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R -- ESTABLISHMENT OF A PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM SOL RFQ-98-039 DUE 031198 POC Donna M. Ducheneaux, Contract Specialist (605) 226-7571 The Aberdeen Area Indian Health Service (AAIHS) is planning to enter into a sole source contract with the IMSystem. This will be done to comply with the ORYX initiative required for JCAHO accreditation. The purpose is to provide a performance measurement system to eight small and rural Indian Health Service hospitals in the Aberdeen Area. The contractor is an approved JCAHO vendor for the ORYX project and experienced in using data from the Resource and Patient Management System (RPMS -- a requirement of the Indian Health Service) and is able to commence providing services immediately. There must not be an additional requirement to purchase or use additional computer hardware or software and there must be an interface with the IHS RPMS system. The performance measurement system shall have the ability to measure clinical performance and perform statistical analysis on IHS clinical information to show the mean, median, rate/ratio and standard deviation/variance. Data will be stratified and risk-adjusted to meet ORYX requirements. Services are required for the period of April 1, 1998 through March 30, 1999, with options to renew for two one-year terms. If JCAHO later requires AAIHS ambulatory facilities to meet ORYX requirements, the project will be expanded in an option year to include five amulatory care facilities. See Note 22. ***** (0056)

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