HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-08-14-E02A FD Pulsara Subscription AGENDA ITEM:
CITY OF WAUKEE, IOWA
CITY COUNCIL MEETING COMMUNICATION
MEETING DATE: August 14, 2017
AGENDA ITEM: Consideration of approval of a subscription agreement with CommuniCare
Technology, Inc. dba Pulsara
FORMAT: Consent Agenda
SYNOPSIS INCLUDING PRO & CON: This communication system relays patient information
through a HIPAA compliant app on a smart device in the ambulance. It
provides real time ECG print outs and other patient information intended to
reduce hospital wait and intervention time for the patient. Waukee, West Des
Moines, Clive and Ankeny will be the first organizations to test the system in
the metro. The intent is for all metro EMS agencies to adopt the system.
Pulsara is used in several other large metro systems.
FISCAL IMPACT INCLUDING COST/BENEFIT ANALYSIS: No cost to the city. Unity Point
and CHI hospital systems are purchasing the host system for all EMS use
in communicating to the hospital.
COMMISSION/BOARD/COMMITTEE COMMENT:
STAFF REVIEW AND COMMENT:
RECOMMENDATION: Approve the resolution.
ATTACHMENTS: I. Proposed Resolution
PREPARED BY:
REVIEWED BY:
PUBLIC NOTICE INFORMATION –
NAME OF PUBLICATION:
DATE OF PUBLICATION:
THE CITY OF WAUKEE, IOWA
RESOLUTION 17-
APPROVING SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT WITH COMMUNICARE
TECHNOLOGY, INC., D/B/A PULSARA
IN THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF WAUKEE, IOWA
WHEREAS, the City of Waukee, Dallas County, State of Iowa, is a duly organized Municipal
Organization; AND,
WHEREAS, the Waukee Fire Department recommends approval of a Subscription Agreement
with CommuniCare Technology, Inc., d/b/a Pulsara; AND,
WHEREAS, the Pulsara communication system relays patient information through a HIPAA-
compliant app on a smart device, as well as providing real time ECG printouts and other patient
information intended to reduce hospital wait and intervention time for the patient; AND,
WHEREAS, the Cities of Waukee, West Des Moines, Clive and Ankeny will be the first Des
Moines metro-area organizations to test this system, with the intent for all metro EMS agencies
to adopt the system; AND,
WHEREAS, the system will be adopted at no cost to the City of Waukee.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Waukee, Iowa on
this 14th day of August, 2017 that the Subscription Agreement with CommuniCare Technology,
Inc., d/b/a Pulsara is hereby approved.
____________________________
William F. Peard, Mayor
Attest:
___________________________________
Rebecca D. Schuett, City Clerk
ROLL CALL VOTE AYE NAY ABSENT ABSTAIN
Anna Bergman
R. Charles Bottenberg
Brian Harrison
Shelly Hughes
Larry R. Lyon
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Pulsara
ENTERPRISE SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
This Subscription Agreement (“Agreement”) is effective as of _____________, 201__ by and
between Waukee Fire Department with offices located at 1300 E. L.A. Grant Pkwy, Ste. B,
Waukee, IA 50263 and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Subscriber”) and CommuniCare
Technology, Inc. dba Pulsara (“Pulsara”) a Delaware corporation, at 2880 Technology Boulevard
West, Bozeman, MT 59718.
WHEREAS, Pulsara has developed a cloud-based platform, with mobile and
desktop applications, for acute care coordination that enables improved
communication among emergent healthcare providers (the “Software”); and
WHEREAS, Subscriber is seeking to coordinate communication for emergent
healthcare conditions.
Article 1. Definitions
“Healthcare Providers” – means Subscriber’s physicians, physician assistants, nurses,
paramedics, emergency care responders, and other physician extenders providing healthcare
services on behalf of Subscriber whether they are employees, independent contractors or
professionally affiliated with Subscriber as a member of Subscriber’s medical staff or other
Subscriber-authorized persons.
“Patient Information” - means, collectively, information and data related to the
provision of healthcare services to patients, their health status, medical records, and related
information, including images, reports, lab and test results, medical treatments performed
by Healthcare Providers, other “protected health information” as defined under HIPAA, and
any other information provided on or entered into the Software or made available by Subscriber
or its Healthcare Providers through the Software.
