Added: Jun 25, 2008 8:55 am
Description:
The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Indian Health Service (IHS), Division of Nursing, intends to negotiate with Medcom, Inc. on a sole sources basis, to provide IHS nursing staff with a broad range of online continuing education including courses developed by Medcom specifically for IHS. The basis for restricting competition is the authority of FAR 13.106(b) that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available. The anticipated contract period will be for one year.
The contractor shall provide IHS nursing staff with training courses via the internet by offering courses on a 24 hour a day 7 day a week basis.
The Government believes Medcom, Inc. is the only source available to meet its needs because no other commercial source has a product that can cover the broad spectrum of training courses needed along with the ability to add and update the PHN courses within the context of the other limitations in a single solution . Additionally, no other service is known that has the ability to offer the courses needed, except for the PHN courses, immediately which includes courses developed specifically for IHS and a training tool that IHS staff is already trained and familiar with. IHS requires the product to have the list of abilities that follows.
The ability to pay for a broad array of courses via a user license.
The ability to provide needed data extracts on a regular basis in a useable electronic format.
Content shall be accessible 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Ability to distribute courseware via the Internet.
Courses of various clinical subjects will train, test, and track continuing education (CE) for clinical staff via the Internet.
Upon completion of course(s) and post-test(s) on the Internet, the course participant will receive immediate scoring and then may (print out) CE completion certificates.
Online clinical courses will include text, graphics, and/or streaming video and include course selections from Nursing and other clinical continuing education in each of the following areas:
Abuse: Recognizing and Reporting
Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect New York
Recognizing Domestic Violence Kentucky
Recognizing Domestic Violence Florida
Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect
Recognizing Domestic Violence
Airway Management
Tracheostomy Care, Tube Change, and Artificial Airway Cuff Management
Weaning and Extubation
Airway Care: Tracheostomy Care, Tube Change, and Artificial Airway Cuff Management
Chest Tubes: Patient and System Management
Bioterrorism
Getting Ready for Terrorism: Preparing the Healthcare Community for Biological, Chemical, and Radiological Weapons
Bioterrorism and Other Emergencies: Be Prepared, Be Safe
Responding to Biological, Chemical, and Radiological Agents of Terror
Cardiac Monitoring in Nursing
Determining Electrical Axis
Intraventricular Conduction Disturbances
Ventricular Ectopy vs. Aberrancy
Basic Cardiac Monitoring: Understanding Fundamentals
Basic Cardiac Monitoring:Setting Up Cardiac Monitors
Basic Cardiac Monitoring:Dysrhythmias of the SA Node and Atria, Part I
Basic Cardiac Monitoring:Dysrhythmias of the SA Node and Atria, Part II
Basic Cardiac Monitoring:Dysrhythmias of the AV Node and Ventricles, Part I
Basic Cardiac Monitoring:Dysrhythmias of the AV Node and Ventricles, Part II
Dietary/Nutrition
Nutrition and Pulmonary Therapy
Nutrition Screening: Identifying the Hidden Signs of Nutritional Risk
Critical Control: Nutrition and Care for Renal Failure Patients
Diseases of Critical Concern
SARS and Other Emerging Diseases
Essentials of HIV/AIDS for Healthcare Workers Washington State
Essentials of HIV/AIDS for Healthcare Workers Florida
Essentials of HIV/AIDS for Healthcare Workers Kentucky
Hepatitis C Texas
Infection Control: A Training Program For Healthcare Professionals New York
