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News Releases
- Harris Corporation Awarded Healthcare IT Contract to Help VA Process Claims Forms Faster and More EfficientlyThe Harris solution will enhance the process of searching diagnosis codes and supports the VA in its transition from the International Classification of Diseases Ninth Revision (ICD-9) to the new ICD-10 standard.
- Harris Corporation Awarded Contract to Help Department of Veterans Affairs Speed Health Benefits Decision MakingHarris Corporation has been awarded a one-year, $1.2 million contract to help the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Health Eligibility Center reduce the costs, errors and time involved in making health benefits decisions.
- Frimley Park Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Chooses Clinical Portal from Harris Corporation to Drive Paperless VisionFrimley Park Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has selected Harris Corporation's clinical portal, built on the Carefx interoperability platform, to help fulfill its vision of providing a paperless and mobile clinical environment.
- Harris Corporation Awarded $80 Million Healthcare IT Contract to Help Integrate VA/DoD Electronic Health Record SystemHarris Corporation has been awarded a multi-year $80.3 million contract by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Technology Acquisition Center to help integrate electronic health records for two of the world’s largest healthcare systems -- the VA and the Department of Defense (DoD).
- Harris Corporation and Florida's Agency for Health Care Administration to Demonstrate Direct and CONNECT Standards at the HIMSS12 Interoperability Showcase Harris Corporation and Florida Hospital-Adventist and Strategic Health Intelligence will demonstrate an open-source, standards-based information exchange created to connect Florida healthcare providers at the HIMSS12 Interoperability Showcase, February 21-23 at the Venetian Sands Expo Center, Las Vegas.
- Harris Corporation to Demonstrate Its Expanded Solution Portfolio and Showcase Marquee Customers at HIMSS12The Harris Corporation will showcase its plans for "advancing healthcare" through its expanded solution portfolio at HIMSS12 (Booth 834), February 21-24, 2012, in Las Vegas. The company also is participating in the invitation-only Interoperability Showcase and educational sessions focused on cloud computing, image management and clinical and business analytics.
- Harris Corporation to Provide Support Services for U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Online Mental Health ProgramThe U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has awarded Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) its first task order to provide support services for the tracking of medication and treatment for veterans suffering from mental health disorders.
- Harris Corporation Awarded $5.3 Million Contract to Integrate New Medical Coding Standards for U.S. Department of Veterans AffairsThe U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has awarded Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) a $5.3 million contract to provide remediation to the VA's Health Administration Center (HAC) Cache System to address new medical coding standards.
- Harris Corporation Awarded $54.9 Million Contract to Upgrade Surgical Workflow Systems for U.S. Department of Veterans AffairsThe U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has awarded Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS)a five-year, $54.9 million contract to integrate a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) surgical workflow management solution that will reduce surgery wait times and cancellations, increase patient throughput, and improve the overall surgical experience for veterans and their families.
- Harris Corporation to Support VA Initiative to Extend Care to All Eligible VeteransThe U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has selected Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) to provide system and software development services for the Enhance the Veteran Experience and Access to Healthcare (EVEAH) initiative.
- Harris Corporation Receives $9.6 Million Order for Program to Enhance U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs IT SystemsThe U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has selected Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) to provide product enhancements to six core financial and administrative legacy systems within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA).
- Florida Health Information Exchange Goes Live with Harris Direct Secure MessagingDelivery of the Direct Secure Messaging (DSM) service marks Harris' first milestone in the four-year, $19 million contract awarded to develop Florida's statewide health information exchange (HIE).
- Harris Corporation Will Participate in Upgrading U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs IT SystemsWith a total ceiling value of $12 billion, the Transformation Twenty-One Total Technology (T4) contracting vehicle covers services that will streamline and modernize VA operations, including patient care delivery at more than 150 VA hospitals.
- Harris Helps Spokane Virtual Lifetime Electronic Record Initiative Go LiveHarris Corporation supported Inland Northwest Health Services (INHS) in creating a bi-directional exchange of clinical health information for the Spokane Virtual Lifetime Electronic Record (VLER) health pilot initiative.
- Harris Corporation Names Jim Traficant President of Healthcare Solutions BusinessHarris Corporation has promoted Jim Traficant to the position of president, Harris Healthcare Solutions. He was previously vice president and general manager of the business.
- Hartford Hospital Boosts Early Discharge Rate with Business Intelligence Solution from Carefx Hartford Hospital, an 867-bed regional teaching hospital and referral center in Connecticut, has increased its early discharge rate, a metric hospitals use to manage bed utilization, nearly three-fold by offering its clinicians access to a business intelligence (BI) dashboard from Carefx, a leading provider of interoperable workflow solutions.
