RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, on behalf of the Health Services Department, to execute a Purchase Order with Direct Systems Support in an amount not to exceed $200,000 for the activation of additional processor features in IBM servers used for the EPIC electronic health records (EHR) system, for the period from May 2, 2017 through May 1, 2018.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Upon approval, the Department may incur expenses of up to $200,000 during the proposed agreement period, which would be funded 100% in the Hospital Enterprise Fund I budget.
BACKGROUND:
This purchase is for the upgrade of three IBM database servers that run the Epic EHR application, and are a requirement for the Epic upgrade. Two servers will be for production, and will be located at Health Services Department (HSD) Data Center site in Pittsburg. One of the servers will be for data recovery, and will be located at HSD’s Martinez site. The server’s processor capabilities will be upgraded via electronic activation codes provided by IBM, and implemented by HSD Information Technology (IT) staff.
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