Primary Department: County Administration
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Erica Lee Carter, County Administrator
Secondary Department: Harris Health System
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: Esmaeil Porsa, President and CEO
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Amendment
Project ID (if applicable): ARPA_HHGILAB
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable):
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): n/a
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A - Not a grant item
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by the Office of County Administration for approval of an amendment to an interlocal subrecipient agreement with the Harris County Hospital District, dba Harris Health System, to adjust budget categories and indirect costs with no increase in the total contract amount.
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Background and Discussion:
Harris Health's outpatient gastroenterology lab at Quentin Mease creates additional capacity for colonoscopy procedures. By increasing service capacity, it is the goal of Harris Health to reduce the number of colorectal cancer diagnoses through prevention, and to reduce the severity of colorectal cancer diagnoses provided to patients (i.e., Stage I verses Stage IV). This new location will improve appointment availability at a central location in Harris County. It is also directly on a bus route, making access easier and minimizing transportation burdens for those patients without personal transportation. Further efforts at minimizing cultural barriers related to cancer screening include efforts by Harris Health's primary care physicians and other clinical staff to proactively identify at risk patients and provide compelling dialogue that encourages screening according to established guidelines.
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