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. NextGen will provide training and consulting services to convert the Alcohol and Drug Program from their current EMR system Avatar to the Behavioral Health Module in NextGen, in accordance with the sole source procurement provisions of Columbus City Code. The NextGen system provides a necessary and more flexible, up to date coding environment for AOD counselors to document patient’s medical charts. This contract will be for the period of November 1, 2017 through October 31, 2018, with a total cost not to exceed $97,137.00.
The hosted NextGen system enables CPH to operate 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 Alcohol and Drug Prevention Program serves approximately 5,800 adults, young adults and their families, as well as 4,800 children/adolescents through Columbus City Schools, after school, summer programs, and recreation centers. The Harm Reduction Program serves approximately 1,200 adults. The Treatment Program will provide treatment services to approximately 1,100 men and women, of that 32% are women and 68% are men.
The Contract Compliance No. for NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, LLC is 330702959 and expires on 6/19/2019. This ordinance is submitted as an emergency in order to ensure that the Alcohol and Drug Program convert to using the NextGen Behavioral Health Module by the end of 2017.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding for this contract is budgeted and available within the Health Department Grants Fund.
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To authorize the Board of Health to enter into a contract with NextGen Healthca...
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