To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Administration
Agenda Section: Consent
Vote Requirement: Majority
SUBJECT:
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Participation Agreement with the North Coast Health Improvement and Information Network Regarding the North Coast Care Connect Community Health Information Exchange
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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 participation agreement with the North Coast Health Improvement and Information Network regarding the North Coast Care Connect Community Health Information Exchange;
2. Authorize the Department of Health and Human Services Director, or a designee thereof, to execute any and all subsequent amendments to the attached participation agreement with the 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 participation agreement with the 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:
Social Services Fund (1160-511)
DISCUSSION:
The North Coast Health Improvement and Information Network (NCHIIN) is a nonprofit 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 interprets participants' incompatible electronic records data so that it may be accessed by other participants for treatment purposes.
The County of Humboldt first entered into a participation agreement with NCHIIN for health information exchange services on Jan. 24, 2017 and has continued to do so since that time. NCHIIN began developing North Coas...
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