Military Health System

TeleVox Expands Overseas to Support United States Military with Appointment and Referral Reminders

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Wednesday, January 10, 2024
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MOBILE, Ala., Jan. 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TeleVox , the industry-leading provider of omnichannel patient relationship management platforms, is proud to announce the expansion of its solutions to support the United States military overseas.

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  • MOBILE, Ala., Jan. 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TeleVox , the industry-leading provider of omnichannel patient relationship management platforms, is proud to announce the expansion of its solutions to support the United States military overseas.
  • The notifications include medical and dental appointment management, as well as referrals for Army, Navy, and Air Force service members and their families.
  • “At TeleVox, we take great pride in providing our innovative and reliable technology solutions to support the brave men and women who selflessly serve our country,” Krishnan said.
  • Serving the military community is at the core of our values, and we are dedicated to making a positive impact in their lives.”

Parker Health Announces the Appointment of Dr. Tushar Hazra as Chief Technology Officer, and Other Key Executive Personnel

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Wednesday, December 6, 2023
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Parker Health, Inc, a prominent biotech company, is delighted to introduce Dr. Tushar Hazra as its new Chief Technology Officer (CTO), leveraging his extensive expertise in digital technology within healthcare informatics, electronic health records, artificial intelligence, and data governance.

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  • Parker Health, Inc, a prominent biotech company, is delighted to introduce Dr. Tushar Hazra as its new Chief Technology Officer (CTO), leveraging his extensive expertise in digital technology within healthcare informatics, electronic health records, artificial intelligence, and data governance.
  • Dr. Hazra joins Parker Health with an impressive background of 20+ years of expertise leading $500M+ dollars in digital transformation initiatives.
  • Additionally, we are pleased to welcome Michael Forde, Director of Public Health Innovation, and Clayton Tuckett, Director of Clinical Care Innovation.
  • "We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Hazra, Mr. Forde, and Mr. Tuckett to the Parker Health family.

Guidehouse's Hassan Zahwa Receives 2024 FORUM IT 100 Lifetime Achievement Award

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Wednesday, December 13, 2023
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Guidehouse, a leading global provider of consulting and managed services to public sector and commercial clients, has announced that Hassan Zahwa, PhD, a partner in the firm's Health segment, has been selected as a 2024 FORUM IT100 Lifetime Achievement Award winner.

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  • WASHINGTON, Dec. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Guidehouse, a leading global provider of consulting and managed services to public sector and commercial clients, has announced that Hassan Zahwa, PhD, a partner in the firm's Health segment, has been selected as a 2024 FORUM IT100 Lifetime Achievement Award winner.
  • The Lifetime Achievement Award honors leaders from government and industry who demonstrate a significant long-term commitment to the federal health technology community.
  • Dr. Zahwa's expertise encompasses electronic health record (EHR) implementation, organizational development, change management, data strategy, and disease surveillance system design.
  • A distinguished leader in the industry, Dr. Zahwa has managed clinical laboratories, demonstrating a profound ability to integrate technological innovation with healthcare practices.

Lomi™ Helps the High Alert Institute Meet the White House-HHS Health Sector Climate Pledge

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Sunday, December 10, 2023
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that have joined the White House-HHS Health Sector climate pledge, committing to align with the Biden administration's goal of reducing emissions by 50% by 2030 and achieving net zero emissions by 2050.

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  • that have joined the White House-HHS Health Sector climate pledge, committing to align with the Biden administration's goal of reducing emissions by 50% by 2030 and achieving net zero emissions by 2050.
  • Federal systems like the Indian Health Service (IHS), Veterans Health Administration (VHA) and Military Health System (MHS) are working together to meet similar goals to those private sector organizations have embraced.
  • Founded in 2002, the High Alert Institute has worked to achieve carbon negative operations and climate resilience since 2012.
  • The HHS Office of Climate Change and Health Equity (OCCHE), part of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, developed the White House/HHS Health Sector Climate Pledge to help focus industry response to climate challenges.

Leidos Partnership Continues MHS GENESIS Overseas Deployment in Second Planned International Wave

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Thursday, November 16, 2023
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RESTON, Va., Nov. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Leidos Partnership for Defense Health (LPDH) today announced it successfully delivered the MHS GENESIS electronic health record (EHR) to an additional 7,000 Department of Defense (DOD) clinicians and providers as part of a second Outside of the Contiguous United States (OCONUS) deployment (Waves OKINAWA/S. KOREA). The current EHR deployment spans 10 Military Treatment Facilities (MTFs) across Asia. The Pacific waves follow successful deployments across European MTFs in September 2023 and deployment to all primary state-side DOD facilities earlier this year.

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  • "We're thrilled to continue our successful global roll-out of the MHS GENESIS electronic health care record system," said Liz Porter, Leidos Health Group President.
  • With this latest overseas DOD wave deployment, the MHS GENESIS system is now operational at over 3,700 locations and now reaches over 183,000 users and 7.4 million DOD beneficiaries.
  • This deployment marked the last of 23 MHS GENESIS waves, with each wave targeting a specific region and the DOD utilizing lessons learned from prior waves to maximize subsequent wave efficiencies.
  • DOD will complete MHS GENESIS deployment to garrison facilities in 2024.

