{"id":1282,"date":"2021-08-09T11:16:28","date_gmt":"2021-08-09T15:16:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.ncsu.edu\/win\/?p=1282"},"modified":"2023-11-27T15:12:00","modified_gmt":"2023-11-27T20:12:00","slug":"medicom-awarded-five-new-va-contracts-that-extend-its-health-information-network-from-new-york-to-hawaii-enabling-medical-image-sharing-and-health-records-exchange-for-millions-of-veterans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/research.ncsu.edu\/win\/medicom-awarded-five-new-va-contracts-that-extend-its-health-information-network-from-new-york-to-hawaii-enabling-medical-image-sharing-and-health-records-exchange-for-millions-of-veterans\/","title":{"rendered":"Medicom Awarded Five New VA Contracts That Extend Its Health Information Network from New York to Hawaii Enabling Medical Image Sharing and Health Records Exchange for Millions of Veterans"},"content":{"rendered":"
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RALEIGH, N.C.<\/span>,\u00a0Aug. 9, 2021<\/span>\u00a0\/PRNewswire\/ —\u00a0Medicom<\/a>, creator of the first federated health information network in the U.S., is pleased to announce it has been awarded five additional contracts with the Department of Veterans Affairs. The recent contract awards will enable Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 21, VISN 2, VISN 9, the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center in VISN 10, and the VA Illiana Health Care System in VISN 12 to join the 15 existing VA Health Care Systems as participants in Medicom’s Health Information Network. Medicom’s Health Information Network improves patient outcomes while lowering costs by solving longstanding interoperability challenges. These new additions to the Medicom Network will provide electronic access to medical imaging and records data for 2.9 million veterans seeking care from 38 VA Medical Centers across 21 states and U.S. jurisdictions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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