Diabetes in Clinical Practice
Multidrug Resistant Pathogens
Essentials of HIV/AIDS for Healthcare Workers General
Gastrointestinal Nursing Care
Nurses Guide to Enteral Feeding Tubes
Nasogastric Intubation, Balloon Gastronomy Tube Replacement
Caring for the Stoma, Caring for the Patient: Enterostomal Nursing
Heart Medications
Heart Medications: Anatomy Review and Angina
Heart Medications: Blood Pressure Medications and Anticoagulants
Heart Medications: Heart Failure Medications and Cholesterol-Lowering Agents
Heart Medications: Antiarrhythmic Agents, Part I
Heart Medications: Antiarrhythmic Agents, Part II
Heart and Breath Sounds
Normal and Abnormal Breath Sounds
Heart Sounds
Heart Murmurs
Infection Control
Breaking the Chain of Nosocomial Infections: Surgical Wound
Breaking the Chain of Nosocomial Infections: Pneumonia
SARS and Other Emerging Diseases
Essentials of HIV/AIDS for Healthcare Workers - Washington State
Essentials of HIV/AIDS for Healthcare Workers - Florida
Essentials of HIV/AIDS for Healthcare Workers - Kentucky
Hepatitis C - Texas
Infection Control: A Training Program For Healthcare Professionals -
Medical Asepsis
Hazard Communication for the Medical Office
Tuberculosis: Prevention and Practices for Healthcare Workers
Infection Control: A Training Program for Healthcare Professionals
Standards for Infection Control: An Update for Healthcare Workers
Standards for Infection Control: An Update for Healthcare Workers
Standards for Infection Control: Part 1: Principles of Infection
Standards for Infection Control: Part 2: Preventing Bloodborne
Pathogens Transmission
Standards for Infection Control: Part 3: Tuberculosis Prevention and
Practices for the Healthcare Worker
Standards for Infection Control: An Update for Long Term Care
Infection Control and Standard Precautions: Guidelines for
Professionals
Tuberculosis: New Strategies for the Healthcare Worker (2 hr)
Tuberculosis: New Strategies for the Healthcare Worker (1 hr)
The Control of Infectious Diseases (2 hr)
Preventing Health Care-Associated Infections (1 hr)
Fighting Antimicrobial-Resistant Pathogens (1 hr)
Preventing Needlestick Injuries (1 hr)
Pandemic Influenza: The Role of Healthcare Workers Part 1: History
and Virology of Pandemic Influenza (0.5 hr)
Pandemic Influenza: The Role of Healthcare Workers Part 2:
Recognizing Influenza, Treatments, and Patient Education (0.5 hr)
Pandemic Influenza: The Role of Healthcare Workers Part 3:
Infection Control and Public Health Measures (0.5 hr)
Bloodborne Safety: Universal Precautions, Standard Precautions,
and Needlestick Prevention (1 hr)
Bloodborne Safety: Universal Precautions, Standard Precautions,
and Needlestick Prevention (1 hr)
Bloodborne Safety: Universal Precautions, Standard Precautions,
and Needlestick Prevention in Long Term Care (1 hr)
Bloodborne Safety: Universal Precautions, Standard Precautions,
and Needlestick Prevention in Long Term Care (1 hr)
Multidrug Resistant Pathogens (2 hr)
Infection Control: A Training Program For Healthcare Professionals
Essentials of HIV/AIDS for Healthcare Workers - General (2 hr)
Legal Aspects of Nursing
Legal Aspects of Nursing
Charting: Legal Implications (1 hr)
Confidentiality: Ethical and Legal Considerations (1 hr)
The Legal Aspects of Negligence (2 hr)
Preventing Nursing Negligence in the 21st Century (1 hr)
Nursing Negligence: What You Need To Know (0.5 hr)
Preventing Nursing Negligence In Your Practice (0.5 hr)
Advance Directives: Guidelines for Healthcare Providers - Florida
Advance Directives: Guidelines for Healthcare Providers (1.00 hr)
Confidentiality: Legal and Ethical Concerns in Healthcare (1.00 hr)
Patient Rights (2 hr)
Confidentiality: Who Needs to Know (2 hr)
Confidentiality: Maintaining Confidentiality in Your Practice (1 hr)
Confidentiality: HIPAA Today (1 hr)
Confidentiality: Keeping it Confidential (1 hr)
Protecting Patients From Medical Errors (1 hr)
