Social Security Administration First to Go Live With CONNECT Solution for Nationwide Health Information Network
April 06 2009 - 9:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Rapid, Secure Exchange of Healthcare Information Will Speed Claims
Processing CHICAGO, April 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- (HIMSS'09,
Booth #3974) -- The Social Security Administration is realizing
significant reductions in the time required to obtain medical
records to support the processing of disability claims through the
use of the Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN) CONNECT
solution developed by Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS). CONNECT is an
implementation of the NHIN specification that enables federal
agencies and healthcare providers to quickly and securely exchange
patient information electronically over the network. The
announcement was made during the HIMSS'09 Healthcare IT Conference
and Exhibition being held April 4-8 at McCormick Place in Chicago.
In February, the Social Security Administration (SSA) was the first
federal agency to go into limited production on NHIN using CONNECT,
in partnership with MedVirginia - one of the most electronically
integrated communities of healthcare providers in the country.
During 2009, the number of federal agencies participating in
CONNECT will be expanded from 6 to as many as 14. In addition to
the SSA, limited production pilots are planned by other federal
agencies. "The Social Security Administration is a federal leader
leveraging healthcare information technology to accomplish their
nationally important mission," said Jim Traficant, vice president
of Harris Healthcare Solutions. "CONNECT delivers secure and
seamless health information exchange between federal agencies and
with providers in the private sector while assuring patient
privacy. CONNECT has the capacity to transform care and benefits
delivery for people in need, including our wounded warriors,
veterans and their families." CONNECT consists of 10 core NHIN
gateway services and a software development kit that enables
providers to customize their interface. The software was released
for general availability by the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services in February. As a result, federal agencies and healthcare
providers can create adapters to connect their edge systems to the
NHIN and thereby maximize usefulness and productivity within their
specific enterprise. Harris - teamed with partners Agilex
Technologies, Inc., Sun Microsystems, Inc., and Scenpro, Inc. - was
awarded the original development and integration contract for
CONNECT in March of 2008 by the Federal Health Architecture. Harris
is also demonstrating CONNECT at its booth during HIMSS'09. 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 $5.4 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 of Harris Healthcare
Solutions, +1-321-727-6514, , or Jim Burke of Harris Corporation,
+1-321-727-9131, , or Marc Raimondi of Harris Corporation -
Washington, D.C., +1-202-729-3732, Web Site: http://www.harris.com/
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