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Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute renewal and amendment No.2 to the agreement (A-13426) with UpToDate Inc. for Anywhere electronic clinical resource subscription services, extending the agreement an additional one (1) year period (retroactive to March 1, 2020 through February 28, 2021) for a revised full agreement term of December 1, 2016 through February 28, 2021, and adding $85,690 for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $335,838.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended the Board of Supervisors:
Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute renewal and amendment No.2 to the agreement (A-13426) with UpToDate Inc. for Anywhere electronic clinical resource subscription services, extending the agreement an additional one (1) year period (retroactive to March 1, 2020 through February 28, 2021) for a revised full agreement term of December 1, 2016 through February 28, 2021, and adding $85,690 for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $335,838.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Wolters Kluwer Health, Up-To-Date Inc. (UpToDate) is the leading web-based clinical research tool that clinicians utilize for their day to day review of clinical topics. NMC is a teaching facility, and as such, web-based research is particularly important for medical students and resident education. The user can access the UpToDate system via an internet links embedded within NMC's Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system, Medical Information Technology, Inc. (MEDITECH). UpToDate is a standalone resource application and there is no data exchanged to or from NMC systems with this application.
Currently NMC physicians, residents and medical students have access to Up-To-Date's web- based research and educational materials online. In addition to research, physicians can receive required individual Continuing Medical Education (CME) credit each time Up-To-Dat...
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