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R -- R -- ENCOURAGE A POSITIVE APPROACH BY HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS TOWARD REPORTING ADVERSE ACTIONS TO STATE LICENSING AUTHORITIES AND THE NPDB SOL 230-BHPR-24-0 DUE 042900 POC Sarah Bueter, Contracting Officer, Phone (301) 443-5352, Fax (301) 443-5462, Email sbueter@hrsa.gov -- Sarah Bueter, Contracting Officer, Phone (301) 443-5352, Fax (301) 443-5462, Email sbueter@hrsa.gov WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&ProjID=230-BHPR- 24-0&LocID=2522. E-MAIL: Sarah Bueter, sbueter@hrsa.gov. The Health Resources and Services Administration intends to negotiate on a SOLE SOURCE basis with the Citizen Advocacy Center (CAC), 1400 16 St, NW, Washington DC 20036. The purpose of this solicitation is to encourage a more positive approach by health care organizations toward reporting adverse actions to state professional licensing authorities, and, by extension, to the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB), foster mutual trust and positive working relationships between health care organizations and the institutions to which mandatory reporting requirement require them to report, to assist regulatory agencies in establishing mechanisms and procedures for processing mandatory reports so as to maximize their utility as a public protection tool, and to improve health care quality by establishing constructive linkages between total quality improvement initiatives at health care institutions and the regulatory programs of state licensing boards. Phases of this project include: Convening a retreat with health care professionals and their associations and others to plan the program and obtain stakeholder "buy in"; conduct pilot projects in various states to participate in campaigns designed to increase quantity and quality of reporting of adverse actions; convene regional meetings to present and promote the pilot-tested models to encourage boards in other states to follow the model; develop strategies and programs to promote communication and cooperation between the patient safety/Total Quality Improvement community and the regulatory community and promoting the nationwide adoption of the pilot-tested mechanisms and procedures; conduct final evaluation of the program. This procurement requires a contractor with experience working on the needed collaboration between regulators and health care organizations, extensive knowledge of the regulatory requirements for health care organizations and the NPDB and licensure certification, and contacts with the groups needed to ensure accurate, proper, and timely reporting. Due to CAC's extensive work in the area of mandatory hospital reporting under state law, prior work with the NPDB, work on policy issues surrounding health licensure certification and quality of care, and their connections to the many interest groups required in order to collaborate for better reporting of adverse actions, CAC is deemed the only responsible source capable of providing the required work and services. A Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition is on file. This announcement is for information only. No solicitation is available. See Note #26. Posted 04/13/00 (D-SN444561). (0104)

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