Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution authorizes a contract between the University Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and the Madison Fire Department (MFD) for MFD community paramedics to provide home visits to UW Health patients for research related to Emergency Departments Leading the Transformation of Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care (ED-LEAD). Total compensation from UW School of Medicine and Public Health to MFD is approximately $44,040 in phase one of the project and $88,080 in phase two. The paramedics will provide the service during their regular schedule. No additional city appropriation is required.
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Authorizing a contract between the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System on behalf of the University Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Emergency Medicine and the City of Madison Fire Department to provide community paramedic-led transition intervention care for UW Health patients.
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WHEREAS, the University Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Emergency Medicine has approached the City of Madison Fire Department (MFD) to assist with research related to Emergency Departments Leading the Transformation of Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care (ED-LEAD);
WHEREAS, the research project includes MFD community paramedics to provide home visits to UW Health patients, which is titled Community Paramedic-led Transition Intervention (CPTI);
WHEREAS, the University Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Emergency Medicine has agreed to pay for and train three MFD community paramedics in CPTI and to compensate MFD $350 per completed home visit and $85 per attempted home visit with up to 30 completed home visits and up to six (6) attempted home visits per month for a four-month delivery period;
WHEREAS, the aforementioned four-month period is called the optimization phase, which will take place at the UW Hospital and will likely be effective November 1, 2024;
WHEREAS...
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