Category Archives: Military Health
Great news! FCP part of team to win a $985 million federal contract
First Choice Professionals is proud to be a team member of the LongView CIO Group, LLC in the $985 million multi-award contract to provide the Air Force Medical Service (AFMS) with Clinical, Advisory and Technical Services. Read more here.
Health IT Job of the Week: Director of Federal Health Business Development
First Choice Professionals (FCP), a nationwide Healthcare Advisory and Solutions company, is seeking a Director of Business Development to play a major role in our continued expansion into government entities and their health technology related missions. Position Summary: FCP’s Director of Business Development (BD) will lead our Federal healthcare division, focused on the Department of Veterans Affairs, Health and Human Services and DoD Military Health. The position, located in the Washington DC metro area, will … Continue reading
Video: Federal Health IT Market
Carter Groome looks at the federal HIT market and its effect on the commercial health IT industry. He says Veterans Affairs (VA) is taking a leadership position and it’s based on its VistA success. Carter believes both the commercial and federal markets look at each other’s successes and failures to learn from them. FCP’s experience in both marketplaces allows it to capitalize on its knowledge to help hospitals and health systems. Carter thinks the VA … Continue reading
Thank you to Those In Uniform
What a wonderful and special time of year. Spending time with family, time away from the rigors of work, our favorite foods and generally a time to reflect and recharge. It is interesting, however, that the people that make this all possible are most likely the ones that have limited time to enjoy these pleasures. Of course, our men and women serving in our military give up all of these pleasures. Many will spend this holiday … Continue reading
Providing IT Services in the Federal Health IT Marketplace
This week, TRICARE (Military Health System IT) released a pharmacy request for information (RFI) for its joint electronic health record (EHR) or integrated EHR with Veterans Affairs (VA). The VA fills about 140 million prescriptions a year and the military health system fills about 50 million. The new system will most likely be a Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) pharmacy system and it will be the largest ever implementation in the world. I’ve written about this before and … Continue reading
Health IT Job of the Week: Senior Java Developer
A new HIT position of Sr Java Developer is open. The ideal candidate will have 3+ years of federal experience with knowledge of Oracle BPM. The candidate will work with a federal agency in the development of a data management pilot system. The candidate will assist with platform modernization, look for system efficiencies, and take part in POA&M process. This in an on site role and will require the candidate to obtain mid-level security clearance at the onset … Continue reading
Changing the DNA at Veterans Affairs: Poised to Transform Healthcare
The annual VA Small Business Expo in New Orleans last week continues to reinforce there is something different going on at the VA. Many are aware of the highly visible missteps the VA has embarked upon over the years – the information breeches, cost overruns, project failures, and more. But, I’ll say it right here… the VA will soon have a huge impact on healthcare transformation across the US by providing for our veterans and … Continue reading