- Harris Corporation and Johns Hopkins Medicine Announce Joint Venture to Develop Innovative Medical Image Management SolutionsThe Harris and Johns Hopkins venture will focus on developing medical image management solutions to be deployed by the Johns Hopkins Health System and later, to hospitals and health care providers around the country.
- Harris Corporation's Jim Traficant Named to 'Federal 100' List of Top Industry ExecutivesHarris Corporation today announced that Jim Traficant, vice president and general manager, Harris Healthcare Solutions, has been named to Federal Computer Week's 22nd Annual "Federal 100," which honors the top executives who have had the greatest impact on the government information systems community.
- Harris Corporation Selected to Mentor 7 Delta, Inc. Under Department of Veterans Affairs’ Mentor-Protégé ProgramHarris Corporation has been selected by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to participate in the Mentor-Protégé Program with 7 Delta, Inc., a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB). The VA selected 20 mentor-protégé teams to participate in the new program that will help small businesses owned by service-disabled Veterans and other Veteran-owned businesses.
- Harris Corporation Awarded Contract to Provide Engineering and Enterprise Support to Veteran Affairs's VistA Imaging SystemThe VistA Imaging System is an enterprise-wide information system that integrates clinical images, scanned documents, and other non-textual data into a patient's electronic medical record, as well as providing long-term storage.
- Harris Corporation Opens New Florida Development and Integration Center for Expanding Healthcare Solutions BusinessHarris Corporation has expanded its already strong presence in Florida with the opening of a 25,000-square-foot facility to provide development and integration support to the growing Healthcare Solutions business.
- Harris Corporation to Acquire Carefx -- A Leading Provider of Healthcare Interoperability Workflow SolutionsHarris Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire privately held Carefx Corporation, a leading provider of interoperability workflow solutions built on its popular Fusionfx platform.
- Harris Corporation and Cancer Treatment Services International Team to Enhance Cancer Treatment and AvailabilityHarris Corporation is teaming with Cancer Treatment Services International (CTSI), a leading developer, owner, and operator of outpatient cancer treatment centers, to bring high quality, cost-effective cancer care to patients in regions worldwide.
- Harris Corporation Opens New Florida Development and Integration Center for Expanding Healthcare Solutions Business Harris Corporation has expanded its already strong presence in Florida with the opening of a 25,000-square-foot facility to provide development and integration support to the growing Healthcare Solutions business.
- Harris Corporation Awarded $10.6 Million Contract to Upgrade U.S. Army Medical Treatment Facilities Harris Corporation will provide IT wired and wireless network modernization support, delivering a robust network with the connectivity, reliability, data integrity, and information security medical professionals need to provide high quality care at the 23 treatment sites.
- Harris Corporation Awarded a Follow-on Contract to Develop National Health Registries for Veterans Harris Corporation has been awarded a contract by MED Trends, Inc. to continue developing national patient registries for U.S. military veterans.
- Harris Corporation Awarded $19 Million Contract to Develop Statewide Health Information Exchange for FloridaThe Harris solution will connect health entities across Florida — including physicians, hospitals, regional health information exchanges, and state government agencies - and provide timely, secure, and authorized exchange of patient health information.
- CONNECT Wins Wall Street Journal's 'Innovation Award'Innovation Judges Praise Harris Corporation Developed CONNECT for Putting Technology in the Hands of Healthcare Providers
- Harris Delivers CONNECT 3.0; Built Under Contract with the Federal Health Architecture Offers Substantial Feature Additions and Enhancements for Federal Partners and Nationwide Health Information Network Users.
- Harris Corporation Awarded Contract to Help VA Migrate to New Electronic Healthcare Transaction Standards Harris will provide a complete range of software development services, including requirements definition and documentation, and software design, test and deployment.
- Harris Corporation Contributes Open-Source CONNECT Installation Wizard to Expedite Nationwide Health Information Network Connection for Healthcare Organizations Harris Healthcare Solutions has released an open-source CONNECT installation wizard that will dramatically reduce the time and effort required to link healthcare organizations to the Nationwide Health Information Network.
- Harris Corporation Awarded $72 Million Contract to Support Expansion of VA's Consolidated Billing and Collection Services Harris has received a three-year, $72 million contract from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to support the agency's national expansion of its Consolidated Patient Account Center (CPAC) business model.
