KRM Associates Inc has worked with a number of organizations across the federal, state, and private sectors. For an overview of our projects within each of our areas of focus, please use the links below.
VA EHR Modernization
In 2018, KRM Associates (KRM) joined Cerner, a global leader in health care technology, and other industry leaders and innovators to help make seamless care available to the nation’s veterans. This team has worked diligently to modernize the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) electronic health record (EHR). Cerner - now Oracle Cerner - announced the historic agreement in May [...]
Internet of Things (IoT) Security
Threats to the security of network connected devices continue to increase as the capabilities of IoT continue to evolve. CRISP proactively addresses these threats along a continuum of initiatives.
SMART on FHIR Apps
A demonstration of data consolidation and interoperability of medical records using the VICA system and SMART on FHIR to pull data from Cerner's sandbox.
Amazon Echo – Voice Initiated Care Assistant (VICA)
It is often difficult for patients to understand and comply with medical instructions. KRM has built several Amazon Echo “skills” as proofs-of-concept for our new VICA (Voice Initiated Care Assistant) for use with our care management platform to provide reminders and help at home, while keeping the patient in contact with the care team..
LEAF – Light Enterprise Application Framework
Building enterprise grade technology applications is hard. Before the first line of code is written, there are a myriad of decisions that need to be made concerning the infrastructure of the application. What operating systems do we use? What application web server do we use? What languages to we use? How do we connect to our existing databases? Where do we even start? By using LEAF, enterprises can enable rapid application development, enforce application consistency and delivery, as well as the streamlining of application provisioning and deployment.
VistA Reporting and Dashboarding Solution
VistA's reporting methodology has always been cumbersome for users. Our open-source reporting and dashboarding solution allows users to use modern tools to create and customize reports that can be formatted for optimal printing or display.
VA My HealtheVet
In cooperation with members of the Presidential Innovation Fellows (PIF) program conducted by the White House and in conjunction with the VA, members of KRM participated in a significant expansion of the VA’s Blue Button functionality within the My HealtheVet (MHV) application, the Veteran's portal to their benefits and medical records. This expansion included the [...]
VistA Related Solutions
For over 17 years, KRM Associates Inc. has been working with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on a number of contracts and projects and our staff also has a vast amount of experience with large implementations of the Indian Health Service’s RPMS system, as well as creating new modules and functionality for the application.
MEDVAIS©
KRM was tasked to design, document, implement and operate a HISD Medical Device Security Assessment Center (MeDSAC) for VA test purposes.
Custom IT Solutions
KRM has long been in demand as an organization that can devise custom software solutions that are both functional and easy to use. We apply industry best practices to design and develop projects that consistently exceed the expectations of our clients.
News Release – Department of Veterans Affairs
KRM Associates Inc. has been performing work in various capacities for the Department of Veterans Affairs for over a decade. Our experiences include network security and engineering services, web development, medical consulting, and more.
Comparitive Effectiveness Research – RPMS – C32
In conjunction with an Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) project, KRM created a sophisticated C32 parser for the Indian Health Service’s Resource Patient and Management System (RPMS), which retrieved and parsed C32 records
Shepherd University Student Health Center EHR
KRM configured and installed the EHR solution along with modifications required to interface an Open Source product called Clearhealth to be utilized for patient registration. This process involved modifying the basic EHR application and developing an HL7 interface to feed data into the EHR from the Patient Registration GUI.
VA Medical Device Security Assessment Center (MedSAC)
KRM was tasked to design, document, implement and operate a HISD Medical Device Security Assessment Center (MeDSAC) for VA test purposes.
VA Network & Security Operations Center (NSOC)
KRM provided 24/7 support for the Security Operations Center for VA. KRM provided support to monitor computer and network traffic, and analyzed network traffic activity and systems logs to determine causes of problems and security breaches