Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Louise F. Rogers, Chief, San Mateo County Health
Chester J. Kunnappilly, MD, Chief Executive Officer, San Mateo Medical Center
Subject: Amendment to the Agreement with Cerner Health Services, Inc. to Acquire the Experian Health Suite of Solutions and Services
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an amendment to the agreement with Cerner Health Services, Inc. to acquire the Experian Health suite of solutions and services, increasing the amount by $550,000, for an amount not to exceed $29,618,914.
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BACKGROUND:
On September 23, 2003, your Board approved an agreement with Siemens Health Solutions, USA, Inc. (Siemens) for ongoing information technology support and applications at San Mateo Medical Center (SMMC). The agreement has been amended multiple times since. Additionally, on February 1, 2015, Siemens was acquired by Cerner Health Services, Inc. (Cerner) and the agreement was assigned to Cerner.
DISCUSSION:
While the Electronic Health Record (EHR) 2.0 planning work continues, SMMC front-line staff do not have adequate software tools to support efficient and accurate patient registrations. The quality and timeliness of registrations are essential to improving cash flow through accurate claim submissions. The Experian Health (Experian) suite of solutions and services adds essential functionality to the patient registration process through an automated work queue management system with performance measurement and reporting. The software supports financial clearance, insurance verification, validation of patient address, and payor notification of inpatient admissions. Experian is fully compatible with all systems being contemplated by the EHR 2.0 initiative.
The amendment and resolution have been reviewed and approved by County Counsel as to form.
The resolution contains the County's standard provisions allowing amend...
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