REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
May 24, 2022
FROM
WILLIAM L. GILBERT, Director, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
SUBJECT
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Amendment to Agreement with Tegria Services Group-US, Inc. for Electronic Health Record Revenue Cycle Consulting Services
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Amendment No. 2 to Contract No. 18-260 with Tegria Services Group-US, Inc. for Electronic Health Record revenue cycle consulting services on an as-needed, fee-for-service basis, updating the parties' respective legal name and increasing the total aggregate contract amount by $5,000,000, from $4,350,000 to $9,350,000, with no change to the term of July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2023.
(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 additional cost of $5,000,000 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 are included in the Arrowhead Regional Medical Center's (ARMC) 2021-22 budget and will be included in the 2022-23 recommended budget.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Approval of this amendment will update the parties' respective legal name and increase the total aggregate contract amount. The increase to this contract will allow for the continued support from consultants to assist with mitigating issues with changing revenue cycle workflows from the Meditech Electronic Health Record system into the new Electronic Health Record (EHR) system, Epic, within the project's established timeframe. Meditech was the EHR...
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