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C. 77

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	August 18, 2015

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #23-572 with Health Informatics & Technology Consulting, LLC

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 08/18/2015

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, 335-8700
cc:	T Scott N Rios

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: August 18, 2015
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Contract #23-572 with Health Informatics & Technology Consulting, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $510,000, to provide technical support to the Health Services Director on integrating Behavioral Health Services (BHS) into the Epic System, for the period from July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2017.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This Contract is funded 100% by Hospital Enterprise Fund I.

BACKGROUND:

Under Contract #23-572, Contractor will provide technical support to the Health Services Director on integrating Behavioral Health Services into the Epic System including, implementing the Epic Tapestry module within Contra Costa Health Services BHS managed care network, through June 30, 2017.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, County will not have access to Contractor’s expertise in information technology possibly leading to inefficiency of Behavioral Health Services.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

Not applicable.