To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Amendment/Extension #23-714-1 with Surescripts, LLC
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County an amendment to Contract #23-714 with Surescripts, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, to increase the contract payment limit to $140,000 and to extend the termination date to June 30, 2027, and for successive (1) year renewal terms thereafter until termination, for secure, electronic prescription data messaging services for Contra Costa Health (CCH).
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Amendment will result in additional expenditures of up to $140,000 and will be funded as budgeted by the department in FY's 2024-27, by 100% Hospital Enterprise Fund I (Rate increase).
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the needs of CCH by providing information system products or services, some of which allow for a secure e-prescription messaging platform shared amongst health care providers. Under purchase order, on February 9, 2012, CCH entered into a Prescriber Connectivity Agreement (PCA) with Surescripts LLC., to participate in the Surescripts clinical network to access, among other services, Surescripts clinical network services, including prescription routing services, prescription history, and benefits services. On November 1, 2016, Amendment No. 1 was executed to amend the PCA to enable CCH to participate in Surescripts National Record Locator Service. On August 15, 2017, the parties executed Amendment No. 2 to the PCA to add Clinical Direct Messaging (CDM) Service. On October 31, 2019, the parties executed Amendment No. 3 to the PCA to allow CCH to use the Surescripts Real-Time Prescription Benefit service. On September 30, 2020, the parties executed Amendment No. 5 to the PCA to enable CCH to use Surescripts Electronic Prior Authorization se...
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