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C. 68

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D.
Date:	January 15, 2013

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #23-325-16 with Wilson Consulting, Inc.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 01/15/2013

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:	Patrick Godley, 957-5410
cc:	A Down D Gary

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 15, 2013
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Contract #23-325-16 with Wilson Consulting Inc., a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $500,000, to provide consultation services with regard to County’s Patient Accounting System, including custom reporting for the Keane system, technical support for the”HL7” interface, and assistance with regard to implementing the Department’s appointment system for the period from January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This Contract is funded 100% by Medicare & Medicaid Electronic Health Records Incentive Program of the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act.

BACKGROUND:

On January 20, 2011, the County Administrator approved and the Purchasing Services Manager executed Contract #23-325-10 (as amended by subsequent Amendment Agreements #23-325-11 through #23-325-15) with Wilson Consulting, Inc., for the period from January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2012 for the provision of technical support services for County’s Patient Accounting System, including custom reporting for the Keane system, technical support for the”HL7” interface, and assistance with regard to implementing the Department’s appointment system.

Approval of Contract #23-325-16 will allow Contractor to continue providing services through December 31, 2013.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, the Department will not have access to Contractor’s expertise with regard to County’s Keane computer system, while the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Health Centers continues transitioning to the Epic computer system.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

Not Applicable