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.
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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 Chapter 329 of the Columbus City Code and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of Columbus Public Health in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Board of Health to enter into a contract with NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, LLC, as soon as possible to provide an additional module for data and assessment for all the clinics, thereby preserving the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; now, therefore.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Board of Health is hereby authorized and directed to modify, by increasing and extending, a contract with NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, LLC to provide lab software to enhance services for the period ending December 31, 2020, in an amount not to exceed $27,500.00.
SECTION 2. That to pay the cost of said contract modification, the expenditure of $27,500.00 is hereby authorized to be expended from the Health Special Revenue Fund, Fund No. 2250, Department of Health, Division No. 5001, per the accounting codes attached to this ordinance.
SECTION 3. That this contract is made and entered into in accordance with the sole source provisions of Chapter 329 of the Columbus City Code.
SECTION 4. That the City Auditor is authorized to make any accounting changes to revise the funding source for any contract or contract modifications associated with this ordinance.
SECTION 5. That the funds necessary to carry out the purpose of this ordinance are hereby deemed appropriated, and the City Auditor shall establish such accounting codes as necessary.
SECTION 6. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.