7610--Micromedex Pharmaceutical Online Database - Brand Name or Equal

VISN 6 Education Service Line

On-Line Pharmaceutical Data Base

1.0 Scope and Purpose

1.1 The VA Mid-Atlantic Veterans Health Care Network (VISN 6) requires online web access to a cross-searchable medication, toxicology, patient education and disease state information database. The online platform must allow quick searches across all resources simultaneously in one search statement. Online access must be available 24/7 for VISN 6 clinical staff. This reduces the need for multiple individual hardcopies of expensive resources. The software will include clinical intervention documentation, ward inspection database documentation, quality assurance documentation, formulary management tools and drug information hyperlinks within documentation forms.

2.0 Specific Requirements

2.1 The VA Mid-Atlantic Health Care Network requires online access to a product that will provide, via one interface and one search platform access to the comprehensive databases that include:

Alternative and Herbal Medication Database

Comprehensive Medication Monographs

Adverse Drug Reaction Query

Patient Education Material (disease and drug)

IV Compatibility Charts/Tables/Query tools

Toxicology/Poison Control

Pharmaceutical Product Identification

Drug Interaction Query (with citations)

REMS Database (updated)

Clinical Efficacy Documentation (with citations)

Smart phone / tablet application

Databases provide drug information, dosing and therapeutic tools and drug identification relevant to VISN 6 staff.

medication dosage calculators, tablet/capsule identification and emergency treatment

administration, monitoring, compatibility, and admixing instructions for parenteral medications

patient management and treatment protocols (including drugs, plants, household products)

complementary and alternative medicine

an international directory providing formulas, synonyms and therapeutic courses of drugs and drug derivatives

comprehensive drug monographs, drug consults, and references (to include hyperlinks to primary literature)

online, comprehensive reference resource that is able to offer specialty focused clinical resources including, multi-drug interaction checker and evidence-based application mobile / tablet devices

online database and user friendly documentation forms to document clinical interventions which includes direct hyperlinks to monograph of medication documented in the intervention form including ability to assign follow up issues to other users

online database and user friendly documentation forms to document drug information requests which includes direct hyperlinks to monograph of medication documented in the drug information request form

comprehensive query and reporting tools for reporting and analysis of interventions, documented activities and workload

comprehensive query and reporting tools for reporting and analysis of ward inspection discrepancies, compliance, documented activities and workload

online database and user friendly documentation forms to document ward inspections

online formulary management tools that enable customization of online medication monographs to include local documents, links and specific formulary communications

Continual automatic updates / revisions of all database content (quarterly updates minimum) with annotations to indicate date of last revision.

Tools designed for clinical application like drug interaction checking for drug-drug, drug-food, drug-disease, drug-ethanol, and drug-laboratory, drug-pregnancy, and drug-lactation, as well as drug ID tools.

Tools for pre-hospital protocols & protocol checklists, procedure and treatment information, lab recommendations; including interpretations, values and ranges, reproductive risks; including effects of drugs, industrial chemicals, physical and environmental agents, as well as compilation of scientific reviews on teratogenic effects, alternative medication information for patient safety: provides recommendations for blending alternative therapies with conventional medicine to offer full range of options and help optimize treatment outcomes.

2.2 For the above list, the contractor will provide the following:

Proof of current operability and full integration with another VA Medical Center.

License rights for 24/7 desktop web access for the VA Health Care Systems in VISN 6 for the States of North Carolina and Virginia:

Customer service will be available to troubleshoot website/connectivity issues via phone, e-mail, etc.

VISN 6 staff need access to all of the resources and must be able to search selected resources with one query and one interface.

Customers require a single access interface to search across multiple resources. This type of simultaneous searching reduces the need for multiple searches and saves the agency researcher s research time and the cost of purchasing multiple print subscriptions through various contractors.

3.0 Description of Work

3.1 Ideally, VISN 6 prefers to search across one platform rather than multiple platforms. This method provides a more efficient, time and cost savings manner for staff by saving of overall search time necessary for finding necessary information and performing the research work necessary to meet the mission of the VISN 6.

The contractor is expected to troubleshoot access as needed.

3.2 Deliverables:

a. Static URL, password information (if necessary), product training, technical support numbers, account number, promotional materials, monthly usage statistics.

b. The contractor will have the ability to provide usage statistics on a quarterly basis. The format of the usage statistics is provided either via email or contractor provided login and should include session count, search count and total document retrievals per title.

c. Contractor will provide online tutorials. Contractor will also provide on-site training, briefings and updates to VISN 6.

d. If a plug-in, additional software or recommended software is required for optimal use, please include specific requirements. Contractor will address any questions or problems encountered when using this product with supported software or hardware.

4. Payment

Payment will be made only after satisfactory completion of concrete deliverables/service (i.e. access is available Network-wide via a static URL - IP access).