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  • Patricia Steinbrech Appointed to Lead Mitre-Operated Federal Healthcare R&D Center - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Patricia Steinbrech Appointed to Lead Mitre-Operated Federal Healthcare R&D Center

    Patricia Steinbrech, former chief information officer and senior vice president of information technology and operations at ACT, has been named VP and director of a federally funded research and development center Mitre manages for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. She will oversee Mitre’s CMS Alliance to Modernize Healthcare FFRDC and the health missions of federal agencies the center supports, the nonprofit […] More

  • CMS Explores Potential Maintenance Support Sources for Health Plan Mgmt System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CMS Explores Potential Maintenance Support Sources for Health Plan Mgmt System

    The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has issued a request for information on potential contractors that can help the agency update and maintain a web-based data system that supports CMS’ Medicare Advantage and Part D, also known as Prescription Drug, programs. CMS said in a FedBizOpps notice posted Wednesday the Health Plan Management System works to oversee […] More

  • CenturyLink to Offer EagleForce's Pharmaceutical Predictive Analytics Tech to Gov't; Erich Sanchack Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CenturyLink to Offer EagleForce’s Pharmaceutical Predictive Analytics Tech to Gov’t; Erich Sanchack Comments

    CenturyLink will offer EagleForce Associates‘ predictive analytics technology for pharmaceutical monitoring to federal, state and local government agencies under an exclusive sales and distribution agreement between the two companies. The deal works to expand CenturyLink’s big data analytics portfolio and support government efforts to curb prescription drug waste, fraud and abuse, the company said Tuesday. Erich Sanchack, CenturyLink senior vice president […] More

  • AcademyHealth Partners With Mitre-Operated R&D Center to Help Address Health IT Challenges - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AcademyHealth Partners With Mitre-Operated R&D Center to Help Address Health IT Challenges

    A Mitre-run federally funded research and development center and AcademyHealth have forged a partnership to help the Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services address health information technology challenges in the U.S. Mitre said Wednesday AcademyHealth and the CMS Alliance to Modernize Healthcare FFRDC will study the impact of policy changes in […] More

  • Deltek Report: Federal Health IT Demand to Reach $6.4B by Fiscal 2021 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Deltek Report: Federal Health IT Demand to Reach $6.4B by Fiscal 2021

    A new Deltek report predicts that U.S. federal government demand for vendor-furnished health information technology products and services will hit $6.4 billion by fiscal year 2021 from $6 billion in fiscal 2016 at a compound annual growth rate of 1.4 percent. The “Federal Health Information Technology Market, 2016-2021” report forecasts that efforts to digitize, share, analyze and […] More

  • ARDX to Help CMS' Efforts to Process Medicare Data; Angela Reddix Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ARDX to Help CMS’ Efforts to Process Medicare Data; Angela Reddix Comments

    Norfolk, Virginia-based healthcare management company ARDX has received consolidated support services contract from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to help the agency’s push to process Medicare data in an accurate and timely manner. ARDX said Monday the contract covers operational, technical and project management support services for the Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug […] More

  • CMS to Extend Use of McKesson InterQual Criteria for Medicare Auditing Efforts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CMS to Extend Use of McKesson InterQual Criteria for Medicare Auditing Efforts

    McKesson‘s health solutions business has received a contract to continue to provide the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services access to company-developed criteria for Medicare services auditing programs. InterQual Criteria works to help administrative law judges, Medicare fiscal intermediaries and administrative contractors, quality improvement organizations and CMS departments to make evidence-based clinical decisions and manage care, McKesson […] More

  • CSG to Assess New Mexico's Medicaid Info System Replacement Project - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CSG to Assess New Mexico’s Medicaid Info System Replacement Project

    The New Mexico Human Services Department has chosen CSG Government Solutions to provide independent verification and validation services for the state’s Medicaid Management Information System replacement project. CSG said Thursday it will conduct proactive IV&V assessments of HSD’s MMIS planning, procurement development, vendor integration, risks, technology design, development and implementation quality throughout the project life cycle. “The State’s MMIS replacement […] More

  • NeoSystems Introduces Online Resource Center for CMS IT Services Vehicle Awardees - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NeoSystems Introduces Online Resource Center for CMS IT Services Vehicle Awardees

    NeoSystems has launched a government contractor online resource center for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services‘ potential 10-year, $25 billion Strategic Partner Acquisition Readiness Contract vehicle for information technology services. The company said Thursday its online resource center and lineup of jump-start events will work to prepare SPARC awardees execute and comply with the contract requirements. “Being […] More

  • DCCA to Build, Maintain IT Platform for CMS' Medicaid Drug Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DCCA to Build, Maintain IT Platform for CMS’ Medicaid Drug Program

    The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has awarded Data Computer Corporation of America a potential four-year, $12 million contract to design, build and maintain an information technology system for CMS’ Medicaid Drug Program. DCCA said Wednesday it will use open architecture and open source commercial off-the-shelf products to develop the MDP platform as well as apply a human-centric design approach that complies with […] More

  • NCI to Offer Big Data & Analytics Services Under 1st Task Order for $2.5B CMS Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NCI to Offer Big Data & Analytics Services Under 1st Task Order for $2.5B CMS Contract

    A subsidiary of NCI has received the first task order worth $76.8 million from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to apply big data and analytics to help detect and prevent fraud, waste and abuse among Medicare and Medicaid claims within the Midwestern jurisdiction. The company said July 28 the covered jurisdiction includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio and Wisconsin. […] More

  • Accenture Opens Baltimore CMS, SSA Contract Support Hub - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Accenture Opens Baltimore CMS, SSA Contract Support Hub

    An Accenture subsidiary has unveiled a facility in Baltimore in order to provide support for Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services‘ and Social Security Administration‘s information technology programs and contracts. Accenture Federal Services will use the Innovation Center for Technology to support SSA’s Specialized Assistance and Advisory Services initiative and IT Support Services Contract as well […] More