Explanation
BACKGROUND:
This legislation will authorize the Director of the Department of Technology, on behalf of the Columbus Public Health Department, to modify and extend a contract for NextGen software licenses, support and related services, provided by Mount Carmel Health Systems. The original contract (EL003835) was authorized by Ordinance 2587-2003 on December 1, 2003. The contract was most recently continued by the authority of Ordinance 0388-2014, passed March 10, 2014, through purchase order EL015533. This extension will provide monthly service for the period April 1, 2015 to June 30, 2015, at a cost of $12,990.75 per month (for a maximum of three (3) months, not to exceed $38,972.25; including two (2) months of contingency funds). A maximum of up to three additional months of service may be needed to enable the Health Department to transition service from Mount Carmel to NextGen Health Information Systems.
The 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.
As an authorized NextGen reseller, Mount Carmel Health Systems was awarded a contract by authority of Ordinance 2587-2003, following repeal of ordinance 1843-2003, which was submitted pursuant to competitive bidding for procurement of the NextGen clinical management solution. Mount Carmel, who did not bid in response to the solicitation, was awarded the contract because it could offer the NextGen solution at $190,000 less than the lowest bidder. Since that time, the City has continued to utilize Mount Carmel to provide upgrades and support, as well as customizing the NextGen application to meet unique needs of the Public Health Department. Last year, by authority of ordinan...
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