Medsphere Expands Federal Business as Subcontractor to Adams Communication

Open source health IT leader lends industry expertise to ICD-10 improvement project for essential systems in the Veterans Health Administration

CARLSBAD, CA—Medsphere Systems Corporation, the leading provider of open source  electronic health record (EHR) solutions and services derived from the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) VistA EHR, today announced that the company is expanding its federal business. Medsphere is serving as a subcontractor to Adams Communication and Engineering Technology (ACET) Corporation related to a contract for integrated testing of International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) enhancements to Veterans Health Administration systems.

The VHA ICD-10 program office has contracted with ACET and Medsphere to augment and enhance the standard ProPath testing process. The necessity of additional integration testing is the result of unique software enhancements required for ICD-10.
In addition to established governmental relationships with the VA, the Department of Defense and the Indian Health Service, Medsphere also provides non-federal hospitals with a comprehensive, affordable health IT platform in the OpenVista electronic health record. More than simply a health IT solution, OpenVista is also a platform for workflow optimization and clinical transformation services in pursuit of improved financial efficiency and better patient care.

About ACET

Adams Communication & Engineering Technology is an emerging national security company providing innovative systems, products and solutions in information systems, healthcare systems, aerospace, electronics, and technical services to government and commercial customers worldwide. Our core competencies are aligned with the current and future needs of our customers and address emerging global security challenges in key areas, such as C4ISR, Healthcare IT, Intelligence, and unmanned systems, which are critical to the defense of our nation and its allies.

About Medsphere and OpenVista

Founded in 2002 and based in Carlsbad, Calif., Medsphere Systems Corporation is an award-winning organization of clinical and technology professionals working to make quality health IT solutions accessible to organizations of virtually any size, shape or budget. Medsphere’s OpenVista® is a portfolio of clinical support products and professional services that leverages an electronic health record (EHR) system developed by the Department of Veterans Affairs. This VistA EHR is widely credited with helping transform the VA into the nation's most efficient and clinically effective healthcare organization. OpenVista, the most fully commercialized VistA offspring, is a responsible reapplication of the VA’s $8.5 billion investment, which recent studies show have yielded $3.09 billion in benefits, primarily from the near elimination of medication administration issues and duplicate testing.  

Medsphere’s subscription-based pricing model enables hospital, clinic and integrated delivery network customers to pay for OpenVista from their operating budget with no upfront costs or back-end balloon payments. Expert implementation and other services facilitate fluid and rapid transition to a paperless clinical environment focusing on best practices and evidence-based medicine in six to nine months. Medsphere also actively nurtures the Healthcare Open Source Ecosystem, a global community of customers, partners, developers and other online collaborators who drive OpenVista innovation, and provide a parallel development and support structure.