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C. 52

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	September 21, 2021

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Purchase Order with First Databank, Inc. MedKnowledge Licenses and Support

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 09/21/2021

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:	Patrick Wilson, 925-335-8700
cc:	Nick Hammel 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: September 21, 2021
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent on behalf of the Health Services Department, to execute an Eighth Amendment to License Agreement with First Databank Inc. and a Purchase Order in an amount not to exceed $632,468, to renew MedKnowledge software licenses and support for the period of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Approval of this contract will result in expenditures of up to $632,468 over a 3-year period and will be funded 100% by Hospital Enterprise Fund I revenues.

BACKGROUND:

Since 2011, Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS) has utilized the First Databank, Inc. drug ordering knowledge database (MedKnowledge) and software for physicians to quickly look-up and order drugs for patients. This renewal is being retroactively amended to July 1st, 2021 due to the length of time it took to receive electronic copies from the vendor. To prevent this moving forward, First DataBank has been notified not to send renewal documents by mail and instead send them to Health Services electronically, three months prior to expiration.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this purchase order is not approved, CCHS physicians will not have access to this drug ordering database and software when prescribing medication to County clients.