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a. Authorize the Interim Chief Executive Officer for Natividad or his designee to execute the Professional and Call Coverage Services Agreement with Tele-Physicians, P.C. to provide tele-neurology services for an amount not to exceed $800,000 the period April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2024; and
b. Authorize the Interim Chief Executive Officer for Natividad or his designee to sign up to three (3) future amendments to this Agreement where the total amendments do not significantly change the scope of work and do not cause an increase of more than ten percent 10% ($80,000) of the original contract amount.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Authorize the Interim Chief Executive Officer for Natividad or his designee to execute the Professional and Call Coverage Services Agreement with Tele-Physicians, P.C. to provide tele-neurology services for an amount not to exceed $800,000 the period April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2024; and
b. Authorize the Interim Chief Executive Officer for Natividad or his designee to sign up to three (3) future amendments to this Agreement where the total amendments do not significantly change the scope of work and do not cause an increase of more than ten percent 10% ($80,000) of the original contract amount.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Natividad must arrange for the provision of professional consultation and treatment of patients who present to the emergency department and who are admitted to the hospital in need of medical care the specialty of neurology. Natividad would like to enter into an agreement with California Tele-Physicians to provide 24/7 neurology consultative services for Natividad patients via specialized electronic telemedicine equipment. Services include indirect physical exams, history taking, diagnostic protocols, image analysis and recommendations for therapeutic interventions and/or diagnostic tests for any neurologic emergency. Natividad has obtained an independent opinion of fair ma...
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