Documenting Care: The Charting Process (1 hr)
Nursing Negligence: Protect Yourself, Protect Your Patients (2 hr)
HIPAA for Nurses: An Overview (0.5 hr)
HIPAA for Nurses: The Privacy Rule (0.5 hr)
HIPAA for Nurses: The Security Rule (0.5 hr)
HIPAA - A Guide for Long Term Care Workers (1 hr)
Understanding Informed Consent (1 hr)
Perioperative Documentation (1 hr)
Long Term Care
Depression and the Elderly
End-of-Life Care Florida
Elder Abuse Florida
Meeting Mental Health Needs
Meeting Oxygenation, Fluid and Electrolyte Needs
Meeting Mobility, Sexual and Nutritional Needs
Resident Rights: The Art of Caring
The Confused Resident: Strategies for Quality Care
Resident Assessment: Physical, Cognitive and Sensory Functioning
Continuous Quality Improvement In Long Term Care
Urinary Incontinence in Adults
Meeting the Challenge of Diabetes in Long-Term Care
Prevention, Assessment and Treatment of Pressure Ulcers in Long-Term Care
Preventing Falls: Keeping Residents Safe
Aging: The Natural Process
Caring for the Stoma, Caring for the Patient: Enterostomal Nursing
Recognizing Elder Abuse: Working Together to Keep Residents Safe
Preventing Unsafe Wandering and Elopement
Preventing Health Care-Associated Infections in Long Term Care
Resident Safety: Your First Concern (NPSG 2005)
Resident Safety: Your First Concern (NPSG 2006)
Resident Safety: Your First Concern (NPSG 2007)
A Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment
Culturally Competent Care: An Overview
HIPAA A Guide for Long Term Care Workers
Guidance for Long Term Care Facilities: Pressure Ulcers and Tag F314
Compliance
Guidance for Long Term Care Facilities: Urinary Incontinence and Tag F315
Compliance
Resident Safety: Your First Concern (NPSG 2008) (1 hr)
Medication Administration
Medicating Children Preventing Medication Errors and General Considerations
Preventing Medication Errors: A Prescription for Patient Safety
Medicating Children - Preventing Medication Errors and General Considerations
Neurological Care
Neurological Assessment of the Pediatric Patient
Intracranial Hypertension
Head Injury
Spinal Cord Injury
Nursing Communication
Communications: The Process
Communications: Nurse-Patient Relationships
Communications: Manager Relationships
Communications: Peer Relationships
From Media to Medicine
Generations In The Workplace
Culturally Competent Care: An Overview
Cultural Awareness in Healthcare: Understanding the Need (0.5 hr)
Cultural Awareness in Healthcare: An Action Plan (0.5 hr)
Cultural Awareness in Healthcare: Your Practice (0.5 hr)
Nursing Management
Communication Skills
Continuous Quality Improvement in Healthcare
Preparing Staff and Workplace for Future Changes Associated with Latex Allergies
Age-Specific Competencies
Providing Patient Education to Meet JCAHO Standards
Getting Ready for Terrorism: Preparing the Healthcare Community for Biological,
Chemical, and Radiological Weapons
Emergency Management Planning
Preventing Infant Abduction
Age-Specific Care: Neonates and Infants (0.5 hr)
Age-Specific Care: Toddlers Through Teens (0.5 hr)
Age-Specific Care: Adults (0.5 hr)
Obstetrics
Caring for the Antepartum Patient
Electronic Fetal Monitoring
Labor and Pain Control
Assisted Delivery and Cesarean Section
Newborn Stabilization and Care
Caring for the Postpartum Patient
Operating Room Nursing
Preoperative and Postoperative Care
Surgical Skin Preparation
Preparing and Maintaining the Surgical Field
Positioning the Surgical Patient
Preparing Staff and Workplace for Future Changes Associated with Latex Allergies
Pediatric Nursing
Assessment of Respiratory Distress in the Pediatric Patient
Beginning Pediatric Nursing: Neonate, Infant, and Toddler (0.5 hr)
Beginning Pediatric Nursing: Preschoolers (0.5 hr)
Beginning Pediatric Nursing: School-Age Children (0.5 hr)
Beginning Pediatric Nursing: Adolescents (0.5 hr)
Pain Management
Acute Pain Management: Operative or Medical Procedures and Trauma
