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LONDON, Nov. 16, 2020 /CNW Telbec/ - The UK Ministry
of Defence and CGI (NYSE: GIB) (TSX: GIB.A) have reached a
strategic milestone in defining the migration of services to the
MOD secure cloud as part of the CORTISONE programme. The MOD has
contracted with CGI, to be a key member of their supplier ecosystem
to transition the digital delivery of healthcare for the UK's Armed
Forces, while sustaining existing services. Programme CORTISONE
will establish a sustainable, integrated, cohesive and enduring
information capability that will fully and effectively support the
delivery of evidence-based medical and dental health and healthcare
outputs, in order to achieve the aim of the Defence Medical
Services (DMS).
CGI is continuing to maintain the provision of the UK Armed
Forces Medics' access to patient records whilst disaggregating this
service and integrating with the future defence medical capability
working collaboratively with other suppliers utilising the MOD SAFe
Agile Framework. The future defence medical capability will
be an open architecture solution that will enable UK Armed Forces
Medics to use a wider range of COTS medical applications and have a
closer alignment and integration with the UK NHS to help improve
care for UK Armed Forces and their families.
As part of CGI's ongoing support to MOD it has responded by
rapidly delivering the ability to send text messages containing
COVID-19 advisory notifications to their entire patient population
and establish near real-time statistical reports on the COVID-19
impact on its people.
Neil Timms, Senior Vice President
of UK Space, Defence & Intelligence at CGI said, "For over 15
years, CGI has enabled Armed Forces Medics to access over 700,000
patient records so that they can provide the right medical
treatment in peace and in times of crisis through the Defence
Medical Information Capability Programme. We are proud to be part
of the vital digital transformation of UK Defence Medical
through CORTISONE evolving it to a modern open architecture. This
will enable the military to take advantage of exciting developments
in medical systems and to enhance interoperability with the
NHS."
CGI will enable the move of the existing Defence Medical
Information Capability Programme to a more flexible and adaptable
open architecture based on the MOD's private secure cloud though
the use of Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodologies. CGI
was named as a Scaled Agile Global Transformation Partner in
2019, the first global IT services organization to achieve
this designation. As a Key Supplier to Defence Digital, CGI will
work in close partnership with the MOD to achieve the CORTISONE
aims through proven agile approaches adapted from other key MOD
programmes such as the Defensive Cyber Capability and the National
Space Operations Centre.
CGI has been delivering mission-critical secure IT systems to
the UK Ministry of Defence for over 40 years and has longstanding
expertise in providing secure electronic medical record services to
public and private health organisations to improve clinical
efficiency and effectiveness for millions of patients
worldwide.
About CGI
Founded in 1976, CGI is among the largest
independent IT and business consulting services firms in the world.
With 76,000 consultants and other professionals across the globe,
CGI delivers an end-to-end portfolio of capabilities, from
strategic IT and business consulting to systems integration,
managed IT and business process services and intellectual property
solutions. CGI works with clients through a local relationship
model complemented by a global delivery network that helps clients
digitally transform their organizations and accelerate results.
With Fiscal 2020 reported revenue of C$12.16
billion, CGI shares are listed on the TSX (GIB.A) and the
NYSE (GIB). Learn more at cgi.com.
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SOURCE CGI Inc.