Explanation
BACKGROUND: Columbus Public Health (CPH) uses NextGen for provisioning, hosting and ongoing support of an electronic medical record system at CPH’s 240 Parsons Avenue facility. This ordinance authorizes the Board of Health to enter into a contract with NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, LLC, for the provision of two (2) user licenses and related ongoing support, in accordance with sole source procurement provisions of Columbus City Code. This contract will be for the period of March 1, 2017 through July 31, 2017, with a total cost not to exceed $27,000.00.
The hosted NextGen system enables CPH to operate five major clinical operations and provides for an extensive array of services. The software enables patient registration, appointment scheduling, monitoring and tracking of patient test results, creation and processing of electronic medical records, and generation of reports to help manage clinic operations.
The Contract Compliance No. for NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, LLC, is 330702959.
This ordinance is submitted as an emergency in order to ensure that user licenses are available to staff as soon as possible to avoid any delays in client services.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding for this contract is budgeted and available within the Health Special Revenue Fund and the Health Department Grants Fund. This ordinance is contingent on Ordinance No. 2863-2016.
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To authorize the Board of Health to enter into a contract with NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, LLC to provide for two (2) user licenses and related ongoing support, in accordance with the sole source provisions of the Columbus City Code; to authorize the expenditure of $27,000.00 from the Health Special Revenue Fund and the Health Department Grants Fund; and to declare an emergency ($27,000.00).
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WHEREAS, Columbus Public Health (CPH) uses NextGen for provisioning, hosting and ongoing support of an electronic medical record system at CPH’s 240 Parsons Avenu...
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