REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
June 11, 2024
FROM
ANDREW GOLDFRACH, ARMC Chief Executive Officer, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
SUBJECT
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Amendment to Agreement with Surescripts, LLC for Electronic Prescribing Software
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 21-266 with Surescripts, LLC for the addition of pharmacy routing services, increasing the total amount by $41,200, from $738,300 to $779,500, effective June 11, 2024, with no changes to the original contract period of April 6, 2021 through June 30, 2023, automatically renewing annually thereafter, unless terminated by either party.
(Presenter: Andrew Goldfrach, ARMC Chief Executive Officer, 580-6150)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of the item will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The cost of $41,200 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) 2023-24 budget and will be included in future recommended budgets as applicable.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Amendment No. 1 (Amendment) to Agreement No. 21-266 (Agreement) will allow ARMC to utilize Surescripts', LLC (Surescripts) Pharmacy Routing Services which will allow ARMC providers to electronically submit electronic medication prescribing directly to ARMC's pharmacy via the Epic system, ARMC's electronic health record system. Previously, ARMC Providers utilized a different platform for this service. ARMC currently utilizes Surescripts for outbound electronic medicati...
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