WASHINGTON, June 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harris
Corporation (NYSE: HRS), an international communications and
information technology company, has been awarded an eight-month
contract to support the Veterans Health Administration's migration
to updated standards under the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act (HIPAA).
As the primary subcontractor on the Engineering Services
Network, Inc. team, which was awarded a potential $10.9 million contract, Harris will provide a
complete range of software development services, including
requirements definition and documentation, and software design,
test and deployment.
"With more than 850 changes to the standards and the addition of
new data elements to the system, the upgrade to 5010 will be
particularly challenging for very large, nationwide healthcare
providers such as the Veterans Health Administration (VHA)," said
Jim Traficant, vice president and
general manager, Harris Healthcare Solutions. "Harris
technology and services are already playing a key role in enhancing
veterans' benefits claims processing, and we will help the VHA make
a smooth transition to HIPAA 5010."
HIPAA's Administrative Simplification provisions set national
standards for certain electronic health care transactions, such as
claims processing, remittance advice, and eligibility and status
determinations. They also address the security and privacy of
health data.
The current transaction standard is HIPAA X12 version 4010A1.
Pharmacy claims must comply with National Council for
Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP) version 5.1. By
January 1, 2012, covered entities —
including health plans, healthcare clearinghouses and certain
healthcare providers — must upgrade to HIPAA X12 version 5010 and
NCPDP version D.0 in order to further simplify procedures, enhance
the uniformity of transactions, streamline reimbursements and
combat fraud and abuse.
This contract is one of several new VA-related awards Harris has
received since the company's November
2009 acquisition of Patriot Technologies, a leading provider
of healthcare IT, imaging and enterprise software solutions for the
VA.
Harris Healthcare Solutions provides secure enterprise
intelligence solutions and services for government and commercial
customers — including systems integration, intelligent
infrastructure, advanced visualization and display, enterprise
digital content management and IT solutions. A leader in
federal healthcare IT integration, Harris products, systems and
services improve healthcare outcomes by assuring that critical
medical and benefits 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
worldwide. Headquartered in Melbourne, Florida, the company has
approximately $5 billion of annual
revenue and more than 15,000 employees — including nearly 7,000
engineers and scientists. Harris is dedicated to developing
best-in-class assured communications® products, systems, and
services. Additional information about Harris Corporation is
available at www.harris.com.
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