Global business advisory firm Ernst & Young has secured one of the initial four spots in a multi-contract award to prototype patient-centered technologies for the Defense Health Agency’s Digital Front Door, or DFD, program for which the Defense Innovation Unit issued a solicitation in April. Besides patient experience, DFD’s focus also includes supportive commercial products for healthcare providers, DIU said.
The tasks in Ernst & Young’s DFD other transaction contract award include the development of a tool to streamline health record access and virtual healthcare. The company will partner with the DHA team to develop a technical strategy for integrating the native iPhone operating system and Android development with the military health system and third-party offerings.
Meet the Other Prototype Contractors
Another DFD contractor, Bluestaq, will prototype a defense health data technology designed to enhance the usability of DHA’s existing health database for downstream applications.
DHA has also selected Clearstep to prototype a smart routing platform for a secure, clinically validated artificial intelligence healthcare assistant for self-service access to patients.
The fourth DFD contractor, BDR Solutions, will prototype a health data system integrating advanced data management approaches, such as application programming interfaces, generative AI and cloud computing.
The competitive solicitation for DFD prototypes drew proposals from over 220 companies, DIU said.
