The South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental Control (DHEC) is seeking qualified vendors to provide 30 additional communication points and annual support and maintenance for one year for our existing Rhapsody Health subscription. Orion Health Rhapsody is an integration engine furnished and funded by the CDC. The Rhapsody Integration Engine is a software system that is a key component in the standard operating environment of South Carolina Infectious Disease and Outbreak Reporting Network (SCION). SCION is the primary disease surveillance and reporting system for the Agency for all communicable diseases except HIV which goes into eHARS. SCION cannot receive Electronic Laboratory Results (ELR) without this software. The total anticipated value of this procurement will be $73,200.00.

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