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: Amendment to the Agreement with Zen Healthcare IT to Provide Technical and Strategic Consulting for Health Information Exchange
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an amendment to the agreement with Zen Healthcare IT to provide technical and strategic consulting for Health Information Exchange, extending the term through May 31, 2023, and increasing the maximum amount by $269,747 to an amount not to exceed $1,046,747.
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BACKGROUND:
In April 2018, San Mateo County Health (SMCH) launched a Health Information Exchange (HIE). The HIE centralizes medical data from multiple electronic medical record systems allowing for interoperability and access across multiple health systems. SMCH needed technical and strategic consulting assistance to support the HIE, improve data quality and expand services. Through a Request for Information process, Zen Healthcare IT (Zen) was selected to provide technical and strategic consulting, data integration project completion, user interface modifications, data integrity support, and technical support for the HIE. Additionally, Zen is the only company that is authorized by the HIE vendor to provide software support.
On May 14, 2019, this Board approved an agreement with Zen for technical and strategic consulting for the HIE for the term of May 14, 2019, through May 13, 2020, in an amount not to exceed $98,000.
On May 5, 2020, this Board approved an amendment to the agreement with Zen to extend the term by two years through May 13, 2022 and increase the contract amount by $371,000 to an amount not to exceed $469,000.
On October 29, 2022, the Chief Information Officer (CIO) of SMCH approved an amendment to amend payment terms to the agreement.
On April 1, 2021, the CIO of ...
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