REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
April 23, 2024
FROM
WILLIAM L. GILBERT, Director, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
SUBJECT
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Funding Increase to Medical Information Technology, Inc. Contract for the Legacy Electronic Health Record System
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve a funding increase to Contract No. 01-160 with Medical Information Technology, Inc. in the amount of $1,800,000, effective July 26, 2024, for continued use and maintenance of the legacy electronic health record system for five years, with no change to the contract term beginning March 30, 2001, and continuing until terminated by either party.
(Presenter: William L. Gilbert, Director, 580-6150)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The cost of $1,800,000 is funded by State Medi-Cal, Federal Medicare, private insurances, and other departmental revenue. Funding sources may change in the future pending any legislative activity related to the repeal and/or replacement of the Affordable Care Act. Adequate appropriation and revenue have been included in the Arrowhead Regional Medical Center (ARMC) 2024-25 recommended budget and will be included in future recommended budgets.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The increase in funding will allow ARMC to cover the costs associated with continued use and maintenance of the legacy Medical Information Technology, Inc. (MEDITECH) electronic health record (EHR) system while ARMC continues to transition to the current Epic EHR system. ARMC has utilized the MEDITECH EHR for all patient care and billing needs since 2001.
Clinical modules have been transitioned to the Epic EHR system, as well as many of the non-clinical modules. Non-clinical modules such as the billing (...
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