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Authorize the Chief Executive Officer for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute amendment No. 4 to the agreement (A-13725) with DrFirst.com, Inc. for software licensing and consulting services, extending the agreement an additional three (3) year period (July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2026) for a revised full agreement term of July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2026, and adding $318,091 for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $840,171.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended the Board of Supervisors:
Authorize the Chief Executive Officer for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute amendment No. 4 to the agreement (A-13725) with DrFirst.com, Inc. for software licensing and consulting services, extending the agreement an additional three (3) year period (July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2026) for a revised full agreement term of July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2026, and adding $318,091 for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $840,171.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
DrFirst is a software suite that provides an electronic prescribing (e-prescribing) system, which allows physicians to electronically transmit prescriptions to pharmacies. This process has decreased prescribing and medication errors and has resulted in fewer call-backs from pharmacies to physicians for clarification. Electronically sending and receiving prescriptions has streamlined the clinical practice workflow, and patient satisfaction and compliance have increased. Additionally, connecting physician and pharmacy systems has reduced paperwork and the associated mistakes that may occur from reliance on handwritten prescriptions. This change has produced time and cost savings for all parties involved.
In 2019 NMC added the Controlled Substance Utilization Review and Evaluation System (CURES) module within DrFirst, which gives healthcare providers at NMC access to California's Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP). This database includes Sch...
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