CNSI Receives FedHealthIT Innovation Award For New Encounter Data Processing System
CNSI has gone live with its new Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Encounter Data Processing System, after receiving a 2018 FedHealthIT Innovation Award for the product. The CMS EDPS NextGen system was chosen by FedHealth IT for its innovative use of scalable cloud-based technology that increases timeliness, capacity and accuracy, the company said. The system
NCI Awarded $44 Million HHS Contract to Help CMS Report Improper Payments
NCI, Inc., a provider of advanced information technology solutions and professional services to U.S. federal government agencies, has announced it has been named the Payment Error Rate Measurement Review Contractor (PERM RC) as part of a five-year prime contract valued at $44 million with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Octo Consulting Wins $20M Contract to Continue CMS Agile Transformation
Octo Consulting Group has been awarded a $20 million blanket purchase agreement by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The company will help CMS continue its efforts to pursue agile methodologies. Through the BPA, Octo will work with CMS leadership to establish enterprise-level guidance and transform enterprise processes. Octo will work directly with CMS
Serco Hires CMS Exec Karen Shields To Lead Health Care Business
Serco Inc. has hired Karen Shields, who previously held leadership positions at the Health and Human Services Department’s Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, to lead the development of the company’s health care sector business. Shields has over 30 years of private and public sector leadership, and most recently served as deputy director of CMS’ Center
ManTech Acquires Edaptive Systems LLC
Herndon, Va.-based ManTech International Corporation announced Dec. 19 that the company has acquired Owings Mills, Md.-based Edaptive Systems LLC, a provider of IT solutions primarily to federal health agencies, with a significant focus on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). ManTech funded the acquisition from cash on hand. The acquisition will be slightly accretive to
NCI’s AdvanceMed Awarded First Task Order Under $2.5B CMS Contract
Reston, Va.-based NCI Inc. announced July 28 that its wholly-owned subsidiary AdvanceMed has been awarded the first task order under the $2.5 billion Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) IDIQ Unified Program Integrity Contractor (UPIC) contract. The UPIC IDIQ combines and integrates the functions of the former Zone Program Integrity Contractor (ZPIC), Program Safeguard Contractor
HHS CMS Awards NCI Inc. $51.9M Contract to Support National Supplier Clearinghouse
NCI Inc., of Reston, Va., announced May 13 that the company has been awarded a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to support the National Supplier Clearinghouse (NSC) for the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The contract has a one-year base and four one-year option periods with a value of $51.9 million.
NCI Inc. Awarded $14M Contract to Help Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Identify, Reduce Medicare Fraud
NCI Inc., of Reston, Va., announced April 28 that the company’s AdvanceMed business was awarded the Zone Program Integrity Contractor (ZPIC) contract for Zone 3 in support of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The one-year contract is valued in excess of $14 million. NCI will provide program integrity (PI) services to identify and
Annette Rippert of Accenture Federal Services Discusses Digital Technology, STEM
Annette Rippert, a senior executive who leads cloud and mobility services at Accenture Federal Services, talked about digital government, STEM programs and federal agencies’ access to a 24/7 society in a recent interview with WashingtonExec. Rippert said the opportunity digital technology presents and its importance to the federal government is significant. Today, she said, it
New CEO of Serco, Dan Allen, Talks to WashingtonExec
It’s been six months since Dan Allen was appointed Chairman and CEO of Serco Inc. WashingtonExec caught up with Allen about his plans for the organization, where he sees growth in the federal marketplace, Serco’s talent acquisition strategy, and Serco’s work with the U.S. Health and Human Services’ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
General Dynamics Wins $19.9 Million IT Contract for Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Marcus Collier, General Dynamics General Dynamics has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services’ (HHS) Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to support the Beneficiary Eligibility Suite of Systems Transactions (BESST) program. Worth a total value of $19.9 million over five years, the contract calls on General Dynamics to
SRA International, Inc. Wins Five-Year $92M HHS Contract
SRA International, Inc. has won a five-year $92 million contract to provide support for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Health Care Integrated General Ledger Accounting System (HIGLAS). HIGLAS is the system of record for financial management and reporting that tracks each Medicare claim, financial
CGI Federal, Inc Partners With CMS to Redesign and Launch Medicare.gov
CGI Federal Inc. (CGI) has partnered with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to redesign and launch Medicare.gov, the official U.S. Government website for the Medicare program. CGI is a wholly-owned U.S. operating subsidiary of CGI Group, Inc. “The re-launch of Medicare.gov is the first in a series of planned upgrades to CMS’
General Dynamics Information Technology Wins $100M Contract to Support Medicare Secondary Payer Program
General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) won a task order, worth $99.9 million over five years, by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to support its Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) program. This task order was awarded under the CMS Enterprise System Development contract. “Ensuring claims are paid
Vish Sankaran of CMS Talks Democratizing Data, Need for Big Data Analytic Expertise
“Information at Your Fingertips” was the theme of WashingtonExec’s breakfast roundtable, held earlier this month at The Tower Club Tysons Corner with guest speaker Vish Sankaran, former Senior Advisor at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Sankaran spoke to a small group of technology executives and entrepreneurs about the paradigm shift of healthcare,
CNSI Wins $185 Million Contract With Louisiana Medicaid Management System
Louisiana has signed a $185 million contracted with Maryland-based CNSI to develop and implement the state’s new Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS) and fiscal agent operations by the end of 2014.The contract includes a 36-month development and implementation period for the new Medicaid platform and will deliver a more modern, flexible and efficient web-centric platform
SAIC Wins $78M CMS Contract
Earlier this week, SAIC was awarded a $78 million dollar contract by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to provide Enterprise Remote Identity Proofing (ERIP) and Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) Credential Services to support CMS. The contract has a one year base period of performance and four one-year options. The SAIC team will use
Catapult Consultants Wins Contract With CMS
Recently, Catapult Consultants LLC announced it has won a five year contract with the Centers of Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) in Baltimore, Maryland and ten CMS Regional Offices nationwide to develop, track and analyze Medicare provider System Improvement Agreements (SIAs) that are established between a healthcare provider and CMS. To improve patient safety and healthcare
DCCA Wins $15 Million CMS Contract
Today, Data Computer Corporation of America (DCCA) announced it has been awarded a five-year, $15 million contract by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The contract, awarded through the Enterprise Systems Development ID/IQ vehicle, is to provide support for CMS’ Medicare Advantage program reimbursements. DCCA CEO David W. Bower said, “”CMS provides critical healthcare-related
ActioNet Chooses CDS for CMS Contract
ActioNet, Inc., an information technology company located in Vienna, Va., chose Companion Data Services (CDS) to deliver hosting and data management skills in support of ActioNet’s efforts with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). CDS will serve as a subcontractor for ActioNet on CMS’s five-year Data Management IDIQ contract. ActioNet was one of
CMS Awards General Dynamic Information Technology $95 Million
General Dynamics strengthened its relationship the Department of Health’s Medicare and Medicaid service division Friday, announcing a new task order with a value of $95 million. In the announcement, General Dynamics Information Technology, one of General Dynamic’s business units, acknowledged it had been contracted to provide processing support for clams filed with the Department of
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