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Commissioner Hamby asked Commissioner d, f hewfelt there
health board when the budgetwasposition.ng Mr propose
Madison said yes there is
was justification for the
justification; however, sometimes we all have to make do with a
little less than optimum.
Mr. Griggs stated that one of their primary concerns was to sagain
hore
up the infrastructure
the office assistant the supervisor would not
addina little more. Commissioner Booneg stated that by 9
have to do as much clerical work.
Mrs. Ricciardi stated
that h1990eventthe 1David Mh Griffith supervisor,
wanted to pointout she was directly supery
indicated the number of peopleising was too
job. At
high for the technical naturerthe she is d rectlylsupervising
supervising eight people. currently,
13 people and there are 19 programs she is monitoring. She stated
to she will
it is extremely n to say
meet the
with hercleri al help she will Ricciardi went on to say
not be able to meet her basic requirements. She wanted to state
et her that if she ifederal guidelines that to me beyond herA cont oleme There ts nare ttoo
he understands that
many people under beedirect
they want, she wanted to go on the
people can't always get id she was a
tted
record as stating her concerns. Ricciardi and she would worklwith
and loyal staff person to the health dept,
what ever was given to her.
VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0
so HCk� gg��jl; Commissioner Boone said the
this department was
the original stud indicated productivity
somewhat below the state aver
g of care wae. The s excellent r of tsHeasaid lhe
state average; however, quality now
Boone
understands that productivity
to the home health departmenterab y.
Regardless of what Kapp roved in order to
stated he felt that productivity needed to be imp
survive. Fay Brincefield stated that four reimburseable patient
visits per day was the desired amount.
Boone said the main question right now is the future of if we
home
health. There are differenJanuaryt ways oorl February and ooking at s the unumber of
still have the agency ersonnel. If, because of
visits are up, then we would have to add p
competition, we lose referrals assibilitynd the u� a county s couldn't
decreased, then there aisthe le already possibility
staff.
justify the number of people
Brincefield stated that admissions for this past year have been up
by 114% and year-to-date visits have increased se s % (above
the
same
time last year). Productivity is up
indicator. Hospital stays are of a shorter duration.
have in
Commissioner Madison asked what items tient fees,ta d fees/medicare.
health other than miscellaneous, prevenue item
Are medicare fees for flu and pneumonia? Is this a s stated they
for home health or is this another source. Mr. Grigg
received a grant in the amount of $Z8.
Commissioner Boone stated they had projected a rea $13,000
venue of
$1,151,000. Commissioner Madison stated there was hat last year the about
ted revenue
shortfao22,000oneHeeaskedeiftrevenues were going to be near this
was $1, would come close.
amount. Brincefield said she thought they
Commissioner
service,
Madison
allocation if hefor figures included Blumenstein
stated the revenues do nolus the overhet include this ad told
Madloperateson a tHersaid uhe
be a $13,000 shortfall, p
was pointing this out so everyone would understand that home heal
th
was not operating in the green.
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