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Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to execute a contract, and any necessary documents including subsequent amendments, with Digital EMS Solutions, Inc., of Long Beach, CA, for providing an Electronic Patient Care Report System for the Long Beach Fire Department, in a total annual amount not to exceed $225,000, for a period of three years, with the option to renew for three additional one-year periods, at the discretion of the City Manager; and
Increase appropriations in the Capital Projects Fund Group in the Fire Department by $225,000. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to enter into a contract with Digital EMS Solutions, Inc. (Digital EMS), to continue to provide an Electronic Patient Care Reporting (ePCR) system for the Long Beach Fire Department (LBFD). Digital EMS is the sole supplier of the Medic Clipboard, ePCR system currently being used by the LBFD.
On July 18, 2017, the City Council authorized a contract with Digital EMS to develop an ePCR system to comply with Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (County) requirements, initiated in 2013, which required all Emergency Medical Services (EMS) providers to submit patient care reports electronically. Digital EMS’s ePCR system, the Medic Clipboard, replaced the manual system previously used by the LBFD. The Medic Clipboard system enables the LBFD to document patient care electronically and without interruption. It also facilitates continuity of patient care, integrates with the City’s existing dispatch, emergency medical services diagnostic and billing processes, and includes robust reporting tools enabling efficient process improvement and participation in the White House Data Driven Justice (DDJ) initiative.
Over the past four years, Digital EMS and City representatives have worked closely to develop, refine, customize, and implement an ePCR system that complies with the aforementioned County requirements. The request...
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