FALLS CHURCH, VA – The U.S. military has tapped systems integrator Evolvent Technologies Inc. to provide a wide range of healthcare IT services, from help with traumatic brain injury to ICD-10 conversion, all aimed at improving the care of warriors, veterans and their families. Evolvent did not disclose the value of the contracts.

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The Medical Research and Material Command (MRMC) / US Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA), awarded Evolvent seven task orders:

• Neurocognitive Assessment Tool (NCAT) – Evolvent is performing enhancements to the tool, which is used to determine a cognitive performance baseline, to potentially diagnose the presence of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) after an exposure to concussive forces (as well as track post-exposure changes in cognitive function).
• Internal Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) – Evolvent is transitioning many of the MHS applications from the current ICD-9 code set to the ICD-10 code set. The new code set will ensure quality measurement, public health, research, organizational monitoring and performance, and reimbursement.
• Medical Evaluation Board (MEB) – Evolvent is providing enhancements to the current system to allow for more efficient medical disposition by medical professionals who are transitioning, or potentially transitioning, active duty personnel.
• National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP) – Evolvent is updating the current system and standards that deliver and transfer data related medications, supplies and services in the healthcare industry. The changes include updating to NCPDP D.0 and X12 version 5010 defined by the latest HIPAA administrative simplification standards. Evolvent also supports the National Intrepid Center of Excellence (NICoE), located in Bethesda, Maryland, on the campus of the National Naval Medical Center. The newly established facility is dedicated to advancing the diagnosis, treatment and research of complex combat related TBI and Psychological Health (PH) conditions.
• Management/information technology (IM/IT) requirements at the NICoE – Evolvent will support he newest component center of the Defense Centers of Excellence (DCoE) for PH and TBI. Expanding its support in the Pacific Northwest of the DCoE Technology and Telehealth (T2), Evolvent has expanded two key contracts that are advancing the utilization of virtual environments and the measurement of usability in telehealth through the following contracts:
• Virtual Worlds (VW) – Evolvent's goal is to reduce the barriers to care, and provide for service members and their families suffering from the effects of TBI and Behavioral Health (BH), using a virtual world, 3D environment.
• Usability Labs – Evolvent is designing, establishing and maintaining usability labs aimed at measuring and analyzing the quality of the user's experience in support of military base housing.

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Evolvent has also begun to support HHS as part of an integrated team to provide Enterprise Architecture (EA) support. At the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the company is assisting in the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) management support services by providing information technology support service.