The Houston Department of Health and Human Services (HDHHS) requests City Council to authorize a .
The City entered into agreement number 4600012282, ordinance 2013-817 with OCHIN Inc. on 9/23/2013. OCHIN Inc. provides HDHHS Clinical Management System (EPIC), which is the core healthcare software solution for outpatient care, providing an electronic health record and patient management as well as a dental solution for the HDHHS.
The Business Continuity section identifies how business will be conducted in case an access failure occurs due to power outage, or any other disaster. HDHHS will utilize an uninterruptable power supply to meet the requirements of the agreement.
The Lab Diagnostic Errors section acknowledges that if HDHHS utilizes a third party for laboratory services, HDHHS shall be solely responsible for ensuring the information received is correct before transmitting of any lab or demographic information is transmitted to EPIC.