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. An additional module is required to provide Connect Integration Engine lab software and maintenance to better utilize the lab services within NextGen. This ordinance authorizes the Board of Health to modify the existing contract with NextGen, PO185095, by increasing the amount not to exceed $27,500.00, for a total contract amount not to exceed $96,458.00 and to extend the contract period through December 31, 2020.
The hosted NextGen system enables CPH to operate major clinical operations including lab services. This new Connect Integration Engine software will provide for better lab capabilities.
The Contract Compliance No. for NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, LLC is 330702959 and expires on 3/19/2021. This ordinance is submitted as an emergency in order to ensure the software module is implemented in early 2020.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding for this contract is budgeted and available within the Health Special Revenue Fund.
Title
To authorize the Board of Health to modify, by increasing and extending, a contract with NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, LLC, to purchase additional software to enhance lab services, in accordance with sole source procurement provisions of Columbus City Code; to authorize the expenditure of $27,500.00 from the Health Special Revenue Fund; and to declare an emergency ($27,500.00).
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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 Avenue facility; and
WHEREAS, Columbus Public Health has a need for a contract modification with NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, LLC to provide an additional software module to enhance lab capabilities; and
WHEREAS, this contract is in accordance with the sole source provisions of...
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