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a. Authorize the Interim Chief Executive Officer for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute amendment No. 4 to the Agreement (A-13417) with QVentus (formerly known as AnalyticsMD, Inc.) for operational decision support software services, extending the agreement an additional two (2) year period (October 29, 2021 through October 28, 2023), for a revised full agreement term of October 29, 2015 through October 28, 2023, and adding $210,000 for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $781,000.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended the Board of Supervisors:
a. Authorize the Interim Chief Executive Officer for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute amendment No. 4 to the Agreement (A-13417) with QVentus (formerly known as AnalyticsMD, Inc.) for operational decision support software services, extending the agreement an additional two (2) year period (October 29, 2021 through October 28, 2023), for a revised full agreement term of October 29, 2015 through October 28, 2023, and adding $210,000 for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $781,000.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Qventus (formerly AnalyticsMD) is an operational decision support software system used by Natividad Medical Center's Emergency Department (ED) and inpatient units that has been implemented to improve department efficiency and productivity. The software utilizes real time patient flow data, such as registration data, staffing ratios, door to physician times, etc. to improve operational performance. This product provides real time reporting, as well as, predictive analytics tools. Through dashboards, alerts, and daily/weekly summaries of data, hospital management and administration teams can identify trends and look for the root causes of inefficiencies. Front line staff use the real time dashboards to monitor patient flow and are prompted to focus on problem areas to prevent bottlenecks. The tool also possesses predictive analytics functi...
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