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C. 70

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	March 3, 2015

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

McKesson Health Solutions, LLC Purchase Order

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 03/03/2015

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

ABSENT:

Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	David Runt, 313-6228
cc:	T Scott C Rucker David Runt

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: March 3, 2015
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

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 an amount not to exceed $180,000 for purchase of InterQual software maintenance for the Contra Costa Health Plan (CCHP) and the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) for the period from September 1, 2014 through January 21, 2016..

FISCAL IMPACT:

Funds are included in the Health Services Department budget - 100% Enterprise Fund I.

BACKGROUND:

McKesson Health Solutions, LLC will provide the InterQual Software required to implement electronic submission of the Treatment Authorization Requests, (TARs) to the State of California. Currently Contra Costa Health Plan and Contra Costa Regional Medical Center was mandated to submit paper Treatment Authorization Requests to the State until a strongly recommended electronic system was in place. The electronic submitted TARs will ultimately save time for Contra Costa Health Plan and Contra Costa Regional Medical Center by receiving a faster response from the State of California. The electronic submitted TARs will go directly to appropriate Field Office for processing. Within the software the required components and fields will be clearly labeled to reduce processing errors and extended time for review and approval. Online TAR submission is free to the state and required attachments can be submitted electronically with the TAR instead of making a copy and sending separately. Ultimately, the McKesson InterQual software can also be used for other Medical and Insurances for compliance audits which will reduce time and money in the research and submission of the appropriate forms.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this Purchase Order is not approved, Contra Costa Health Plan and Contra Costa Regional Medical Center will not be able to implement the required McKesson InterQual software and would be required to purchase a license for the McKesson InterQual Books to perform paper submissions of the TARs to the state. This will place a burden on current resources with the time it will take to manually submit the paper submissions of the TARs to the state.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

Not applicable.