Special Notice / Hearing: None
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Colleen Chawla, Chief, San Mateo County Health
Rich Bailey, Chief Information Officer, San Mateo County Health
Subject: Amendment to the Agreement with Bamboo Health, Inc to Expand Prescription Monitoring Program Gateway and Submission Services to Additional Divisions Within San Mateo County Health and Extend the Agreement Term
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing a first amendment to the agreement with Bamboo Health, Inc., to extend the term by an additional three years for the term of April 23, 2024 through April 22, 2032, and increase the County’s maximum fiscal liability by $478,029 for an amount not to exceed $840,683.
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BACKGROUND:
On December 13, 2022, the Board approved an agreement with Epic Systems Corporation (Epic) to provide the Electronic Health Record (EHR) system for San Mateo County Health (SMCH). The Prescription Monitoring Program Gateway and Submission Services software and service were previously embedded in the existing EHR solution, which expired with the go-live of the new EHR.
In April 2024, the Board approved an agreement with Bamboo Health Inc (Bamboo) to provide Prescription Monitoring Program Gateway and Submission Services within the new EHR for a term of April 23, 2024 through April 22, 2029 in an amount not to exceed $362,354 (Agreement). This approval was granted without competitive procurement because Bamboo was the only approved vendor awarded the contract for data collection and submission under Health & Safety Code section 11165(d) by the State of California, fulfilling the State’s Controlled Substance Utilization Review and Evaluation System (CURES) requirement. In order to maintain compliance with the State of California’s Prescription Drug Monitoring Program requirements, SMCH needed to utilize a vendor also approved by the State to execute this function. In addition to meeting this ...
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