Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Louise F. Rogers, Chief, Health System
Chester J. Kunnappilly, MD, Chief Executive Officer, San Mateo Medical Center
Subject: Amendment to the Agreement with Cardinal Health Pharmacy Services, LLC to Provide Remote Order Entry Pharmacy Services
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an amendment to the agreement with Cardinal Health Pharmacy Services, LLC for remote order entry pharmacy services, extending the term of the agreement through September 30, 2021 and increasing the amount by $270,000, in an amount not to exceed $1,155,000.
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BACKGROUND:
In July 2011, your Board approved an agreement with Cardinal Health Pharmacy Services, LLC to provide remote order entry pharmacy services, in order to fill patient orders when the hospital pharmacy is closed. The agreement has been amended multiple times, most recently to extend the term through September 30, 2018, with no increase in funding, to allow the San Mateo Medical Center (SMMC) pharmacy director time to complete a Business Requirements Document (BRD) and schedule an out cycle information technology review.
DISCUSSION:
The pharmacy director successfully submitted a BRD in April 2018, but due to competing IT priorities, the project will not be scheduled until 2021. As a result, SMMC is requesting your Board extend the term of the current agreement through September 30, 2021, with an associated increase of $270,000 and no increase in pricing, to allow SMMC time to be assigned a project manager, complete a Request for Proposals, and execute a new agreement.
The amendment and resolution have been reviewed and approved by County Counsel as to form.
The County's Contract Compliance Committee has approved a waiver request for a 10-year term for this agreement.
This amendment contributes to the Shared Vision 2025 outcome of a Healthy
Community by ensuring that all medica...
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