To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Administration
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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First Amendment to the Master Health Information Exchange Organization Participation Agreement with North Coast Health Improvement and Information Network
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve, and authorize the Chair of the Board to execute, the attached first amendment to the master health information exchange organization participation agreement with North Coast Health Improvement and Information Network, in order to clarify the term thereof, define the compensation, payment and execution requirements applicable thereto and increase the maximum amount payable thereunder to $200,000 for the period of March 27, 2018 to March 31, 2022;
2. Authorize the Department of Health and Human Services Director, or a designee thereof, to execute any and all subsequent amendments to the master health information exchange organization participation agreement with North Coast Health Improvement and Information Network, after review and approval by County Counsel, Risk Management and the County Administrative Office; and
3. Direct the Clerk of the Board to return one fully executed original copy of the attached first amendment to the master health information exchange organization participation agreement with North Coast Health Improvement and Information Network to the Department of Health and Human Services - Contract Unit for further processing.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Behavioral Health Fund (1170), Public Health Fund (1175), Intergovernmental Transfer Funds
DISCUSSION:
North Coast Health Improvement and Information Network (NCHIIN) is a non-profit California corporation that operates an internet-based system that provides an interface for secure electronic health information exchange between participants using otherwise incompatible computer systems. NCHIIN's internet-based system functions as a "translator" that inte...
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