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Authorize the Chief Executive Officer for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute amendment No. 1 to the agreement with Virtusa Corporation for CareDiscovery Quality Measures and CareDiscovery Electronic Quality Measures, and add Hybrid Measures software subscription services at NMC, extending the agreement for an additional two (2) year period for a full agreement term of January 26, 2021 through January 25, 2026, with an increase of $152,169 for a full agreement amount not to exceed $367,623.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended the Board of Supervisors:
Authorize the Chief Executive Officer for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute amendment No. 1 to the agreement with Virtusa Corporation for CareDiscovery Quality Measures and CareDiscovery Electronic Quality Measures, and add Hybrid Measures software subscription services at NMC, extending the agreement for an additional two (2) year period for a full agreement term of January 26, 2021 through January 25, 2026, with an increase of $152,169 for a full agreement amount not to exceed $367,623.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
For over 40 years, IBM, through its partner Truven Health Analytics, has provided market-leading performance improvement solutions built on data integrity, advanced analytics, and domain expertise. NMC has contracted with Truven since 2009 for the use of the IBM database(s) and analytic tools. IBM is now partnering with Virtusa Corporation to provide these same services.
Care Discovery is a database and reporting system that provides NMC with a dashboard of critical benchmarks and objective, fact-based information necessary to make quick, confident decisions in support of the hospital's quality improvement initiatives. The database and reporting system allows NMC to evaluate our performance as compared to peer hospitals; and evaluate our outcomes including the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) national indicators, complications, and...
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