ROCKVILLE, Md., Aug. 31, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Department of
Veterans Affairs (VA) will update and improve their system for
managing Veterans' medical appointments, after awarding the work to
Systems Made Simple, a Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) company.
The Medical Appointment Scheduling System (MASS) is one
component of the Department's strategy to provide state of the art
electronic health record, scheduling, workflow management, and
analytics capabilities to front line caregivers serving
Veterans.
MASS is expected to enhance and simplify the viewing and making
of appointments convenient to Veterans, along with improving the
coordination of care and appointment reminders. MASS will allow
clinicians to better utilize rooms, support staff, and equipment in
service of Veterans' needs.
"Our nation owes a debt of gratitude to our Veterans – these men
and women who have served our country deserve access to timely
healthcare services from the VA," said Horace Blackman, vice president, Health &
Life Sciences at Lockheed Martin. "We are proud to partner with the
VA to ensure that this promise is fulfilled, and to enable the VA
to serve those who have served our nation."
MASS will provide patient-centric and resource-based scheduling
for VA, which will improve the ability of the department to provide
advanced care for Veterans. Features include:
- Management of the appointment lifecycle, from standardized
requests for care to patient data collection and reporting;
- Improvement of clinical resource management, including open
access between VA facilities and those outside VA to view available
enterprise resources and allow for the coordination and fulfilment
of requests;
- Display of real-time supply, demand, quality and resource
utilization metrics to better manage patient care.
For additional information, visit our website:
www.systemsmadesimple.com
About Systems Made Simple, A Lockheed Martin Company
Systems Made Simple, a Lockheed Martin Company, is a leading
provider of healthcare data management solutions to large, complex
health organizations. Founded in 1991, Systems Made Simple has
extensive experience developing interoperable solutions for
disparate networks, managing the full lifecycle of health data
through patient-centric applications. We have a specialized skill
set in the area of data architecture and analytics, with
significant experience managing entire data networks for some of
the largest healthcare organizations in the U.S.
About Lockheed Martin
Headquartered in Bethesda,
Maryland, Lockheed Martin is a global security and aerospace
company that employs approximately 112,000 people worldwide and is
principally engaged in the research, design, development,
manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology
systems, products and services. The Corporation's net sales for
2014 were $45.6 billion.
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