RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Purchasing Agent on behalf of the Health Services Department, to execute a Purchase Order with McKesson Health Solutions, LLC, in the amount of $332,000 for the purchase of InterQual software maintenance for Contra Costa Health Plan and Contra Costa Regional Medical Center system for the period from January 22, 2016 through January 21, 2017.
FISCAL IMPACT:
100% funding is included in the Hospital Enterprise I Fund budget.
BACKGROUND:
McKesson Health Solutions, LLC will provide software maintenance for the InterQual Treatment Authorization Requests, (TARs) software, which allows for the electronic submission of the treatment authorizations to the State of California. The Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) and Contra Costa Health Plan (CCHP) have been successfully using this system for the past year.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Purchase Order is not approved, the vendor will not be able to support this system and the CCRMC and CCHP will have to return to paper submissions.
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