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Byron Bright: KBR Continues Cybersecurity Support to DHA
TYSONS CORNER, VA, December 5, 2019 “” KBR (NYSE: KBR) will provide cybersecurity services to the Defense Health Agency at Military Health System sites worldwide as part of a five-year, $216M task order from the Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic, GovCon Wire reported Tuesday.
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in Healthcare IT, News
Booz Allen to Help Military Health System Transform Into ‘High Reliability’ Organization
Booz Allen Hamilton has secured a $13.3M contract modification from the Defense Health Agency to provide integrated professional services to the Military Health System. The company will support MHS as the enterprise works toward obtaining a “High Reliability Organization” status and perform additional services worth $3M in the National Capital Region, the Defense Department said Friday. DoD […] More
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DHA Solicits Industry Input for Military Telehealth System Transformation
The Defense Health Agency seeks information on the availability of tools, services and marketplace data for an upcoming project to centralize the Military Health System‘s care delivery approach. A FedBizOpps notice posted Thursday says the DHA is exploring virtual video, image sharing, warfighter support, specialty care, integration and training service offerings that can help transform the MHS Virtual Health Program. The 2017 […] More
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in Healthcare IT, News
DHA Seeks Info on Enterprise Reference, Metadata Management System
The Defense Health Agency has begun to request information on the availability of an enterprise reference and metadata management platform that will work to integrate business and health data amid the anticipated rise in clinical data driven by the adoption of a new electronic health record system. A FedBizOpps notice posted April 17 says DHA […] More
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in Healthcare IT, News
GlobalMed Gets DoD ATO Certification for Virtual Healthcare Platform
The Defense Department has granted GlobalMed an authorization to deploy a company-built virtual health platform on DoD networks. GlobalMed said Tuesday it received authority to operate for its video-based telehealth offering designed to connect providers and patients. The ATO certification also allows the company to provide virtual healthcare applications, software and hardware for integration into the Military Health System. DoD approved the company’s […] More
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Zane Burke: Cerner, Leidos & Accenture Could Team Again on VA EHR Rollout; Jerry Hogge Comments
Cerner President Zane Burke has said the health information technology company hopes to retain its partnership with Leidos and Accenture for the delivery of a modernized electronic health record system to the Department of Veterans Affairs, Healthcare IT News reported Thursday. The team known as the “Leidos Partnership for Defense Health” won a potential $9 billion […] More
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in Healthcare IT, News
CMS to Extend Use of McKesson InterQual Criteria for Medicare Auditing Efforts
McKesson‘s health solutions business has received a contract to continue to provide the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services access to company-developed criteria for Medicare services auditing programs. InterQual Criteria works to help administrative law judges, Medicare fiscal intermediaries and administrative contractors, quality improvement organizations and CMS departments to make evidence-based clinical decisions and manage care, McKesson […] More
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in Healthcare IT, News
KEPRO to Help DoD Assess Military Healthcare Services; Joe Dougher Comments
KEPRO has received a contract from the Defense Department to conduct healthcare assessments for Military Health System beneficiaries under the Tricare program. As the Defense Health Agency‘s Tricare quality monitoring contractor, the company will integrate the direct and purchased care delivery systems and audit 54 military treatment facilities worldwide, KEPRO said Monday. “We will continue […] More
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in Healthcare IT, News
CGI to Assess DoD Healthcare Mgmt System Modernization Program; Pat Dougherty Comments
CGI has received a task order to test and evaluate the Defense Department“™s healthcare management system modernization initiative in an effort to help streamline healthcare delivery. The company said Friday it will work to verify the Joint Interoperability Test Command“™s requirement for operational and interoperability testing of the DoD“™s electronic health records system. The order contains one base year and two […] More
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General Dynamics Lands Smith & Wesson Gun Barrel Contract; James Debney Comments
A General Dynamics business unit has received a multi-year contract from Smith & Wesson to manufacture hammer-forged gun barrels for integration with the latter“™s M&P pistol. General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems will produce the gun barrels for the pistol that Smith & Wesson proposed to the U.S. Army in order to compete for the […] More