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HP AWARDED $784 MILLION SERVICES
CONTRACT BY DEPT. OF VA
HP announced that it has been awarded a 10-year, $784 million contract by
the
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for Engineering Support Services and
Maintenance of the VistA Health Information Systems. Under the VistA
Maintenance and Expertise Center (VMEC) contract, HP Services will provide
support and maintenance to the mission critical VistA systems, helping the VA
deliver vital health care data across the VA's 21 networks.
The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) operates 170 medical centers
throughout the United States, Puerto Rico and the Philippines. More than 4.5
million people received care in VA health care facilities in 2002 and more
than 6.8 million people are enrolled in the VA healthcare system. The
unprecedented growth in medical system workload has reinforced the VA's need
for an adaptive environment that facilitates the seamless flow and
availability of critical data across its networks.
"HP is honored to have been selected by the VA to provide mission critical
support to the clinicians and IRM personnel dedicated to serving our nation's
veterans," said Tom Iannotti, senior vice president and general manager of
Consulting & Integration for HP Services. "The VA's teamwork, combined with
HP's Adaptive Enterprise strategy, has resulted in VistA being recognized as
one of the premier hospital information systems in the world."
The VA's VistA solution is implemented at all VA medical centers. VistA
provides automation and record keeping for almost every clinical and
administrative office and function in the VA through the many custom
integrated software modules running from a single integrated database at
individual medical or regional computing centers. The VA continues to demand
more access, speed, manageability, scalability, and high availability from the
systems on which it implements VistA.
A Strong Record Of Collaboration
HP has been an infrastructure, consulting and services provider to the VA
since 1983 through its work on the Decentralized Hospital Computer Program
(DHCP) and Enhanced Decentralized Hospital Computer Program (EDHCP) contracts.
Over time, HP and the VA have collaborated closely to continually evolve the
VA's IT environment and have successfully deployed HP's OpenVMS clusters on
AlphaServer systems to build an adaptive environment that has increased
performance, utilizes 64-bit architecture and has enhanced reliability and
up-time. As part of this latest agreement, HP takes responsibility for
maintenance and support for all hardware and software products that comprise
the VistA solution.
"The HP team has worked closely with VA over the last 20 years as VA has
grown
VistA from three core applications to a single integrated system which
services over 100 clinical and administrative functions," said a VA
representative. "We look forward to teaming with the HP architects, engineers,
and service teams as we continue to ensure VistA provides world class
automation for veterans healthcare needs."
HP has also worked with the VA in other areas related to the VistA
solution,
using technology to improve patient care. This includes the implementation of
BCMA (Bar-Code Medication Administration), MAF (Mumps Audio-Fax), automated
patient information and interaction, and VistA Imaging.
Information about VistA is available at www.va.gov/vista_monograph/.
About HP
HP is a technology solutions provider to consumers, businesses and
institutions globally. The company's offerings span IT infrastructure,
personal computing and access devices, global services and imaging and
printing. For the fiscal year ending on Oct. 31, HP revenue totaled $73.1
billion. More information about HP is available at www.hp.com.
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