Acute Pain Management in Children: Operative or Medical Procedures
Physical Assessment
Physical Assessment of a Child, Part 1 Checking Vitals and Examining the Health of External Body Functions
Physical Assessment of a Child, Part 2 Evaluating the Health of Internal Body Functions
Neurological Assessment of the Pediatric Patient
Rapid Physical Assessment
A Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment
Physical Assessment of a Child: Part 1 (1 hr)
Physical Assessment of a Child: Part 2 (1 hr)
Neurological Assessment of the Pediatric Patient (1 hr)
Physical Assessment: The Musculoskeletal System (2 hr)
Physical Assessment: The Male Reproductive System (2 hr)
Physical Assessment: The Female Reproductive System (2 hr)
Physical Assessment: The Integumentary System (2 hr)
Psychiatric Nursing
Antipsychotic Agents
Mood Stabilizing Agents
Antidepressant Agents
Antianxiety Agents
Regulatory and Compliance
HIPAA: A Guide for Healthcare Workers
Safety-Related Issues
Handling and Moving Patients Safely: The Texas Safe Patient Handling Act
Preventing Falls: Keeping Patients Safe
Patient Safety: Your First Concern (NPSG 2006)
Patient Safety: Your First Concern (NPSG 2007)
Lifting Safely to Prevent Injury
Resident Safety: Your First Concern (NPSG 2006)
Resident Safety: Your First Concern (NPSG 2007)
Violence in Healthcare
Controlling Violence in Healthcare
Wound Care
Wound Healing: The Principles of Wound Healing
Wound Healing: The Treatment of Secondary Healing Wounds
Surgical Wound Care
Closed Suction Wound Drainage, Wound Irrigation, and Specimen Collection
Pressure Ulcers in Adults: Prediction and Prevention
Prevention, Assessment and Treatment of Pressure Ulcers
Wound Care: Phases of Healing and Types of Wounds (0.25 hr)
Wound Care: Normal and Impaired Healing (0.5 hr)
Wound Care: Normal and Impaired Healing (0.5 hr)
Wound Care: Nursing Interventions (0.5 hr)
Mandatory Updates
TB Prevention for the Healthcare Worker
Prevencion TB para el trabajador en cuidados de la salud
Bloodborne Infection Safety
Seguridad en Infecciones de Transmision Sanguinea
Standard Precautions
Infection Control Fundamentals
Fundamentos Para el control de Infecciones
Transmission-Based Precautions
Age-Specific Competencies
Confidentiality
Body Mechanics
Mecanismos del Cuerpo
Needlestick and Sharps Safety Precautions
Documentation
Acute Pain Management in Adults
Acute Pain Management in Children
Developing Alternatives to Restraints and Seclusion
Controlling Violence in Healthcare
Hazard Communication
Informacion Sobre Peligro; Riesgo
Fire Safety
Medidas de seguridad en caso de fuego
Electrical Safety
Seguridad Electrica
Developing an Effective Evacuation Plan
Desarrollando un Plan Efectivo de Evacuacion de Emergencia
Disaster Preparedness
Prevencion de Desastres
What Nurses Need to Know About HIPAA
Patient Safety: Your First Concern
Preventing Infant Abduction
Recognizing Domestic Violence
Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect
Elder Abuse
Culturally Competent Care: An Overview
Atencion Culturalmente Competente: Un Panorama General
Multidrug Resistant Pathogens
Patient Safety: Your First Concern
Resident Safety: Your First Concern
Ending Sexual Harassment in Healthcare
Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect - New York
Essentials of HIV/AIDS for Healthcare Workers - Washington State
Essentials of HIV/AIDS for Healthcare Workers - Florida (2 hr)
Essentials of HIV/AIDS for Healthcare Workers - Kentucky (2 hr)
Recognizing Domestic Violence - Kentucky (1 hr)
Recognizing Domestic Violence - Florida (1 hr)
Hepatitis C - Texas (1 hr)
End-of-Life Care - Florida (2 hr)
Advance Directives: Guidelines for Healthcare Providers - Florida
Elder Abuse - Florida (2 hr)
Infection Control: A Training Program For Healthcare Professionals - New York (4 hr)
Ohio Nurse Practice Act (1 hr)
Handling and Moving Patients Safely: The Texas Safe Patient
Handling Act (1 hr)
