To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Behavioral Health
Agenda Section: Consent
Vote Requirement: Majority
SUBJECT:
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Health Information Exchange Participation Agreement with SacValley MedShare Regarding the Provision of Data Transmission Services
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve, and authorize the Department of Health and Human Services - Behavioral Health Director, or a designee thereof, to execute, the attached health information exchange participation agreement with SacValley MedShare regarding the provision of certain data transmission services; and
2. Authorize the Behavioral Health Director, or a designee thereof, to execute any and all subsequent amendments to, and any other agreements, certifications, attestations and documents directly associated with, the attached health information exchange participation agreement with SacValley MedShare, after review and approval by County Counsel, Risk Management and the County Administrative Office; and
3. Direct the Clerk of the Board to provide the Department of Health and Human Services - Contract Unit with one fully executed, certified copy of the Board order related to this item.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Behavioral Health Fund (1170-424)
DISCUSSION:
SacValley MedShare is a California nonprofit corporation that operates a hosted internet-based health information exchange system that provides an interface for the secure transfer of electronic health information between participants using otherwise incompatible computer systems. The hosted health information exchange system operated by SacValley MedShare serves the region comprised of Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Lake, Lassen, Mendocino, Modoc, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Yolo, and Yuba counties, which covers over 50,000 square miles and has a population of over 2.6 million people.
The attached health information exchange participati...
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