Former Public Health Service doctor joins Northrop
Sam Shekar, M.D., has been appointed chief medical officer of Northrop Grumman Corp.’s Information Systems sector, providing strategic direction for the company’s health information technology business.
Smartronix acquires health IT company
The acquisition of Cogon Systems of Pensacola, Fla., adds a virtual health network platform to Smartronix's offerings.
SRA wins $100M DOD award for grant assistance
SRA International Inc. will use its specialized information technology services to assist the Defense Department’s scientific review of research grant applications under a re-competed contract with a potential value of $100 million over five years.
CGI contract tackles diabetes care in Ontario
CGI Group Inc. will design, build and manage a chronic disease management system and portal in Ontario under a six-year, $46.2 million contract with eHealth Ontario, a provincial government agency.
Baroni leads Attain to new markets
Attain LLC has closed more than 20 contracts worth a total of more than $20 million as it focuses on the energy, cybersecurity and health care markets.
CGI Federal continues triage of CMS Web sites
CGI Federal Inc. will continue to upgrade Web sites for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services under a five-year contract worth $73.2 million.
ICF to expand cancer data collection for CDC
ICF International will build cancer data repositories for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under a new $19 million contract.
Baker responds to VA VistA report
Roger Baker, assistant secretary for information and technology at the VA, thanks the VistA advisory committee for its "exhaustive" report.
Spadac adds risk analysis assets to offerings
Spadac Inc., a provider of predictive and geointelligence analysis solutions for government and industry, has acquired all intellectual property assets of Veratect Corp. Financial terms were not reported.
ACS to manage California Medicaid info system
Affiliated Computer Services Inc. will assume the management of California’s Medicaid Management Information System under a 10-year, $1.6 billion contract.
7 hot IT projects for 2011
An analysis of the 2011 budget proposal finds a few gems inside what is otherwise a slow-growth budget.
AT&T wins $27M telehealth contract
AT&T was awarded a contract for a major project to deliver health care to remote areas via a broadband network with the California Telehealth Network.
HP aims to be heard in global cybersecurity dialogue, official says
Larry Irving, Hewlett Packard’s new vice president of global government affairs, says his travels to HP facilities around the world have given him a perspective on the leading government information technology issues of the day -- especially cybersecurity.
The emergence of the e-patient
The National Library of Medicine held a conference to highlight how patients are using health IT to help manage their own care.
AHRQ awards $44M for health IT support
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality awarded 12 task orders to help support training, Web sites, meetings and knowledge sharing for health IT.
HHS awards $267M for health IT regional centers
The Health and Human Services Department funds centers designed to help doctors and rural hospitals use health IT.
How the VA VistA system is like a fighter jet
Dr. Steve Ondra's metaphor comparing the VA's electronic health record systems to fighter jets took wing at the AFCEA Health IT Day today.
HHS provides $144M for health IT training and research
The Health and Human Services Department is handing out $144 million to set up health IT workforce training programs and health IT research projects.
VA/DOD center might offer lessons for health IT
A first-of-its-kind health facility in Chicago could serve as a case study in how DOD and the VA can integrate electronic health record systems.
SAIC task order will triage Walter Reed IT services
Science Applications International Corp. will provide information technology services to Walter Reed Army Medical Center under a contract that could be worth $26 million.
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