Common use of Quality Improvement Projects Clause in Contracts

Quality Improvement Projects. The Department of Health Services agrees to pay the sum of $300,000 to CIR each year for fiscal years 2018-2019, 2019-2020, and 2020-2021 for the sole purpose of funding Patient Provider and Community Engagement Projects (i.e., improving discharge planning or patient satisfaction,) and engagement of the medical and local community (i.e., resident well-being initiatives, house-staff appreciation days or a community health fair) for house staff at LAC+USC Medical Center, Harbor/UCLA Medical Center, the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇. Outpatient Center and Rancho Los Amigos Rehabilitation Center. The Department of Health Services agrees to make the initial annual lump sum payment to CIR covering the 2018-2019 fiscal year within 30 days of Board approval of this MOU and the subsequent payments by the 10th business day following the start of the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 fiscal years. CIR shall accept fiduciary responsibility over these funds in compliance with relevant accounting standards. The County and the Department of Health Services shall have no responsibility or liability for the administration of this benefit. Interns and Residents at LAC+USC Medical Center, Harbor/UCLA Medical Center, the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇. Outpatient Center and Rancho Los Amigos Rehabilitation facilities shall each convene and designate a Quality Improvement Steering Committee (not to exceed five in number) and submit an annual report to the respective facility CEO. An itemized financial statement addressing the sums set forth above, as well as a report of the corresponding Quality Improvement activities, shall be provided by CIR to the Department of Health Services upon request. Sixty calendar days prior to the end of each fiscal year, CIR will provide the respective institution an accounting of any unused funds. Said unused funds will then be eligible to be rolled over into the next fiscal year. The total amount of rolled over funds in any given year will be limited to equal the amount of the initial fiscal year allocation (e.g., $300,000).