Health promotion, disease prevention and treatment, medical surveillance, international health, pandemic influenza preparedness, and emergency preparedness are global issues impacting North America. Our information technology (IT) skills, combined with our subject matter expertise in epidemiology, public health and healthcare create a unique ability to synthesize and analyze information from multiple information sources to provide useful medical data to solve critical problems.
We understand the critical challenges facing military medical programs and how to maximize efficiencies to ultimately project the health of our nation’s military members. We are well versed in providing innovative IT solutions to the military in the areas of telemedicine, healthcare services management and consequence management.
U.S. Air Force Medical Operations Agency
U.S. Air Force Medical Operations Agency - Patient Safety Support Program provides support to direct the establishment and operation of the Military Health System Patient Safety Program at the Military Treatment Facility (MTF) level and work closely with MTF leadership to promote a culture of safety throughout the MTF, identify, recommend, and aid in the implementation of process improvements leading to the formulation of policies to effect safer care. Additionally, we administer and manage day-to-day patient safety program operations encompassing all aspects of inpatient and ambulatory care, and support functions.
Epidemiology Studies
General Dynamics Information Technology maintains the database for the U.S. Public Health Service’s epidemiological studies. The company’s staff analyzes the incidence, distribution and control of diseases in a population and provides system development services to incorporate new and advanced technologies. This includes performing epidemiological research analyses using biostatistics to develop interventions for the Army Medical Surveillance Activity for the U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine (USACHPPM) as well as the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
