REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
May 6, 2025
FROM
ANDREW GOLDFRACH, ARMC Chief Executive Officer, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
SUBJECT
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Amendment to Agreement with Press Ganey Associates, Inc. for Participation in the Nursing Quality Outcomes Registry
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Amendment No. 1 to Participant and Data Use Agreement No. 21-556 with Press Ganey Associates, Inc., for participation in the nursing quality outcomes registry, adding the annual cost increase not included in the original budget calculation, and increasing the total contract amount by $5,000, from $65,000 to the not-to-exceed amount of $70,000, with no change to the contract period of August 1, 2021, through July 31, 2026.
(Presenter: Andrew Goldfrach, ARMC Chief Executive Officer, 580-6150)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
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 $5,000 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) 2024-25 budget and will be included in future recommended budgets.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The recommended amendment will allow ARMC to continue to participate in the nursing quality outcomes registry as a data collection site for nursing quality outcomes and provide access to benchmarking data. The cost increase is necessary as there was an annual 4% cost increase fee not included in the original budget calculation. ARMC has been able to pay the annual price increases with current ...
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