Ahh, an acknowledgement from inside the Military Health System that the AHLTA electronic health record system has so many problems it needs junking.
Lt. Col. Dan Davis, chief of EHR clinical requirements at MHS, not only called the military EHR antiquated and incomplete, but also said it lacks the reliability, usability and functionality to adequately to manage care of military personnel and their families, according to the slide set of a talk he gave in July that a reader sent my way.
MHS has all kinds of tiger teams working on a new EHR, and based on Davis's slides, it looks like a decision on a new system may happen by this December.
And oh yeah, of course it will play well with the VA EHR system -- but how often have we heard that?
Bob Brewin
Bob Brewin joined Government Executive in April 2007, bringing with him more than 20 years of experience as a journalist focusing on defense issues and technology. Bob covers the world of defense and information technology for Nextgov, and is the author of the “What’s Brewin” blog.
JOIN THE DISCUSSION
By using this service you agree not to post material that is obscene, harassing, defamatory, or otherwise objectionable. Although Nextgov does not monitor comments posted to this site (and has no obligation to), it reserves the right to delete, edit, or move any material that it deems to be in violation of this rule.