FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Bill York
Phone: (703) 352-9482
Email: byork@psiint.com
Date: March 3, 2006
PSI INTERNATIONAL, INC. AWARDED
U.S. ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH AND MATERIEL
COMMAND CONTRACT
FAIRFAX VA, March 2, 2006 - PSI International, Inc. (PSI) announced today that it has been awarded a contract to assist the Medical Research Information Technology Systems, HQ (MeRITS) in developing a strategy to implement the Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities (MedDRA) across the United States Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC) located in Fort Dietrick, MD. PSI will perform a needs assessment culminating in the development of a complete implementation strategy for the MeRITS Program Management Office (PMO). PSI will provide an "as-is" assessment, consisting of a review of current practices as well as existing MedDRA structure; evaluation of the command structure to ascertain their MedDRA-related needs; an overview of MedDRA internal structural issues; and recommendations for MedDRA implementation and training.
"This is a strategic opportunity for PSI to work directly with the military health organization, providing us an entrance into an entity that is critical to PSI's Health Science niche business," stated Nazim Dhanani, PSI's President. "We are delighted to provide MedDRA services to an organization whose vital mission is to protect the health of our armed forces. Our efforts to focus PSI's energies on applying information technology and subject matter expertise services to the Government and commercial communities are yielding substantial benefits to our customers and to PSI."
PSI International, Inc. Background Information
PSI INTERNATIONAL, Inc. Fairfax, Virginia-based company that has provided innovative information technology services, health science solutions, and social services to Government and private sectors for over 23 years. PSI specializes in integrating information technology services with subject matter expertise in health and human sciences. The Company serves federal, state and commercial clients on a global basis. For more information on PSI, please visit our home page at http://www.psiint.com.
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