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County authorizes EMS inventory automation and issues RFPs for billing software and services
Summary
The committee approved a contract for an automated EMS inventory control system and voted to issue two RFPs — one for EMS billing software and another for billing services — after officials said current billing contracts are costly and manual inventory tracking risks medication expiration.
EMS Director Jim Lee told the committee that inventory is currently tracked manually and presented a proposal to contract with Station Automation Inc. for an inventory control system; the resolution was approved 4‑0. Lee and Purchasing Agent Chris O'Connor said an automated system would improve medication expiry tracking, reduce risk, and could integrate with the Nursing Home system pending further exploration by Heather Loucks.
Lee also recommended issuing an RFP for EMS billing software and exploring alternate billing service providers after describing repeated errors and a costly monthly bill — the minutes note the county expected to pay about $23,000 for April under the current arrangement, while the proposed software would cost roughly $11,000 per year. The committee approved issuing two RFPs simultaneously to evaluate software and billing vendors; staff indicated Ms. Loucks and Ms. Leno would temporarily handle billing if software is implemented, but that workload and a likely new position should be considered.
