Health IT alliance to spread stimulus gospel

Allscripts, Microsoft and Cisco are now members of an alliance meeting with doctors on the health IT economic stimulus law provisions.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

General Dynamics unit gets Medicare contract

General Dynamics IT's VIPS unit wins contract from Medicare and Medicaid services center.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

Consultancy helps health care agencies with info needs

Customer Value Partners Inc. wants improve the quality of information health care agencies give to the public.

  • By David Hubler

IBM, SSA launch federal health records exchange

The system will speed the processing of disability claims.

  • By Nick Wakeman

CGI to upgrade Medicare Part D services

CGI Federal Inc. will expand its technology services to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services under a new contract that could be worth as much as $135 million.

  • By David Hubler

EDS to manage CMS data center operations

EDS Corp. will operate data centers for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services under a six-year task order with a ceiling value of $19.8 million.

  • By David Hubler

The prognosis is good for state and local health IT

The need for efficiency and a boost from the stimulus package are driving health IT opportunities.

  • By Heather Hayes

Budget gives boost to IT, health care

The Health and Human Services Department would get money to increase techology, research and program integrity under the HHS $76.8 billion request.

  • By Mary Mosquera

Stimulus to generate $4.5B state and local tech spending

Contractors doing business with state and local governments should expect to see $4.5 billion worth of new information technology opportunities from the proposed economic stimulus package, according to Input Inc.

  • By William Welsh

EDS to triage Medicare claims in Northeast states

EDS will assist the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services administer claims payments in the Northeast under a $176 million contract.

  • By David Hubler

CSC to build Medicaid system for North Carolina

Computer Sciences Corp. will install and operate Medicaid payment systems for the state of North Carolina under a $265 million contract.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

Unisys extends New Jersey Medicaid pact

Unisys Corp. will continue processing and paying Medicaid claims for New Jersey under a contract extension.

  • By Doug Beizer
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