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Health commission endorses DPH budget package, approves submission to mayor; EHR plan would cost ~$183.7 million over five years
Summary
The Health Commission voted to forward the Department of Public Health—s FY16–18 budget initiatives to the mayor, including behavioral-health investments, Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System revenue draws and a request for spending authority for a proposed shared electronic health record estimated at $183.7 million over five years.
Greg Wagner, chief financial officer for the Department of Public Health, presented the department—s proposed rolling two-year budget for FY16–18 and additional initiatives for FY17–18. The submission folded in previously adopted base initiatives (primary-care expansion, new San Francisco General operating funds) and proposed new items including substantial behavioral-health investments, increased Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System revenues, some conversions of contracted positions to civil service and modest population-health additions.
Wagner describ…
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