MD Anderson Cancer Center is soliciting bids to implement a comprehensive Advance Care Planning (ACP) technology solution and successful integration with Epic, including MyChart , within an academic health care facility. The purpose of this solicitation is to obtain product information and proposal pricing for a solution that meets the GCC Initiative's business needs and technical requirements. The resulting contract from this solicitation shall include all costs for implementing the solution, as well as training, technical support, patient support in using the platform and completing documents, change enablement, and ongoing maintenance.The proposer should provide an intuitive application that enhances the MD Anderson Cancer Center experience for patients and their families when it comes to advance care planning. The application should be able to support the completion of advance directive related documents; document uploading; document storage; video display; educational functions; and decision-making aids. The solution must meet MD Anderson Cancer Center's Information Services and Cybersecurity requirements. In addition to the above, the software solution will provide a mechanism through which patients' personal goals and priorities are able to be captured and displayed within Epic for care team members to view within their workflows.
Background
MD Anderson Cancer Center is seeking an advance care planning (ACP) solution as part of its Goal Concordant Care Initiative that will meet the anticipated needs of their current and future patients. The mission of MD Anderson Cancer Center is to eliminate cancer in Texas, the nation, and the world through outstanding programs that integrate patient care, research and prevention, and through education for undergraduate and graduate students, trainees, professionals, employees and the public. The organization is approximately 25,000 strong in its faculty and staff with 1.65 million outpatient visits per year.
Advance Care Planning internal stakeholders include primary oncologists, consulting physicians, advanced care practitioners, nursing, social work, ethics, Supportive Care, patient advocacy, and Spiritual Care.
Work Details
The solicitation aims to implement a comprehensive ACP technology solution and successful integration with Epic, including MyChart®, within an academic health care facility. The solution should provide an intuitive application that enhances the MD Anderson Cancer Center experience for patients and their families when it comes to advance care planning. It should support the completion of advance directive related documents; document uploading; document storage; video display; educational functions; and decision-making aids.
Additionally, the software solution will provide a mechanism through which patients’ personal goals and priorities are able to be captured and displayed within Epic for care team members to view within their workflows.
Place of Performance
The geographic location for the contract performance is MD Anderson Cancer Center.
