“The Department of Defense (DoD) and contractor Cerner are coming off an eight week break in the initial deployment of what’s planned to be a worldwide health care records system. The team stopped work to address glitches in system performance and contend with negative user feedback. But officials in charge of the deployment of the MHS Genesis system said the pause was planned as part of the rollout, initial complaints were expected, and DoD still expects to complete the $4.3 billion system by 2022.”
“The system encountered some challenges from the start. Following an operational assessment conducted by DoD’s Director of Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E) in May and June last year, the implementation team addressed deficiencies…”
“A recent report in Politico was more damning…” Read the full article here.
Source: Is the Military’s New Health Records System Already in Trouble? – March 14, 2018, MeriTalk.
