Health IT

State is taking an ‘important step’ for planned EHR, as key lawmaker moves to speed it up

State’s Bureau of Medical Services has been working for more than a decade to replace its current paper-based medical record system with an electronic solution to better meet the healthcare needs of its diplomatic corps.

  • By Edward Graham

SAIC completes purchase of large healthcare services provider

Acquisition of maxIT expands SAIC's services and solutions to commercial hospital groups and other medical organizations.

  • By David Hubler

General Dynamics tasked with upgrading IHS health info system

Under the $20.6M contract, GDIT will provide software engineering and support services for the Indian Health Service.

  • By Mark Hoover

Guident hires new director of health IT

Guident hires Denise Tauriello to handle growing health care business.

  • By Nick Wakeman

ICF provides EPA with risk assessment tech support

Contract calls for assisting EPA office’s chemical mixtures exposure issues.

  • By David Hubler

Xerox brings health insurance cloud to the Sunshine State

Cloud-based system will give consumers and employers more information when making health insurance selections.

  • By David Hubler

DRC’s first NetCents 2 task will improve AF architecture

Dynamics Research Corp. will enhance and manage the Air Force Medical Service enterprise architecture capabilities.

  • By David Hubler

Dell wins $100M Alliant order from NIH unit

Computer giant’s support includes network infrastructure, engineering services and cloud computing services.

  • By David Hubler

Harris to build major wireless network for VA

Contract will create one of the largest health care mobility infrastructure deployments in the world.

  • By David Hubler

LCG Systems promotes new CIO

Promotion aligns with company’s plan for federal health IT market.

  • By David Hubler

HP wins $90M contract for health claims processing

As a third-party insurance administrator, HP Enterprise Services manages the Oklahoma's health risk assessment program.

  • By David Hubler

Former Booz Allen exec takes VP post at Paragon

David Gordon will lead the division delivering advanced healthcare IT solutions to government clients.

  • By David Hubler

LMI wins trio of CMS health care services contracts

Contracts call for operational support and helping CMS develop business processes and data analytics.

  • By David Hubler

Are you ready to blow up your business model?

Despite its success, IntelliDyne chose to rebuild to stay ahead of the curve. What can its story teach you?

  • By David Hubler
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SAIC helps Army engineers find, eliminate atomic waste

Work protects public health, environment from low-level radioactive contamination from atomic weapons development in the 1940s and 1950s.

  • By David Hubler

Northrop opens Maryland offices for Social Security, CMS

New facility will house employees from across Northrop Grumman's Health IT Division.

  • By David Hubler

Former VA deputy CIO rejoins SRA

Ed Meagher leaves CSC and heads back to SRA where he provided strategic guidance for the company’s VA programs.

  • By David Hubler

4 strategies focused on health IT

Acquisitions and other strategic moves position the largest government contractors for growing health-IT opportunities. Are you working to capture this market?

  • By Richard W. Walker

Xerox takes over $1.6B Medi-Cal claims processing contract

Since assuming operational responsibility last October, the company has processed more than 90 million California Medicaid claims totaling $7.5 billion.

  • By David Hubler

CSC wins $297M Maryland Medicaid IT upgrade award

Contractor team will implement a new information system solution for state system.

  • By David Hubler

CNSI calls in MD to operate clinical affairs unit

New CMO served as Medicaid medical director for the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals.

  • By David Hubler