Ed Meehan joined Accenture in 1990 and was recently promoted to managing director of the firm’s U.S. federal civilian portfolio. He previously directed sales for Accenture’s federal business within the health and public service practice. Meehan recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz about the career he has built at Accenture, the challenges he faced along the way [...]
ICF International has won a $15.8 million recompete contract from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention to carry out a national survey on youth health, the company announced Thursday. The Fairfax, Va.-based contracting and consulting firm will study risky behaviors, school health policies and practices and tobacco use under the 70-month contract. Rocco Russo, [...]
HP launched a healthcare affiliate program to provide customers specialized equipment such as medical charts, digital signage and clinical reference technology. HP said it formed the HP Healthcare Alliance program with companies such as Quest Diagnostics, Greenway Medical Technologies and Central Logic. Independent software providers combine their offerings with HP’s hardware through the alliance. HP and its partners [...]
Intel Corp. and the United Nations Population Fund have unveiled a joint effort to educate 1 million healthcare workers worldwide through technology. The UN said on Monday the initiative aims to use software and technical assistance to reduce the number of deaths related to childbirth. The UN said Intel will work with governments to increase [...]
The Washington Post recently reported on the deadline issues surrounding healthcare exchanges. The deadline is set for Jan. 1, 2014 and the Post reports some states are unsure as to whether they will make it. The exchange consists of a web-site where small business and individuals will be able to access insurance policy offerings and [...]
Microsoft recently partnered with the Virginia Department of Health and healthcare systems firm Unival to establish a statewide electronic healthcare registry, according to published reports. The registry will allow residents to provide doctors with instructions regarding what steps to take protect their lives in case of a medical emergency. Residents’ healthcare records will be stored within Microsoft’s HealthVault [...]
The Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services is reaching out to the private sector to help healthcare providers comply with federal regulations. Over the next three months, the office will release 11 video and audio presentations on compliance topics including major healthcare fraud and abuse laws through its website. The [...]
