“The Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs ‘are committed to collaborating on health IT wherever it is appropriate for both organizations,’ said Chris Harrington, deputy assistant director of the Defense Health Agency’s Information Operations Solution Delivery Division…”
“Harrington spoke about DoD-VA collaboration on Wednesday, July 31, during a breakout session at the 2019 Defense Health Information Technology Symposium, or DHITS. The theme of this year’s DHA-sponsored event is ‘One Team, One Mission – Enabling MHS Transformation…’”
“He noted that the transition DHA is experiencing is mirrored in the VA, and that the VA recently adopted the same electronic health record as the DoD’s. The EHR will be deployed in coordination with DoD, and ‘the result will be a single health IT system experience that improves quality of care, access, and satisfaction for beneficiaries as well as users.’” Read the full article here.
Source: Better together: DoD, VA collaboration focus of DHITS session – August 1, 2019. Military Health.
