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The Mayor and City Council shall discuss and possibly take action on approving a contract for the cooperative purchase of services from Image Trend for the Records Management System (RMS)/Electronic Patient Care Reporting (EPCR) packages, in addition to the cooperative purchase of hardware from CDW-G, which is necessary to function with the RMS package. These purchases, in an amount not to exceed $111,000 to be paid from Capital Improvement Funds (350-22528-67744), are in accordance with the City of Maricopa Purchasing Code, Article IV, Section 3-223, Cooperative Purchasing. Discussion and Action.
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This request is to approve a contract for purchase services from Image Trend for the Records Management System (RMS)/Electronic Patient Care Reporting (EPCR) packages, in addition to the purchase of necessary computer hardware from CDW-G to include computers, mounts, printers, paper and warranties.
The Federal Government, through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (“ARRA”), has mandated that all medical records in the United States be converted to electronic format by 2014. The Maricopa Fire Department has been working diligently on resolving this requirement in the most efficient and cost effective manner. We have determined the City can best meet the mandate and advance the City’s needs by using ImageTrend’s RMS/ECPR package, in conjunction with computer hardware from CDW-G.
We will be purchasing the ImageTrend software services using the City of Steam Boat Springs, Colorado cooperative contract, in compliance with Article IV, Section 3-223 of the City of Maricopa Code. The RMS package will be used for records, EMS reports, and fire inspections. The package includes a Computer Aided Dispatch bridge to integrate information from Phoenix Fire, auto posting to the State for Emergency Medical Services, and training associated with the service. In addition, we would like to purchase software modules not included in the...
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