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Statement of Work Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration VA Library Network

TRIP Medical Database

A. GENERAL INFORMATION

1. Introduction:

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), VA Library Network (VALNET) requires an existing, commercial, off-the-shelf (COTS), web-based access to the VA’s online evidence-based medicine databases. The requirement will enable users to access online evidence-based medicine. The other existing VA subscriptions should be accessible with individual creations of a “book shelf” and several other mobile functions.

TRIP (formally Turning Research into Practice), its primary function is to help clinicians identify the best available evidence with which to answer clinical questions. Its roots are firmly in the world of evidence-based medicine.

TRIP searches over 75 sources to find evidence from systematic reviews, evidence-based synopses, clinical guidelines, and regulatory guidance. Trip content also includes international guidelines, e-textbooks, PubMed, and PubMed, in addition to high-quality evidence-based medical information from sources such as BMJ, Lancet, JAMA, and NEJM.

2. Objectives: Providing nationwide access to an authentication system for electronic evidence-based resources and promoting usage of online library resources and other VA services.

3. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: 12-month base year with four (4) 12-month Option years.

4. Scope of Work: An online resource database of high-quality evidence-based medical information. Also, access to a database of Medical Images and Patient Information Leaflets must be included. The database shall be laid out as a Google-like box, with search mode links above the box. Search modes shall include Search, PICO, Advanced Search and Recent. Search shall be a basic search that supports Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT), truncation, phrase searching, proximity searching, dates ranges, and title field searching. These search methods shall be included in the evidence based access.

ACCESS, CONTENT, AND SUPPORT

The contractor shall assure:

A. Supply and maintain a web-based method of establishing self-registration accounts for VA staff.

B. Provide a system that supports Single Sign-On (SSO), ensuring that access can securely and efficiently be provided to VA staff with on-and-off-site access to electronic resources.

C. Supply a system where individual users can be manually added, edited, and remove by the user.

D. Supply a system which can utilize a link resolver resource, such as Serials Solutions and access to Liblynx IPs. (157.230.189.45 and 162.243.143.27) and VA Gateway IPs.

E. Provide expansive usage statistics on request to any account manager/administrator.

F. Supply a system which functions independently from the VA computer network and requires no software to be loaded/uploaded to the VA computer network.

G. Provide links to full text of journals/PDFs (where available) so that patrons can quickly access VAMC subscribed electronic journals and other content.

H. The system is accessible via a variety of personal mobile devices including Apple and Android devices.

I. System downtime is minimal, and the VA project manager is notified when such occurs.

J. All site content and support of the system is the responsibility of the contractor.

K. Onsite and Remote instruction with training materials is available and designed to integrate solutions with maximum efficiency and effectiveness into the VA environment.

L. A variety of searching tools and evidence-based resources access includes:

· Tens of thousands of systematic reviews

· Largest collection of clinical guidelines

· PICO search capability

· SmartSearch showing 3 related articles

· Email alerts for new evidence of interest

· Answer engine – instant answers

· Large collection of grey literature

· Easy to use search refinement tool

· Easy selection of RCTs

· Over 175,000 ongoing clinical trials

· Massive database of medical images

· Tens of thousands of clinical videos

· Link to over a million full-text articles

· Export links to reference management software

· No advertisements

· Advanced search

· Filter results by clinical area

· Article views, see which articles are most popular

· SmartSearch showing unlimited related articles

· Link out to your organization full-text subscription journals

· Institutional usage stats