The clinical and health data repository initiative provides real-time exchange of computable health data between the Defense Department’s electronic health record system, AHLTA, and the Department of Veterans Affairs’s (VA) HealtheVet patient record system, VistA.
Under the terms of the contract, Northrop Grumman’s IT sector will provide systems engineering and integration, information assurance and security, configuration management, technical support, and system enhancement and maintenance. The contract is valued at $10.3 million over one base year with two one-year options.
Linda Mills, president of Northrop Grumman IT’s civilian agencies group, said: As a leading provider of health information exchanges, Northrop Grumman is uniquely positioned to provide the Defense Department and VA with a secure and efficient solution to proficiently share data and provide the best medical care possible to US military personnel and veterans.
