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a. Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute amendment No. 2 to the Agreement (A-13929) with Blue Elm Company LLC for Master Software License & Maintenance services for data integrity verification and issue resolution software at NMC, with an agreement term May 1, 2018 through April 30, 2022; adding $3,840 for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $33,840.
b. Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for NMC or his delegate to execute up to one (1) future amendment for extended software maintenance in future years, provided that the annual cost of the extended maintenance does not exceed $4,240 per year.
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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 amendment No. 2 to the Agreement (A-13929) with Blue Elm Company LLC for Master Software License & Maintenance services for data integrity verification and issue resolution software at NMC, with an agreement term May 1, 2018 through April 30, 2022; adding $3,840 for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $33,840.
b. Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for NMC or his delegate to execute up to one (1) future amendments for extended software maintenance in future years, provided that the annual cost of the extended maintenance does not exceed $4,240 per year.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
NMC's Electronic Health Record (EHR) MEDITECH transfers data daily to a Data Repository (DR). This Data Repository is key for reporting, data analytics, data to third party vendors, etc. There is a need to ensure that all the data is transferred correctly and completely. NMC uses Blue Elm's DrAuditor tool which automatically validates the process and data transfer to MEDITECH's DR. If the daily transactions between the MEDITECH applications and the DR don't transfer correctly there can be discrepancies and lead to inaccurate data in t...
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