Veterans Health Administration Extends Appian's Contract to Support Third Phase of Data Consolidation Initiative.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers VIENNA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 25, 2003 Appian Will Implement a Business Intelligence Solution to Assess Service Standards for Ambulatory and In-patient Care Appian Corporation, a leading provider of real-time, enterprise Web solutions, today announced that the Veterans Health Administration (VHA VHA Veterans Health Administration VHA Variable Housing Allowance VHA Villages Homeowners Association VHA Voluntary Hospitals Association VHA Virtual Home Agent VHA Very High Altitude VHA Vapor Hazard Area VHA Vermont Holstein-Friesian Association ) has extended its services contract with the company for an additional 18 weeks. Worth over $100,000, the extension will cover the implementation of a business intelligence solution for assessing VHA Veteran Health Service Standards (VHSS VHSS Voluntary Health Services Society ) for ambulatory and inpatient care inpatient care Managed care Services delivered to a Pt who needs physician care for > 24 hrs in a hospital . The extension will also cover enhancements to the Office of Quality & Performance's (OQP OQP Office of Quality Programs ) Executive Briefing Book (EBB), further consolidation of VHA's performance measurement data sets, and training for the OQP staff. OQP, which is responsible for informing the development of measurement standards for healthcare operations, measuring and reporting results, systematizing best practices, and credentialing clinicians, selected Appian in April of 2002 to drive its Data Consolidation Initiative (DCI (Display Control Interface) An Intel/Microsoft programming interface for full-motion video and games in Windows. It allowed applications to take advantage of video accelerator features built into the display adapter. ) and to build the EBB. Under the terms of the contract extension, Appian, which became the prime contractor on the engagement in June, will implement a centralized data repository See repository. and decision support solution to support VHA' quarterly "Survey on the Healthcare Experiences of Patients" (SHEP SHEP Cardiology A clinical trial–Systolic Hypertension in the Elderly Program–that evaluated efficacy of antihypertensives–with diuretics or β-blockers on M&M and stroke in Pts with isolated systolic HTN. ) analyzed reports. The SHEP solution will present aggregate information on patients' perceptions of the quality of their inpatient and ambulatory care ambulatory care n. Medical care provided to outpatients. ambulatory care, n the health services provided on an outpatient basis to those who can visit a health care facility and return home the same day. , as well as mean National and Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN VISN Veterans Integrated Service Network VISN Virtual Integrated Sky Network (Loral Orion) VISN Visual Interactive Support Network ) satisfaction rates for all the VHA's core Veterans Healthcare Service Standards. Additionally, the Appian-built solution will enable the VHA to compare VISNs with national norms, and to track changes in VISN scores over time. In addition to implementing the SHEP solution, Appian will provide enhancements to the EBB interface and train OQP staff in the ongoing population of the performance measurement database. Released internally last February, the EBB provides an accountability framework for assessing the performance of the leaders, clinicians, and managers in the VHA by linking the administration's business strategies with performance measures to support improvement. The enhancements to the EBB will go into production in mid-August, and the SHEP solution will go into production in early September. "This contract extension further underscores the extremely high level of confidence Appian customers place in our consultants and in their ability to deliver world-class business intelligence portals," said Michael Beckley, Vice President of Business Development and Co-Founder of Appian. "Appian is proud that VHA has chosen to extend its contract with the company, and looks forward to teaming with the OQP to successfully deliver the SHEP solution." Other customers successfully deploying Appian's business intelligence solutions include GlaxoSmithKline, Home Depot, and Finlay Enterprises. About Appian Appian, a software and professional services firm, is a leading provider of real-time, enterprise web solutions to the public and commercial sectors. For more information, visit www.appiancorp.com, send email to info@appiancorp.com, or call 703.442.4612. |
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