Integrated Electronic Health Record (Tri-Service)
Abstract
Integrated Electronic Health Record (iEHR) (a follow on to the originally proposed Electronic Health Record Way Ahead) is designed to provide a comprehensive, longitudinal, electronic health record that is available anytime and anywhere for the lifetime of the patient. The overarching goal of the program is to create an authoritative source of health information for the estimated 18 million DoD and VA beneficiaries. The iEHR will deliver a highly flexible, reliable, secure, maintainable and sustainable system. Successful fielding of iEHR will result in enhanced quality of care / patient safety, reduced costs, and improved data visibility. Comprehensive and current health information collected from multiple sources will be readily accessible by DoD and VA providers at Theater, DoD and VA facilities. This readily accessible health information will be directly leveraged to optimize medical care, monitor force health, manage health risks, and to enhance individual performance. It is envisioned that iEHR will eventually replace/sunset existing legacy systems, such as DoD’s AHLTA and CHCS, and VA’s Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture (VistA) and Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS). The iEHR program shall be an integrated, multi-increment effort with the Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs. It shall be bound by a common architecture, common data model, and common presentation layer. iEHR will also include a mix of Commercial Off - The Shelf (COTS), Government Off the Shelf (GOTS) and Open Source capabilities, in addition to reuse of enduring unique capabilities. In October, 2011, the DoD/VA Interagency Program Office (IPO) was chartered, to include program management and execution of iEHR. With the active participation of clinical staff from both Departments, the iEHR program will harmonize healthcare delivery processes and products. The DoD/VA Interagency Clinical Informatics Board (ICIB) and the IPO have jointly prioritized 54 clinical capabilities and grouped them into six planning increments based on functional priority, technical feasibility, and financial viability. To date, iEHR Increments 1 and 2 have been authorized for execution. iEHR RDT&E is reported under the program element 0605013 through FY 2013 inclusive, but will be reported under new program element 0605023 for FY 2014 and out.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2014
- Source ID
- 444A_0605023HP_2_0130_PB_2014
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