CGI Federal, a subsidiary of information technology and business process services firm CGI Group, has been awarded a one-year $5.7 million contract to develop an open-source gateway for a nationwide health information exchange, according to a news release.
CONNECT is the most widely adopted open-source gateway used by public and private entities to exchange health information in a secure, interoperable manner. CGI will partner with the Federal Health Architecture and strategic partners to build and develop CONNECT into a robust open-source solution that supports secure, standards-based health information exchange and "meaningful use" of health IT.
Read the news release about CONNECT.
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CONNECT is the most widely adopted open-source gateway used by public and private entities to exchange health information in a secure, interoperable manner. CGI will partner with the Federal Health Architecture and strategic partners to build and develop CONNECT into a robust open-source solution that supports secure, standards-based health information exchange and "meaningful use" of health IT.
Read the news release about CONNECT.
Related Articles about Health Information Exchanges:
Mississippi Health Partners to Create HIE
Survey: 13% of Regional Health Information Organizations Meet Stage 1 Meaningful Use
HL7, Others Invite Healthcare Industry to Cast Ballot on Information Exchange Specifications