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Ratify and Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute Renewal & Amendment No. 5 to the Agreement (A-11123) with MModal Services LTD, retroactive to July 1, 2015, for medical dictation and transcription services at NMC, to extend the term of the Agreement for an additional one (1) year period for a revised full term of March 24, 2008 through June 30, 2016 with no increase to the previously approved Agreement amount of $4,000,000. (REVISED VIA SUPPLEMENTAL)
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended the Board of Supervisors:
Ratify and Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute Renewal & Amendment No. 5 to the Agreement (A-11123) with MModal Services LTD, retroactive to July 1, 2015, for medical dictation and transcription services at NMC, to extend the term of the Agreement for an additional one (1) year period for a revised full term of March 24, 2008 through June 30, 2016 with no increase to the previously approved Agreement amount of $4,000,000.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
MModal Services LTD provides remote transcription of medical record reports from the Medical Records and Radiology departments at NMC. The medical record reports contain patient specific data and information to facilitate patient care and treatment. The transcribed documentation must reflect the care rendered to the patient and the patient's response. The health record is considered a legal document and a business record as it records events at or about the time they happen. There are federal and state accrediting agency requirements for when patient information needs to be made available to caregivers. Additionally, insurance companies may require copies of the reports for validation of the patient's stay.
The Radiology department at NMC utilizes a software application provided by MModal called PowerScribe 360. This software offers radiologists a leap forward i...
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