Description
The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a vendor to provide a 12-month subscription to an online clinical decision support resource, with four option years, for use by medical staff in the Veterans Integrated Service Networks 20 (VISN20). The resource must provide comprehensive databases with information on medications, dosing, and therapeutic tools, as well as patient education materials and other features. The contractor will be required to provide license rights for 24/7 desktop web access, customer service, and technical support. The contractor must also provide usage statistics and online tutorials.
Some key features of the required resource include:
• Comprehensive medication monographs
• Information on FDA and non-FDA indications
• Summaries of clinically relevant primary literature
• Side-by-side comparative drug evaluations
• Adverse drug reaction information
• Patient education materials in at least English and Spanish
• Drug interaction tools
• Medication dosage and laboratory calculators
• Material Safety Data Sheets
• Teratogenic medications database
The contract will be for a base year with four option years, and the contractor must provide all necessary support and services to ensure the successful implementation and use of the resource.