- Harris Corporation Delivers CONNECT 2.4; Built Under Contract with the Federal Health Architecture Harris Corporation has released the newest version of CONNECT software to enable healthcare organizations to securely exchange patient information on the Nationwide Health Information Network. CONNECT 2.4 offers key feature enhancements to the open-source enterprise framework, compliance with updated Nationwide Health Information Network specifications, security improvements and progress toward development platform neutrality.
- Harris Corporation Awarded Contract for Second Phase of Multi-Hospital Military Health System Network Harris has been awarded a 10-month, follow-on contract by Evolvent Technologies Inc. for ongoing enhancements to a military health network that exchanges patient records and images with Veterans Administration (VA) facilities and other medical centers.
- Harris Corporation Donates $10,000 to National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) yesterday donated $10,000 to help sponsor the 24th National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic. The annual event allows hundreds of severely disabled veterans to participate in therapeutic recreational activities — encouraging hope and building confidence to overcome profound disabilities.
- California Hospital Is First to Use Medical Image Disaster Recovery Service Developed by Harris Corporation and Siemens Healthcare A collaborative effort between Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) and Siemens Healthcare now gives healthcare providers an affordable, outsourced solution for disaster recovery. The companies' new medical image disaster recovery service reduces the need for significant capital investment by healthcare providers.
- CONNECT Reference System Receives "Authority to Operate" from the Department of Health and Human ServicesThe CONNECT Reference System — developed and hosted by Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) under contract to the Federal Health Architecture — achieved another milestone by receiving "Authority to Operate" status from the Department of Health and Human Services.
- Harris Corporation Supports Via Oncology's Efforts to Extend Online Access to Best Cancer Treatment Recommendations to Oncologists Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) is collaborating with Via Oncology, a subsidiary of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), to enhance Via Oncology's unique, Web-based decision support system that helps physicians determine the best treatment plan for cancer patients. The system is designed to ensure quality and reduce variability in the delivery of cancer care by leveraging a data-driven "decision tree" that oncologists can readily use in their day-to-day treatment of patients.
- Harris Corporation Delivers Release of CONNECT 2.3, Built Under Contract with the Federal Health Architecture Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) has released the newest version of CONNECT software to enable healthcare organizations to securely exchange patient information on the Nationwide Health Information Network. The CONNECT solution was developed under contract for the Federal Health Architecture (FHA) project within the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.
- New Harris Corporation Program Assists Healthcare Organizations in Implementing CONNECT Solution for Nationwide Health Information Network Connectivity"As the developer of CONNECT, Harris has unique expertise and services to enable healthcare organizations to efficiently participate in the Nationwide Health Information Network," said Jim Traficant, vice president and senior executive of Harris Healthcare Solutions. "The CONNECT Engineering Support Services are part of our ongoing commitment to advance Nationwide Health Information Network connectivity and the federal health IT initiatives fueling healthcare transformation."
- Harris Corporation Acquires Patriot Technologies; Expands Presence in Integrated Healthcare Information Solutions for the Federal MarketPatriot is a leading provider of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare IT, imaging, and enterprise software solutions. The acquisition further extends Harris Corporation's presence in the rapidly expanding $3.4 billion federal government healthcare IT market.
- Harris Corporation Supports New Version of CONNECT, Built Under Contract with the Federal Health ArchitectureCONNECT 2.2 Promotes Nationwide Health Information Participation and Offers New User Interface and Enhanced Patient Disclosure Preferences.
- In collaboration with Cisco Systems, Harris has demonstrated the ability to rapidly, safely, and securely exchange healthcare information in a virtual computing environment.
- Harris Corporation Donates $10,000 to Wounded Warrior Project During HIMSS'09 Healthcare IT Conference and ExpositionWounded Warrior Project (WWP), a non-profit organization whose mission is to honor and empower wounded warriors.
- Harris Corporation Awarded Follow-on Contract Option to Expand CONNECT Solution for Nationwide Health Information Network CONNECT is an open-source implementation of the Nationwide Health Information Network specifications that enables federal agencies and healthcare providers to quickly and securely exchange patient information, improving the quality of care while reducing costs.
- CONNECT Solution for Nationwide Health Information Network Released For General Availability by U.S. GovernmentSoftware developed by Harris Corporation for the CONNECT solution supporting the Nationwide Health Information Network has been released for general availability by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
- Social Security Administration First to Go Live With CONNECT Solution for Nationwide Health Information Network The Social Security Administration is realizing significant reductions in the time required to obtain medical records to support the processing of disability claims through the use of the Nationwide Health Information Network CONNECT solution developed by Harris Corporation
- Harris Corporation Awarded $14 Million Contract to Develop Multi-Hospital Military Health System Network with Image-Sharing CapabilitiesThe Healthcare Artifact and Image Management Solution (HAIMS) will provide 65 hospitals and medical centers within the global Department of Defense (DoD) healthcare system, as well as dental and medical clinics, enterprise–wide access and viewing of healthcare artifacts and images.
