Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Board of Health to enter into an agreement with NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, LLC, ("NextGen") for new 2016 medical billing codes, additional user licenses and improved scanning capabilities for their electronic medical records system. The hosted NextGen system enables Columbus Public Health to operate five major clinical operations, which provide 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.
This ordinance also requests approval to enter into an agreement with NextGen in accordance with sole source procurement provisions of Section 329 of the Columbus City Code; as it has been determined NextGen is the sole provider of direct hosted NextGen systems and is the sole owner of NextGen software.
EMERGENCY DESIGNATION: Emergency designation is requested to immediately facilitate prompt execution of the agreement and services necessary in the usual daily operation of the Columbus Public Health Department. This agreement with NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, LLC is necessary for the provisioning of an electronic medical record system.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding for this agreement, in the amount of $32,812.77, is budgeted and available within the Special Purpose Fund, Fund Number 2223, Subfund Number 222335.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE: NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, LLC, CC#: 33-0702959, expires 06/13/2016.
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To authorize the Board of Health to enter into an agreement with NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, LLC, for the provision of ongoing support to the Health Department’s electronic medical records system, in accordance with the sole source provisions of the Columbus City Codes; to authorize the expenditure of $32,812.77 from the City’s Special Purpose Fund; a...
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