Mindseeker Awarded $100 Million in U.S. Army Medical Coding Contracts
Mindseeker, Inc., a national professional services and consulting firm, announced today that it was awarded three five-year remote medical coding firm-fixed-price contracts from the United States Army Medical Command (MEDCOM) totaling $100,868,660. MEDCOM Patient...
GSA just made it easier for contractors to buy supplies to fill orders
From pencils to computers, contractors that find they need additional supplies to meet the requirements of an order will now be able to buy those supplies through the Multiple Award Schedule, rather than re-negotiate the deal. The General Services...
VA, Health and Human Services Announce Partnership to Strengthen Prevention of Fraud, Waste and Abuse Efforts
Today, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a partnership to share data, data analytics tools and best practices for identifying and preventing fraud,...
DoD, FDA partner to develop medical products for warfighters
The Defense Department and Food and Drug Administration launched a joint pilot program to prioritize efficiently developing safe and effective medical products to save the lives of U.S. warfighters, officials of the agencies announced this morning in a media...
Veteran-Owned Company on the Move
Interior Fusion LLC, a Service-Disabled, Veteran-Owned Small Business and leader in Office, Medical, and Educational Furnishings located in Largo, Florida, are expanding their operations due to high demand in the office furniture industry for small businesses and...
Oklahoma City facility opens new military mental health unit
Oakwood Springs, a behavioral health facility that opened in Oklahoma City less than a year ago, will open a new unit focused on military members, veterans and first responders. The 24-bed unit will open Wednesday, though members of the public who are curious can...
Army Virtual Medical Center launches at BAMC
Army Medicine bolstered its virtual health initiative by launching the Army Virtual Medical Center at Brooke Army Medical Center Jan. 4. The kick-off ceremony featured demonstrations of cutting-edge virtual medical capabilities and a virtual ribbon cutting ceremony...
Walter Reed Outpatient Annex Set to Open in 2018
“We have a significant construction project coming up over the next seven years called the Medical Center Addition and Alteration (MCAA) Project,” said Terri Lavoie, deputy assistant chief of staff in charge of Unified Coordination Program. “We will be demolishing...
Cherokee Nation Technology Solutions awarded Army contract
Cherokee Nation Technology Solutions is one of six companies awarded a $249 million indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract supporting research activities at four Army medical agencies over the next 10 years, according to a news release. “We are proud to...
VA Facilities Now Offer Same-day Care for Urgent Primary and Mental Health-care Needs
Today the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced a major milestone, that 100 percent of its more than 1,000 medical facilities across the country now offer same-day services for urgent primary and mental health-care needs. Same-day services means a Veteran...