REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
AND RECORD OF ACTION
May 4, 2021
FROM
WILLIAM L. GILBERT, Director, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
SUBJECT
Title v
Amendment to Agreement with 3M Health Information Systems, Inc. to Replace a Medical Coding Software License
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
1. Approve Amendment No. 2 to Software License and Services Agreement No. 17-913 with 3M Health Information Systems, Inc., to replace medical coding software licensing, with no change to the contract amount of $3,926,129, and no change to the contract period of December 30, 2017 through December 29, 2022.
2. Direct the Clerk of the Board to maintain confidentiality of Amendment No. 2 to the Agreement referenced in Recommendation No. 1 in compliance with the confidentiality provision.
(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 recommendation will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost) as the amendment is non-financial in nature.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Approval of this recommendation will permit Arrowhead Regional Medical Center (ARMC) to replace the current 3M Health Information Systems (3M) software for automated medical record coding with different software that interfaces with the hospital's new electronic health record system, Epic, but provides the same service to the hospital's Medical Records Department. Through its integration with Epic, the software allows ARMC to enhance and improve the coding and clinical documentation initiatives of the hospital.
ARMC's Health Information Management Department employs coders who are responsible for reviewing and coding patient medical records throughout the facility, and has historically used medical/clinical coding software to assist its s...
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