HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 07292014 - C.90RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Purchasing Agent to execute, on behalf of the County, a purchase order with the Echo
Group, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $221,395 for the annual InSyst/PSP software and hardware maintenance for
Behavioral Health Services Division, Mental Health and Alcohol and other Drugs Services, for the period from July
1, 2014 through June 30, 2015.
FISCAL IMPACT:
100% funding is included in the Enterprise I Fund Budget.
BACKGROUND:
Since 1999, the Behavioral Health Services Division has used the Echo Group’s InSyst/PSP system to process the
Health Services Department’s Mental Health and Alcohol and Other Drugs Services client registrations, service
charges, billing, accounts receivable, fiscal reporting, and scheduling functions. The County owns a perpetual license
for the InSyst/PSP System.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 07/29/2014 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Anna Roth, 370-5101
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: July 29, 2014
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Chris Heck, Deputy
cc: T Scott, C Rucker
C. 90
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:July 29, 2014
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Approval of Purchase Order with the Echo Group, Inc.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this purchase is not approved, vendor support for the InSyst/PSP system would cease, and Health Services would
be unable to obtain application software upgrades and/or regulatory system modifications. The integrity of service
data posted and claims generated from within the system for adjudication by third party payors and the State could be
compromised.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
Not applicable.