HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 11102009 - C.47RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, on behalf of the Health Services
Department, to execute, a Purchase Order with DrFirst.com in the amount not to exceed
$110,000 to provide a Medication History and Electronic Prescribing (e-Prescribing)
solution, for the period from January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Funding for this initiative is available from a 88% grant from the Blue Cross of California
Foundation and 12% from the Coverage Initiative Grant.
BACKGROUND:
This is a web-hosted solution which includes the patient’s medication history and electronic
transmission of the patient’s prescription to their pharmacy. The requirement for
e-Prescribing is a key component
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 11/10/2009 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I
Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Susan A. Bonilla, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Patrick Godley,
957-5405
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board
of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: November 10, 2009
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Katherine Sinclair, Deputy
cc: Tasha Scott, Barbara Borbon, Karon Head
C.47
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:November 10, 2009
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Approval of Purchase Order with DrFirst.com, Inc.
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
of the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 and the Joint Commission.
Dr. First is the exclusive licensed provider of the e-Prescribing functionality for Meditech.
Dr. First provides Contra Costa Health Services’ Meditech application physicians and
clinicians a single point of connectivity to the Dr. First network engine, which includes
access to the pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) paid claim history, formulary eligibility
data, and pharmacy connectivity for electronic prescribing.
This product is used with the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center’s MEDITECH
healthcare information system. It is a web-based application that collects, displays, and
documents patient medication information from admission to discharge to facilitate
medication reconciliation as well as provide an electronic prescription delivery service.