Enterprise Intelligence Technology from Harris Corporation Plays Key Role in Nationwide Health Information Network Demonstration
September 25 2008 - 4:57PM
PR Newswire (US)
FALLS CHURCH, Va., Sept. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- A secure,
multi-agency health information exchange capability developed by
Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) was demonstrated this week during the
American Health Information Community (AHIC) meeting in Washington,
DC. Once deployed, the Nationwide Health Information
Network-Connect will enable federal and private healthcare
providers to share patient information seamlessly and privately,
improving the quality of care and reducing costs. About 400 people
gathered in the lobby of the Hubert Humphrey Building to view the
rapid and secure transfer of health information between the federal
agencies, private entities, and community healthcare providers. In
a "wounded warrior" scenario, the Nationwide Health Information
Network-Connect's (NHIN-Connect's) service-oriented architecture
connected the departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs with
regional and national health information exchanges to demonstrate
interoperable healthcare information sharing from the federal-level
to the community-level and back. The demonstration also enabled the
"wounded warrior's" patient record to be accessed by the Social
Security Administration as part of a "long-term disability"
scenario. U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt
chaired the AHIC meeting. AHIC is a federal advisory board focused
on accelerating the nationwide adoption of interoperable healthcare
information technology. The meeting was also attended by U.S.
Veterans Affairs Secretary James Peake, U.S. Congressman Dave
Weldon, and the broader AHIC community. "While the demonstration
focused on the interoperable, secure sharing of healthcare
summaries, such as diagnoses, medications, allergies and lab tests
-- NHIN-Connect could readily be extended to deliver other
fundamental elements of health information such as medical images,"
said Bart Harmon, MD, Harris chief medical officer and AHIC-2
Transition Committee member. NHIN-Connect, developed by Harris and
its partners Agilex and Scenpro, offers secure, enterprise-wide
discovery, query, and delivery of healthcare information between
federal stakeholders and regional providers. It also empowers
patients by allowing them determine how and with whom their medical
information is shared. "Harris is committed to making a difference
for our wounded warriors, veterans, and their families, by assuring
secure health information sharing across the continuum of care
through enhanced information exchange between federal and regional
providers," said Jim Traficant, vice president of Harris Healthcare
Solutions. 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 $5.3 billion and 16,500 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, , Jim Burke, Harris Corporation, +1-321-727-9131,
, or Marc Raimondi, Harris Corporation - Washington, D.C.,
+1-202-729-3732, Web site: http://www.harris.com/
Copyright
Harris (NYSE:HRS)
Historical Stock Chart
From Jun 2024 to Jul 2024
Harris (NYSE:HRS)
Historical Stock Chart
From Jul 2023 to Jul 2024