General Dynamics Wins Oracle Excellence Award Specialized Partner of the Year: ISV/OEM - UK

- General Dynamics Recognized by Oracle for Innovation in Health IT Systems.

FAIRFAX, Virginia, July 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- General Dynamics Information Technology, a Gold level member of Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN), has been awarded the Oracle Independent Software Vendor / Original Equipment Manufacturer (ISV/OEM) Specialized Partner of the Year award in the United Kingdom (UK) as part of the Oracle Excellence Awards program. The award recognizes the Oracle partner that has consistently delivered a high level of innovation and excellence in their area of expertise.

The award is in recognition of the innovative work the company is undertaking with the Department of Health on the Calculating Quality Reporting Service (CQRS) initiative. General Dynamics is developing a new solution for calculating healthcare quality measures and performance-based payments for General Practitioners (GPs). The implementation will help bring the UK National Health Service to the forefront in pay-for-performance practices and provide a more flexible solution that calculates GP achievements and payments.

"General Dynamics Information Technology has distinguished itself by leveraging its global capabilities and its history of IT innovation to provide a mission-critical managed service which will be an important lever in the transformation of the delivery of healthcare," said David Tweddle, Head of UK Alliances and Channels. "We congratulate them on their award win."

"We are delighted to win this award and be recognized for the innovative work we are undertaking with the Department of Health," said Stephen Meyler, managing director of General Dynamics Information Technology UK. "General Dynamics' experience in health IT innovation is enabling the quality of healthcare to be measured and linked to payment, providing a true understanding of the value equation in healthcare."

General Dynamics Information Technology is a large scale systems integrator, providing enterprise IT and professional services to clients in central government, local government and healthcare with UK offices in London and South Yorkshire.

Information about General Dynamics Information Technology in the United Kingdom is available at www.uk.gdit.com/.

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