ADP Systems: Concern About the Acquisition Plan for DOD's Composite Health Care System
Abstract
The TRIMIS program has been active for at least 10 years, and MD has spent over $222 million to test systems, develop capabilities, and define functional requirements for this program. While DOD has implemented a sound methodology for selecting the best vendors to compete for the CHCS contract, we are concerned that other aspects of the CHCS acquisition strategy may expose the government to unnecessary risk. Specifically, DOD may be allowed to select a final vendor and to deploy costly system hardware before fully testing software. DOD's acquisition strategy may not go far enough in ensuring that, after a large expenditure of funds, CHCS will provide adequate comprehensive medical ADP support to the military services, Providing additional time and money to the CHCS program so that the selected vendor can deliver a full and comprehensive system meeting all defined requirements is a prudent course of action. While such action may delay CHCS implementation, the significance of the delay would be mitigated, to some extent, by the availability of other non-integrated automated hospital systems.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1986
- Accession Number
- AD1171149
Entities
People
- Charles Arthur Bowsher
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office