Laura Stanton, a General Services Administration official, said federal agencies spent more than $750 million on health information technology platforms and support services through the Health IT Services SIN on the Multiple Award Schedule in 2022.
The departments of the Health and Human Services, Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, the Air Force and the Interior were among the SIN’s top federal agency users, Stanton, assistant commissioner for the office of IT category at GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service, wrote in a blog post published Tuesday.
She noted that agencies seeking to improve health care delivery and patient outcomes, accelerate the procurement of health information technology services and enhance security should consider using the Health IT Services SIN on MAS.
Stanton talked about how an agency used the special item number to help 10 pilot hospitals in the southeastern part of the U.S. advance modernization efforts, such as sharing electronic health records and delivering connected services between hospitals.
