Composite Health Care System: Outpatient Capability is Nearly Ready for Worldwide Deployment
Abstract
Defense's development of CHCs is progressing, and the problems it is encountering are to be expected when developing and deploying a system of this size and complexity. However, to begin worldwide deployment of the outpatient portion of the system at this time would be a mistake; one that could lead to later problems and greater risks. This portion of the system is not yet ready to be deployed because Defense has not performed a complete OT and E of the system, the cost/benefit analysis for CHCS is still unclear and unsubstantiated, and Defense's plan for deploying CHCS lacks specificity. The OT and E that Defense performed on CHCS, while noting several security issues that needed to be addressed, concluded that overall the system was satisfactory. However, this OT and E was incomplete because it did not include two critical system capabilities--the ability to archive patient data and the ability to identify, remove, and prevent the creation of multiple patient records. Basing a decision to deploy CHCS worldwide on an incomplete OT and E is unwarranted from an operational-effectiveness standpoint and poses a potential risk to patient safety.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 15, 1992
- Accession Number
- ADA259230
Entities
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office