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a. Authorize the Chief Executive Officer for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute an agreement with Quality Assurance Services, Inc. for radiation physics and performance testing of radiology equipment services at NMC for an amount not to exceed $72,900 with an agreement term January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2022.
b. Approve the NMC Chief Executive Officer's recommendation to accept non-standard insurance, limitations on liability, and limitations on damages provisions within the agreement.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended the Board of Supervisors:
a. Authorize the Chief Executive Officer for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute an agreement with Quality Assurance Services for radiation physics and performance testing of radiology equipment services at NMC for an amount not to exceed $72,900 with an agreement term January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2022.
b. Approve the NMC Chief Executive Officer's recommendation to accept non-standard insurance, limitations on liability, and limitations on damages provisions within the agreement.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Quality Assurance Services, Inc. (QAS) is a company that provides board certified Medical Diagnostic Physicists that perform evaluations and testing to equipment found in the Radiology department. Natividad Medical Center Radiology Department is required per Joint Commission and CDPH to have at least annually performance testing evaluations on radiographic, magnetic resonance imaging equipment (MRI), computed tomography (CT) equipment, ultra sound and nuclear medicine equipment by a qualified medical physicist who is board certified by the American Board of Radiology in the field of Medical Diagnostic Physics. The performance testing evaluation shall include the required elements identified by Joint Commission and American College of Radiology.
NMC has one CT scanner (soon to be two), one MRI scanner, one Fluoroscopy, four x-ray machines, four x-r...
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