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1985]

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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(The student advisory vote was: Aye, Mr. Lamm, Mr. Pittman; no, none.)

Purchase of Technicon Medical Information System and Acquisition of Additional Computer Hardware, Chicago

(28) On March 2 1 , 1979, the Board of Trustees authorized an agreement with Technicon Medical Information Systems Corporation for the lease of the Technicon Medical Information System ( T M I S ) , the Technicon Patient Billing and Accounts Receivable (PB/AR) System, and the maintenance of the software for these systems for the University of Illinois Hospital. Subsequently, the board authorized the acquisition of computer hardware to operate the systems through lease and lease/ purchase agreements. The original plan called for an evaluation of the systems after five years to determine whether the licenses and the systems software should be purchased or continue to be leased. The evaluation has shown that the T M I S has successfully met its primary goals of improving and making more efficient patient care, and creating a clinical data base for future system development. Therefore, the chancellor at the Chicago campus has recommended that the board authorize: the purchase of a perpetual license for the use of T M I S ; the continued leasing of the maintenance for the medical information system software; the lease/purchase of computer hardware currently in use which was acquired on a rental basis; and the purchase of additional computer hardware required to meet current operating demands. The total estimated cost of this transaction through 1990 is $2,922,830. By purchasing the license rather than continuing to lease, the hospital will realize a savings of $777,500 over the next five years. Continuing to lease the system software maintenance will enable the hospital to obtain the results of the latest advances and upgrades developed in Technicon's research and development division. The additional computer hardware is necessary to accommodate the increasing utilization of the system by the hospital and clinics. A review to evaluate the Patient Billing and Accounts Receivable System is not yet complete. T h e chancellor expects to make a recommendation to the president upon its completion. Funds for Fiscal Year 1985 are available from the Hospital Income Fund. Funds for future years are expected to be available from the same source. The contract can be renewed at the option of the University for each fiscal year, such option to be exercised by the comptroller. The vice president for business and finance concurs. I recommend approval.

On motion of Mr. Hahn, this recommendation was approved by the following vote: Aye, Mrs. Day, Mrs. Gravenhorst, Mr. Hahn, Mr. Howard, Mr. Logan, Mr. Madden, Mrs. Shepherd, Miss Smith; no, none; absent, Mr. Forsyth, Governor Thompson. (The student advisory vote was: Aye, Mr. Lamm, Mr. Pittman; no, none.)

Purchases

(29) The president submitted, with his concurrence, a list of purchases recommended by the directors of purchases and the vice president for business and finance. T h e purchases were presented in two categories: purchases from appropriated funds (i.e., from State appropriations to the University); and purchases from institutional funds. The latter term designates funds received by the University under contracts with the United States government, private corporations, and other or-