Clallam County approves vendor and services contracts, upgrades jail medical records software and renews juvenile and behavioral-health agreements

At its Sept. 23 meeting the Clallam County Board of Commissioners approved a slate of contracts and contract amendments across public safety, juvenile services and health-and-human services to support ongoing operations and billing capabilities.

Key items approved in the consent and regular agenda included four separate contract amendments to the county’s contract with its electronic health-record vendor (EPIC) for incarcerated individuals. County staff described EPIC as “an electronic database of medical records” used by jail medical staff; the amendments will add a document-transmission tracking component required by an upgraded EPIC version, add a licensed location for juvenile services and a billing module to permit Medicaid/waiver billing, implement IT-recommended network connectivity changes, and add a behavioral-health module to improve tracking and billing for…