HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 01242012 - C.32RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf
of the County, Contract #23-511 with Nuance Communications, Inc., a corporation, in an
amount not to exceed $85,070, to provide consultation and technical assistant with regard to
implementation of the new Radiology dictation system for the EPIC Project, for the period
from January 10, 2012 through December 31, 2012.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 100% by Medicare & Medicaid Electronic Health Records Incentive
Program of the American Recovery & Reimbursement Act (ARRA) and the Delivery
System Reform and Incentive Poop (DSRIP) funding.
BACKGROUND:
Under Contract #23-511, Contractor will provide professional consultation and technical
assistance to the Department’s Information Systems Director with regard to implementation
of the PowerScribe 360 Medical Transcriber Radiology dictation system, for the EPIC
project, including, but not limited to project management, implementation, integration
training, and network
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 01/24/2012 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
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: David Runt
313-6222
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: January 24, 2012
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc: J Pigg, D Gary
C.32
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:January 24, 2012
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Contract #23-511 with Nuance Communications, Inc
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
support, through December 31, 2012. This contract includes modifications to County
Standard General Conditions language. This board order is to inform the Board of
Supervisors that this service Contract #23-511 requires the Board’s approval because of a
deviation for the Standard County Indemnification Clause and the General Conditions.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this contract is not approved, the Department will not meet the deadline scheduled in June
of 2012 to maximum the advantage of the technologies available through the Epic Project.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
NOT APPLICABLE