ADOPTED - JULY 25, 2006

Agenda Item No. 36

 

Introduced by the Human Services and Finance Committees of the:

 

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

 

RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE A CONTRACT WITH JOHO TECHNOLOGIES

 

RESOLUTION #06-201

 

WHEREAS, the Bureau of Health Plan Management supports the operation of 17 county health plan organizations; and

 

WHEREAS, services include requesting and receiving provider refund checks for health plan members who receive Medicaid retroactively; and

 

WHEREAS, this is currently an inefficient, manual process; and

 

WHEREAS, the Bureau has identified a vendor that provides customers with complete document imaging, storage, and retrieval solutions for information management that could substantially improve the efficiency of the process; and

 

WHEREAS, the Health Officer has recommended that the Board of Commissioners authorize a contract with JoHo Technologies.

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes a contract with JoHo Technologies of Grand Ledge, Michigan to provide document imaging, storage, and retrieval services to the Health Department. 

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the contract shall be for the period beginning October 1, 2006 and ending September 30, 2009.

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Ingham County will pay JoHo Technologies $300.00 per week, for volumes up to 700 images, and $0.43 per page for images in excess of 700 per week. 

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Health Department’s 2007 budget shall include $15,000 in revenue from county health plans and $15,000 in contractual expenses to implement this resolution.

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of Commissioners Chairperson is authorized to sign the agreement after review by the County Attorney. 

 

HUMAN SERVICES:  Yeas:  Grebner, Bahar-Cook, Hertel, Dedden, Schor, Severino

     Nays:  None            Absent:  None    Approved 7/17/06

 

FINANCE:  Yeas:  Hertel, Grebner, Dedden, Weatherwax-Grant, Dougan

      Nays: None                Absent:  Thomas          Approved 7/19/06