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a. Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute an Agreement with MEDITECH for the purchase of an Operating Room Management (ORM) module and Software Implementation at NMC for an amount not to exceed $156,169 for the term January 26, 2016 through June 30, 2018.
b. Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for NMC or his designee to execute up to three (3) future amendments to the agreement which do not significantly alter the scope of work and do not cause an increase of more than ten percent (10%) ($15,617) of the original cost of the agreement.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended the Board of Supervisors:
a. Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute an Agreement with MEDITECH for the purchase of an Operating Room Management (ORM) module and Software Implementation at NMC for an amount not to exceed $156,169 for the term January 26, 2016 through June 30, 2018.
b. Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for NMC or his designee to execute up to three (3) future amendments to the agreement which do not significantly alter the scope of work and do not cause an increase of more than ten percent (10%) ($15,617) of the original cost of the agreement.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
In July 2004, this Board approved and NMC initiated its Health Care Information System Software (HCIS- Electronic Medical Record) system with Medical Information Technology (MEDITECH). Since that time, NMC continues to add additional modules to the MEDITECH system.
Over the past four years, Natividad Medical Center (NMC) has made great strides in automating the data and documentation for creation of patient electronic health records (EHR). The Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) through Meaningful Use have encouraged hospitals and clinics to transition their patient's health record to an electronic form, while increasing accessible, and moving towar...
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