Taking a Look Inside CMS’ batCAVE Initiative

11/10/22 • 16 min

With public health crises like COVID-19, the importance of modernizing IT infrastructure to adapt to healthcare challenges is paramount for federal agencies. As agencies like CMS are working towards modernization, they are faced with many logistical issues that make rapid implementation infrastructure difficult.

GitLab Public Sector teamed up with RVCM to support CMS’ batCAVE initiative enabling the agency to develop and deploy software changes at a fast, scalable and efficient rate, all while balancing security and resiliency.

By leveraging GitLab’s complete DevOps platform, CMS has:

· Increased transparency between partners and customers

· Allowed office environments to focus on business and mission issues

· Improved mission delivery and the development of more effective features

Today we hear from members of the team bringing this vision to life.

Bob Stevens, Vice President of Public Sector

Bob Stevens is the Vice President of Public Sector at GitLab Inc. GitLab’s single application, DevOps platform helps organizations deliver software faster and more efficiently while strengthening their security and compliance.

Since 2021, Bob has led the public sector team by helping agencies fundamentally change the way their development, security, and operations teams collaborate. In his 25 years, he has built rapport and trust with government agencies and industry leaders. Prior to GitLab, he was VP of the Americas at Lookout Federal Inc., where he focused on providing mobile threat visibility and protection to enterprise and government entities. He continues to serve as a board member of Lookout.

GitLab

As The One DevOps Platform, GitLab provides one interface, one data store, one permissions model, one value stream, one set of reports, one spot to secure your code, one location to deploy to any cloud, and one place for everyone to contribute. The platform is the only true cloud-agnostic end-to-end DevOps platform that brings together all DevOps capabilities in one place.

With GitLab, organizations can create, deliver, and manage code quickly and continuously to translate business vision into reality. GitLab empowers customers and users to innovate faster, scale more easily, and serve and retain customers more effectively. Built on Open Source, GitLab works alongside its growing community, which is composed of thousands of developers and millions of users, to continuously deliver new DevOps innovations.

Brett Kimura, President at RVCM (RevaComm)

Brett Kimura has over fifteen years of experience in human-centered design, Agile software, and DevSecOps. He has served RVCM (RevaComm) as a web developer, IT manager and engineer, VP of operations, and is currently president of the organization, a position he has held since 2020.

Brett is always looking to help organizations across the United States grow by providing business process and modernization solutions across many distinct industries.

RevaComm

RVCM (RevaComm) is a leading digital transformation organization offering human-centered Design, Agile software development, DevSecOps, cybersecurity, cloud platform-as-a-service (PaaS), and application modernization services. For over 30 years, we’ve helped organizations become industry leaders using fresh experiences, uncompromising customer care, and cutting-edge technology. Learn more by visiting RVCM.com.

By leveraging GitLab’s complete DevOps platform, CMS has:

· Increased transparency between partners and customers

· Allowed office environments to focus on business and mission issues

· Improved mission delivery and the development of more effective features

Today we hear from members of the team bringing this vision to life.

Bob Stevens, Vice President of Public Sector

GitLab

Brett Kimura, President at RVCM (RevaComm)

Brett is always looking to help organizations across the United States grow by providing business process and modernization solutions across many distinct industries.

RevaComm

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Identifying and Addressing Healthcare Deficits

The amount of available healthcare data is increasing exponentially. When managed correctly, this data is not only valuable for individual patient care, but can be utilized to address large scale health trends or care deficits. Today we speak with Karen Chan from National Government Solutions on how bridging gaps in care is possible with the right technology, data, and strategic approach. Healthcare organizations are now leveraging data analytics to identify and minimize gaps in care. National Government Services leads an initiative to combine available federal data and emerging technologies to determine and address care deficits.

Karen Chan

Ms. Chan is responsible for National Government Services’ business and financial solution contracts. With over 20 years of healthcare industry experience, Ms. Chan is leading a diverse team of program management, solutions, and communications personnel to expand National Government Services’ Business Process Solutions footprint in both current and emerging markets. Under her leadership in 2021, National Government Services was awarded the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Health Center COVID-19 Vaccine Program Management Office contract positioning National Government Services as one of a few organizations selected to support the Health Equity mission of the Biden-Harris Administration’s National Strategy for the COVID-19 Response and Pandemic Preparedness. A longtime advocate for the underserved, Ms. Chan leads an initiative within National Government Services to combine available federal data and emerging technologies to identify and address care deficits in the Northeast.

National Government Services

For more than 50 years, National Government Services has been empowering federal healthcare agencies to improve lives and communities. Its core business areas include digital health, providing federal IT solutions and services for healthcare, and business process Solutions. This includes its role as a Medicare contractor for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Part of the Elevance Health family of businesses, National Government Services is headquartered in Indianapolis, IN, and employs more than 1,500 associates across the country.

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Modern Warrior LIVE is a uniquely immersive narrative and music experience that chronicles the transition from combat to civilian life. The production was originally created as a live performance, and we have delivered over 125 shows reaching more than 10,000 veterans and 20,000 civilians, and connected more than 4,000 veterans to local veterans and mental health service organizations since its inception. In addition to resuming live performances post-pandemic, our completed film adaptation serves as a way to reach and impact more communities around the country. Today we speak to the production’s co-creator, combat veteran Jaymes Poling.

Jaymes Poling

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