REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
March 28, 2023
FROM
WILLIAM L. GILBERT, Director, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
SUBJECT
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Master Agreement with Cayuse, LLC for a Cloud-Based Institutional Review Board System to Manage Research Protocol Compliance
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve a Master Agreement with Cayuse, LLC, including non-standard terms, for a cloud-based Institutional Review Board system, to digitally manage research protocols in compliance with federal research requirements, in the amount of $33,825, for the retroactive period of January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2027.
(Presenter: William L. Gilbert, Director, 580-6150)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The cost of $33,825 is funded by State Medi-Cal, Federal Medicare, private insurances, and other departmental revenue. Funding sources may change in the future pending any legislative activity related to the repeal and/or replacement of the Affordable Care Act. Adequate appropriation and revenue have been included in the Arrowhead Regional Medical Center (ARMC) 2022-23 budget and will be included in future recommended budgets.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
This Master Agreement (Agreement) with Cayuse, LLC. (Cayuse) will continue to enable ARMC to access a cloud-based Institutional Review Board (IRB) system to digitally manage research protocol compliance in accordance with federal research requirements. As a teaching hospital, ARMC is required to establish an IRB system to ensure all research proposals meet mandated protocols. Cayuse provides a platform for ARMC to facilitate research involving human subjects that meets eth...
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