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TrekReader, Army Partner to Develop Handheld Chemical, Biological Threat Detector
The U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command has teamed up with startup company TrekReader to create a pocket-sized tool that will help warfighters, nurses and first responders track chemical substances, Dvids reported Tuesday.
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Leidos Gets Patent for Peptide-Class of Checkpoint Inhibitors
Leidos’ life sciences unit has secured a U.S. patent for its new peptide-based PD-1 checkpoint inhibitors developed for more targeted delivery of treatments. The company said Thursday that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued the patent for Leidos Health Life Sciences through the Patents 4 Patients program. The program provides a faster review process […] More
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Qualis Health Gets DC Medicaid Program Support Renewal
Qualis Health will continue to provide utilization management services for Medicaid beneficiaries in the District of Columbia under a contract renewal from the D.C. Department of Health Care Finance. The health management organization said Thursday it will help DHCF review medical services for more than 67K fee-for-service participants in the government health care program. Under the new contract, […] More
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in Contract Awards, News
Optum Awarded Two VA Healthcare Services Contracts
Optum‘s federal government health services unit has secured two contracts from the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide medical disability exams and telehealth lifestyle coaching services to military veterans. The company said Wednesday its OptumServe business will perform scheduled lifestyle consultation over the phone to help veterans who receive care from 20 VA medical facilities manage their dietary, […] More
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in Industry News, News
DLH Achieves Joint Commission Certification for VA Healthcare Services; Kevin Wilson Quoted
The Joint Commission has given DLH a Gold Seal of Approval that certifies the quality and safety of the company’s clinical healthcare operations. The Atlanta, Ga.-based healthcare firm said Tuesday it was selected for its healthcare staffing services in support of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy program. DLH went through onsite reviews that […] More
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in Healthcare IT, News
Leidos Subsidiary Launches Mobile Clinics for Military Vets
Leidos‘ QTC subsidiary has deployed two mobile clinics to provide healthcare support to military veterans who live in rural areas. The clinics’ staff will accommodate veterans seeking general medicine, mental health, vision, audiology, otolaryngology, radiology, laboratory examination and cardiology evaluation services, Leidos said Tuesday. Each clinic is equipped with commercial medical equipment, two exam rooms, […] More
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in Healthcare IT, News
LMI to Help CMS Develop Health Care Quality Measures Under Potential $1.6B IDIQ
LMI has secured a position on a potential 10-year, $1.6B indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to support the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in efforts to develop, implement and align health care quality measures. The company said Wednesday it seeks to expand its presence within CMS and offer data collection and analysis services to help the agency manage patient care […] More
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in Healthcare IT, News
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
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Cambridge Offers IT Support Services for Navy, Joint Military MEDCOI
Cambridge International Systems has begun offering information technology services to support the Navy and Joint Military Medical Community of Interest by modernizing healthcare for U.S. warfighters and their families. The Arlington, Va.-based firm said Tuesday it’s helping the Navy and Joint Medicine MEDCOI adopt new technologies such as information exchange and big data, Internet-of-Things capabilities and virtual […] More
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DARPA Selects Charles River Analytics to Develop Health Care Smartphone App
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has selected Cambridge, Mass.-based company Charles River Analytics to contribute to the development of an injury-detecting smartphone application under a four-year contract worth more than $15.5 million. The intelligent systems provider said Thursday it will work on the Health and Injury Prediction and Prevention Using Complex Reasoning and Analytic […] More
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in Healthcare IT, News
GlobalMed Gets DoD ATO Certification for Virtual Healthcare Platform
The Defense Department has granted GlobalMed an authorization to deploy a company-built virtual health platform on DoD networks. GlobalMed said Tuesday it received authority to operate for its video-based telehealth offering designed to connect providers and patients. The ATO certification also allows the company to provide virtual healthcare applications, software and hardware for integration into the Military Health System. DoD approved the company’s […] More