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  • Cerner Lands $74M Data Hosting Add-On Contract Under DoD's EHR System Modernization Initiative - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cerner Lands $74M Data Hosting Add-On Contract Under DoD’s EHR System Modernization Initiative

    Healthcare technology developer Cerner has been awarded a potential $73.7 million sole-source contract to host clinical data for the initial operating phase of the Defense Department‘s future Genesis military health records system, FCW reported Thursday. Zach Noble writes the award is an add-on to the $4.3 billion Defense Healthcare Management System Modernization contract the team of Leidos, Cerner and Accenture won in July 2015. DoD initially […] More

  • State Dept Explores Industry Sources of EHR System Implementation Support - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    State Dept Explores Industry Sources of EHR System Implementation Support

    The State Department is requesting information on project management services providers that can help the agency deploy an ambulatory electronic medical records system for the healthcare units of U.S. embassies and consulates worldwide. A FedBizOpps notice published Wednesday states that the department’s Office of Medical Services seeks support on EHR project initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, controlling, training, implementation and go-live and close-out activities. MED […] More

  • Pacific Disaster Center Uses Esri Platform to Track Spread of Zika Virus - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Pacific Disaster Center Uses Esri Platform to Track Spread of Zika Virus

    Esri and the Pacific Disaster Center collaborate to monitor the spread of Zika virus across the globe with a company-built mapping tool. PDC shares the mapped information about the characteristics of the virus and the breeding grounds of Zika-carrying mosquitoes with health services and aid responders, Esri said Wednesday. “Esri GIS technology specifically allows us to characterize the Zika […] More

  • Deltek: 2017 Federal Budget Presents Opportunity for Cyber, R&D, Health IT Vendors - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Deltek: 2017 Federal Budget Presents Opportunity for Cyber, R&D, Health IT Vendors

    Deltek estimates contractor-addressable spending on the U.S. government’s mission-critical programs will increase by $18 billion to about $682 billion in fiscal year 2017 if Congress approves the White House’s latest budget request. The company’s “FY 2017 Federal Budget Request: Challenges and Opportunities” report examines potential business opportunities the $1.14 trillion discretionary spending plan offers to the GovCon sector, Deltek said Thursday. The report forecasts […] More

  • HumanTouch to Support CDC, FDA Through New Atlanta Office - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    HumanTouch to Support CDC, FDA Through New Atlanta Office

    HumanTouch has established an office in Atlanta, Georgia to provide help desk and information technology support services to the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The company said Monday it will support health IT operations of both the FDA and CDC from the company office as part of two federal contracts the company holds positions […] More

  • Research and Markets: Healthcare IoT Security Market to Reach 39.44% CAGR by 2022 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Research and Markets: Healthcare IoT Security Market to Reach 39.44% CAGR by 2022

    Research and Markets has released a new report that forecasts a 39.44% compound annual growth rate for the global healthcare Internet of Things security market from 2016 through 2022. The “Global Healthcare IOT Security Market: Focus on Solutions, Services, and Geography – Estimation & Forecast, 2016-2022” estimates the market reached $4.74 billion in 2015 and will […] More

  • Russell Granzow: DoD Certifies Philips' Digital Pathology Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Russell Granzow: DoD Certifies Philips’ Digital Pathology Tech

    A Royal Philips-built digital pathology technology has been certified by the Defense Department as security compliant under the DoD Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Process. DoD granted Philips a DIACAP certification and an authorization to operate for the company’s IntelliSite platform that is designed to manage pathological workflows, facilitate multisite collaboration among clinicians and secure electronic protected health information, Philips said Thursday. “This latest […] More

  • Raytheon to Integrate Speech Recognition Tech Into Entrada's Mobile Health IT Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon to Integrate Speech Recognition Tech Into Entrada’s Mobile Health IT Platform

    A Raytheon subsidiary has agreed to combine its speech-to-text conversion technology with Entrada‘s cloud-based mobile productivity platform as the companies aim to simplify the documentation of patient data. Entrada’s technology is designed to help caregivers dictate a patient’s narrative into an electronic health record via a mobile application, Raytheon said Monday. The mobile-based healthcare platform will be integrated with Raytheon BBN […] More

  • NIST Invites Tech Vendors for Wireless Medical Device Cyberscurity Demo - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NIST Invites Tech Vendors for Wireless Medical Device Cyberscurity Demo

    The National Institute of Standards and Technology is looking for industry partners to help create and demonstrate a standards-based reference technology design for the protection of wireless medical infusion pumps against cyber threats. NIST said Thursday its National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence seeks modules for an end-to-end sample platform intended to help healthcare organizations and clinicians avoid unauthorized access and unintended […] More

  • ReportsnReports.com: EHR, Info Exchanges to Drive Healthcare IT Market Growth Through 2020 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ReportsnReports.com: EHR, Info Exchanges to Drive Healthcare IT Market Growth Through 2020

    New research from ReportsnReports.com forecasts the global healthcare information technology market will enjoy a $13.4 percent annual growth through 2020 as more organizations use electronic health record systems and health information exchanges. ReportsnReports.com said Tuesday healthcare providers have adopted IT tools for managing workflows and patient data in an effort to meet regulatory requirements and […] More

  • Raytheon|Websense Report: Healthcare Industry Plagued by Cybersecurity Threats - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon|Websense Report: Healthcare Industry Plagued by Cybersecurity Threats

    The healthcare sector is 340 percent more likely than any other average industry to experience cybersecurity incidents and attacks, partly due to rapid adoption of electronic medical records, according to a Raytheon|Websense report. Raytheon|Websense’s “2015 Healthcare Drill-Down Report” also indicates that one in 600 attacks on health information technology systems involve sophisticated malware, the cybersecurity […] More

  • Bruce Caswell: Maximus Unveils Long-Term Care Mgmt Platform for State Health Agencies - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Bruce Caswell: Maximus Unveils Long-Term Care Mgmt Platform for State Health Agencies

    Maximus has launched a new suite of DecisionPoint tools for state government agencies to manage healthcare services for senior citizens as well as people with disabilities and eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid. The DecisionPoint for Long-Term Services & Supports offering uses a patient-centered model designed to help states coordinate care of LTC recipients at […] More