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  • Johns Hopkins APL to Help Update Navy Healthcare Delivery Model - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Johns Hopkins APL to Help Update Navy Healthcare Delivery Model

    Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory has partnered with the U.S Navy to facilitate a pilot program that aims to increase service members’ access to medical services. APL said Thursday it will integrate systems, assess tools and analyzes data in an effort to update healthcare delivery models for active-duty servicemen in Pensacola, Fla., through the Connected Corpsmen in […] More

  • Tiag to Build Wellness & Performance Tracking Platform for Navy Sailors - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Tiag to Build Wellness & Performance Tracking Platform for Navy Sailors

    Reston, Virginia-based technology services provider tiag will design and build an expanded version of its performance tracking system for the U.S. Navy. The company said Tuesday it will evolve the Warrior Performance Platform into an interactive Human Performance Self-Service Kiosk in an effort to provide sailors access to wellness and nutrition information tailored to their individual fitness goals. The HPSSK will also work to integrate with various personal electronic devices and […] More

  • ManTech Secures VA Health IT Support Subcontract; Daniel Keefe Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ManTech Secures VA Health IT Support Subcontract; Daniel Keefe Comments

    ManTech International has received a potential $20 million subcontract from Liberty IT Solutions to provide support services to the Department of Veterans Affairs‘ Office of Information & Technology. ManTech said Friday it will perform troubleshooting, systems engineering, software development and operational support work on VA’s telemedicine and VistA Imaging  platforms. Daniel Keefe, president and chief operating officer of ManTech’s […] More

  • Army Seeks Industry Info on Telemedicine IT Platforms, Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Seeks Industry Info on Telemedicine IT Platforms, Services

    The U.S. Army has released a request for information on potential industry sources of information technology platforms and services in support of the service branch’s telehealth program for patients at home and other remote locations. The Army Medical Command said in a FedBizOpps notice published Monday the RFI is in response to a Feb. 3 memorandum issued by […] More

  • Huntington Ingalls' Mike Petters: Employers Embrace On-Site Healthcare, Telemedicine - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Huntington Ingalls’ Mike Petters: Employers Embrace On-Site Healthcare, Telemedicine

    Mike Petters, president and CEO of Huntington Ingalls Industries, wrote in an opinion piece published Friday on Philly.com that he observed that more companies are launching on-site clinics to provide medical services for their employees. He also cited a Mercer report that estimates 37 percent of companies that employ 5,000 workers or more now offer […] More

  • Emergency Service Providers Pick TCS’ Telemedicine Platform; Jay Whitehurst, Christopher Newton Comment - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Emergency Service Providers Pick TCS’ Telemedicine Platform; Jay Whitehurst, Christopher Newton Comment

    TeleCommunication Systems has been selected to deploy its VirtuMedix telemedicine system for the patients of Infinity HealthCare and Emergency Physician Medical Group in the Midwest region. Infinity HealthCare and EPMG physicians will engage patients via computers and mobile devices on VirtuMedix’s cloud-based architecture, TCS said Thursday. Jay Whitehurst, TCS commercial software group president, said the company […] More

  • Jay Whitehurst: TCS Designs Telemedicine Tool for Mobile, Web Health Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Jay Whitehurst: TCS Designs Telemedicine Tool for Mobile, Web Health Services

    TeleCommunication Systems has developed a new video telemedicine platform for healthcare providers and workers in a North Carolina-based independent emergency medicine group to remotely consult with more than 300,000 patients per year. TCS said Monday that the Wake Emergency Physicians, PA group will be the first healthcare organization to implement TCS’ VirtuMedix platform and the company will demonstrate the technology […] More

  • Inmarsat, Nonprofit Partner for Satellite Telemedicine Project; Rupert Pearce Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Inmarsat, Nonprofit Partner for Satellite Telemedicine Project; Rupert Pearce Comments

    Inmarsat and the Global eHealth Foundation will collaborate to introduce telemedicine programs meant to connect healthcare providers with patients in sub-Saharan Africa with the aid of satellite communications technology. The alliance intends to use Inmarsat’s Alphasat global telecommunications satellite to help people living in remote areas throughout sub-Saharan Africa to access mobile healthcare services, Inmarsat […] More