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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JULY 16, 2005 FBO #1328
SOLICITATION NOTICE

U -- Analysis of Prescription Drug Use in Nursing Homes

Notice Date

7/14/2005
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

NAICS

611710 — Educational Support Services
 

Contracting Office

Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, formerly known as the Health Care Financing Administration, Acquisition and Grants Group, 7500 Security Blvd. C2-21-15, Central Building, Baltimore, MD, 21244-1850
 

ZIP Code

21244-1850
 

Solicitation Number

Reference-Number-221-5-310201
 

Response Due

8/29/2005
 

Archive Date

9/13/2005
 

Description

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services intends to award, under Simplified Acquisition Procedures, on a sole source basis as firm fixed price award to University of Maryland, 515 West Lombard Street, 1st floor, Baltimore, Maryland 21201; a project entitled ?Analysis of Prescription Drug Use in Nursing Home Residents?. The purpose of this contract is to use data from the 1997-2002 Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS) merged to the institutional drug administration files to examine various aspects of quality and outcomes associated with antipsychotic use by nursing home residents. To achieve a better understanding if antipsychotic use, this contract will address three study objectives: 1) To determine if nursing home residents who take antipsychotic medications are more likely than nursing home residents who do not take antipsychotic medication to experience adverse outcomes; 2) To examine the relationship between antipsychotic use and specific co morbidities; and 3) To examine the relationship between antipsychotic use and the use of physical restraints and adverse outcomes associated with immobilization due to the use of restraints. All responsible sources may submit capability statements, which shall be considered by the agency in accordance with the requirements in the synopsis.
 

Place of Performance

Address: 7500 SECURITY BOULEVARD, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND

Zip Code: 21244-1850

Country: USA
 

Record

SN00847123-W 20050716/050714211908 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
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