Status: (11/10/98) Agreement among the Associate Medical Center Director, the Chiefs-of-Staff of both divisions, and the ACOS/Ambulatory Care that 2 Clinical Applications Coordinators positions should be created and filled

Actions: 12/17/98 PDs submitted to Acting Medical Center Director for submission to our VISN Director; 1/19/99 notice received of VISN approval; 2/5/99 PDs submitted for classification with a request that this be completed by 3/1/99

Target completion date for CACs to be on duty: April 1, 1999

Outcome: May 1, 1999 - three CACs (one reassigned staff member and two detailed staff members) begin their assignments; the staff member who has been the Acting CAC since initial OE/RR implementation and will continue in this capacity as an ongoing resource to the CACs

Target completion date: See calendar for details related to all activities leading up to the completion date

Actions: CAC's suggest Education Service oversee this task. CAC's will set-up class schedules, differentiating sessions by user class.

Actions: Conference call with Bruce Blackburn 5-6-99 at 10AM to discuss contract specifications. Contract negotiation via conference call with B. Blackburn and SAIC, 5-13-99. Reviewed proposed contract written 5-18-99. Contract completed, awaiting word that contract is signed from SAIC, and/or Bruce Blackburn.

Actions: Jim Sullivan (IRM) working on updating mirror account.

Target completion date: Prior to Implementation

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