FORT
DETRICK, Md. – The Army’s deployable electronic medical record and medical
logistics system will be managed by a new commander, Lt. Col. Danny J. Morton.
On April 17, Lt. Col. William E. Geesey relinquished his role as product
manager for the Army’s Medical Communications for Combat Casualty Care (MC4) Product
Management Office to Morton during a change of charter ceremony at Fort
Detrick, Md. Program Executive Officer Enterprise Information Systems (PEO EIS)
Douglas Wiltsie, officiated the ceremony.
Geesey
leaves MC4 as the longest tenured product manager for MC4 since the program
began in 1999. During his four years of service, MC4 launched a “train as you fight” initiative to replace paper-based medical
documentation in battalion aid stations in garrison and improved unit readiness
by injecting the systems into military training exercises worldwide. He also
led efforts to field innovative technology solutions, improving medical
logistics and traumatic brain injury reporting on the battlefield, as well as
introducing telehealth capabilities that connect remote Soldiers with mental
health specialists.
“MC4 has
made great strides in improving the health care of deployed Soldiers through
the use of medical information technology,” Geesey said. “I’m proud to have
contributed toward this critical initiative.”
Morton,
former chief of staff at the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency, intends to expand
use and engagement with MC4 systems, improve user training and readiness, and
continue to focus on system quality and capabilities to benefit deployed Soldiers
worldwide.
“This is
an opportunity to impact the lives of many through efficiencies in new
technologies,” Morton said. “Aligning ourselves with the Army strategy,
collaborating with strategic partners and focusing on outcomes versus outputs
is just a start. I’m ready for the challenge and believe in what we’re doing
here.”
Since
2003, MC4 has enabled the capture of more than 17 million electronic patient
encounters in the combat zone. MC4 has also trained 63,000 medical staff and
commanders, and fielded 50,000 systems to 2,400 units with medical personnel,
to include Army National Guard and Reserve units, and active component
divisional units throughout 22 countries.