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
Stephen Dean, Chief Information Officer, San Mateo County Health
Subject: Amendment to the Agreement with Cerner Corporation for the Utilization of the Electronic Medical Record, Applications and Services
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an amendment to the agreement with Cerner Corporation to provide the utilization of the Cerner Electronic Medical Record, applications, and services, extending the term by one year through December 31, 2024, and increasing the amount by $4,282,422 to an amount not to exceed $64,100,322.
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BACKGROUND:
In September 2003, the Board of Supervisors approved an agreement with Siemens Health Solutions, Inc. (Siemens) for ongoing information technology support and applications at San Mateo Medical Center (SMMC).
In February 2015, Siemens was acquired by Cerner Health Services, Inc. (Cerner), and the agreement was assigned to Cerner.
In June 2022, Cerner was acquired by Oracle and is now Oracle Cerner. The agreement has been amended multiple times since.
In December 2022, this Board approved an agreement with Epic to replace the current Electronic Medical Record (EMR) and other applications and services.
DISCUSSION:
During this transition period, SMMC will continue to use Cerner's systems and support. This amendment will provide Cerner's EMR and other applications and services through December 31, 2024.
Cerner Application provides SMMC the ability to serve its patients using existing applications for patient treatment, lab orders diagnostic imaging, and Rx/ePrescribing. Cerner is also the main application providing everything SMMC and its Revenue department needs to complete Patient Registration (admitting and discharge) and all financial reports/billing. ...
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