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DCCA gets $13.8 million Medicare and Medicaid IT services contract

By TechTaffy Desk

Data Computer Corporation of America (DCCA), a veteran-owned information technology services company, has been awarded a five-year contract by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) with a value of approximately $13.8 million. The core of the contract is geared towards the expansion and enhancement of CMS’s Automated Plan Payment System (APPS) program.

Under the contract, DCCA will provide business intelligence services, and enable multiple funding sources for plan payments, journal entry capability, as well as reporting and payment scheduling capabilities. Additionally, the company will maintain and enhance the CMS security.

[Image courtesy: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services]

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