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IHS Pilots Improved Version of Health Records
New IHS Personal Health Record will provide patients with better access to their medical records, although adopting improvements at facilities is...
People in the military are somewhat nomadic by necessity: They move around a lot, and their medical records should be just as mobile, says Army Brig. Gen. John Cho, deputy chief of staff for support for the Army’s Medical Command, in an article for Health.mil. Cho is the functional champion on development of MHS Genesis, the new electronic health record that is replacing less agile DoD legacy systems.
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Developed with input from more than 850 experts in the field around the world, MHS Genesis is intended to fix shortcomings in the current system. It will integrate medical and dental records throughout the continuum of care, from point of injury to the military treatment facility where the care is provided.
Benefits include the ability to monitor a beneficiary’s health status through health data, tracking, and alerting capabilities; improved ability to monitor patient safety, outcomes, and operational and medical readiness; improved access to integrated, evidence-based health care delivery and decision-making; and increased sharing of health information across the spectrum of military operations, the VA, and civilian health care organizations.
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MHS Genesis will support the availability of electronic health records for > 9.4 million DoD beneficiaries and approximately 205,000 MHS personnel globally. The new system is currently being tested, with rollout in the Pacific Northwest scheduled for early 2017. The system expected to be ready throughout the MHS in 5 years.