To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract Amendment #76-789-3 with Vizient, Inc.
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County a Vizient Member Networks Statement of Work (SOW) with Vizient, Inc., a corporation, effective June 1, 2024, and increase the payment limit of Contract #76-789 (as amended by 76-789-1 and 76-789-2), by $375,000, from $499,040 to a new payment limit of $874,040 for member network services for Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) with no change in the term October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2027.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this action will result in additional annual expenditures of up to $375,000 and will be funded 50% by savings realized through the Vizient group purchasing agreement and 50% Hospital Enterprise Fund I revenues.
BACKGROUND:
Vizient, Inc., provides expertise, analytics and advisory services through solutions and services that improve the delivery of high-value care by aligning cost, quality, and performance. This SOW meets the needs of Contra Costa Health Services by providing member network services for CCRMC.
The Vizient Member Networks SOW will allow CCRMC executive staff access to the Vizient Member Networks services for peer groups and executive boards, including performance solutions with expert data and analytic insights to decrease cost and elevate patient quality of care and market performance. Access also includes meetings and a digital community platform with group discussion forums and resources. Per the terms of the SOW, the initial term will commence on the effective date and continue for thirty-six (36) months. Thereafter, the initial term will automatically renew for 12 months unless terminated. CCRMC’s Quality Management, Utilization Management, and Contract Monitor Staff meet regularly to ensure monitoring and performance measures in the contract are upheld. This contract was approved by Health Services Personnel to ensure there is no conflict with labor relations.
On December 13, 2022, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #76-789 with Vizient, Inc., authorizing the execution of the Master Services Agreement (MSA) executed between the parties on October 1, 2022, for the provision of group purchasing program services, for CCRMC for the period from October 1, 2022, through September 30, 2025.
On October 17, 2023, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #76-789-1 with Vizient, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $435,000, for the execution of a Supply Chain Consultant Statement of Work (under the MSA dated October 1, 2022) for the period November 1, 2023, through December 31, 2026.
On April 22, 2024, the Board of Supervisors approved Amendment #76-789-2 with Vizient., inc., effective April 1, 2024, to increase the payment limit by $64,040 to a new payment limit of $499,040 and to extend the termination date from December 31, 2026 to September 30, 2027 for additional advisory services for Contra Costa Health Services.
Approval of this Contract #76-789-3 allows the contractor to provide services through September 30, 2027.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this contract is not approved, CCRMC senior level executives will have access to the member services provided under the SOW. Thus, losing the benefit of access to the quality improvement and other leadership educational resources provided under the SOW.