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HEALTHLINIC PM AGREEMENT <br />This Agreement made and entered into this 3rd dqy of January, 200.5, by and between <br />The University ofNorth Carolina at Chapel Hill for its School of Medicine, hereinafter refereed <br />to as the "University," The University of North Carolina Hospitals, hereinafter referred to as <br />"UNC Hospitals," and Orange County Health Department, hereinafter referred to as the <br />"Practice" for and on behalf of itself, its physicians, and mid-level practitioners who provide care <br />under the supervision of a licensed physician of the Practice. <br />WHEREAS, HealthLink PM is a service offered by the University and UNC Hospitals <br />designed to provide after hours call services with nurse-based triage according to practice- <br />approved guidelines and protocols to patients of pediatricians, family physicians, and internists, <br />and mid-level practitioners who provide Gaze under the supervision of a licensed physician, in <br />Chapel Hill and the surrounding area; <br />WHEREAS, the University and the UNC Hospitals desire to make available the services <br />of HealthLirk PM to the Practice in consideration for the Practice's payment of the fair market <br />value of such services; and <br />WHEREAS, the Practice desires to participate in HealthLink PM under the terms and <br />conditions set forth in this Agreement. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the following mutual <br />promises, covenants, and conditions, the parties agree as follows: <br />1. The University and UNC Hospitals will: <br />A. Provide after hours call service with nurse-based triage according to Practice- <br />approved guidelines and protocols to patients of the Practice who call HealthLink PM with their <br />rnedical problems.. <br />B. Provide the services of HealthL,inlc PM as agreed upon with the Practice. Such <br />services are available seven (7) days a week, twenty-four (24) hours a day, including weekends <br />and holidays. The Practice will determine the hours of coverage of HealthLink PM that it desires <br />for its patients and will notify the University and/or UNC Hospitals of such coverage <br />determination at the execution of this Agreement. The specifc hours of coverage of HealthLirilc <br />PM desired by the Practice are set forth in Appendix A hereto, the terms of which are <br />incorporated herein by reference. <br />C. Transmit to the Practice by fax each morning a list and description of all of the <br />transactions with the Practice's patients from the preceding night. <br />D. Ensure coverage for the nurses who provide triage services through HealthLink <br />PM under a policy or policies of professional liability insurance or self insurance, including <br />medical malpractice insurance. <br />3/97 <br />