Comal County commissioners on Oct. 9 approved a license and services agreement between CureMD, Inc., and Comal County for the public health department’s electronic medical record (EMR) system, authorizing the county judge to sign the contract.

Cheryl Frazier, who presented the item, thanked county IT and other departments for extensive review and described the contract as the product of about a year of work. “This is our electronic medical record for public health. And this contract will actually help us transition to a cloud service, for all our data to be stored,” she said.

Frazier noted the procurement and technical review included IT staff, the district attorney’s office, purchasing and jail officials. The court approved the license and services agreement by voice vote; no dollar amount for the contract was stated in the public remarks during the meeting.

Why this matters: Moving public‑health records to a cloud EMR is intended to modernize recordkeeping, improve continuity of care and centralize data management, but it also raises operational and security considerations that county IT and legal staff review during contracting.

County staff said the contract was reviewed by IT and the DA’s office before presentation; the court authorized the county judge to sign the agreement at the Oct. 9 session.