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The Illinois Procurement Policy Board voted 3-0 last week to forward the contract to the Illinois Executive Ethics Commission for a conflict-of-interest review. Cerner alleges the UI Health\u2019s bidding process was unfair and improper based, in part, on a potential conflict of interest.

Specifically, Cerner charges that Impact Advisors\u2014a firm hired by UI Health to evaluate its IT requirements and help with the procurement\u2014stands to benefit from the award to Epic because the two companies work closely on other implementation projects.

\u201cSomething\u2019s wrong here,\u201d said Bill Black, a member of the Illinois Procurement Policy Board, in an transcript of last week\u2019s hearing. \u201cI\u2019m not completely comfortable saying there is a conflict of interest, but there certainly may be, and perhaps a hearing before the executive ethics commission could shine more light on this matter than what we\u2019re able to do.\u201d

Also See<\/b>: Vendor lawsuit alleges VA contract award to Cerner violates law<\/a>

Cerner initially filed a protest in October 2017 with the state\u2019s chief procurement office for higher education, which denied the filing in January. However, Cerner appealed the decision to the procurement board, which voted unanimously last week to forward the contract to the Illinois Executive Ethics Commission. The commission must hold a hearing within 30 days of receiving notice.

\u201cThe Commission has not yet received a recommendation from the (Procurement Policy Board) with respect to the contract at issue and has no comment,\u201d said Stephen Rotello, general counsel for the Illinois Executive Ethics Commission.

Cerner declined to comment on its appeal. However, Epic did provide a written statement.

\u201cUI Health has previously used both Epic, and Cerner and they chose Epic for their system-wide EHR. We believe that organizations have a right to choose the solution they feel best meets their needs. It\u2019s unfortunate that a case of sour grapes is preventing that from happening,\u201d said Meghan Roh, Epic\u2019s spokesperson.","saveContent":"A $62 million contract awarded to Epic for a new EHR and billing system at the University of Illinois Health could be rescinded, thanks to an appeal filed with the state\u2019s procurement board by rival vendor Cerner.

The Illinois Procurement Policy Board voted 3-0 last week to forward the contract to the Illinois Executive Ethics Commission for a conflict-of-interest review. Cerner alleges the UI Health\u2019s bidding process was unfair and improper based, in part, on a potential conflict of interest.

Specifically, Cerner charges that Impact Advisors\u2014a firm hired by UI Health to evaluate its IT requirements and help with the procurement\u2014stands to benefit from the award to Epic because the two companies work closely on other implementation projects.

\u201cSomething\u2019s wrong here,\u201d said Bill Black, a member of the Illinois Procurement Policy Board, in an transcript of last week\u2019s hearing. \u201cI\u2019m not completely comfortable saying there is a conflict of interest, but there certainly may be, and perhaps a hearing before the executive ethics commission could shine more light on this matter than what we\u2019re able to do.\u201d

Also See<\/b>: Vendor lawsuit alleges VA contract award to Cerner violates law<\/a>

Cerner initially filed a protest in October 2017 with the state\u2019s chief procurement office for higher education, which denied the filing in January. However, Cerner appealed the decision to the procurement board, which voted unanimously last week to forward the contract to the Illinois Executive Ethics Commission. The commission must hold a hearing within 30 days of receiving notice.

\u201cThe Commission has not yet received a recommendation from the (Procurement Policy Board) with respect to the contract at issue and has no comment,\u201d said Stephen Rotello, general counsel for the Illinois Executive Ethics Commission.

Cerner declined to comment on its appeal. However, Epic did provide a written statement.

\u201cUI Health has previously used both Epic, and Cerner and they chose Epic for their system-wide EHR. We believe that organizations have a right to choose the solution they feel best meets their needs. It\u2019s unfortunate that a case of sour grapes is preventing that from happening,\u201d said Meghan Roh, Epic\u2019s spokesperson.","order":0,"get_parent":{},"attributes":[],"attributesType":{"content":{"type":"string","source":"raw"},"lock":{"type":"object"}},"dynamicContent":""}]

Ethics commission to review UI Health EHR award to Epic

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