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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Contra
FROM: William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director .. , Costa
By: Jacqueline Pigg, Contracts Administrator County
T'1 CDIRy
DATE: June 27,2006
SUBJECT: Approval of Contract Amendment Agreement#26-515-1 with the Nighthawk Radiology Services,
LLC
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Jeff Smith, M.D.), to execute on
behalf of the County, Contract Amendment Agreement #26-515-1 with the Nighthawk Radiology
Services, :LLC., effective June 1, 2006, to amend Contract #26-515, to modify Exhibit B to reflect a
change in the basic hours of Teleradiology services, with no change in the original payment limit of
$75,000 and no change in the term of March 1, 2005 through February 28, 2008.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Funding for this contract.is included in the Health Services Department Enterprise I budget. As
appropriate,patients and/or third-party payors will be billed for services.
BACKGROUND/REASON(S)FOR RECOMMENDATION(S):
On March 1, 2005, the Board of Supervisor approved Contract #26-515 with Nighthawk Radiology
Services, LLC, to provide Contra Costa Regional Medical Center with Teleradiology Services including
but not limited to interpretation of CT scans, MRI's, Ultrasound, digitized conventional x-ray, and
nuclear medicine; on-line services including but not limited to on-line order entry, real time report status
updates, view current and archived reports from any PC for professional diagnostic services through
February 28, 2008.
Upon request of County, Contractor has agreed to expand its basic hours of teleradiology services
from 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. to new basic hours of services from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m., including 24-
hours weekend and holiday services.
Approval of Contract Amendment Agreement #26-515-1 will allow Contractor to provide additional
hours of services through February 28, 2008.
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CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
t_—RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
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SIGNATURE(Si:
ACTION OF BOARD APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED y OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT h0 AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
AYES: _ NOES: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
ABSENT: ABSTAIN:
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Contact Person: Jeff Smith,M.D. (370-5113) JOHN CULLENJ CLERK OF THE BOARD OFSUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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