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a. Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) to execute Amendment No. 5 to the Agreement (A-12807) with Healthcare Transformation, LLC (HCT) for temporary management and consulting services at NMC, extending the term of the Agreement an additional thirteen (13) month period for a revised full Agreement term of January 1, 2014 through March 31, 2016 and adding $392,800 for a revised total Agreement amount not to exceed $1,020,600.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended the Board of Supervisors:
a. Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) to execute Amendment No. 5 to the Agreement (A-12807) with Healthcare Transformation, LLC (HCT) for temporary management and consulting services at NMC, extending the term of the Agreement an additional thirteen (13) month period for a revised full Agreement term of January 1, 2014 through March 31, 2016 and adding $392,800 for a revised total Agreement amount not to exceed $1,020,600.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Natividad Medical Center (NMC) entered into an agreement with Healthcare Transformation, LLC ("HCT"), a national firm experienced in providing healthcare consulting services and interim professional placements, earlier this year for specialized consulting services to evaluate NMC's current Core Measure performance and processes and to implement best practices to improve performance. It is necessary to amend this Agreement to extend the Compliance Officer position until permanently filled, to add an Emergency Department Nursing Director position until permanently filled, and to include consulting services for NMC's multi-specialty outpatient clinic.
The position of Risk and Compliance Officer has been filled by an Interim Appointee for several years. The evolving complexity of the regulatory environment specific to health care has created a need to once again fill this position. A search is presently underway for a Chief Compliance Offic...
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