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From the Interim Chief Information Officer, IMSD, requesting authorization to amend a Professional Services Contract for Electronic Medical Records (EMR) with the Joxel Group, LLC.
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COUNTY OF MILWAUKEE
INTEROFFICE COMMUNICATION
Date: March 28, 2011
To: Supervisor Lee Holloway, Chairman, County Board of Supervisors
From: Laurie Panella, Interim Chief Information Officer, IMSD
Subject: Request for Authorization to execute a Professional Services Contract Amendment with the Joxel Group, LLC
REQUEST
The Department of Administrative Services - Information Management Services Division (IMSD) requests approval to amend the existing professional services agreement with the Joxel Group, LLC (TJG) for the Electronic Medical Records (EMR) replacement project.
The effect of the requested amendment would be to extend the current professional services contract to cover “Phase 2 - Request for Proposal (RFP) Process and Vendor Selection” of the EMR replacement project and to increase the total value of the contract by $169,440 bringing the total value of the contract from $184,700 to $354,140.
Background
Capital project WO444 - Electronic Medical Records System (EMR) was adopted in the 2010 Capital Improvement Budget to replace the EMR system for the Office of the Sheriff (MCSO) and to implement a new EMR system for the Behavioral Health Division (BHD). IMSD was appointed project lead on this initiative.
The EMR project is broken down into four phases:
Phase 1 - Planning and Design
Phase 2 - Request for Proposal (RFP) Process and Vendor Selection
Phase 3 - Implementation
Phase 4 - Closeout and Audit
The Joxel Group (TJG) was competitively awarded a professional services contract to provide both program management and project management services for the EMR project executed on August 9, 2010. In addition, the County Board of Supervisors previously approved File No. 10-325, which provided authority pursuant to Milwaukee County Code of General Ordi...
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