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MHS IT director explains to HIMSS how recent updates will deliver more from less | Health.mil

MHS IT director explains to HIMSS how recent updates will deliver more from less | Health.mil

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MHS IT director explains to HIMSS how recent updates will deliver more from less

Air Force Col. Richard Terry, the acting chief information officer for the MHS, enjoys a brief moment of levity as he spoke at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) 2017 conference in Orlando, Florida, Feb. 20, 2017. (MHS photo)

Air Force Col. Richard Terry, the acting chief information officer for the MHS, enjoys a brief moment of levity as he spoke at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) 2017 conference in Orlando, Florida, Feb. 20, 2017. (MHS photo)



IN a time of tightening budgets, information technology serves as a critical component in the delivery of the best health care for Military Health System (MHS) beneficiaries. With this in mind, Defense officials embarked on an aggressive effort to improve MHS infrastructure to deliver a single, secure, interoperable system for medical communications and IT operations, and to help the MHS absorb more than $400 million in mandated budget cuts over the next five years.
Air Force Col. Richard Terry, the acting chief information officer for the MHS, spoke at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) 2017 conference in Orlando, Florida, Feb. 20, 2017. The conference brings together approximately 40,000 health care IT professionals, clinicians, executives, and vendors from around the world. Terry told those in attendance the MHS sought to realize efficiencies and savings by taking steps that include reducing duplication of effort across each of the services’ own medical systems and the MHS network, standardizing clinical and business processes, and improving access to health care information within the military medical community.
“The advancements we’re making in IT operations will prove to have enormous value-added to our organization by improving reliability, availability, visibility, accuracy, and patient safety,” said Terry.
His remarks came two weeks after the initial deployment of MHS GENESIS, the military’s new electronic health record, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington. MHS GENESIS is a single, integrated medical and dental electronic health record for use across the MHS, scheduled to be fully deployed at all military hospitals and clinics by 2022.
“This is a Herculean effort,” said Terry. “We are deploying a new electronic health record in MHS GENESIS as well as maintaining a legacy system. We are carving out about $500 million in savings.”
Terry pointed to a series of steps needed to reach full implementation MHS-wide over the next five years. He said the MHS is consolidating the IT infrastructure so there’s one network, one data center, and one configuration and strategy to make sure everyone is on the same page. As the delivery platform is standardized MHS-wide, the medical community will see one secure and reliable network connecting Department of Defense users with those from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Doctors, nurses, and providers will see an updated system that standardizes core applications.
And both providers and patients will be able to make better use of their smartphones and devices to have reliable and secure access to medical information, no matter where they are.
“With the prevalence of smart phones we have to keep pace with the expanding boundaries of health care,” said Terry.
“We’re really at a tipping point of a once-in-a-generation opportunity to shape the future for military medicine. And it’s going to be our commitment to each other and the mission that’s going to push us over the top,” concluded Terry.




Secure Messaging

Fact Sheet
2/21/2017
Secure Messaging (SM) provides Military Health System patients who receive care at a military treatment facility or clinic access to a robust messaging capability, allowing authorized patients the ability to securely communicate with their health care team.
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New DoD electronic medical record system called a success

Article
2/17/2017
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The Defense Department’s newly modernized electronic health record system was recognized as successful after a week-long deployment at Fairchild Air Force Base
Related Topics:Military Health System Electronic Health Record | MHS GENESIS | DoD and VA Information Exchange

What is MHS GENESIS?

