Common use of Phase Four Clause in Contracts

Phase Four. Agency Coordination and Recommendations: Estimated Time: March 2021 – August 2021 UTHealth Data Center shall work with the Five Agency Workgroup to provide data-based guidance and suggestions to the agencies to assist with developing recommendations to the Texas State Legislature and a comprehensive plan to address identified issues that considers the differences across agencies in populations, acuity, and other significant factors. Recommendations for future action shall incorporate the use of existing and future health claims data sources with the potential for expansion of existing healthcare data integration initiatives. Deliverables: UTHealth Data Center shall submit written monthly project status reports to HHSC describing the activities to date of the Data Center and the agencies, including action items completed during the previous month and action items currently in progress. UTHealth Data Center shall assist in the development of a report and plan, and shall provide data visualization, background, and recommendations to inform the Workgroup’s reporting process. The final report of findings shall describe coordination activities across two years, efficiencies identified, individual agency policies and practices that could improve due in response to the data findings, and recommendations on future ways to reduce cost and improve quality of care in each healthcare system, with the opportunity for ongoing data submission, concurrent analyses, and trend reporting that could reveal impact of interventions. The report shall provide information for the Workgroup that will be useful for a report to the Legislative Budget Board and the Governor, to be submitted no later than September 1, 2021.