Aquilent Announces Contract with the Department of Veterans Affairs to Enable Electronic Health Risk Assessments (HRAs)

November 14, 2011

Tools

Web-Based System to Empower Veterans, their Families and Physicians with New Tools to More Effectively and Easily Manage Health

LAUREL, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Aquilent, the recognized leading provider of Web-based solutions shaping the next generation of technology for the federal government, today announced that it has been awarded a contract to help the Office of Information Technology (OIT) and Veterans Health Administration (VHA), within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), to enable electronic health risk assessments (HRAs). Aquilent selected the use of the Expert-24 commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) HRA which will allow VA to easily customize the HRA to their patient population and clinical guidelines.

Aquilent will support this effort by delivering project management, software development, integration, and operations and maintenance services. The system will be developed in compliance with Section 508 and a variety of existing Federal and VA, privacy, information security, accessibility, and interoperability policies and standards.

"We have an obligation to provide excellent healthcare to our Veterans, who have selflessly defended our country," explained Aquilent CEO David Fout. “This initiative demonstrates the VA's commitment to meeting that obligation by leveraging adaptive technologies to provide convenient and effective health risk assessments. Not only will this project be exciting, it has the opportunity to have significant positive impact on the lives of our Veterans.”

About Aquilent

Named the Government Contracting Firm of the Year by the Tech Council of MD, Aquilent is the recognized leading provider of Web-based solutions shaping the next generation of technology for the federal government. Specializing in acquisition and finance, web applications, content management, technology strategy and program management office, Aquilent is guided by an unwavering commitment to deliver solutions that maximize efficiency, reduce risk, and provide quantifiable results. To learn more about Aquilent, twice recognized as one of the Top 50 Best Places to Work by the Washington Business Journal, visit www.aquilent.com.