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a. Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute amendment No. 1 to the agreement (A-13725) with DrFirst.com Inc. (DrFirst) for the Controlled Substance Utilization Review and Evaluation System (CURES), which gives access to California's Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP), adding $18,060 for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $267,060, with no changes to the term of the Agreement of July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2020.
b. Approve the NMC Chief Executive Officer's recommendation to accept non-standard indemnification provisions within the amendment.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended the Board of Supervisors:
a. Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute amendment No. 1 to the agreement (A-13725) with DrFirst.com Inc. (DrFirst) for the Controlled Substance Utilization Review and Evaluation System (CURES), which gives access to California's Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP), adding $18,060 for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $267,060, with no changes to the term of the Agreement of July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2020.
b. Approve the NMC Chief Executive Officer's recommendation to accept non-standard indemnification provisions within the amendment.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
DrFirst is a software suite that provides an electronic prescribing (e-prescribing) system, which allows physicians to electronically transmit prescriptions to pharmacies. This process has decreased prescribing and medication errors and has resulted in fewer call-backs from pharmacies to physicians for clarification. Electronically sending and receiving prescriptions has streamlined the clinical practice workflow, and patient satisfaction and compliance have increased. Additionally, connecting physician and pharmacy systems has reduced paperwork and the associated mistakes that may occur from reliance on handwritten prescription...
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