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Cabarrus County Health Department <br /> <br /> '~':'t!;m~ F. .F'iif~i~t,.~, ~On~ Health <br /> <br />March 10, 1993 <br /> <br />Carolyn B. ~arpenter, Chairman <br />Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners <br />P. O. Box 707 <br />Concord, I~erth carolina 2S025-0707 <br /> <br />Dea~ Mrs. Carpenter: <br /> <br />The Board of Co~miesione~m appropriated $80,000 for FY !992-93 to <br />inmtall a Patient Management Information System in the health <br />department. The $~0,000 budget was for basle software and hard- <br />ware to operate t0 terminals. <br /> <br />E~eau~e th~ automation ne~ds within the h~al%h department have <br />grown during the past year, we rec~ested bids to allow for <br />additional software and hard,are capable of utilizing up to 20 <br />t~rminals~ Red, est for bids were sent to ~ix (6) vendors. <br /> <br />Q. s. Incorporated was the only vendor to ~ubmit a bid. The bid <br />allowed for the enhanced system with more terminals and additional <br />~o£t~are ~uch as patient tracking, !&borztory, and remittanc~ <br />postin~ but at a cost far exceedin~ the budgeted amount. There- <br />fo~e, we are req~uesting awarding the bid on only the basic <br />software and hardware packaqe at a total cost of $79,348.68 (see <br />attached bid tabulation sheet fo~ recommended award). <br /> <br />Thmrm is some urgency in installing this system due to s%at~ <br />mandated requirements ~hat certain information be automated by <br />June 30, 1993. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br />William ~. Pilkington <br />Health Director <br /> <br />wP:f% <br /> <br />E~closur~ <br /> <br />cc John Witherspoon, County Manager <br /> <br /> <br />