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FROM: William Walker, M.D., I-Iealth Services Director
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By: Jacqueline Pigg, Contracts Administrator Costa
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DATE: July 16, 2008 � County
SUBJECT: Approval of Contract#23-432 with-Beacon Partners, Inc.
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and.authori-r_e the Health Services Director, or his designee (Pat Godley) to execute on
behalf of the County, Contract #23-432 with Beacon Partners, Inc., a corporation, in an amount not
to exceed $220,000, to provide professional consultation and technical assistance to the County's
Information System Director with regard to project analysis and implementation of Hospital clinical
applications, for the period from August 1, 2008 through July 31, 2009.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 100% by budget Enterprise Fund 1.
BACKGROUND/REASON(S) FOR RECOMMENDATION(S):_
Beacon Partners is a leading national health care management-consulting firm committed to
providing quality, professional consulting services to health care organizations interested in
maximizing the effectiveness of their business operations in clinical solutions, strategic planning
and information systems.
Under Contract #23-432, the Contractor will provide professional consultation to the Department's
Infonnation System Director with regard to project planning and implementation support for
achieving desired utilization of the County's Hospital clinical applications. Contractor's activities
shall include, but are not limited to interviewing clinical, administrative and Information Systems
(IS) staff to determine the best approach for meeting the objectives of our clinical IT strategy,
throuah July 31, 2009.
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CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S): c-� ^�,, ��
ACTION OF BOARD ON �1�1I11 �LZI -'i.c�o APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED)_ OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT 1`-" ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
AYES: NOES: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
ABSENT: ABSTAIN:
ATTESTED , 1
Contact Person: Patrick Godley 957-5410 JOHN CULLEN, LERK OF THE BOARD OF
CC: Health Services Department (Contracts) SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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