Article 2. Grant/Services
2.01 Grant of Software License. Pulsara grants to Subscriber a limited, nonexclusive,
nontransferable license during the term, in the United States for Subscriber’s Healthcare
Providers only, to access and use the Software (“Software”). Pulsara reserves all rights not
expressly granted.
2.02 Performance Analytics. In order to create and provide performance analytics, including, but
not limited to, treatment and response times, benchmarking information, and related performance
measures, Pulsara may aggregate and de-identify Patient Information in accordance with
§164.514(a)-(b) of the HIPAA Privacy Rules. De-identified data will not contain any unique
identifier to allow for re-identification. PHI that has been appropriately de-identified is not
subject to the protection requirements of the Privacy Regulation, and is no longer considered PHI.
2.03 Service Performance. Usage data and error reports collected through the Software help
Pulsara improve Software performance and effectiveness.
2.04. Implementation and Support Services. For no fee or other costs, Pulsara will implement and
provide Subscriber access to the Software.
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Article 3. Term and Termination.
3.01 Term. The term of this Agreement shall be three (3) years and shall automatically renew for
successive three (3)-year terms.
3.02 Healthcare Provider Access. Pulsara may disable a Healthcare Provider’s access if the
Healthcare Provider is in violation of the terms of their End User License Agreement or any other
agreement, policy, or terms of use applicable to the Software.
3.03. Termination. Either party may terminate this Agreement prior to the expiration of the Term
upon written notice to the other party only as follows:
a) if either party breaches a material provision of this Agreement and such breach is not
cured within 30 days after written notice has been given to the breaching party; provided,
however, that Subscriber access to the Software may be suspended during the 30-day
cure period if the breach would cause potential damage to the Software or other
Customers’ continued safe use of the Software.
b) in the event of a filing of a petition in bankruptcy whether voluntary or involuntary or
an assignment for the benefit of creditors;
c) by Subscriber upon 30 days written notice to Pulsara without refund; or
d) by Pulsara upon 30 days’ written notice to Subscriber.
3.04. Effect of Termination. Upon any termination of this Agreement, Subscriber’s access to the
Software will terminate.
Article 4. Usage
4.01 Authorized Use. Subscriber is solely responsible for authorizing its Healthcare Providers’
access to the Software, maintaining all Login Information and overseeing use of the Software.
4.02. Patient Information. Subscriber and Pulsara acknowledge and agree that the
Software may be used to transmit, collect, store, access, manage, and display Patient
Information between and among Subscriber and Healthcare Providers and that Patient
Information may be stored by Pulsara. Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that the Patient
Information stored by Pulsara shall not serve as the system of record for any patient,
personal representative of a patient, health care provider, any business associate of a health
care provider, or any affiliates of the foregoing.
4.03 Medical Advice and Treatment. Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that Pulsara does not
provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Subscriber further acknowledges and agrees that
the Software is merely a conduit of information related to patients and the provision of healthcare
to patients by independent third party Healthcare Providers. Pulsara does not endorse,
recommend, or otherwise favor a particular device for Subscriber’s use of the Software. Pulsara
assumes no liability for or relating to the delay, failure, interruption, or corruption of any data or
other information transmitted in connection with use of the Software.
Article 5. Warranty
5.01 Warranty. Pulsara warrants that the Software licensed in this Agreement is free from
significant programming errors and substantially complies with functionality criteria as set forth
in www.pulsara.com/functional-criteria.
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5.02 Limitations on Warranty. Except as provided for in section 6.01, Pulsara makes no
representations or warranties, express or implied, with respect to software, and expressly
disclaims all such representations and warranties, including any with respect to merchantability,
reliability or fitness for a particular use or purpose. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, Pulsara, makes no warranty, representation, or guaranty: (1) as to the sequence,
accuracy, timeliness, relevance, or completeness of the software; (2) as to any information offered
or provided within or through the software regarding treatment of medical conditions, actions,
diagnoses, procedures, application of medication, or other provision of medical services; (3) that
the use of the software will be uninterrupted or error free. Except as otherwise expressly provided
for in this agreement, Subscriber’s use of the software, and any third party technology is at
Subscriber’s own risk.
5.03 Access. Pulsara disclaims and waives any and all responsibility of Pulsara for any defect or
service interruption in connection with local telecommunication network activity, capacity and
compatibility with third party communication equipment, Internet access, software, browsers and
servers, or the Subscriber’s computer and telecom systems used to access the Software.
