Tag Archives: Health IT

TYSONS CORNER, VA, October 3, 2018 — Mitre and the Food and Drug Administration have developed a guide that aims to help healthcare service providers establish preparedness and response measures for medical devices amid cybersecurity threats, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The nonprofit research firm said Monday the Medical Device Cybersecurity Regional Incident Preparedness …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, October 2, 2018 — Rob Sherry, senior director of federal healthcare at VMware (NYSE: VMW), has said information technology leaders working on electronic health record modernization should collaborate with end users to manage system changes and ensure the quality of data, ExecutiveBiz reported Sept. 20. FedScoop reported that …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, September 7, 2018 — Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) has received recognition from Black Book Market Research as the top health information technology consultant for 2018 based on a survey of approximately 2K healthcare organizations, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. The company said Wednesday it received the highest marks for customer experience …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, August 24, 2018 — A KBR (NYSE: KBR) business unit will support the Defense Health Agency‘s assessment and authorization division in its effort to secure the military’s health information technology systems under a $71M task order, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. The company said Thursday KBRwyle will deliver cybersecurity and other services and build …

The National Institutes of Health has awarded 16 companies spots on the historically underutilized business zone portion of a potential $20 billion governmentwide acquisition contract vehicle for information technology support services. A FedBizOpps notice posted Friday says the NIH’s IT acquisition and assessment center made the HUBZone on-ramp awards through the Chief Information …

Cerner (Nasdaq: CERN) has received a potential 10-year, $10 billion contract to help the Department of Veterans Affairs deploy the same electronic health record platform the Defense Department currently adopts. Robert Wilkie, acting VA secretary, said in a statement published Thursday that VA already has $782 million in fiscal 2018 funds to …

Alvarez & Marsal Capital has acquired a controlling interest in Rockville, Maryland-based health information technology systems provider CNSI for an undisclosed sum. Jack McCarthy, senior managing director and co-founder of A&M Capital, said in a statement published Wednesday CNSI’s proven results and technical leadership position the company for future growth …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Dec. 28, 2017 — Premier (Nasdaq: PINC) seeks to provide health information technology products and services to government agencies via its new position on the General Services Administration‘s IT Schedule 70 contract vehicle, ExecutiveBiz reported Dec. 19. The company said Dec. 18 its inclusion in the procurement vehicle as a federally …

Information technology and security services provider Xator has bought the professional services business of Englewood, Colorado-based cybersecurity company Merlin International for an undisclosed sum. Reston, Virginia-based Xator said in a Dec. 1 news release the acquisition would help expand its presence in the government and critical infrastructure markets. Merlin’s professional …

Rockville, Maryland-based health information technology company CNSI has secured a potential seven-year, $166 million contract from the Labor Department to build and operate a centralized medical bill processing system for DOL’s office of workers’ compensation programs. Work on the contract will cover the receipt and evaluation of medical bills and …