Healthcare IT

Ginkgo Bioworks has secured a position on a potential 10-year Defense Department omnibus contract worth up to $8.3 billion for chemical and biosecurity projects. The company said Wednesday it will develop and deploy biosecurity tools as the only synthetic biology firm on the Joint Enterprise Research, Development, Acquisition and Production/Procurement indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. Gingko’s biosecurity tools […] More

Booz Allen Hamilton has developed a platform to help the Food and Drug Administration‘s Office of Translational Sciences explore healthcare blockchain technology, GCN reported Friday. The platform is built on the InterPlanetary File System for encryption and reduced data duplication purposes, and uses Ethereum for data access management on private networks, the report said. Lauren Neal, a […] More

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

HMS Technologies‘ 1Vision subsidiary and AMC Health have received authority to operate certification and a contract from the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide telehealth services to former military personnel and their family members. The team also won a spot on a potential $258.7 million contract to help the VA deploy platforms built to comply with data […] More

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

Metabolon will provide metabolomic profiling services to help the Department of Veterans Affairs identify health biological markers of military retirees through the company’s partnership with AKESOgen. The profiles will be used to build a database of genetic, military and environmental exposure, lifestyle and health information of retired service members for the department’s Million Veteran Program, Metabolon said Thursday. “The […] More

The State Department has issued a request for information on vendors that can help develop an “analysis of alternatives” for an upcoming electronic health record system procurement effort. A FedBizOpps notice posted Friday says that DOS needs industry support to evaluate the potential advantages and risks of the department’s shared EHR services with other federal agencies and examine other EHR commercial off-the-shelf […] More

Cherokee Nation Technologies has won a potential five-year, $55 million order from the Defense Health Agency to provide health surveillance support for the Defense Department. DoD said Thursday the company will help maintain existing infrastructure; respond to inquiries from medical and health authorities; and analyze, interpret and disseminate information on the status, trends and determinants of the […] More

By Light Professional IT Services and Cybraics have partnered to expand their healthcare information security and data protection services for the government sector. The partnership seeks to integrate artificial intelligence and security analytics “as a service” platforms into By Light’s cybersecurity portfolio, the company said Monday. By Light CEO Bob Donahue said that adding AI technology into the […] More