Title
Intergovernmental Agreement with Maricopa County Special Health Care District dba Valleywise Health for Electronic Health Records System Access (Ordinance S-51452) - Citywide
Description
Request authorization for the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into an agreement with Maricopa County Special Health Care District dba Valleywise Health for the Phoenix Fire Department to access the Valleywise Health Electronic Health Records (EHR) system.
Report
Summary
This intergovernmental agreement will allow the Phoenix Fire Department (PFD) to access the Valleywise Health EHR system in order to facilitate the payment for emergency transportation provided to Valleywise Health patients. Due to staffing shortages at Valleywise Health and the volume of records requests initiated by PFD, Valleywise Health has asked that PFD be granted access to the EHR system. By entering into this agreement, PFD Emergency Transportation Services will be able to access data needed to complete the billing for transportation of Valleywise Health patients in a timely manner without utilizing Valleywise Health’s administrative resources.
Contract Term
The agreement will be for two years from the date executed with an automatic one-year renewal.
Financial Impact
This proposed agreement does not have a cost component.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Lori Bays and the Fire Department.