Emergency Room Cross Training
Anthrax (1 hr)
Acute Pericarditis (1 hr)
Acute Coronary Syndromes (1 hr)
Cardiac Dysrhythmias (1 hr)
Pulmonary Embolism (1 hr)
Pneumothorax (1 hr)
Endocarditis (1 hr)
Chronic Obstructive Pulomnary Disease (COPD) (1 hr)
Heart Failure (1 hr)
Pneumonia (1 hr)
Asthma (1 hr)
Orthopedics Cross Training
Total Hip Arthroplasty (1 hr)
Total Knee Arthroplasty (1 hr)
Sports Injuries: Upper Extremities (1 hr)
Sports Injuries: Lower Extremities (1 hr)
Hand (1 hr)
Trauma (1 hr)
Spine (1 hr)
Musculoskeletal (1 hr)
Pediatric Orthopedics: Part 1 (1 hr)
Pediatric Orthopedics: Part 2 (1 hr)
Pediatrics Cross Training
Concepts in Pediatric Considerations: Pediatric Developmental Considerations (1.5 hr)
Pediatric Growth: Height, Weight, Head Circumference (1.5 hr)
Pediatric Vital Signs: Temperature (2 hr)
Pediatric Vital Signs: Pulse, Respirations, Blood Pressure (2 hr)
Identifying and Managing Pain in Children (1.5 hr)
Pediatric Medication Calculation and Administration (1.5 hr)
Pediatric Hydration and Fluid Volume Distribution (2 hr)
Pediatric Complete Blood Count, Reticulocyte Count, WBC
Differential, and Absolute Neutrophil Count (1.5 hr)
Pediatric Liver Function Tests (2 hr)
Family-Centered Care/Cultural Aspects in Pediatrics (1.5 hr)
Approach to Pediatric Physical Assessment (1.5 hr)
Pediatrics: Pediatric Respiratory Assessment (1.5 hr)
Geriatrics Cross Training
Introduction to the Geriatrics Cross-Training Series
Managing Pain in the Elderly Adult (2 hr)
Nursing Care for the Dying, Aging Adult (2 hr)
Nursing Care for the Frail, Aging Adult (2 hr)
Nursing Care for the Healthy, Aging Adult: Financial and Quality of
Life Issues (1 hr)
Nursing Care for the Healthy, Aging Adult: Understanding Aging in
the 21st Century (1 hr)
Nursing Care for the Healthy, Aging Adult: Understanding
Healthcare Concerns and The Normal Aging Process (1 hr)
Nursing Care for the Institutionalized, Aging Adult (2 hr)
Oncology Cross Training
Bone Marrow Suppression in Cancer Patients (1 hr)
Cancer Treatment Modalities (1 hr)
Common Safety Issues in Oncology Nursing (1 hr)
Management of Common Complications of Cancer Treatment (1 hr)
Management of Postoperative Complications (1 hr)
Managing Cancer Pain (1 hr)
Psychosocial Issues (1 hr)
Vascular Access Devices (1 hr)
Cardiac Monitoring Cross-Training
Functional Anatomy and Physiology (1 hr)
Cardiac Assessment (1 hr)
Rhythm Strip Analysis and Normal Sinus Rhythm (1 hr)
Cardiac Monitoring Set-Up and Tips for Success (1 hr)
Sinus Node and Atrial Dysrhythmias (1 hr)
AV Blocks and Bundle Branch Blocks (2 hr)
Ventricular Dysrhythmias (2 hr)
Acute Coronary Syndromes, Coronary Circulation, and ECG Clues
Electrophysiology and Cardiac Medications (2 hr)
Pacemakers and ICDs (2 hr)
Code Management and BLS/ACLS Guidelines (2 hr)
12-Lead Placement (2 hr)
12-Lead ECG Interpretation (1.5 hr)
Axis Determination/Hypertrophy/Enlargement (2 hr)
Bundle Branch Blocks and Hemiblocks (1.5 hr)
Acute Coronary Syndromes and Myocardial Infarction Localization
Non-ACS Causes of ST and T Wave Changes (1.5 hr)
Differentiating Supraventricular Tachycardia and Ventricular
Tachycardia (2 hr)
Home Health Aide Training Courses
Home Health Services
The Role of the Home Health Aide
Ethics and Client Rights
Documentation
Anatomy and Physiology: The Skeletal and Muscular Systems
Anatomy and Physiology: The Urinary System
Anatomy and Physiology: The Integumentary System
Anatomy and Physiology: The Cardiovascular System
Anatomy and Physiology: The Respiratory System
Anatomy and Physiology: The Endocrine System
Anatomy and Physiology: The Sensory System
Anatomy and Physiology: The Digestive System
Anatomy and Physiology: The Nervous System
Infection Control in the Home
Dealing with an Emergency
Communicating with Clients
Principles of Observation
Measuring Vital Signs
Incontinence: Measuring Intake and Output
Safety
Maintaining A Clean Environment
