Litton Selected for Groundbreaking Government Patient Record Program.WOODLAND HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 16, 1998--Litton's PRC subsidiary has been selected as the prime integrator for the first task delivery order of the Government - Computer-based Patient Record computer-based patient record Electronic medical record Health informatics A 'personal health library' providing access to all resources on a Pt's health history and insurance information (G-CPR) program. Litton was selected to develop G-CPR by Defense Supply Services - Washington (DSS-W DSS-W Defense Supply Service - Washington ) on behalf of a partnership consisting of the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Affairs is a term of the business that deals with the relation between a government and its veteran communities, usually administered by the designated government agency. , the Department of Defense, the Indian Health Service The Indian Health Service (IHS) is an Operating Division (OPDIV) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services responsible for providing federal health services to American Indians and Alaska Natives. and the Louisiana State University Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, generally known as Louisiana State University or LSU, is a public, coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and the main campus of the Louisiana State University System. Medical Center. Task orders for G-CPR will be issued under the newly awarded D/SIDDOMS D/SIDDOMS Design, Development, Operations and Maintenance Services D/SIDDOMS Defense Medical Information Systems/Systems Integration, Design Development, Operations and Maintenance Services (US DoD contract) II (Defense Medical Information Systems/Systems Integration, Design, Development, Operations & Maintenance Services) Lot III contract. D/SIDDOMS II is an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ ID/IQ Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity ID/IQ Indefinite Duration/Indefinite Quantity ) contract awarded in April 1998 to PRC and six other contractors with a ceiling value of $2.5 billion. The potential value of Litton's first G-CPR task order is approximately $20 million. The G-CPR is a paperless health-care record that is confidential and comprehensive, and captures all health-related information received by an individual over a lifetime. The information contained in the health-care record includes health service encounter, health status and clinical problems. The G-CPR adheres to appropriate standards and guidelines governing privacy, data and messaging required for communication between Government and civilian health-care providers. "G-CPR is a groundbreaking program that promises to ultimately affect how health care is practiced on a global basis," said Leonard M. Pomata, Litton vice president and president of PRC. "This is a significant award for Litton because it allows us to leverage technology and create a system that provides and protects worldwide health-related information at a level previously unattainable with a paper record." The new contract is also available for use by other government agencies to support their informatics needs. Litton is a leader in worldwide technology markets for advanced electronics, defense and information systems, and is a major designer and builder of surface combatant ships for the U.S. Navy and allied nations. |
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