To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Administration
Agenda Section: Consent
Vote Requirement: Majority
SUBJECT:
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Health Information Exchange Organization Participation Agreement with North Coast Health Improvement and Information Network Regarding the Provision of Data Transmission Services
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
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That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve, and authorize the Department of Health and Human Services Director, or a designee thereof, to execute, the attached health information exchange organization participation agreement with North Coast Health Improvement and Information Network regarding the provision of certain data transmission services for the period of April 1, 2022 through June 30, 2029; and
2. Authorize the Department of Health and Human Services Director, or a designee thereof, to execute any and all subsequent amendments to, and any other agreements, certifications, attestations, documents and project addenda directly associated with, the attached 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 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): Public Health Fund (1175); Social Services Fund (1160)
DISCUSSION:
North Coast Health Improvement and Information Network (NCHIIN) is a California nonprofit 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 essentially functions as a "translator" that interprets participants' incompatible electronic records data so that it m...
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