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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 03232010 - C.89RECOMMENDATION(S): APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, on behalf of the Health Services Department, to execute a Purchase Order with Meditech in an amount not to exceed $375,000, for acquisition of the Meditech Patient Care and Patient Safety module for the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center. FISCAL IMPACT: 100% Enterprise Fund I BACKGROUND: The Contra Costa Regional Medical Center uses the Meditech Information System as the core hospital information system, which includes software to support functions as laboratory, pharmacy, order management, materials management and reporting. The Contra Costa Regional Medical Center now needs to implement the software that will allow nursing staff to electronically document the patient’s care and verify medications at the patient’s bedside prior to being administered, thereby increasing patient safety. In addition, having this capability will move the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center APPROVE OTHER RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE Action of Board On: 03/23/2010 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER Clerks Notes: VOTE OF SUPERVISORS AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor Gayle B. Uilkema, District II Supervisor Susan A. Bonilla, District IV Supervisor Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor ABSENT:Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor Contact: David Runt, 313-6228 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: March 23, 2010 David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors By: KATHERINE SINCLAIR, Deputy cc: Karen Head, Tasha Scott, Barbara Borbon C. 89 To:Board of Supervisors From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director Date:March 23, 2010 Contra Costa County Subject:Meditech Patient Care and Patient Safety Software BACKGROUND: (CONT'D) toward an electronic medical record (EMR) and enabling participation in reimbursement from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and avoid a future decrease in Medicare reimbursement.