Curing Technology Infrastructure and Applications Blues
Under the five-year contract, HP will continue providing technology infrastructure and applications support to Blue Shield, extending a relationship that has spanned more than 43 years. Terms of the contract were not disclosed.
HP will continue providing Applications Development and Management Services for more than 100 Blue Shield core administrative data and corporate systems as part of the new agreement. HP will manage these applications using tiered service levels designed to enable Blue Shield to more effectively align and better manage its applications environment as opportunities are presented.
HP also will provide Applications Services using its global delivery system to connect existing centers of excellence with software professionals across Blue Shield projects.
The Blue Shield systems reside on mainframe, midrange servers hosted in a secure HP data center supported by HP Managed Mainframe Services and HP Server Management Services. HP Continuity Services provide a robust disaster-recovery strategy with data mirrored in primary and secondary sites for Backup and Restore.
In a world of continuous connectivity, the Instant-On Enterprise embeds technology in everything it does to serve customers, employees, partners and citizens with everything they need, instantly.
HP is the largest provider of healthcare information technology (IT) services in the world, encompassing the health plan, provider, life sciences, and government healthcare segments. Our solutions bring together unmatched experience, proven capabilities, domain expertise and industry knowledge, strong applications know-how, and practical innovation.
HP is considered a trusted technology leader, providing the healthcare marketplace with innovative solutions that improve operational efficiencies while delivering a higher quality of care.
