Item 23

Authorize to exercise a sole source renewal option and amend a contract with the Foundation for Healthy Communities, Concord, NH (originally approved by G&C on 9-3-14, item #53), to continue to identify the needs, provide implementation, and evaluation of tasks to assist NH’s 13 small rural hospitals with improving their telehealth and telemedicine capabilities, and improving quality performance through Lean or other quality improvement training and projects, by increasing the price by $224,940 from $222,000 to an amount not to exceed $446,940, and by extending the completion date from August 31, 2015 to August 31, 2017. 100% Federal Funds.