Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
DPH IT chief outlines EHR timeline; sole‑source recommendation, contracting and small‑business concerns ahead
Summary
CIO Bill Kim told commissioners the department expects to finalize an EHR sole‑source recommendation before Thanksgiving and projects initial go‑live in early 2018; public comment warned about governance, local small‑business participation and data‑ownership risks if a UCSF‑centric sole‑source is chosen.
Bill Kim, DPH chief information officer, briefed the Health Commission on Nov. 3 on IT restructuring, interoperability plans and the department’s Electronic Health Record (EHR) procurement timeline.
Kim said DPH has transformed IT from a siloed 2013 structure into an enterprise model spanning the San Francisco Health Network and Population Health Division. He introduced new IT leaders responsible for EHR, application integration, architecture, program management and operations.
On interoperability, Kim framed the objective as data liquidity—making patient and program data move…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
