Harris Corporation Awarded $54.9 Million Contract to Upgrade Surgical Workflow Systems for U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
October 20 2011 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has awarded Harris
Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international communications and
information technology company, a five-year, $54.9 million contract
to integrate a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) surgical workflow
management solution that will reduce surgery wait times and
cancellations, increase patient throughput, and improve the overall
surgical experience for Veterans and their families.
The Surgical Quality and Workflow Manager (SQWM) program
represents the first time the VA has used a COTS solution for a
clinical information system that is utilized enterprise-wide. SQWM
will improve the end-to-end workflow for surgeons, nurses and
support staff by automating many clinical and administrative
surgical tasks, including scheduling, accessing the patient’s
profile, ordering tests and tracking surgical assets. The SQWM
solution also will enhance the patient and family member experience
by improving access to information during the surgery cycle.
“Refreshing the surgical system infrastructure for VA staff and
Veterans is one of the VA’s top priorities,” said Jim Traficant,
president, Harris Healthcare Solutions. “To expedite this
transformation and ensure the best possible treatment for our
Veterans, the VA has called on Harris to integrate an
industry-leading solution that will enhance the surgical experience
across the entire VA enterprise.”
The Harris team will install and operate the SQWM solution in 21
Veterans Integrated Service Networks (VISN) and all 130 VA
hospitals performing surgery, supporting approximately 400,000
cases per year and approximately 6,000 surgeons. The Harris
solution will ensure that the VA’s disparate surgical systems will
be able to interface seamlessly and allow for future software
upgrades and enhancements.
The SQWM program is part of the VA’s Enhance the Veteran
Experience and Access to Healthcare (EVEAH) initiative, a global VA
effort to ensure all Veterans receive the healthcare they have
earned through their service. To meet the VA’s request to use a
COTS software product, Harris will use General Electric’s
industry-leading Surgical Information System for its solution.
A nationally recognized leader in federal healthcare IT
integration, Harris also offers commercial providers a full range
of interoperability solutions, including IT infrastructure and
management, clinical workflow and analytics, health information
exchange, and imaging. Harris solutions improve healthcare quality,
safety, efficiency, cost and outcomes by ensuring that the right
information travels, with security and privacy, to the right
person, at the right time, 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 approximately $6 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.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that
reflect management's current expectations, assumptions and
estimates of future performance and economic conditions. Such
statements are made in reliance upon the safe harbor provisions of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The company cautions investors
that any forward-looking statements are subject to risks and
uncertainties that may cause actual results and future trends to
differ materially from those matters expressed in or implied by
such forward-looking statements. Statements about the expected
value of the program to Harris are forward-looking and involve
risks and uncertainties. Harris disclaims any intention or
obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events, or
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