pharmaphorum October 20, 2023
Faced with escalating costs, the US Defense Health Agency (DHA) is seeking a digital solution to the problem of managing chronic health conditions – and has turned to telehealth specialist Amwell and defense contractor Leidos to provide it.
The 22-month contract, worth up to $180 million, will see the Amwell Converge digital health platform delivered to Military Health System (MHS) members by the Leidos Partnership for Defense Health (LPDH), a partnership that provides the GENESIS electronic health record (EHR) system to the military.
The task order is part of a drive by the MHS, which provides healthcare to millions of active and former service members and their families, to transition to a ‘digital first’ model of healthcare.
Military personnel and...