hour Comments Rates were to be submitted '/per visit " , not per hour Site visit conducted by Peg and Linda Their earlier reputation with Minuteman was poor, but this had improved in the last year Talent Tree Rates RN, s75 per isit LPN, $50 per visit They have presented a nice looking pa±kaqe; everything is well organized ( Site visit was conducted by Linda and Barbara They made a �~� favorable impression They are owned by a company from England High rate is problematical Minutes, Senior Health Monitor Committee, 11/20/89, p 2 l l Health Force Rate RN, $bn per visit LPN, $35 per visit Positives Caood client trading procedures All procedures very carefully documented Site visit by Steve who felt they had a good understanding of the program needed and showed a readiness to implement what was being asked of them sroblems They felt there would be a problem in billing the client as is presently done by VNCH Lad of certification may hinder them from taking over clients receiving skilled nursing They feel the C� opposite is the case and that certification will cause them to set up two separate divisions artificially complicating flow of patients from acute to ongoing care Even so, their reasons for failing to be certified remain unclear 'isitina Nurse and Community Health Inc Rates RN, $55 per visit LPN, $30 per ' isit Positives They have shown improvement in retaining clients who have been in acute care Quality, as reflected in procedures, has steadily improved in response to close monitoring by the COA VNCH has large organization with a fundraising capacity as a non-profit (✓ VNCH rates are the lowest VNCH is a certified provider with best quality assurance procedures Minutes, Senior Health Monitor Committee, 11/20/89, p 3 n Problems Proposal not well organized; portions of proposal clipped together Hard to find items in relation to RFP Past history of poor billing procedures LPN very devoted and thorough but is consistently late for meetings and disorganized Poor follow-up into hospital Recommendations Eliminate for various reasons all but Health Force and VNCH Choose VNCH providing them with a contract to July 1 In the meantime, a letter will be sent to Health Force "To give you more serious consideration it is strongly suggested that you 0 become certified " If the Town decides to rebid the contract before the new fiscal year, it will not be necessary to go through new RFP procedures =ince this is a professional service VNCH quality assurance procedures will be carefully reviewed Contract will be revised in line with RFP Respectfully Submitted, D\On,.,,_ ;VIw Stephen Baran, Human Services Coordinator U