A new $8.1 million, 12-month add-on contract will provide applications development to the Disability Evaluation System as well as the Armed Forces Health Longitudinal Technology Application.EDS signed Sept. 8 an $8.1
million, 12-month add-on contract with the DoD (U.S. Department of
Defense) Military Health System to make technical enhancements to
several Defense Health Information Management Systems. The contract extends the 16-year relationship between EDS, an HP company, and the military's family of systems that manages and
maintains the military's electronic health records.
EDS will
provide applications development to the Disability Evaluation System as
well as the Armed Forces Health Longitudinal Technology Application, the
military's electronic health record.
"Enhancing the accessibility of deployed service members' medical data
is critical for ensuring health care providers have instant access to
their patients' most vital medical records," Dennis Stolkey, senior
vice president of U.S. Public Sector at EDS, said in a statement.
The deal is expected to improve
the management of the military's electronic health records -- the
largest and most comprehensive in the world -- increase
collaboration across service lines and facilitate user workflow
between various caregivers and case managers.
The enhancements to the Armed Forces Health Longitudinal Technology
Application will improve information sharing between the DoD and the
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.