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Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute an amendment No. 2 to the agreement (A-14280) with Optuminsight, Inc. for perioperative (surgery) consulting services to improve the number of surgical procedures and patients satisfaction, extending the agreement an additional three (3) years (April 2, 2020 through March 31, 2023) for a revised full agreement term of March 26, 2019 through March 31, 2023 and adding $1,560,000 for a revised full agreement amount not to exceed $1,680,000.
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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 an amendment No. 2 to the agreement (A-14280) with Optuminsight, Inc. for perioperative (surgery) consulting services to improve the number of surgical procedures and patients satisfaction, extending the agreement an additional three (3) years (April 2, 2020 through March 31, 2023) for a revised full agreement term of March 26, 2019 through March 31, 2023 and adding $1,560,000 for a revised full agreement amount not to exceed $1,680,000.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The volume in Natividad's surgery rooms has increased by at least 10% year-to-year. In certain specialties like orthopedics, urology and GI, volumes increased by more than 20% year-to-year. Additional new procedures like neurosurgery have also added volume to the surgery department. The increase in volume over the past years has also added operational challenges to the surgery space for procedures, the coordination of schedules and appointments for procedures between surgeons, clinics and surgical suites, and overall the process for surgical procedures. An opportunity exists to increase volume and improve the overall processes for surgical procedures including customer satisfaction.
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