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C. 78

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	February 7, 2017

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #23-611 with Artedis Partners, LLC

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 02/07/2017

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	David Runt, 925-313-6228
cc:	Tasha Scott Marcy Wilhelm

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: February 7, 2017
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Contract #23-611 with Artedis Partners, LLC, a limited liability company, in an amount not to exceed $160,000, to provide consultation and technical assistance with regard to the Department’s Information Systems Unit security and compliance with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) for the period from January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2019.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This Contract is funded 100% Hospital Enterprise Fund I.

BACKGROUND:

Under Contract #23-611, the Contractor will provide consultation and technical assistance with regard to the Department’s Information Systems Unit security and compliance with HIPAA including meeting Federal, State, Local and Industry Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI-DSS) assessments and audits, through December 31, 2019.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, the Department’s Information Systems Unit would be more at risk of not meeting Federal, State, Local and Industry security standards.