HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 12172013 - C.60RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Purchasing Agent, on behalf of the Health Services Department to execute a Purchase
Order with Elsevier MC Strategies, Inc. in the amount to not exceed $244,981 to continue to provide a Learning
Management System solution for the period from December 30, 2013 through December 29, 2015.
FISCAL IMPACT:
100% Funding is included in the Enterprise Fund I Budget.
BACKGROUND:
MC Strategies, Inc. is a single, streamlined skill assessment and e-learning package for individual staff orientation
and annual competency recertification assessment at Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS). CCHS is currently using
the solution’s courses on The Joint Commission, OSHA Compliance, Title 22, and Infection Control Standards to
record, track, and report mandatory clinical education and clinical competency requirements of staff in a single
system. This e-learning system also replaced the paper-based SICR (Safety and Infection Control Review) annual
training requirement for hospital and health center staff.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 12/17/2013 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Patrick Godley,
957-5410
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board
of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: December 17, 2013
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Chris Heck, Deputy
cc: T Scott, C Rucker
C. 60
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:December 17, 2013
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Purchase Order with Elsevier MC Strategies, Inc.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
CCHS education and training requirements, and operations will be severely impacted if this product is discontinued.
The online e-learning clinical programs will need to be re-written and transferred to a paper system that will need to
be printed and distributed manually to all staff for completion. Additional staff will be necessary to carry out the
duties of printing and distributing training materials, as well as the scoring and record keeping functions associated
with monitoring the education and training completed by the employees. Staff will need to attend in-person classes
instead of e-learning, which will increase travel and training expenses of the organization. Due to the logistical
complexities of a paper based training system, there will be more resources needed to operationalize it from an
administration perspective which may create delays in training delivery and completion.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
Not Applicable.