Infographic
2/16/2017
MHS GENESIS is the name of the new electronic health record for the Military Health System. It will provide enhanced, secure technology to manage your health information.
MHS GENESIS is the name of the new electronic health record for the Military Health System. It will provide enhanced, secure technology to manage your health information.
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The future is now: MHS GENESIS launches in Pacific Northwest

Article
2/16/2017
(From left to right) Chief Master Sgt. Willard Armagost, 92nd Medical Group superintendent, Col. Meg Carey, 92nd MDG commander, Navy Vice Admiral Raquel Bono, Defense Health Agency director, and Lt. Gen. Mark Ediger, U.S. Air Force surgeon general, pose with a plaque in honor of the MHS Genesis "go-live" Feb. 15, 2017, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. MHS Genesis is a Department of Defense wide initiative to move to an all digital, networked medical record system. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Lackey)
Patients and providers at Fairchild Air Force Base were the first to adopt MHS GENESIS as the new electronic health record
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Joint Patient Safety Reporting

Fact Sheet
2/10/2017
Joint Patient Safety Reporting (JPSR) is a web-based application that integrates the Department of Defense (DoD) and Department of Veterans Affairs Healthcare Administration (VHA) patient safety reporting organizations to create a joint global application.
Related Topics:Technology | Patient Safety

MHS GENESIS deployed at Fairchild Air Force Base

Article
2/9/2017
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A single integrated inpatient and outpatient electronic health record, MHS GENESIS transforms the delivery of healthcare for the Department of Defense and the Military Health System
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MHS GENESIS Patient Portal Fact Sheet

Fact Sheet
2/6/2017
This fact sheet describes the MHS GENESIS Patient Portal that launches at Fairchild Air Force Base on February 7, 2017.
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MHS GENESIS Patient Portal Frequently Asked Questions

Publication
2/6/2017
This publication provides frequently asked questions and answers about the new MHS GENESIS Patient Portal.
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MHS GENESIS Postcard

Publication
2/6/2017
This postcard is for MHS GENESIS locations to download and print out for beneficiaries as introductory information.
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Program Executive Office, Defense Healthcare Management Systems Fact Sheet

Fact Sheet
2/3/2017
This fact sheet provides an overview of the Program Executive Office, Defense Healthcare Management Systems (PEO DHMS) -- an acquisition organization that oversees three program management offices.
Related Topics:Vaccine-Preventable Diseases | MHS GENESIS | Military Health System Electronic Health Record

Tiny life-saving device receives FDA clearance

Article
2/3/2017
U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research senior scientist, Victor Convertino, Ph.D. (right), demonstrates the functions and capabilities of the Compensatory Reserve Index to Army Maj. Gen. Barbara Holcomb, commanding general, U.S. Army Medical Research and Material Command. (U.S. Army photo by Steven Galvan)
The ability to measure the body's capacity to compensate for blood loss has been the focus of researchers at the USAISR for years
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TRICARE Online Patient Portal

Fact Sheet
1/31/2017
TRICARE Online Patient Portal (TOL) is the Department of Defense (DoD) online patient portal providing eligible beneficiaries access to military hospital and clinic appointing, prescription (Rx) refill, DoD Blue Button personal health data, Secure Messaging, Service Separation/Retirement and Nurse Advice Line.
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MHS GENESIS Patient Portal Brochure

Brochure
1/26/2017
This brochure provides details about the MHS GENESIS patient portal and its key benefits.
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Hospital goes low, high tech to ensure patient safety

Article
1/19/2017
Evans Army Community Hospital operating room nurse Regina Andrews performs a diagnostic test on the RFID wand. The wand is used to locate surgical sponges embedded with an RFID chip. (U.S. Army photo by Jeff Troth)
To ensure the count of medical sponges is correct in its operating rooms, Evans Army Community Hospital has started using radio-frequency ID sponges
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BLAST: Greater speed, accuracy in recognizing brain injury

Article
1/18/2017
Marines shield themselves from a detonated explosive charge during a breaching exercise. Modern body armor better protects warfighters against shrapnel from explosive blasts. However, they still face the resulting blast pressure and shock wave that could cause traumatic brain injury. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Emmanuel Ramos)
The Office of Naval Research is sponsoring the development of a portable, three-part system that can measure blast pressure, establish injury thresholds for the brain and analyze potential TBI symptoms
Related Topics:Technology | Research and Innovation | Traumatic Brain Injury

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