Defense Health Agency

The departments of Veterans Affairs and Defense joint electronic health records modernization (EHRM) initiative has shown considerable promise for widely improving the delivery of health care and allowing clinicians to provide more effective lifelong treatment to patients.

The need to provide remote care amidst COVID-19 has put new emphasis on the importance and uses of remote monitoring for patient care.

Successful long-term cloud-computing strategies necessitate process reforms and internal training, according to federal agency officials.

Federal health IT leaders are focusing on data, security, emerging technologies and human-centered design as some of their top priorities in the near term.

The ongoing electronic health records collaboration between the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Defense Health Agency is laying the groundwork for improvements in patient care, as well as showing promising signs to help advance public health across the nation as a whole.

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The Joint Trauma System is scaling to build a COVID-19 registry.

The Army has adopted the technology, especially in mental health care, as DHA has advanced telemedical capabilities.

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The agency's tech efforts impact 9.5 million beneficiaries around the world.

The multi-cloud, DevOps-oriented approach is working to improve military health delivery during the pandemic.

Although the agency paused MHS Genesis deployment during the pandemic, leaders have continued progressing health record modernization alongside VA.

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Mobile apps play an important role in telemedicine and mental health.

The Defense Health Agency and military officials are providing medical and technological personnel and resources across the country.