DATE: October 11, 2016
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: David Pomaville, Director, Department of Public Health
Dawan Utecht, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT: Agreement with Inland Empire Health Information Exchange
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Make a finding that it is in the best interest of the County to waive the competitive bidding process consistent with Administrative Policy No. 34 for unusual or extraordinary circumstances for the solicitation of a health information exchange system for the Departments of Public Health and Behavioral Health.
2. Approve and authorize Chairman to execute a Sole Source Agreement with Inland Empire Health Information Exchange, for provision of patient data transmission and related services, effective upon execution for a period of five years ($107,500).
REPORT
Approval of the recommended action will enable the Departments of Public Health and Behavioral Health to utilize the Inland Empire Health Information Exchange (IEHIE) system to more efficiently access and exchange patient data with healthcare facilities and providers, and monitor, track, and improve patient care outcomes. The system is a repository that benefits local healthcare providers and hospitals by making health information available to providers to decrease medical errors, securely transfer patient information and improve patient outcomes. The recommended agreement is funded with Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) and Public Health Realignment, with no Net County Cost.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Should your Board not approve the recommended action, the Departments will not be able to utilize IEHIE to more efficiently access and exchange patient data with healthcare facilities and providers, and monitor, track and improve patient care outcomes. Existing, manual, less efficient and less comprehensive methods utilized for these purposes would continue to be used.
SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT:
The Departments' request that the Boar...
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