Healthcare IT

Esri and the Pacific Disaster Center collaborate to monitor the spread of Zika virus across the globe with a company-built mapping tool. PDC shares the mapped information about the characteristics of the virus and the breeding grounds of Zika-carrying mosquitoes with health services and aid responders, Esri said Wednesday. “Esri GIS technology specifically allows us to characterize the Zika […] More

Planned Systems International Inc. has completed a global deployment of the company’s blood donor management system for the Defense Department‘s Armed Services Blood Program. The system employs a centralized database built to manage and monitor blood donor registration, screening and blood products for U.S. military and civilian personnel, PSI said May 12. PSI CEO Terry Lin said the […] More

Royal Philips has partnered with the United Nations Population Fund to launch a second center in Kenya that will work to mitigate newborn and maternal mortality incidents through community development programs and primary healthcare services. Philips said Thursday the community life center in Mandera County, Kenya, will turn a health facility into a community center that […] More

The Centers for Innovation in Advanced Development and Manufacturing has received an 18-month, $10.49 million task order from the Department of Health and Human Services to help the agency develop a second-generation anthrax vaccine. CIADM is located at Texas A&M University in College Station will support development of Altimmune‘s NasoShield anthrax vaccine candidate that is meant to be […] More

Silver Spring, Maryland-based software engineering company Ad Hoc LLC will collaborate with three other technology companies to help the Department of Veterans Affairs design, build and maintain an online portal of various agency services under a $12.9 million contract. The contract also covers website application development, content creation, identity authentication and testing services, the department said in a FedBizOpps […] More

Google’s DeepMind subsidiary and the U.K. National Health Service have signed an agreement that would allow DeepMind to gain access to healthcare information of approximately 1.6 million patients of three Royal Free NHS Trust-run hospitals in London, New Scientist reported Friday. Hal Hodson writes the data sharing agreement between NHS and Google’s artificial intelligence firm […] More

HumanTouch has established an office in Atlanta, Georgia to provide help desk and information technology support services to the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The company said Monday it will support health IT operations of both the FDA and CDC from the company office as part of two federal contracts the company holds positions […] More

The U.S. Army has released a request for information on potential industry sources of information technology platforms and services in support of the service branch’s telehealth program for patients at home and other remote locations. The Army Medical Command said in a FedBizOpps notice published Monday the RFI is in response to a Feb. 3 memorandum issued by […] More

A Toshiba medical systems unit has received a Defense Department authorization to operate one of the company’s ultrasound systems for the U.S. Air Force. Toshiba America Medical Systems‘ Aplio Platinum series ultrasound system has met Air Force and Defense Health Agency guidelines for patient health information malware and malicious software protection, the company said Thursday. Aplio Platinum systems contain Microsoft Windows […] More

Fulcrum has been awarded five additional task areas as part of a modification to its existing position on a potential 10-year, $20 billion governmentwide contract vehicle for information technology products and services managed by a National Institutes of Health office. The company now competes for work in all 10 areas under the NIH Chief Information […] More

Philips‘ medical systems subsidiary has landed a $77 million contract modification from the Defense Logistics Agency for continued training and delivery of patient monitoring systems, subsystems, accessories, spares and repair parts. Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support has exercised the seventh of nine one-year option periods under the contract with an initial one-year base period, the Defense Department said […] More

The Defense Department has installed a Mediware Information Systems-designed blood establishment computer software the military now uses at more than 20 treatment facilities worldwide. DoD will use Mediware’s LifeTrak to manage blood donations and handle tasks for functions in areas such as donor recruitment and management assistance, manufacturing, testing, labeling and blood product distribution, Mediware said Thursday. The Military Health System uses LifeTrak for MHS’ […] More