Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Puget Sound Health Care System (663/90C), 1660 S. Columbian Way, Seattle, WA 98108

70 -- AUTOMATED DATA ENTRY SOFTWARE DUE 050598 POC Gloria D. Cahill (206) 764-2206 The VAPSHCS, Seattle Division, is attempting to locate vendors who have developed commercial software applications that incorporate automated data entry from a variety of diagnostic audiometric devices. Vendors must be familiar with audiology protocols and procedures and link existing hospital data systems and commercially available software applications to our current audiometric equipment. Features required include: Transfer of data directly from diverse RS-232 equipped audiometers, real ear, ABR, OAE and immittance systems; linkage with existing VA health care informational systems to include CPRS (Centralized Patient Record System), ROES (Remote Order Entry System for documenting hearing aid purchase transactions); QUASAR (for workload accounting) as well as commercially available platforms such as NOAH (for documentation, evaluation, and fitting of programmable hearing aids); APHAB (Abbreviated Profile of Hearing Aid Benefit for documenting patient outcomes) and Microsoft Office Programs. System must be open-ended, flexible and allow for future expansion. Vendors who are interested must respond in writing to the Contracting Officer with company name, address, point of contact and provide sufficient information regarding software to allow us to determine potential suitability of software to meet our needs. Verbal requests will not be honored. Responses must be received not later than 4:00 p.m. May 5, 1998. Responses may be FAXed to (206) 764-2565 or E-mailed to Gloria.Cahill@med.va.gov (0106)

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