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Approve and authorize the Contracts/Purchasing Officer to sign Amendment No. 6 to Agreement No. A-11307, with Oregon Community Health Information Network, Inc., to increase the Agreement in the amount of $210,300 for FY 2012-13 for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $6,135,557.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Approve and authorize the Contracts/Purchasing Officer to sign Amendment No. 6 to Agreement No. A-11307, with Oregon Community Health Information Network, Inc., to increase the Agreement in the amount of $210,300 for FY 2012-13 for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $6,135,557.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Membership in the Oregon Community Health Information Network, Inc. (OCHIN) enables the Monterey County Health Department to utilize Epic's Practice Management (PM) and Electronic Medical Record (EMR) Systems. The Health Department's Clinic Services Bureau (Clinic Services) implemented the PM System in November 2007 which allowed Clinic Services to significantly increase charge capture and decrease the need for claim resubmissions. Clinic Services then implemented the EMR System from June to August 2010, facilitating Clinic Services' progression towards a paperless system. Significant increases in quality of documentation, consistency of care across all clinics and tracking of quality of care variables have been noted because of the implementation of the EMR System.
On November 1, 2011, the Board approved to extend the term of the Agreement No. A-11307 to June 30, 2015 and approved additional funding for the Agreement in the amount of $601,424 for FY 2011-12, $661,521 for FY 2012-13, $686,521 for FY 2013-14 and $711,521 for FY 2014-15 for a total contract amount not to exceed $5,581,758.
On March 27, 2013, the Board approved additional funding for Agreement No. A-11307 in the amount of $71,379 for FY 2012-13, $102,686 for FY 2013-14 and $169,434 for FY 2014-15 for a revised to...
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