Subscriber agrees that Pulsara is in no way responsible for any telecommunications or internet
difficulties Subscriber may experience as a result of attempting to transmit data while using the
Software and Subscriber waives any and all claims against Pulsara in connection with such use,
unless the difficulties were caused solely by the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Pulsara.
5.04 Limited Liability. Neither party will be liable to the other party for consequential, special,
indirect, incidental, punitive, or exemplary damages, costs, expenses or losses or lost profits
under this agreement. Pulsara will not be liable for any failure to perform its obligations under
this agreement because of circumstances beyond its control. Pulsara will not be liable for any
failure to perform its obligations under this agreement because of misuse of the software or third
party technology. Pulsara’s total cumulative liability for all matters arising out of or in connection
with this agreement, whether in contract, tort or otherwise, will not exceed the total annual value
of this agreement. The parties acknowledge that the terms of this section reflect the allocation of
risk set forth in this agreement and that the parties would not enter into this agreement without
these limitations of liability.
Article 6. Indemnification.
6.01 Mutual Indemnification. Subscriber shall indemnify, defend and hold Pulsara, its licensors
and each such party's parent organizations, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, employees,
attorneys and agents harmless from and against any and all claims, costs, damages, losses,
liabilities and expenses (including attorneys' fees and costs) arising out of or in connection with
any use of the Software and any breach of this Agreement by Subscriber as set forth below.
Pulsara shall indemnify, defend and hold Subscriber’s parent organizations, subsidiaries,
affiliates, officers, directors, employees, attorneys and agents harmless from and against any and
all claims, costs, damages, losses, liabilities and expenses (including attorneys' fees and costs)
arising out of or in connection with (i) Pulsara’s breach of this Agreement or (ii) actual or alleged
infringement of any patent, copyright or other property right arising from the Software.
Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, Pulsara will have no obligation to defend Subscriber with
respect to any Claim or Loss arising from any acts or omissions of Subscriber and/or any
Healthcare Provider related to the provision of Medical Services or Subscriber’s other operations.
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Article 7. Intellectual Property
7.01 Ownership and Title. Except for the limited license and use rights expressly granted to
Subscriber under this Agreement during the term, all title to and the rights in the Software
(including any and all updates), including ownership rights to patents (registrations, renewals, and
pending applications), copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, Pulsara’s or third party hardware,
other technology, any derivatives of and all goodwill associated with the foregoing is the
exclusive property of Pulsara and/or third parties.
Article 8. General Provisions
This Agreement will be construed in accordance with and governed by the internal law of
, without regard to the choice or conflicts of law provisions of any
jurisdiction. In the event that Subscriber institutes any action or proceeding arising out of or
relating to this Agreement, exclusive jurisdiction will be in the state or federal court for
County. In the event that Pulsara institutes any action or proceeding arising out of
or relating to this Agreement, exclusive jurisdiction shall be in the state or federal court where the
Subscriber is located. If any provision of this Agreement is held by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, then such provision(s) shall be construed, as nearly as
possible, to reflect the intentions of the invalid or unenforceable provision(s), with all other
provisions remaining in full force and effect. No joint venture, partnership, employment, or
agency relationship exists between Subscriber and Pulsara as a result of this agreement or use of
the Software. The rights and/or obligations contained in this Agreement may not be assigned,
delegated or otherwise transferred by either party (except to a direct or indirect parent or
subsidiary) without the prior written approval of the other party, not to be unreasonably withheld,
provided, however that either party may assign this agreement in connection with a merger,
consolidation or acquisition of a party resulting in a change of control or a transfer or sale of all
or substantially all of the assets of either party. No assignment or delegation shall relieve either
party of liability for its obligations hereunder. The failure of either party to enforce any right or
provision in this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision unless
acknowledged and agreed to by that party in writing. This Agreement, together with any
applicable BAA, comprises the entire agreement between Subscriber and Pulsara and supersedes
all prior or contemporaneous negotiations, discussions or agreements, whether written or oral,
between the parties regarding the subject matter contained herein. The prevailing party in any
action or proceeding to enforce any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be entitled to
recover reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with such actions or
proceeding. This Agreement may be signed in counterparts.
Pulsara and Subscriber have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.
SUBSCRIBER: COMMUNICARE TECHNOLOGY,
Waukee Fire Department INC. dba PULSARA
By: By:
James T. Woodson, CEO
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