SERVICES FOR GOVERNMENT
Audacious Inquiry works with Federal, state & local government organizations to maximize positive outcomes and minimize the risks of information technology and information analysis efforts.  AI provides a range of services to its clients, including project and program management, strategic consulting, policy and standards development, as well as technical development and implementation services.  Audacious Inquiry is certified as an 8(a) Company and Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) by the U.S. Small Business Administration, and the company is a GSA IT Schedule 70 holder.  Download Ai's Capabilities Statement (PDF)


            
NAICS Codes

541512    Computer Systems Design Services
519130    Internet Publishing, Broadcasting and Web Search Portals
541430    Graphic Design Services
541511    Custom Computer Programming Services
541611    Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
541613    Marketing Consulting Services
541614    Process, Physical Distribution, and Logistics Consulting Services
541618    Other Management Consulting Services
541519    Other Computer Related Services
541690    Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services

Differentiators, Contract Vehicles and Certifications

- SBA 8(a) through March 2017
- SBA Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB)
- City of Baltimore Minority Business Enterprise (MBE)
- Maryland State (MDOT) MBE
- GSA IT Schedule 70
Other Pertinent Codes

DUNS #: 785069597
CAGE #: 4K5F4
Case Studies

The Maryland Health Care Commission (MHCC) wanted to develop health information exchange (HIE) guidelines for the number of community-centered exchange currently being undertaken or planned throughout Maryland. The team of Dynamed Solutions and Audacious Inquiry was chosen to develop these policy guidelines.
In 2008, Audacious Inquiry partnered with Erickson Health Information Exchange, LLC, a subsidiary of the Erickson Foundation, to respond to a request from the Maryland Health Care Commission (MHCC) for an evaluation of the viability of Management Service Organizations (MSOs) in the state of Maryland. The team was to explore the environment for MSOs providing health IT services to physicians’ practices and to compile recommendations around MSOs for Maryland.

CRISP, a partnership among Erickson Retirement Communities, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, University of Maryland Medical System, and MedStar Health, began with the ambitious goal of developing a plan for statewide health information exchange (HIE) in Maryland. AI was selected to play a strong leadership role in the CRISP planning project.

Audacious Inquiry, as a subcontractor to Dynamed Solutions, teamed with Erickson Retirement Communities (ERC) to develop a research survey on behalf of the Maryland Health Care Commission (MHCC) about the state’s physicians’ readiness for health information exchange (HIE). The responses gathered will ultimately help to shape the criteria for HIE efforts in the state.
Key Team Members
EMR News & Blog

David Finney
Sep. 21, 2009

With the flurry of activity taking place both in Maryland and throughout the nation to implement electronic health records and make them interoperable via health information exchanges, the topic has received an increased amount of media attention.

 

Kristen Bova
Jun. 05, 2009


The Maryland/DC/Virginia region is quickly becoming a hotbed for health information exchange (HIE).
Kristen Bova
May. 26, 2009

On Tuesday, AI team members Scott Afzal, David Finney, and Christopher Brandt showed their support as Governor Martin O’Malley signed into law Maryland House Bill 706.

Kristen Bova
May. 22, 2009
Since the stimulus bill was signed into law in February of this year, in effect mandating incentives and penalties for health care providers tied to the meaningful use of electronic health records (EHRs), there has been an explosion of rhetoric around EHRs. Though EHRs are certainly a topic of concern for all providers, it appears two other important initiatives have been overshadowed by the debate.
Kristen Bova
May. 20, 2009


On Tuesday, May 19th, the Maryland state legislature took a big step forward in encouraging the adoption of health IT among the state’s providers. Following passage by the state Senate and House, Governor Martin O’Malley signed into law House Bill 706 (HB706).
David Finney
Apr. 01, 2009


AI has relaunched the website of CRISP, the collaborative health information exchange planning group comprised of Erickson Retirement Communities, Johns Hopkins Medicine, MedStar Health, and the University of Maryland Medical System. As HIE activities move forward in Maryland, the website will serve as an informational resource for consumers and healthcare institutions alike. The site was developed using the DotNetNuke open source content management framework. Over the last several weeks, with the increased prominence of health IT generally and CRISP specifically -- for instance, CRISP leaders David Horrocks and Mark Kelemen were recently interviewed on Baltimore's WYPR public radio -- traffic to the CRISP website has risen dramatically.
David Finney
Mar. 09, 2009


Maryland's Department of Information Technology has recommended that Audacious Inquiry receive a Master Contract award through its Consulting & Technical Services (CATS) II contracting vehicle.
Kristen Bova
Mar. 03, 2009
Following the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act being signed into law on February 17th, many healthcare technology firms are identifying opportunities to capitalize on the funds allocated to health IT.
David Finney
Feb. 25, 2009
A number of media outlets are running coverage on the CRISP plan for Maryland health information exchange. We have linked to them here.
Scott Afzal
Feb. 24, 2009
As the CRISP statewide health information exchange (HIE) planning project comes to a conclusion, the planning team celebrates great success and the delivery of one of the most comprehensive reports on the subject of HIE.

 

 

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