The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has awarded General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) a $450 million contract to continue to operate and modernize the agency’s integrated accounting system.
The Healthcare Integrated General Ledger Accounting System (HIGLAS) “standardizes and centralizes Federal financial accounting for all of CMS’s programs,” according to the press release, and it is one of the largest accounting systems in the world.
“Our continued support of HIGLAS enables us to advance further CMS’s commitment to improve the quality, efficiency, and fiscal soundness of its most mission-critical systems,” said Kamal Narang, GDIT vice president and general manager for Federal Health.
“We look forward to continuing our partnership with CMS and reimagining ways to deliver agile, innovative and secure solutions that enable millions to access healthcare services,” said Narang.
The contract contains an eight-month base period with seven option years and will continue to advance the work at CMS by leveraging “artificial intelligence/machine learning capabilities to analyze trends and patterns to determine potential anomalies in accounting data,” GDIT said.
“Additionally, GDIT will provide management services and host the HIGLAS primary data processing and disaster recovery systems to ensure 24/7/365 system reliability,” the company added.
Currently, GDIT said the HIGLAS system processes over 4.5 million Medicare claims daily. Annually, HIGLAS processes over $2 trillion in payments to support over 147 million Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries.
