1. Electronic Pharmacy Prescription Processing
Date: May 23, 2018
Presenters: Terry Reusser (CIO)
Sharon Zuidema (Project Manager)
Roberta Vigil (Facilities Finance Director)
Dan Smith (Director of Pharmacy)
Certification Phase: Initiation
1190 S. St. Francis Drive • Santa Fe, NM • Phone: • Fax: • nmhealth.org

2. Project Background
Several pharmacy applications and processes are being utilized at DOH facilities. This results in inefficient, inconsistent and ineffective methods for managing Pharmacy resources
A RFP was initiated January 2017 to address the pharmacy needs at the facilities and a vendor was selected in January The initial contract with scope of work and deliverables has been completed. The award letter will go out by May 25th, after which time contract negotiations will begin. Acquiring financial resources for the project are also in process. DOH reached out to several vendors and secured one to do the IV & V work.  

3. Planned Solution Contract with Vendor to Provide Services:
A web-based cloud hosted application, independent of multiple physical locations across the state, provides single point upgrade and maintenance, removes hardware costs of local pharmacy applications and allows for easier interchange of on-call staff between facilities. Currently there is a high reliance on the state’s physical network(s) at the individual facilities. Switching to a single web-based application reduces the need for local hardware, maintenance and support for each facility.

4. Budget / PCC Request
Electronic Pharmacy Prescription Processing & Billing Services
Amount
Project Manager $0
IV & V
$50,000
Requirements
TBD
Training
Testing
Implementation
Close-out
Project Budget Total (year 1 –est.)
$1.1M

5. Questions