MHS Genesis: Background and Issues for Congress

Abstract

Since 1968, the Department of Defense (DOD) has developed, procured, and sustained a variety of electronic systems to document the health care services delivered to servicemembers, military retirees, and their family members. DOD currently operates a number of legacy electronic health record (EHR) systems. Each system has separate capabilities and functions as a result of new or changing requirements over the past five decades. The primary legacy systems include the Composite Health Care System (CHCS), Armed Forces Health Longitudinal Technology Application (AHLTA), Essentris, and the Corporate Dental System. DOD also still uses paper medical records that are later scanned and digitally archived. Currently, only certain components of DODs health records are accessible to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 28, 2019
Accession Number
AD1169614

Entities

People

  • Bryce H. Mendez

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Coast Guard
  • Congress
  • Delivery Of Health Care
  • Department Of Veterans Affairs
  • Health Care
  • Health Care Facilities
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Information Exchange
  • Information Systems
  • Intellectual Property
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Hospitals
  • Military Medicine
  • National Security
  • Patient Care
  • Personnel Management
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States Government

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Medical or Health Care Field.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics