“The rollout of MHS GENESIS, the military’s integrated medical and dental electronic health record for 9.4 eligible beneficiaries, started in February in the Pacific Northwest. More than 50 legacy systems will collapse as MHS GENESIS deploys, which is expected to be complete by 2022.”
“Over the course of the year, the EHR was implemented at four sites…vary in size and capability, allowing those involved with the program to address issues and lessons learned from each site before the next rollout.”
“Dr. Paul Cordts, the electronic health record functional champion for the Military Health System, said while risks are inherent with changing clinical and business processes in military treatment facilities, the goal is higher quality and safer care for patients…”
“The decision-making behind MHS GENESIS has also involved stakeholders from all of the services and about 850 subject matter experts, including health care providers and information technologists…what we’re trying to do is identify how we can make the entire product easier for the user to use and safer for the user to use…”
Source: Decisions, decisions: Experts aim for higher quality, safer care in building electronic health record – By Military Health System Communications Office, December 7, 2017. Read the full article here.
