Special Notice / Hearing: None
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Louise F. Rogers, Chief, San Mateo County Health
Stephen Dean, Chief Information Officer, San Mateo County Health
Subject: Agreement with Bamboo Health, Inc. for Prescription Monitoring Program Gateway and Submission Services
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an agreement with Bamboo Health, Inc. for Prescription Monitoring Program gateway and submission services for the Electronic Health Record and Controlled Substance Utilization Review and Evaluation System requirements for the state of California for the term of April 23, 2024, through April 22, 2029, in an amount not to exceed $362,354.
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BACKGROUND:
On December 13, 2022, this Board approved an agreement with Epic Systems Corporation (Epic) to provide the Electronic Health Record (EHR) system for San Mateo County Health (SMCH). The software and service were previously embedded within the existing EHR solution that will be expiring with the go-live of the new EPIC EHR solution.
DISCUSSION:
To ensure the successful implementation of SMCH's new integrated EHR and maintain compliance in the State of California's Prescription Drug Monitoring Program requirements, it is necessary to secure a vendor with the proven software, experience, and ability to submit Health Information Technology (HIT)'s data for the Controlled Substance Utilization Review and Evaluation System (CURES) requirement. CURES is a platform maintained by the California Department of Justice that tracks all Schedule II through Schedule V controlled substances dispensed to patients in California. Data submission requirements are exclusively managed by Bamboo Health, Inc., who is designated by the State of California as the "CURES Prescription Data Collection Vendor" responsible for providing assistance with data submission and transmission into the CURES system. Public information explaining Bamboo...
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