Department of Defense Awards Northrop Grumman the Clinical and Health Data Repository Initiative Contract
13 Août 2007 - 7:30PM
PR Newswire (US)
MCLEAN, Va., Aug. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northrop Grumman
Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded a contract by the U.S.
Department of Defense to deploy, enhance and maintain the Clinical
and Health Data Repository initiative to help the Defense
Department and Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) seamlessly share
patient information. The Clinical and Health Data Repository
initiative provides real-time exchange of computable health data
between the Defense Department's electronic health record system,
AHLTA, and the VA's HealtheVet patient record system, VistA.
Northrop Grumman's Information Technology (IT) sector developed
enhancements to AHLTA for the Clinical and Health Data Repository
project under a contract award in 2005. Northrop Grumman has
supported the AHLTA system as the primary systems integrator and
developer since 1999. "As a leading provider of health information
exchanges, Northrop Grumman is uniquely positioned to provide the
Defense Department and VA with a secure and efficient solution to
proficiently share data and provide the best medical care possible
to United States military personnel and veterans," said Linda
Mills, president of Northrop Grumman IT's Civilian Agencies group.
Under the terms of the contract, Northrop Grumman's IT sector will
provide systems engineering and integration, information assurance
and security, configuration management, technical support, and
system enhancement and maintenance. The contract is valued at $10.3
million over one base year with two one-year options. Work on the
contract will be conducted in Chantilly, Va., South Jordan, Utah,
and various Defense Department and VA medical facilities
nationwide. Northrop Grumman is a trusted integrator of advanced
health solutions, including health and benefits systems management
and information security. The company's services span the public
health, healthcare delivery and life sciences domains, and include
cutting-edge information exchange for electronic health records,
Web-enabled workflow processing and large-scale information
management. Northrop Grumman has developed a range of military
health solutions applicable and adaptable for today's emerging
national priorities. Northrop Grumman Corporation is a $30 billion
global defense and technology company whose 120,000 employees
provide innovative systems, products, and solutions in information
and services, electronics, aerospace and shipbuilding to government
and commercial customers worldwide. DATASOURCE: Northrop Grumman
Corporation CONTACT: Christy Whitman, +1-571-213-5302, , or Juli
Ballesteros, APR, +1-703-556-2736, , both of Northrop Grumman
Corporation Web site: http://www.northropgrumman.com/
http://www.northropgrumman.com/media
Copyright
Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC)
Graphique Historique de l'Action
De Juin 2024 à Juil 2024
Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC)
Graphique Historique de l'Action
De Juil 2023 à Juil 2024