Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Louise Rogers, Chief, Health System
Chester J. Kunnappilly, MD, Chief Executive Officer, San Mateo Medical Center
Subject: Agreement with Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. for an Upgrade and Ongoing Support of the Radiology Information System also known as syngo Workflow
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an agreement with Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. for an upgrade and ongoing support of the Siemens Radiology Information System also known as syngo Workflow, for the term of February 1, 2018 through December 31, 2020, in amount not to exceed $300,000.
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BACKGROUND:
On September 3, 2003, your Board approved an agreement with Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. (Siemens), for ongoing support and additional applications at the San Mateo Medical Center (SMMC). Included in that agreement is syngo Workflow.
Effective February 1, 2015, Siemens was acquired by Cerner Health Services, Inc. (Cerner), and the agreement between Siemens and the County of San Mateo was assigned to Cerner. In the assignment, Cerner assumed all responsibilities and obligations of Siemens under the new agreement including support for syngo Workflow. While Cerner will continue to provide support for syngo Workflow, it will no longer provide new syngo Workflow services, such as new applications, licenses and professional services. As a result, SMMC must enter into a separate agreement with Siemens for those services.
DISCUSSION:
Due to its age, the version of syngo Workflow currently in use at SMMC is now out of warranty support (as of December 31, 2017). Cerner will continue to provide warranty support as long as an agreement for the upgrade is being developed with Siemens. The new agreement with Siemens provides for the upgrade of syngo Workflow to the most current version. The term of the new Siemens agreement will be February 1, 2018 thru De...
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