DALLAS – Xerox (NYSE: XRX) has been selected as a prime contractor to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), supporting the information technology and business process needs of the federal healthcare marketplace.

 

As an approved contractor, Xerox can now compete for all service contracts that include: Information Technology (IT) services for biomedical research, software development, health sciences, imaging, IT operations and integration services.

 

Under the NIH Chief Information Solutions and Partners 3 (CIO-SP3) contract, pre-qualified contractors are identified to simplify the acquisition process for federal government agencies.

 

“For more than 35 years Xerox has been a trusted provider of government health care technologies and solutions in areas that include Medicaid management information systems, pharmacy benefit management and health information exchanges,” said John Kavanaugh, group president, Federal Solutions, Xerox. “Our relationship with the NIH offers the opportunity to demonstrate on the federal level how our simple and innovative approach to managing the ‘business’ aspects of health care gives providers more freedom to care.”

 

More than 25 federal agencies have selected Xerox to simplify their business process and information technology needs. Xerox processes more than 300 million documents for federal agencies each year. And with health care contracts in 35 states; Xerox serves 23 million program recipients, and processes 570 million Medicaid claims each year totaling more than $50 billion in provider payments.

 

With sales approaching $23 billion, Xerox (NYSE: XRX) is the world’s leading enterprise for business process and document management. Its technology, expertise and services enable workplaces – from small businesses to large global enterprises – to simplify the way work gets done so they operate more effectively and focus more on what matters most: their real business. Headquartered in Norwalk, Conn., Xerox offers business process outsourcing and IT outsourcing services, including data processing, healthcare solutions, HR benefits management, finance support, transportation solutions, and customer relationship management services for commercial and government organizations worldwide. The company also provides extensive leading-edge document technology, services, software and genuine Xerox supplies for graphic communication and office printing environments of any size. The 140,000 people of Xerox serve clients in more than 160 countries. For more information, visit http://www.xerox.com, http://news.xerox.com or http://www.realbusiness.com. For investor information, visit http://www.xerox.com/investor.

 

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