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Using Information Technology to Improve Healthcare FALLS CHURCH, Va., May 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Dr. Bart Harmon, MD, MPH, and chief medical officer of Harris Corporation's (NYSE:HRS) Healthcare Solutions business, has been named to the American Health Information Community (AHIC) Successor Transition Planning Group. Dr. Harmon is one of 11 distinguished public-private sector healthcare industry leaders in the U.S. to be named to the group. The AHIC is a federal advisory body established in 2005 to make recommendations about how to accelerate the nationwide adoption of interoperable health care information technology. The goal of the planning group is to transition the AHIC from a government advisory group to a public-private organization that will maintain and accelerate nationwide initiatives for using information technology to improve the quality and efficiency of healthcare in the U.S. Completion of transition planning is scheduled for the fall of 2008. "The efficient implementation of secure, interconnected healthcare IT will support higher quality healthcare and save lives," said Dr. Harmon. "I am honored to be part of this group, whose goal it is to continue the progress made during the past few years by fostering the growth of a national health information system, connecting and extending the many existing health information technology components while empowering patients to have more control over their health information and healthcare experience." Dr. Harmon is a nationally recognized leader in military healthcare and health information systems. Prior to joining Harris, he was chief medical information officer and director of information management for the Military Health System of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). For more than 10 years Dr. Harmon led electronic health record initiatives within the DoD. He also chaired the work group that defined information-sharing requirements between the DoD and the Veterans Health Administration. Harris announced in March that the company was selected by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to implement the National Health Information Network (NHIN) Connect project. The Connect project enables federal agencies to securely exchange health information among agencies as well as with state, tribal, local and private sectors - all with the goal of improving the quality of care and reducing costs. Harris Healthcare Solutions provides enterprise intelligence solutions and services for commercial and government customers, including systems integration, intelligent infrastructure, advanced visualization and display, enterprise digital content management, and IT services solutions. Harris products, systems, and services improve health outcomes by assuring that critical medical information is delivered with security and privacy to the right person, on the right device, at the point of care. About Harris Corporation Harris is an international communications and information technology company serving government and commercial markets in more than 150 countries. Headquartered in Melbourne, Florida, the company has annual revenue of more than $5 billion and 16,000 employees - including nearly 7,000 engineers and scientists. Harris is dedicated to developing best-in-class assured communications(R) products, systems, and services. Additional information about Harris Corporation is available at http://www.harris.com/ . DATASOURCE: Harris Corporation CONTACT: Sleighton Meyer, Harris Healthcare Solutions, +1-321-727-6514, , or Jim Burke, Harris Corporation, +1-321-727-9131, , or Marc Raimondi, Harris Corporation - Washington, D.C., +1-703-739-1738, Web site: http://www.harris.com/

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