WASHINGTON, June 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harris
Corporation (NYSE: HRS), as a subcontractor to Evolvent
Technologies, Inc., is helping to improve the quality of military
patient care provided by enhancing the capabilities of the
Bidirectional Health Information Exchange (BHIE) interface.
The exchange is a health enterprise integration capability
employed by the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Department of
Veterans Affairs (VA) to securely share patient information between
agencies.
One important, new feature is the first-time ability to transfer
medical imagery and associated studies over the exchange, along
with artifacts from the DoD's global Healthcare Artifact and Image
Management Solution system. The term "artifacts" refers to
any type of captured image other than diagnostic medical imagery.
This includes electronic scans of paper medical records,
photographs and handwritten clinician notes, as well as electronic
attachments from files or images and other documents related to
patient care.
"Harris is committed to delivering enterprise solutions to
improve the quality and efficiency of care delivered to our service
men and women," said Jim Traficant,
vice president and general manager, Harris Healthcare Solutions.
"As service members move between the DoD and the VA systems,
their healthcare information will move with them assuring better
care and improved patient outcomes. Deployment of these
enterprise integration capabilities supports President Obama's
objective mandate for virtual, integration of the Military Health
System and Veterans Affairs electronic health records."
Harris is leveraging its open-source CONNECT solution to
modernize the BHIE and standardize its data exchange models as part
of the BHIE Functional System Enhancement program. The
open-source CONNECT software enables healthcare organizations to
participate in the Nationwide Health Information Network for
efficient and secure patient information exchange.
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.
SOURCE Harris Corporation