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Health director outlines $2.1 billion DPH budget, cites EHR and revenue plans
Summary
San Francisco Department of Public Health Director Barbara Garcia presented a $2.1 billion, two‑year budget (FY17–19), flagged revenue maximization through Medi‑Cal, a $373 million 10‑year electronic health record plan, LEAN quality improvement funding, and overtime pressures at Zuckerberg San Francisco General and Laguna Honda.
Barbara Garcia, director of the San Francisco Department of Public Health, told the Board’s Budget Committee the department’s proposed two‑year budget totals about $2.1 billion, roughly 21.6 percent of the city’s budget, and includes $711 million in general‑fund support and almost 7,000 budgeted positions. “Our mission is to protect and promote the health of all San Franciscans,” Garcia said as she outlined priorities for revenue generation and delivery‑system stabilization.
Garcia said DPH aims to maximize non‑general‑fund revenue—largely Medi‑Cal reimbursements—proposing new revenue of about $59.2 million for 2017–18 and $53.0 million for 2018–19. She presented a plan to consolidate roughly 60 legacy clinical and billing…
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