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Winneshiek County public health recommends $15,610 software purchase amid pertussis cases and staffing changes
Summary
County public-health staff recommended replacing their expiring charting software with a public-health-specific system that would cost $9,600 annually plus a $6,000 implementation fee (total $15,610 up front), arguing the change will save money over a $36,000 system and improve service reporting; the board gave consensus to proceed pending a budget amendment.
Winneshiek County public-health staff told supervisors they will ask the board next month for a budget amendment to pay for a new charting and client-management system, saying the package would cost $9,600 per year with a $6,000 implementation and training fee for a total start-up cost of $15,610.
"The total amount that we would be requesting for starting in June ... is $15,610," the public health director said, summarizing vendor pricing and training needs. The director said the system is cloud-hosted, supports foot-clinic and loan-closet workflows, and would remove much of the current paper-based work.
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