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Approve and authorize the Contracts/Purchasing Officer to sign Amendment-4 to Agreement A-11182 with Netsmart Technologies Inc. for the provision of Consumer and Care Connect Services and Meaningful Use server hardware upgrade and installation of the Integrated Behavioral Health Electronic Records System. Amendment-4 adds $97,375 for a revised total amount not to exceed $3,852,195.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Approve and authorize the Contracts/Purchasing Officer to sign Amendment-4 to Agreement A-11182 with Netsmart Technologies Inc. for the provision of Consumer and Care Connect Services and Meaningful Use server hardware upgrade and installation of the Integrated Behavioral Health Electronic Records System. Amendment-4 adds $97,375 for a revised total amount not to exceed $3,852,195.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Health Department's Behavioral Health Bureau is requesting to add funding to pay for Meaningful Use (MU) software installation, Consumer and Care Connect Services provided in FY 2011-12 and FY 2012-13. Netsmart Technologies Inc. (Netsmart) provided the original Electronic Health Record (EHR) system to Behavioral Health.
The full cost for the MU software installation is $2,000 and Consumer and Care Connect Services is $95,375, for a total amount of $97,375. The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), provides significant financial incentives to hospitals and behavioral health professionals who demonstrate meaningful use of certified electronic health records (EHR) technology. Beginning in 2015, the law also imposes penalties (Medicare reimbursement reductions) to those organizations that are not meeting Meaningful Use criteria.
While this work is not directly in support of a Health Department strategic initiative, it is in support of one or more of the ten essential public health s...
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