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a. Authorize the Director of Health or the Assistant Director of Health to execute Amendment No. 4 to Health Information Exchange Provider Participation Agreement (Monterey County Provider Participants) ("Participation Agreement") with Central Coast Health Connect, LLC (CCHC), extending the term for one (1) additional year for no-cost participation in the county's Health Information Exchange (HIE) for the revised term of September 15, 2016 through June 30, 2022; and
b. Authorize the Director of Health or the Assistant Director of Health to sign up to three (3) future amendments to the Participation Agreement where the total amendments do not significantly change the scope of work.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Authorize the Director of Health or the Assistant Director of Health to execute Amendment No. 4 to Health Information Exchange Provider Participation Agreement (Monterey County Provider Participants) ("Participation Agreement") with Central Coast Health Connect, LLC (CCHC), extending the term for one (1) additional year for no-cost participation in the county's Health Information Exchange (HIE) for the revised term of September 15, 2016 through June 30, 2022; and
b. Authorize the Director of Health or the Assistant Director of Health to sign up to three (3) future amendments to the Participation Agreement where the total amendments do not significantly change the scope of work.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Health Department Clinic Services Bureau (Health Department) operates ten community clinic sites designated as Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) which provide preventive, primary, and specialty medical care services.
Central Coast Health Connect, LLC (CCHC) is a health information organization (HIO), created to oversee and facilitate a HIE, which will mobilize healthcare information electronically across organizations within the Monterey County. CCHC is managed by a Board of Managers and its foun...
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