Veterans Affairs Selects HP to Continue Support of VistA System
Software Applications Provide Fully Automated Health Information System
PALO ALTO, CA, Nov 16, 2012 (Menafn - MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) --HP HPQ today announced it has been awarded a five-year, 39million contract from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) tocontinue providing operations and maintenance software applicationssupport for VA's Veterans Health Information Systems and TechnologyArchitecture (VistA).
As a part of the task order under the VA T-4 contract, HP willprovide defect remediation and table maintenance for more than 100applications across the VA network, enabling the prompt, reliableresolution of patient safety issues as well as timely, complete andtested solutions. The contract extends HP's 10-year involvement withthe VistA system, and the company's relationship with the VA, whichhas spanned more than 14 years.
The VistA system provides 130 VA healthcare facilities and 783ambulatory care and community-based outpatient clinics with a fullyautomated health information system supporting the needs of veterans,clinicians and administrators. The VistA software provides automateddata processing capabilities, which enhances healthcare providers'access to veterans' healthcare information and improves theeffectiveness and efficiency of care at VA healthcare facilitiesnationwide.
"Ensuring that veterans across the country have access to safe,reliable healthcare is a top priority for VA," said Marilyn Crouther,senior vice president and general manager, U.S. Public Sector, HPEnterprise Services. "HP has the expertise to address issues withapplications used nationwide, by veterans, clinicians andadministrators throughout the VA, and continues to place the utmostimportance on software issues affecting patient safety."
HP also will team with two small businesses, Enlightened, aninformation-technology and management consulting firm; and PruTechSolutions, a business support and information technology consultingcompany, to complete the project.
HP's premier Europe, Middle East and Africa client event, HPDiscover, takes place Dec. 4-6 in Frankfurt, Germany.
Additional information about the HP Enterprise Services governmentbusiness is available at www.hp.com/enterprise/government.
About HP HP creates new possibilities for technology to have ameaningful impact on people, businesses, governments and society. Theworld's largest technology company, HP brings together a portfoliothat spans printing, personal computing, software, services and ITinfrastructure to solve customer problems. More information about HPis available at http://www.hp.com.
This news release contains forward-looking statements that involverisks, uncertainties and assumptions. If such risks or uncertaintiesmaterialize or such assumptions prove incorrect, the results of HPand its consolidated subsidiaries could differ materially from thoseexpressed or implied by such forward-looking statements andassumptions. All statements other than statements of historical factare statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements,including but not limited to statements of the plans, strategies andobjectives of management for future operations; any statementsconcerning expected development, performance, market share orcompetitive performance relating to products and services; anystatements regarding anticipated operational and financial results;any statements of expectation or belief; and any statements ofassumptions underlying any of the foregoing. Risks, uncertainties andassumptions include macroeconomic and geopolitical trends and events;the competitive pressures faced by HP's businesses; the developmentand transition of new products and services (and the enhancement ofexisting products and services) to meet customer needs and respond toemerging technological trends; the execution and performance ofcontracts by HP and its customers, suppliers and partners; theprotection of HP's intellectual property assets, includingintellectual property licensed from third parties; integration andother risks associated with business combination and investmenttransactions; the hiring and retention of key employees; assumptionsrelated to pension and other post-retirement costs and retirementprograms; the execution, timing and results of restructuring plans,including estimates and assumptions related to the cost and theanticipated benefits of implementing those plans; expectations andassumptions relating to the execution and timing of cost reductionprograms and restructuring and integration plans; the resolution ofpending investigations, claims and disputes; and other risks that aredescribed in HP's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscalquarter ended July 31, 2012 and HP's other filings with theSecurities and Exchange Commission, including HP's Annual Report onForm 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2011. HP assumes noobligation and does not intend to update these forward-lookingstatements.
Copyright 2012 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Theinformation contained herein is subject to change without notice. Theonly warranties for HP products and services are set forth in theexpress warranty statements accompanying such products and services.Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additionalwarranty. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors oromissions contained herein.
SOURCE: HP
Copyright 2012 Marketwire, Inc., All rights reserved.
