SOLICITATION NOTICE
Q -- PROFESSIONAL TELERADIOLOGY SERVICES
- Notice Date
- 5/26/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 621111
— Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists)
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service, Billings Area Office, 2900 4th Avenue North PO Box 36600, Billings, MT, 59107
- ZIP Code
- 59107
- Solicitation Number
- RFP-244-06-0043-REL
- Response Due
- 7/12/2006
- Archive Date
- 7/27/2006
- Description
- The Billings Area Indian Health Service is requesting proposals in accordance with the requirements of Request for Proposal (RFP)-244-06-0043-REL for Professional Teleradiology Services for the Blackfeet Service Unit, PHS Indian Hospital, Browning, Montana. The professional teleradiology services will be obtained to provide medical staff with necessary information for diagnosing patients receiving a radiographic procedure at the Blackfeet Community Hospital (BCH). Reads/Interpretations shall be performed by the radiologist at the contract facility utilizing the PACs network system located at BCH via a T1 line and transcribed to the patient medical record within 24 hours of receiving the image from the Blackfeet Community Hospital. Reads/interpretations for standard radiographic and flouroscopic procedures, mammography and ultrasonography exams and computerized tomography procedures will average approximately 1060 per month and total 12,720 exams during the course of the year. All imaging performed at the BCH shall be interpreted by the contract facility and reports transcribed and dictated to the BCH addressing abnormalities, negative findings, or issues requested by the attending physician. Transcription services will be provided by the BCH. Dictated reports are to be received by the BCH within 24 hours of the procedure and indicate patient specific data, ie, date, name, procedure, time, and cost etc. A monthly report shall be submitted to the project officer containing the above data as well. Electronic verification by the Radiologist and followup docmentation in the patient Electronic Health Record is required for each procedure. A professional Radiologist must be available on site at the BCH at least 12 hours per week to provide technical assistance and continuing education for radiology staff, physicians, and other providers and assure all procedures are performed in compliance with applicable JCAHO standards. QA initiatives and policy review shall be performed on a monthly basis to assure HIPAA, Privacy Act, BCH bylaws and JCAHO regulations are met. The tentative issue date of the solicitation is June 12, 2006, with a closing date of July 12, 2006. These services are being solicited on an unrestricted basis. Prospective contractors may request a copy of the solicitation by contacting the IHS Contracting Office at (406) 247-7293, by faxing a request to (406) 247-7108, or by e-mailing RLangager@mail.ihs.gov.
- Record
- SN01058016-W 20060528/060526220329 (fbodaily.com)
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