American College of Lifestyle Medicine announces 2023 award winners for advancement of lifestyle medicine in health care

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Wednesday, November 15, 2023
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ST. LOUIS, Nov. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- 

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  • The American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) announced the 2023 recipients of its highest awards for the advancement of lifestyle medicine in health care at the organization's annual conference Oct. 29-Nov. 1 in Denver.
  • Among the awards presented were the Lifetime Achievement Award, the Trailblazer Award, the President's Award and the Special Recognition Awards.
  • "ACLM is delighted to honor the 2023 award winners for the dedication, expertise and passion they have contributed to the rapidly growing field of lifestyle medicine," ACLM President Beth Frates, MD, FACLM, DipABLM, said.
  • The 2023 Trailblazer Award recipient is James Rippe, MD, founder and director of Rippe Lifestyle Medicine, a professor of medicine at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School and founder and editor-in-chief of the American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine.

Lovell and MedRhythms Partner to Provide Access to InTandem™ for Veterans and Military Personnel with a Walking Impairment Due to a Stroke

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Wednesday, November 8, 2023
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PORTLAND, Maine, Nov. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Lovell Government Services and MedRhythms, Inc. announced their partnership establishing access to InTandem for Veterans and military personnel living with chronic stroke walking impairment. InTandem is a novel device that clinicians involved in stroke rehabilitation can prescribe to their patients to improve their walking and ambulation following a stroke.

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  • PORTLAND, Maine, Nov. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Lovell Government Services and MedRhythms, Inc. announced their partnership establishing access to InTandem for Veterans and military personnel living with chronic stroke walking impairment.
  • InTandem is a novel device that clinicians involved in stroke rehabilitation can prescribe to their patients to improve their walking and ambulation following a stroke.
  • Over 80,000 Veterans have experienced at least one stroke .
  • Stroke is a leading cause of long-term disability including impairments to walking ability.

U.S. Defense Health Agency selects Amwell® and Leidos to power the Digital First initiative for the U.S. Military Health System

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Thursday, October 19, 2023
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Under this task order, the Leidos Partnership for Defense Health (LPDH) will deliver Amwell Converge™, a comprehensive hybrid care enablement platform designed to power the full continuum of care using digital, virtual and automated modalities, and replace the Military Health System (MHS) Video Connect solution.

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  • Under this task order, the Leidos Partnership for Defense Health (LPDH) will deliver Amwell Converge™, a comprehensive hybrid care enablement platform designed to power the full continuum of care using digital, virtual and automated modalities, and replace the Military Health System (MHS) Video Connect solution.
  • “Through our world class platform Converge, Amwell is already enabling hybrid care across the commercial marketplace.
  • The DHA’s Digital First initiative brings new capabilities and enablement to MHS GENESIS , an advanced electronic health record (EHR) and healthcare system solution that supports military and Veteran healthcare initiatives.
  • “Digital First addresses DHA’s goal of better outcomes, new processes, innovation and increased standardization based on evidence,” said Jason McCarthy, Leidos senior vice president, Military and Veterans Health Solutions.

Leidos Awarded $180M Defense Health Agency Virtual Health Task Order

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Thursday, October 19, 2023
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RESTON, Va., Oct. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Leidos (NYSE:LDOS), a FORTUNE® 500 science and technology leader, was recently awarded a next-generation contract to provide the Defense Health Agency (DHA) with new virtual health capabilities for providers and patients.

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  • RESTON, Va., Oct. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Leidos (NYSE:LDOS), a FORTUNE® 500 science and technology leader, was recently awarded a next-generation contract to provide the Defense Health Agency (DHA) with new virtual health capabilities for providers and patients.
  • The hybrid CPIF/FFP task order was awarded by DHA's Program Executive Office Defense Healthcare Management Systems (PEO DHMS).
  • If all options are exercised, the task order has a 22-month period of performance with a total value of $180 million.
  • Under the contract, the Leidos Partnership for Defense Health (LPDH) will replace the Military Health System (MHS) Video Connect solution with Amwell's Converge™ platform.

Leidos Partnership Deploys MHS GENESIS Overseas in First of Two Planned OCONUS Waves

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023
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RESTON, Va., Oct. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Leidos Partnership for Defense Health (LPDH) today announced it successfully delivered the MHS GENESIS electronic health record to an additional 9,000 Department of Defense (DOD) clinicians and providers as part of its first Outside of the Contiguous United States (OCONUS) deployment (Waves LANDSTUHL/LAKENHEATH). The current system deployment spans 10 Military Treatment Facilities (MTFs) across Europe and the United Kingdom. Additionally, LPDH deployed MHS GENESIS to users at Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

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  • Additionally, LPDH deployed MHS GENESIS to users at Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
  • With this latest overseas DOD wave deployment, the MHS GENESIS system is now operational at over 3,500 locations and now reaches over seven million DOD beneficiaries.
  • MHS GENESIS is 91% deployed to DOD garrison facilities and will next deploy to Far East locations in October 2023.
  • MHS GENESIS is being deployed across the continental United States and overseas through a total of 23 waves, with each wave targeting a specific region.