DATE: June 18, 2019
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: David Pomaville, Director, Department of Public Health
SUBJECT: Agreement with Valley Children's Hospital
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Make a finding that it is in the best interest of the County to suspend the competitive bidding process consistent with Administrative Policy No. 34 for unusual or extraordinary circumstances as Valley Children's Hospital is the sole administrator and authority to grant remote access of Valley Children's Hospital's Electronic Medical Records; and,
2. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute an Agreement with Valley Children's Hospital for designated Department of Public Health employees to access Valley Children's Hospital's Electronic Medical Records, effective July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020 followed with unlimited one-year auto-renewals unless terminated by either party ($0).
3. Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Public Health, or designee, and Department employees identified as having a need to access Valley Children's Hospital's Electronic Medical Records to execute the Information Systems NON-Employee Remote Access Agreement.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended actions will continue to authorize Department of Public Health's identified staff access to Valley Children's Hospital's (VCH) Electronic Medical Records through a web-based portal at no cost to the County. Electronic access to VCH clients' medical records will benefit multiple programs throughout the Department. The third recommended action will authorize the Director of the Department of Public Health and identified specific employees to enter into Information Systems NON-Employee Remote Access Agreement (Remote Access Agreement) with VCH for access to the Electronic Medical Records (EMRs). There is no money associated with the recommended agreement. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
If your Board does not approve the recommended actions, the Departmen...
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