- Harris Corporation Demonstrates Global Medical Imagery Access, Sharing and Collaboration Capabilities
- Harris Corporation Redesigning Popular Radiology Web Site to Enhance Content Management and Accessibility Harris Corporationis re-engineering and redesigning the web site "CTisUS" (www.ctisus.com) to deliver intuitive navigation to state-of-the-practice medical imaging content for radiologic technologists and other allied healthcare professionals who access the site every day from more than 100 countries.
- Siemens Healthcare Announces Planned Collaboration with Harris CorporationThe Image and Knowledge Management (IKM) business unit of Siemens Healthcare and Harris Corporation are joining forces to offer healthcare providers affordable solutions critical for Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS) disaster recovery to support business continuity.
- Health First Healthcare System Awards Harris Corporation Enterprise-wide Network Management and IT Services Contract The Health First Infrastructure Services (HFIS) contract includes software and hardware support, 24/7 network operations center, help desk, training, and network security services.
- Harris to Support National Center for Health Statistics Harris Corporation Awarded IT Services Contract to Support National Center for Health Statistics
- Nationwide Health Information Network CONNECTHarris Corporation Delivers Initial Release of Enterprise Intelligence Services Capability for Nationwide Health Information Network CONNECT
- Harris Helps Streamline Greek Healthcare SectorGreek Healthcare Sector Streamlines Network Management with Harris Corporation InfoCaster Digital Signage Products
- Enterprise Intelligence TechnologyEnterprise Intelligence Technology from Harris Corporation Plays Key Role in Nationwide Health Information Network Demonstration
- Dr. Bart Harmon's American Council for Technology Dr. Bart Harmon's American Council for Technology (ACT)/Industry Nationwide Health Information Network – Connect Project Webinar Presentation.See also Introduction to the ACT-IAC Webinar.
- Barclay Butler, VPHarris Corporation Names Barclay Butler as Vice President of Military Healthcare Solutions
- U.S. Army Dental Command Selects Harris Corporation for $12 Million IT Services Program under NETCENTS ContractContract to provide application and network support for the U.S. Army Dental Command Information Management & Technology Division
- Harris Receives 2008 Champions of Veterans Enterprise AwardHarris Corporation has received the 2008 Champions of Veterans Enterprise Award in the category of Corporate Achievement from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Center for Veterans Enterprise.
- Harris Corporation's Jim Traficant Addresses Florida Agency for Health Care Administration Jim Traficant, vice president of Harris Corporation's (NYSE:HRS) Healthcare Solutions business, recently addressed leaders of the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA), and provided a patient's perspective of healthcare policy.
- Harris Corporation Awarded Contract to Develop National Health Information Exchange Gateway for Sharing Patient RecordsThe Gateway, part of the larger National Health Information Network initiative, will enable federal healthcare agencies and healthcare providers to more quickly and easily share patient information - improving the quality of care and reducing costs.
- Harris Corporation Demonstrates Remote Digital Imagery Display and Manipulation for Pathology ApplicationsTechnology Originally Developed for Intelligence Applications Enables Transition to Digital Pathology
- Harris Corporation Teams with Cancer Treatment Services International to Advance Oncology TreatmentHarris Expands Enterprise Intelligence Systems to Healthcare Market
- Harris Corporation Unveils Broadcast-style Multiviewers for Real-Time Multi-screen Access to Medical InformationCompany Brings New Enterprise Intelligence Systems and Services to Healthcare Market
- Harris Corporation Demonstrates Digital Signage™ Solutions for Dynamic, Rapid Communications within Healthcare EnterprisesCompany Brings New Enterprise Intelligence Solutions to the Healthcare Market
- Harris to Expand Its Presence in Healthcare ITby Wayne Forrest, AuntMinnie.com Staff Writer
- Ask the FishHeaded by Elliot K. Fishman, MD, the Advanced Medical Imaging Laboratory (AMIL) is a multidisciplinary team dedicated to research, education, and the advancement of patient care using medical imaging with a focus on spiral CT and 3D imaging.
- Top Stories in MHSHarris CMO Bart Harmon is highlighted on the Military Health System web site.
- Dr. Bart Harmon, MD, MPH, Joins Harris Corporation Dr. Bart Harmon, MD, MPH, has joined Harris Corporation as chief medical officer (CMO) of the company's new Healthcare Solutions business.
