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Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute renewal and amendment No. 6 to the agreement (A-13067) with Medical Information Technology, Inc. (MEDITECH) for the addition of a Patient Portal for the MEDITECH system at NMC, adding $235,085 for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $534,552, and with an implementation term effective on January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended the Board of Supervisors:
Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute renewal and amendment No. 6 to the agreement (A-13067) with Medical Information Technology, Inc. (MEDITECH) for the addition of a Patient Portal for the MEDITECH system at NMC, adding $235,085 for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $534,552, and with an implementation term effective on January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021.
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 Patient and Consumer Health Portal actively engages Natividad's patients in their care by giving them access to valuable health information online. Patients and their authorized healthcare representatives can manage a wide range of health data from a single portal (Patient Portal) from wherever they are and at their convenience. Patients can send messages to and receive messages from providers, access a health summary, request or directly book appointments, track patient generated health data, pay bills, etc. MEDITECH's MHealth mobile app makes the Portal even more accessible by allowing patients to utilize full Patient Portal functionality on smartphones and tablets.
In addition to our patient's ability to view their health information, the Patient Portal gives staff the ability to conduct ...
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