Northrop Grumman to Develop a Prototype for a Nationwide Health-Information Network Architecture
Northrop Grumman to Develop a Prototype for a Nationwide Health-Information
Network Architecture
MCLEAN, Va., Nov. 10, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation
(NYSE:NOC) has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS) to develop a prototype for a nationwide
health-information network architecture.
This architecture will enable nationwide exchange of electronic health-care
information among disparate systems, an important step in realizing President
Bush's vision for an interoperable electronic health record for every
American. The effort will proceed in conjunction with other recently awarded
HHS contracts designed to establish standards harmonization, compliance
certification, and privacy and security for the exchange of electronic health
records. The culmination of these related activities will be a health
information technology framework that promotes safer, more efficient, and
higher-quality health care across the nation.
"Our demonstrated expertise with large-scale health information technology
systems integration, health-information exchange, and electronic medical
records will provide the federal government with an interoperable,
self-sustaining, and cost-effective solution that will improve the quality and
efficiency of healthcare in America," said Michele Kang, vice president and
general manager of Health Solutions for Northrop Grumman's Information
Technology sector.
Northrop Grumman will develop a non-proprietary, standards-based open
architecture that will leverage and extend the functionality of existing local
and regional health information networks, providing a common, scalable
approach to national interoperability and information exchange. Northrop
Grumman will develop the prototype architecture during a one-year contract
that includes one option year. Work on the system will be done in Chantilly,
Va. and Washington, D.C.
Northrop Grumman leads a consortium that includes the following technology
teammates in the architecture-development effort: First Consulting Group, Long
Beach, Calif.; Axolotl, Mountain View, Calif.; Emdeon, Elmwood Park, N.J.;
Oracle, Redwood Shores, Calif.; Sun Microsystems (SeeBeyond Technology), Menlo
Park, Calif.; CSSS.net, Bellevue, Neb.; and SphereCom Enterprises, Manassas,
Va. Clinical partners include: University Hospital Health Systems; Cleveland
Clinic Health System; and MetroHealth System, Cleveland; Greater Cincinnati
HealthBridge, Cincinnati; Western Medical Associates, Santa Cruz County,
Calif.; Waterbury Health Access Program, Waterbury, Conn.; Swedish Health
System, Seattle; and Conemaugh Health System, Johnstown, Pa.
Northrop Grumman Information Technology, headquartered in McLean, Va., is a
trusted IT leader and premier provider of advanced IT solutions, engineering
and business services for government and commercial clients. The company's
technological leadership spans such areas as homeland security solutions,
health IT solutions, secure wireless, cyber and physical assurance, IT and
network infrastructure, managed services, knowledge management, modeling and
simulation and geospatial intelligence solutions.
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