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Authorize the Chief Executive Officer for Natividad or his designee to execute renewal & amendment No. 1 to the agreement (A-14980) with Quality Assurance Services for radiation physics and performance testing of radiology equipment services, extending the agreement an additional three (3) year period (January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2025) for a revised full agreement term of January 1, 2021 through December 31 2026, and adding $110,652 for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $183,552.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended the Board of Supervisors:
Authorize the Chief Executive Officer for Natividad or his designee to execute renewal & amendment No. 1 to the agreement (A-14980) with Quality Assurance Services for radiation physics and performance testing of radiology equipment services, extending the agreement an additional three (3) year period (January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2025) for a revised full agreement term of January 1, 2021 through December 31 2026, and adding $110,652 for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $183,552.
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, ultrasound 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.
Natividad has one CT scanner (soon to be two), one MRI scanner, one Fluoroscopy, four x-ray machines, four x-ray portables, thr...
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