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Recommendation to Authorize the Acting City Manager to Execute a One-Year Agreement in an Amount Not to Exceed $200,000 with the Option of Four One-Year Extensions for a Total Five-Year Expenditure Not to Exceed $1,000,000 between the City of Alameda and Wittman Enterprises, LLC for Ambulance and False Alarm Billing. (Fire 3232)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Elizabeth D. Warmerdam, Acting City Manager
Re: Recommendation to Authorize the Acting City Manager to Execute a One-Year Agreement in an Amount Not to Exceed $200,000 with the Option of Four One-Year Extensions for a Total Five-Year Expenditure Not to Exceed $1,000,000 between the City of Alameda and Wittman Enterprises, LLC for Ambulance and False Alarm Billing
BACKGROUND
The Fire Department currently responds to over 5,100 emergency medical calls per year, many of which result in a patient being transported to a medical facility. These medical calls result in the generation of electronic Patient Care Reports (ePCR) that require review, coding, and analysis prior to sending out a claim to an insurance company or a bill to the patient. These services are provided by an ambulance billing company.
The Fire Department continually works to enhance the quality of its Emergency Medical Services (EMS) while pursuing strategies to improve cost-efficiency.
DISCUSSION
The Fire Department has used Intermedix for ambulance billing services since 2011. The contract allowed for five one-year renewals and now is on a month to month basis.
The Fire Department proposes contracting with Wittman Enterprises, LLC by piggybacking on the City of Sacramento Fire Department's (SFD) competitive bidding process for ambulance billing services under RFP No. P17121441011. SFD evaluated the proposals submitted based on experience and qualifications, methodology and approach of work, pricing, and references. As a result of this evaluation, Wittman Enterprises, LLC was awarded SFD...
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