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Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Grant = $13,899.58
Toledo Fire & Rescue
CFO Ted Sheares (x3515)
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Authorizing the Mayor to execute, modify, amend, and renew an emergency medical services support memorandum of understanding with Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield; authorizing the Mayor to accept and deposit in an annual amount not to exceed $20,000 in grant proceeds into the Operation Grants Fund; authorizing the appropriation and expenditure of the same; authorizing the Mayor to execute, modify, amend, and renew necessary contracts; waiving the competitive bid requirements of Chapter 187; and declaring an emergency.
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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield has awarded Toledo Fire and Rescue a grant totaling $13,899.58 for the purchase of a one-year subscription to the Handtevy program purposed as a resource to assist with patient medical care. Accordingly, the Handtevy application provides end-users care-specific medication dosing, equipment, and related supply recommendations based on applicable operating procedures across various mediums, including cell phones. Additionally, the program time stamps performed procedures for upload to the patient's electronic health record as an accurate timeline of pre-hospital rendered care for timely use by the treating hospital.
In return, as outlined by the related MOU, are several end-of-program reporting outcomes relating to the application's successful impacts on patient treatments, medication deliveries, conducted procedures, and data transfer to treating hospitals, all of which are provided as aggregate totals, and contain no protected health information or personal identifiable information.
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NOW THEREFORE Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Toledo:
SECTION 1. That the Mayor is authorized to execute, modify, amend and renew such agreement with Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield and any other contracts as may be necessary or appropriate in order to s...
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