CSC announced today that it will partner with Allscripts and HP to bid on the DoD EHR contract. The CSC-led team intends to deliver a secure, enterprise-wide information technology (IT) solution that joins multiple disparate EHR systems into a single, open, interoperable and extensible EHR platform that seamlessly connects patients and providers. The DoD EHR contract is estimated to be valued at $11 billion dollars to replace the agency’s system.
Details of the Bid
CSC will apply its leading commercial, government and global health technology experience to quickly and successfully deliver next-generation solutions that improve health outcomes. Allscripts, with one of the largest client bases in healthcare, will provide its comprehensive, integrated and interoperable electronic health record solution. Allscripts’ open architecture will enable DoD to innovate care anywhere while easily maximizing the reuse of systems and data as well as leveraging the full spectrum of future technological advancements. Allscripts’ clients are among the largest and most advanced healthcare organizations in the world, including The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, North Shore-LIJ Health System, New York-Presbyterian Hospital and the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center.
HP brings domain expertise in healthcare IT, developed from its 50-year history of providing innovative solutions for Military Health, VA, Health and Human Services (HHS), commercial healthcare organizations and state government health agencies. Each year, HP technology and services touch more than 200 million patient lives and are used to perform 2.8 billion healthcare transactions that deliver quality care around the globe. Its world-class IT will provide DoD with industry-leading products and services designed for the future.
Earlier this month, IBM and Epic partnered to offer a joint bid for the DoD’s EHR contract.
