Explanation
BACKGROUND:
On December 1, 2003, Columbus City Council passed ordinance number 2587-2003, that allowed the Department of Technology, on behalf of the Columbus Heath Department, to enter into contract (purchase order EL003835) with Mount Carmel, for the purchase of a billing and information system. This system utilized a Medical Manager application that enables Columbus Public Health the ability to operate five major clinical operations, which provides an extensive array of services, such as patient registration, appointment scheduling, monitoring and tracking of patient test results, processing of medical records, and generation of reports to help manage clinic operations. The original contract was executed with the option to renew each year on the expiration or anniversary date, and allowed for upgrades and related services.
Currently, Mount Carmel is in the process of upgrading the billing and information system, utilized by Columbus Public Health. Through this upgrade process; Mount Carmel will transfer all existing data and information to a more technically advanced system, utilizing a billing system application called NextGen, which will replace the Medical Manager application; thus eliminating all support for the Medical Manager application. This upgrade and conversion will allow for the movement of data and information, without having to re-enter the data and allow Columbus Public Health the ability to continue with services provided by Mount Carmel. Also, the conversion (transfer) of information and data, by Mount Carmel as they upgrade their system, will save months of labor and lessen the risk of losing data.
This legislation will authorize the Director of the Department of Technology to modify and extend a contract, associated with purchase order EL003835, for software license, support and related services, provided by Mount Carmel Health Systems, on behalf of the Columbus Health Department.
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