The new system to transform military health records has an
official name.
Military Health System officials say the new electronic
health record will be called MHS GENESIS and will launch at the end of calendar
year 2016.
To keep pace with medical advances and innovations in
technology, the Department of Defense has purchased a new state of the art EHR
that will support us in our mission to continue to provide high quality healthcare
to our beneficiaries, as well as an agile, responsive system for our healthcare
professionals.
The configuration and deployment of MHS GENESIS constitutes
a multi-year effort to provide a state-of-the-market system of sharing health
records electronically and documenting the continuum of care.
The new EHR will begin implementation in the Pacific
Northwest at the end of this year, followed by a pre-planned, programmed
installation expected to be completed over a several-year period.
MHS GENESIS will be available throughout all DOD facilities,
and accessible to all members of the DOD’s healthcare team.
While on the surface it appears just a system for health
records, Dr. William M. Roberts, a retired Navy rear admiral who serves as the
MHS functional champion, said it really reflects a whole new way of doing
business for the MHS.
“We’ve looked at this process as finding what is best for
the MHS as a whole, not just in individual areas,” Roberts said. “We see this
as the latest step in making sure patients are able to be fully engaged in
their own health.”
“We want people to know MHS GENESIS is a safe, secure and
accessible record for patients and health care professionals that is easily
transferred to external providers, including major medical systems and
Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals and clinics,” Roberts said. “When our
beneficiaries see this logo, they’ll know their records will be seamlessly
shared with their chosen care provider.”
For more information, download the MHS Genesis Brand Style
Guide at http://www.airforcemedicine.af.mil/Portals/1/DoD%20MHS%20Genesis.pdf.