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Allegheny Science & Technology to provide Independent Verification and Validation Support to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

 

February 10, 2015

Bridgeport, WV – Allegheny Science & Technology (AST), one of America’s fastest-growing private companies according to Inc., has been awarded a $3.7M contract to provide professional and technical support services to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.

 

Under the contract, AST will perform Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) support services to the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI). AST and strategic partner Healthcare Management Solutions LLC (HMS) will provide systematic testing and support required for the ongoing IT needs across the CMMI. Support activities will consist of systematic testing of existing and new functionality, test script development and execution, requirements analysis, defect management and maintaining traceability between requirements, test cases, change requests and issues.

 

The contract also calls for independent reviews, assessments and quality assurance for project documentation, artifacts, requirements, change requests, supporting information and data dependencies for all developed software applications.

 

About AST

Allegheny Science & Technology Corporation is one of America’s fastest-growing private, government services providers according to the Inc 500 and Washington Technology 2014 Fast 50; and an 8(a) SBA certified, small disadvantaged, women-owned management and technology solutions company offering solutions to the federal government and commercial clients in areas such as project management, financial analysis, software and systems engineering, as well as training and simulation, and specialized scientific, engineering, and technical support.

 

About HMS

Healthcare Management Solutions, LLC (HMS) is a small, woman-owned business with offices in Fairmont, WV and Columbia, MD. HMS provides healthcare delivery analysis through research and innovative model designs to promote better quality care. Adept at developing customized IT solutions, HMS has been appraised at CMMI Maturity Level 3 and has a large compliance auditing practice, assisting clients with healthcare records, claims and facility reviews to determine regulations compliance.

 

To learn more visit: www.alleghenyst.com or email: info@alleghenyst.com

 

 

Media Contact: Craig Ridley, 703-307-1508, cridley@alleghenyst.com