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California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation: It Needs to Improve Its Processes for Contracting and Paying Medical Service Providers as Well as for Complying With the Political Act and Verifying the Credentials of Contract Medical Service Providers
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California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation: It Needs to Improve Its Processes for Contracting and Paying Medical Service Providers as Well as for Complying With the Political Act and Verifying the Credentials of Contract Medical Service Providers
Publication year:
2007
| Cataloged on:
May. 08, 2007
ANNOTATION: The “California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s processes for procuring medical registry services, paying medical registry contractors, credentialing medical care providers, and identifying conflicts of interest related to procuring the medical services” are investigated (p. i). Sections of this report are: summary -- results in brief and recommendations; introduction; this agency did not follow policies and procedures when contracting for medical services, and its contracts could be improved to protect the State’s interests better; this agency did not always monitor medical service invoices adequately, cannot demonstrate its compliance with the Political Reform Act, and failed to verify credentials of contracted providers properly; this agency could strengthen delivery of medical care to inmates by adding key terms to its contracts with medical providers; and response from California Prison Health Care Receivership Corporation.