MEDICAL ADP SYSTEMS: Composite Health Care System Acquisition-- Fair, Reasonable, Supported

Abstract

This report on the Department of Defense's acquisition of the Composite Health Care System (CHCS) -- a state-of-the-art medical information system being acquired for use in military hospitals, medical centers, and clinics worldwide -- is required by the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal years 1988 and 1989 (Public Law 100-180, Section 733(b)). It presents our description and evaluation of the results of Defense's testing of competing vendors proposed medical information systems and the process Defense followed in selecting a contractor for the next phase of the acquisition--operational test and evaluation--scheduled to begin in March 1988.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1988
Accession Number
AD1169795

Entities

People

  • Charles Arthur Bowsher

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accounting
  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Databases
  • Department Of Defense
  • Governments
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Information Systems
  • Law
  • Life Cycle Costs
  • Life Cycles
  • Military Hospitals
  • National Security
  • Procurement
  • Program Management
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Therapy
  • United States

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Medical or Health Care Field.