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a. Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute an agreement with Preventice Services, LLC for remote arrhythmia monitoring for NMC for an amount not to exceed $100,000 with an agreement term February 12, 2020 through February 11, 2021.
b. Approve the NMC Chief Executive Officer's recommendation to accept non-standard indemnification, insurance, and limitations on liability, provisions within the agreement.
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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 an agreement with Preventice Services, LLC for remote arrhythmia monitoring for NMC for an amount not to exceed $100,000 with an agreement term February 12, 2020 through February 11, 2021.
b. Approve the NMC Chief Executive Officer's recommendation to accept non-standard indemnification, insurance, and limitations on liability, provisions within the agreement.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
At the request or direction of a Natividad physician, Preventice Services, LLC (Preventice) shall provide arrhythmia monitoring services to patients as deemed necessary to monitor a patient's heart performance. Irregular heartbeats and rhythm abnormalities can be detected by the monitoring services. Preventice will supply Natividad with holters that are then provided to patients as deemed necessary by Natividad. While the patient wears the holter, heart-related data is captured and monitored remotely around the clock. Abnormalities are reported back to the physician promptly. The data is also compiled into a report that the physician references as necessary.
Until recently, arrhythmia monitoring services were provided to Natividad under a different contracted vendor; Cardionet. However, Cardionet has been unable to fulfill its service obligations. It is necessary for Natividad to move to another vendor for these services promptly in order to avoid...
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