Information Technology: Opportunities Exist to Improve Management of DOD's Electronic Health Record Initiative

Abstract

The Department of Defense (DOD) provides medical care to 9.6 million active duty service members, their families, and other eligible beneficiaries worldwide. DOD's Military Health System has long been engaged in efforts to acquire and deploy an electronic health record system. The latest version of this initiative-the Armed Forces Health Longitudinal Technology Application (AHLTA)-was expected to give health care providers real-time access to individual and military population health information and facilitate clinical support. However, the system's early performance was problematic, and DOD recently stated that it intended to acquire a new electronic health record system. GAO was asked to (1) determine the status of AHLTA, (2) determine DOD's plans for acquiring its new system, and (3) evaluate DOD's acquisition management of the initiative. To do this, GAO reviewed program plans, reports, and other documentation and interviewed DOD officials.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA530982

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Computer Programming
  • Congress
  • Control Systems
  • Department Of Veterans Affairs
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Information Systems
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Hospitals
  • Military Medicine
  • Patient Care
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States
  • United States Government

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Medical or Health Care Field.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics