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C. 63

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	October 5, 2021

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #23-625-3 with 3M Health Information Systems, Inc.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 10/05/2021

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

Contact:	Patrick Wilson, 925-335-8777
cc:	F Carroll M 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: October 5, 2021
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Contract #23-625-3 containing mutual indemnification with 3M Health Information Systems, Inc. a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $296,277, to provide a hosted site for County data, including patients Protected Health Information, for Grouper Plus Content Services software license and support services, for Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS) for the period from October 5, 2021 through October 4, 2024.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Approval of this contract will result in expenditures of up to $296,277 over a three-year period and is funded by 100% Hospital Enterprise Fund I.

BACKGROUND:

This contract meets the needs of the County’s patient population by providing a health information system that includes annuity software for performing claims reviews and provider comparisons. CCHS will use 3M’s Grouper Plus Content Services (GPCS), a classification system, including GPCS All Patient Refined – Diagnosis Related Groups (APR DRG) Grouper & Reimbursement California (CA) Medicaid to assist the Contra Costa Health Plan in assigning patients into meaningful groups necessary for claims reimbursement. 3M APR DRGs classify patients based on clinical similarities and their use of hospital resources. 3M’s Grouper Plus Content Services provides access to comprehensive grouping, editing, and reimbursement content, utilizing a modern cloud-based service that leverages web services and cloud technology to provide this content securely. The standardized implementation of this system allows for a solution for an increasingly complex and dynamic regulatory and payment environment. 3M Health Information Systems, Inc., was given a sole-source contract for these services.

Under contract #23-625-3, the contractor will implement the new system and provide software license and support services for the period October 5, 2021 through October 4, 2024. This contract includes mutual indemnification.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, the Health Services Department Information Technology unit will not implement this much needed health information system that allows for the timely access of business-critical financial compliance and content needed for an efficient medical billing and reimbursement process.

CLERK'S ADDENDUM

RELISTED to October 12, 2021.