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a. Authorize the Purchasing Manager of Natividad Medical Center (NMC) to execute atwo-year External Peer Review Services Agreement with AllMed Healthcare Management (AllMed) to provide external peer review services to NMC for a total of $20,000 for the period October 1, 2012 to September 30, 2014, with an automatic renewal for successive one year terms thereafter unless terminated; and
b. Authorize the Purchasing Manager of NMC to exercise the automatic renewal clause to extend the Agreement for three additional one-year terms, by executing up to three (3) future amendments, each of which does not increase the aggregate liability of the Agreement by more than ten percent (10%) of the current aggregate liability of $20,000, does not significantly alter the scope of work, and does not result in an increase to the General Fund Contribution.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Authorize the Purchasing Manager of Natividad Medical Center (NMC) to execute atwo-year External Peer Review Services Agreement with AllMed Healthcare Management (AllMed) to provide external peer review services to NMC for a total of $20,000 for the period October 1, 2012 to September 30, 2014, with an automatic renewal for successive one year terms thereafter unless terminated; and
b. Authorize the Purchasing Manager of NMC to exercise the automatic renewal clause to extend the Agreement for three additional one-year terms, by executing up to three (3) future amendments, each of which does not increase the aggregate liability of the Agreement by more than ten percent (10%) of the current aggregate liability of $20,000, does not significantly alter the scope of work, and does not result in an increase to the General Fund Contribution.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Ongoing peer review evaluations of hospital providers are necessary to ensure excellence in physician performance and the highest quality of patient care at NMC. Because NMC is made up of se...
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