“The Military Health System (MHS) continues implementing FY17 and FY19 NDAA-directed reforms – planning and executing the most significant changes to the military medical enterprise in decades. These reforms are looking at different areas of the MHS, from the way we manage healthcare services, to the infrastructure and staffing capacity of Military Treatment Facilities (MTFs), to the broader manpower structure enabling the best possible support to the readiness and lethality of the Department and the National Defense Strategy. While each reform area is distinct, together, they will modernize our approach to military medicine to establish an even more effective, integrated system of health and readiness to support the warfighter and care for the patient…”
“While MHS reform brings incredible change, it’s not our only area of focus. We also have new tools at our disposal to deliver on our mission. Next week, I’ll be joining hundreds of uniformed, civilian, contract, and vender experts at the Defense Health Information Technology Symposium (DHITS) in Orlando to talk about how the new MHS GENESIS electronic health record advances readiness, with preparation underway for deployment at Naval Air Station Lemoore, Travis Air Force Base, Army Medical Health Clinic Presidio, and Mountain Home Air Force Base this fall. MHS GENESIS remains a key priority, enabling easier monitoring and response to patient health through an enhanced set of tools to capture the readiness of MHS personnel and service members. The EHR also will improve the way we serve our beneficiaries, whether military members, retirees, or family members…” Read the full blog here.
Source: July Message from the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs – By Joel Schofer, July 27, 2019. Joel Schofer’s Career Planning Blog.