Bathing the Client
Ambulation
Understanding Behavior
Family, Roles, and Socialization
Culture and Religion
Death and Dying
Using a Computer
The following is a list of additional requirements for this training:
A non-exclusive license to employ Internet courses for training in IHS medical facilities.
Servers to be geographically deployed across the United States for greater stability.
System must provide training, testing, tracking, and printable education records for record keeping for IHS users that complete the online courses.
The contractor must be an authorized provider of CE and CE credit must be included in license fee. The Accreditations must be through the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
The contractor shall host all course content, testing functions, and CE course completion record keeping on the contractor s server of any required data.
Courseware must be Aviation Industry CBT Committee (AICC) and Sharable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM) compliant.
Provide an online and print User's Guide and a technical Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ).
Ability to provide accessibility to data in usable format.
Access to system 24 hours day 7 days a week with appropriate and available customer/technical support..
User (employee) data must be directly accepted from the education tracking system
Site must be secure.
Allow addition and/or deletion of courses to an individual users account.
Must be Jaws 5.10 screen reader compatible.
Must have pre-test capability allowing employees to test out when reaching minimum passing score.
Must have post-test or assessment of learning tool capability linking completion of course to an export/import functionality.
Must be able to survey or evaluate course.
Ability for course participants to print out certificates of completion from the Internet
Ability to view course content (text and graphics, links, PowerPoint, streaming video streaming, etc.) online from any Personal Computer (PC) with Internet access.
All user data must be stored on host server with the customer s own unique database.
Host server must be secure and a guarantee that sensitive information is protected.
The ability to create new or custom educational materials is required.
Ability to access and utilize competency verification checklists.
Ability for local administrator(s) at each IHS medical facility to determine access and administrative privileges for users and managers.
Ability to provide the following reports: User Summary, User Detail, Course Summary, Course Detail, Cost Center/Facility Summary, Cost Center/Facility Detail, Certificate Summary and Certificate Detail.
Data can generated and delivered to the IHS Division of Nursing in the form of reports and include:
Number of IHS staff accessing online courses
Number of IHS staff obtaining CE units from online courses
Online courses accessed by IHS staff
Location of IHS staff accessing online courses
Number of CE units obtained by IHS staff through online courses
Ability to provide Exception Reports in that the administrators can assign course curriculum and then track who has not completed said curriculum.
Ability of manager and user to design curriculum.
Ability to assign curriculum and/or courses to a user or group of users with specified required date for completion.
Ability to include a remediation function to show users which test questions were answered incorrectly.
Ability to show which questions were missed and provide another opportunity to answer them.
A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Any source capable of performing the work should submit a statement of capabilities with documentation supporting its ability to meet the Government s requirement (see above). Capability statements should be submitted by June 27, 2008 at 8:00 AM Eastern Savings Time to the point of contact listed in this announcement.
