REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
May 9, 2023
FROM
WILLIAM L. GILBERT, Director, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
SUBJECT
Title
Agreement with the American Burn Association for Software Licensing
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
1. Approve a License Agreement with the American Burn Association, including non-standard terms, for access to the Burn Care Quality Platform full registry cloud-based software, in the annual amount of $4,500 for the retroactive term effective January 1, 2023, and automatically renewing annually until terminated by either party.
2. Approve a Business Associate Agreement with the American Burn Association, including non-standard terms, for the retroactive period of January 1, 2023, and continuing for so long as the American Burn Association creates, uses, discloses, maintains, transmits or receives Personal Health Information from Arrowhead Regional Medical Center.
(Presenter: William L. Gilbert, Director, 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 this item will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost) as the cost of $4,500 annually for software licensing use 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's (ARMC) 2022-23 budget and will be included in future recommended budgets.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The License Agreement (Agreement) with the American Burn Association (ABA) will allow ARMC to access to the ABA Burn Care Quality Platform full registry cloud-based software. Patient data is entere...
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