REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
AND RECORD OF ACTION
April 6, 2021
FROM
WILLIAM L. GILBERT, Director, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
SUBJECT
Title v
Agreement with Surescripts, LLC for Electronic Prescribing Software
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
1. Approve Connectivity Agreement with Surescripts, LLC, for electronic medication prescribing software compatible with the new electronic health record system, in the amount of $738,300 for a two-year period, from the execution date through June 30, 2023, automatically renewing annually thereafter.
2. Direct the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to maintain the confidentiality of certain portions of the Connectivity Agreement in compliance with the confidentiality provision of the Agreement and the Non-disclosure Agreement 20-316 approved by the Board on June 2, 2020.
(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). The cost of $738,300 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) 2020-21 budget and will be included in future recommended budgets.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center currently has a contract for electronic prescribing with DrFirst. The new Epic Corporation (Epic) electronic health record system (EHR) requires a compatible electronic prescription application. ARMC requested that Epic provide their list of third-party vendors able to provide the compat...
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