Information Technology Development- DoD Healthcare Management System Modernizati

Information Technology Development - DoD Healthcare Management System Modernization (DHMSM) at DHA aims to replace the DoD legacy healthcare management systems with a commercial off-the-shelf capability that is open, modular, and standards-based. The program's specific objectives include supporting the Department’s goals of net-centricity by providing a framework for full human and technical connectivity and interoperability, allowing DoD users and mission partners to share information they need in a form they can understand and act on with confidence. Once fielded, the Electronic Health Record (EHR) will support various healthcare activities for DoD’s practitioners and beneficiaries, including clinical workflow and provider clinical decision support, capture, maintain, use, protect, preserve and share health data and information, retrieval and presentation of health data and information meaningful for EHR users regardless of where the patient’s records are physically maintained, and analysis and management of health information from multiple perspectives.

The DHMSM program acquired an integrated inpatient/outpatient Best of Suite (BoS) electronic health record (EHR) solution augmented by the Best of Breed (BoB) product(s). The overarching goal of the program is to enable healthcare teams to deliver high-quality, safe care and preventive services to patients through easily accessible standards-based computerized patient records. The anticipated benefits include improved accuracy of diagnoses and medication, improved impact on health outcomes, increased patient participation in the healthcare process, improved patient-centered care coordination, and increased practice efficiencies in all settings, including all DoD operational environments. The program's planned programs include conducting test planning of new interfaces, patches, semi-annual releases, and supporting configuration efforts for approved enhancements.