WASHINGTON, Nov. 11, 2010 /PRNewswire/ --
Highlights
- Registry databases allow caregivers to track special health
concerns of veterans
- Represents follow-on contract for Veterans Administration
- Harris positioned to provide maintenance and technology
upgrades to registries it developed
Harris Corporation (NYSE: HRS), an international communications
and information technology company, has been awarded a contract by
MED Trends, Inc. to continue developing national patient registries
for U.S. military veterans. The new contract, with a 12 month
base period and two 12 month option periods, is a follow-on to the
original contract awarded to Harris in October 2008.
For the original contract, Harris developed three new
registries: Traumatic Brain Injury Registry, Defense and Veteran
Eye Injury Registry, and Embedded Fragments Registry.
Currently in the process of being deployed, these registries
will utilize the latest industry practices, design methods, and
state-of-the-art development techniques. Under the new
contract, Harris will maintain and improve the existing registries'
infrastructures and develop new registries based on other
veteran-centric conditions.
The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Registries Program
allows healthcare providers to access patient information from
connected databases across the spectrum of veteran-specific health
conditions, such as traumatic brain injury, embedded fragments,
tissue implants, and eye trauma. The registries track patient
data and all treatment information relevant to a particular
condition. With single-point access to comprehensive
condition information, doctors have ready access to more
information integrated at the point-of-care for more accurate
treatment of veterans and monitoring of their long-term health care
plans and outcomes.
"Harris has partnered with the VHA over the last two years to
establish the Registries Program by architecting the technical
framework, enhancing legacy registries applications, and developing
three new registries," said Jim
Traficant, vice president and general manager, Harris
Healthcare Solutions. "These registries allow the VHA to
remain at the leading edge of healthcare delivery by integrating
data-driven treatment practices into the clinical workflow --
optimizing care and improving health outcomes for our nation's
heroes."
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 16,000 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