Electronic Health Records: VA and DOD Need to Establish Goals and Metrics for Their Interoperability Efforts

Abstract

VA and DOD operate two of the nation s largest health care systems, serving millions of veterans and active duty members and their beneficiaries. For almost two decades the departments have undertaken various efforts to advance interoperability between their respective electronic health record systems. While the departments have made progress, these initiatives have also faced significant management challenges. Among their recent initiatives, the secretaries of the two departments committed to establishing interoperability between their separate electronic health record systems, which they are working to modernize.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 27, 2015
Accession Number
ADA625137

Entities

People

  • Valerie C. Melvin

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Application Software
  • Computer Programs
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Veterans Affairs
  • Governments
  • Health Care
  • Health Informatics
  • Information Exchange
  • Information Systems
  • Interoperability
  • National Security
  • Social Media
  • Social Networking Services
  • Standards
  • United States
  • United States Government

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Gulf War Illness and Chronic Multisymptom Illness in Veterans.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics