Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #428

Sawgrass Health Services Computer Network

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Richard Akin

Organization:

Sawgrass Health Service

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Sawgrass Health Services Computer Network

Date Submitted:

01/25/2000 10:14:56 AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

District Member:

Howard Forman

Service Area:

Regional

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties Affected:

Broward, Collier, Palm Beach

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Sawgrass Family Health Ctr.

Contact:

Richard Akin

 

7261 Sheridan St.   Ste. 110

Contact Phone:

(954) 967-0028

 

 

Hollywood 33024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of hardware and software for Broward County terminus of computer network which links the information systems of Collier Health Services Family Health Centers, a family health center in Palm Beach, and Sawgrass Family Health Center in Broward County.  The three linked family health systems can coordinate their purchasing, recordkeeping and data collection of patient outcomes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services Provided/Benefit to State:

 

 

 

 

 

Cost-effective primary care delivery system to Medicaid, Medicare, and uninsured patients in this large urban region.  The shared infrastructure assures cost efficiencies among networked family health centers.  When linked, they can realize significant cost savings in providing primary health care to the patients in these counties.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Shared infrastructure of 3 family health systems in state.  Patient outcomes data can be compared for greater quality of care.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$300,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$375,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

In-Kind Amount:

$75,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?

 

No

 

Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there a documented need for this project?

 

Yes

 

 

Documentation:

Annual financial statements of three community health centers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

Collier County Legislative Delegation Meeting

 

Meeting Date:

12/02/1999