Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Technology to modify and extend a contract CT-20021, for software maintenance for the MestaMed software product, on behalf of the Columbus Health Department, provided by CareCentric, Inc. MestaMed is a critical application that is owned and copyrighted by CareCentric, Inc. It is an application that manages billing, accounts receivable, information required to maintain a Joint Committee on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) certification and medical tracking information required by the State of Ohio, Medicaid and Medicare programs. This system provides critical business administration patient care information and support for the Home Care Program at the Columbus Health Department. Services provided under this agreement include: telephone and email support, software maintenance, updates and enhancements. This software maintenance ensures the preservation of public health, peace, safety, and welfare of Columbus citizens, and is vital to the daily operations of the Columbus Health Department. Without the services provided by CareCentric Inc., the Health Department will loose the support from the MestaMed application, thus eliminate the ability of the Health Department to manage account receivables for the Home Care Program, eliminate the ability to maintain accurate medical record information, and cause the loss of JCAHO certification.
This contract modification and extension is for $24,000.00, which will continue to enforce terms and conditions provided under CT-20021from March 1, 2003 through February 29, 2004.
Emergency: There is an immediate need to modify and extend contract CT-20021 to maintain on-going support, software license and to allow for uninterrupted daily operational services provided by MestaMed software product, owned and copyrighted by CareCentric, Inc.
Fiscal Impact: Fiscal year 2002, $30,000.00 was expended toward servi...
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