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a. Approve and authorize the Director of Health or Assistant Director of Health to sign a one (1) year Agreement (August 1, 2017 to July 31, 2018) with Wolters Kluwer Health, UpToDate, Inc. to provide an UpToDate Anywhere Electronic Clinical Resource Subscription, for a total contract amount not to exceed $9,900;
b. Accept the recommendations of the Director of Health regarding modifications to the 'Insurance' and 'Royalties and Inventions' provisions in the Agreement; and
c. Authorize the Director of Health or Assistant Director of Health to sign up to three (3) future amendments that do not exceed ten percent (10%) ($990) of the original Agreement amount and do not significantly alter the scope of services.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve and authorize the Director of Health or Assistant Director of Health to sign a one (1) year Agreement (August 1, 2017 to July 31, 2018) with Wolters Kluwer Health, UpToDate, Inc. to provide an UpToDate Anywhere Electronic Clinical Resource Subscription, for a total contract amount not to exceed $9,900;
b. Accept the recommendations of the Director of Health regarding modifications to the 'Insurance' and 'Royalties and Inventions' provisions in the Agreement; and
c. Authorize the Director of Health or Assistant Director of Health to sign up to three (3) future amendments that do not exceed ten percent (10%) ($990) of the original Agreement amount and do not significantly alter the scope of services.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Wolters Kluwer Health, UpToDate, Inc. (UpToDate) is the leading web-based clinical research tool utilized in clinic settings to obtain answers to clinical questions, including the latest evidence and clinical expertise to provide specific, practical recommendations for diagnosis and treatment.
Approval of the recommended action will provide Health Department Behavioral Health Bureau psychiatrists and mid-levels access to this valuable clinical resourc...
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