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Authorize the Chief Executive Officer for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute renewal and amendment No. 7 to the agreement (A-13067) with Medical Information Technology, Inc. (MEDITECH) for the addition of a Pharmacy Automation interface and a Lab Newborn Screening interface, adding $37,285 for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $571,837, and with an implementation term retroactive from January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023.
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RECOMMENDATION:
Authorize the Chief Executive Officer for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute renewal and amendment No. 7 to the agreement (A-13067) with Medical Information Technology, Inc. (MEDITECH) for the addition of a Pharmacy Automation interface and a Lab Newborn Screening interface, adding $37,285 for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $571,837, and with an implementation term retroactive from January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Medical Information Technology, Inc. (MEDITECH) provides NMC with a Health Care Information System (HCIS) for Electronic Medical Records (EMRs). It is NMC’s primary source of electronic patient data.
MEDITECH’s Pharmacy Automation interface generates orders for medications in the Pyxis Pharmacy medication dispensers scattered throughout the hospital. This improves the process of dispensing medications and helps to reduce the possibility of medication errors.
MEDITECH’s Lab Newborn Screening interface automates an existing paper process for a Public Health program that screens all babies for serious but treatable genetic disorders. All babies born in California are now required to get this screening soon after birth.
In addition to the $37,285 cost of the described interfaces and their implementation, there is an ongoing monthly maintenance/service fee. The cost for the ongoing maintenance for these new modules is $200 monthly and was included as part of the annual MEDITECH maintenance costs presented to and approved by the Board of Supervisors on June 08, 2021. Therefore, this request is being presented for just the cost of the new modules of $37,285.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
The Office of County Counsel has reviewed and approved this renewal and amendment No. 7 as to form, and the Auditor-Controller has reviewed and approved as to payment provisions. The renewal and amendment No. 7 has also been reviewed and approved by NMC’s Finance Committee and by its Board of Trustees on April 8, 2022.
FINANCING:
The cost for amendment No. 7 is $37,285, all of which is included in the Fiscal Year 2021-22 Adopted Budget.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS STRATEGIC INITIATIVES:
This amendment expands upon the existing MEDITECH agreement and further enhances its capabilities, leading to improved technological functionality and further enhances the healthcare experience for patients by providing additional data to care providers.
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Prepared by: Raquel Mojica, IT Operations Manager, 783-2812
Approved by: Charles R. Harris, MD, Interim Chief Executive Officer, 783-2504
Attachments:
Medical Information Technology Inc Amendment 7
Medical Information Technology Inc Amendment 6
Medical Information Technology Inc Amendment 5
Medical Information Technology Inc Amendment 4
Medical Information Technology Inc Amendment 3
Medical Information Technology Inc Amendment 2
Medical Information Technology Inc Amendment 1
Medical Information Technology Inc Agreement
Attachments on file with the Clerk of the Board