RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Contract #23-571-6 with BlueTree Network, Inc., a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $2,500,000, to provide consulting, technical support and training to the Health Services Department’s Information Systems Unit, for the period January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2023.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This contract will result in contractual service expenditures of up to $2,500,000 over a 3 year period and will be funded 100% by Hospital Enterprise Fund I revenues. (Rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
BlueTree Network provides professional technical support, training and consulting services on Epic Systems to Health Services IT support (CCHS), as well as Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) hospital and clinical staff, patients, and health care providers. BlueTree has been providing ongoing support since 2015. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic workloads have increased and are expected to rise with the recent roll out of vaccinations making their continued services essential.
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