REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
September 24, 2024
FROM
ANDREW GOLDFRACH, ARMC Chief Executive Officer, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
SUBJECT
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Amendment with First Databank, Inc. for the Epic Willow Outpatient Dispensing Services
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 4400025558 with First Databank, Inc., for the provision of licenses to the Epic Willow outpatient dispensing software solution, and increasing the total not-to-exceed amount by $500,000, from $200,000 annually to a total contract amount not-to-exceed $1,500,000, with no change to the term of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2029.
(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 this item will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The cost of $1,500,000 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 budget and will be included in future recommended budgets.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
On June 27, 2024, as a result of a non-competitive procurement, the Purchasing Agent executed Agreement No. 440002558 (Agreement) with First Databank, Inc. (FDB). The Agreement was for an amount not-to-exceed $200,000 annually, beginning July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2029, for access to FDB's Epic inpatient dispensing software solution to support and regulate the distribution of medication to patients and assist in clinical screening from within the hospital pharmacy syste...
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