Description
The Robert E. Spiller Bowling Green Veterans Center is seeking a vendor to provide medical laboratory services for its 60-bed long-term care skilled nursing facility. The selected vendor will be responsible for collecting samples, picking up specimens, and providing test results to the facility. The vendor must comply with all federal and state laws and regulations governing laboratory services and maintain all required insurances for its employees and the facility.
• The vendor must have the ability to integrate/interface with the facility's PointClickCare (PCC) electronic medical record platform.
• The vendor must provide orientation in-services to the facility's staff on the use of laboratory services.
• The vendor must comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and maintain the confidentiality of all patient information.
• The vendor must provide cumulative laboratory reports to the facility as requested.
• The vendor must have a valid CLIA laboratory certification and be licensed by the State of Kentucky.
• The vendor must have liability insurance, workers' compensation insurance, and automobile liability insurance.
• The vendor must provide a schedule for phlebotomy services and specimen pickup.
• The vendor must have a plan in place for handling stat lab requests and providing results to the facility within 2 hours of receiving the specimen.