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a. Ratify, approve and authorize the Director of Health or Assistant Director of Health to sign an Agreement with Wolters Kluwer Health, UpToDate, Inc. to provide an UpToDate Anywhere Electronic Clinical Resource Subscription, for a total contract amount not to exceed $18,960.00, for the period of November 1, 2015 to October 31, 2016;
b. Accept the recommendations of the Director of Health regarding modifications to the insurance provisions in the Agreement; and
c. Authorize the Director of Health or Assistant Director of Health to sign up to three (3) future amendments to this Agreement where the amendments do not exceed 10% of the original contract amount ($1,896.00) and do not significantly change the scope of work.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Ratify, approve and authorize the Director of Health or Assistant Director of Health to sign an Agreement with Wolters Kluwer Health, UpToDate, Inc. to provide an UpToDate Anywhere Electronic Clinical Resource Subscription, for a total contract amount not to exceed $18,960.00, for the period of November 1, 2015 to October 31, 2016; and
b. Accept the recommendations of the Director of Health regarding modifications to the insurance provisions in the Agreement; and
c. Authorize the Director of Health or Assistant Director of Health to sign up to three (3) future amendments to this Agreement where the amendments do not exceed 10% of the original contract amount ($1,896.00) and do not significantly change the scope of work.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Wolters Kluwer Health, UpToDate, Inc. (UpToDate) is the leading web based clinical research tool utilized in clinic to obtain answers to clinical questions, including the latest evidence, and provides for specific, practical recommendations for diagnosis and treatment.
Approval of the recommended action will provide Health Department Clinic Services physicians and mid-levels continued access to this valuable r...
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