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Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute a Letter of Agreement with The Advisory Board Company for a three year membership in an amount not to exceed $204,922 for a retroactive term of December 31, 2015 through December 30, 2018.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute a Letter of Agreement with The Advisory Board Company for a three year membership in an amount not to exceed $204,922 for a retroactive term of December 31, 2015 through December 30, 2018.
SUMMARY/ DISCUSSION:
The Advisory Board is the leading provider of comprehensive performance improvement services to the health care sector-including operational best practices and insights, performance technologies and analytic tools, management training, unbiased technology evaluation, and consulting support.
The Advisory Board Company has over 3,800 organizations as clients including hospitals, physician groups, health systems and academic medical centers. Their commitment to best-practice standards and insistence on continual improvement comes from their experiences over 30 years in the industry. NMC will utilize one membership which will allow staff to learn from other medical institutions regarding best and worst practices and to review and have access to research findings and briefs.
The Advisory Board has agreed to the County's standard insurance terms and limits. The agreement has a limitation of liability set at the aggregate amount in excess of two times the fees paid during the first year.
The Letter of Agreement is dated February 18, 2016 and has a retroactive term as negotiations took longer than anticipated; however, allowing the agreement to be retroactive allows NMC to secure significant discounts to The Advisory Board Company's standard rates. Due to the length of negotiations, ...
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