| AHLTA Electronic Health Records - AHLTA, the military's electronic health record (EHR), marks a significant new era in healthcare for the Military Health System and the nation. In his January 2004 State of the Union address, President George W. Bush set the goal of ensuring most Americans had an EHR by 2014. The Department of Defense is leading this effort by completing the implementation of AHLTA, the interoperable, globally accessible, protected and always available EHR for uniformed services members, retirees and their families by 2011. |
| U.S. Army Medical Information Technology Center - The U.S. Army Medical Information Technology Center provides information management/information technology products and services to support the Army Medical Department, the Military Health System, Department of Defense and other government clients. |
| Computer/Electronic Accommodations Program - The Computer/Electronic Accommodations Program (CAP) provides assistive technology and services to people with disabilities, federal managers, supervisors and IT professionals. CAP increases access to information and works to remove barriers to employment opportunities by eliminating the costs of assistive technology and accommodation solutions. |
| Defense Centers of Excellence - National Center for Telehealth and Technology - The National Center for Telehealth and Technology (T2) researches, develops, evaluates and deploys new and existing technologies for psychological health and traumatic brain injury (TBI) across the Department of Defense. The T2 center meets this mission by serving as the principal DoD coordinator in such areas as innovative technology applications, suicide surveillance and prevention, online behavioral health tools and telepsychological health. |
| Defense Health Information Management System - The Defense Health Information Management System (DHIMS) provides information management and IT solutions that capture, manage and share health care data for the military's electronic health record (EHR). The EHR is used by the military's medical community and supports the management of more than 9.5 million Military Health System beneficiary records. DHIMS provides one of the largest -- and most comprehensive -- EHRs in the world and is committed to delivering clinical IT solutions that enable continuity of care and timely administration of benefits to service members and their families. |
| Defense Health Services Systems - The DHSS is a new program office in the MHS that incorporates products and functionality from the former DMLSS, EIDS and the RITPO. This merger will capitalize on best practices resulting in reduced time to market, economies of scale, and improved product quality. DHSS is building or maintaining more than 30 products used throughout the MHS in three major areas: clinical support, medical logistics and resources. |
| Defense Medical Logistics Standard Support - The DMLSS program is a partnership involving the wholesale medical logistics, medical information management, medical information technology and user communities. DMLSS's mission is to improve responsiveness of medical logistics support. The DMLSS program accomplishes this by implementing business process innovations that increase the effectiveness of medical logistics support and reduce cost. |
| Force Health Protection and Readiness Deployment Technologies and Support Programs - Deployment Technologies and Support Programs (DT&SP) supports the Director, Force Health Protection and Readiness Programs by acting as DoD's functional representative for theater information management and information technology initiatives. DT&SP provides oversight for theater health-related technology programs to ensure that DoD maximizes the use of technology and information systems to improve mission delivery and performance. |
| Medical Communication for Combat Casualty Care (MC4) - Medical Communications for Combat Casualty Care integrates, fields and supports a comprehensive medical information system, enabling lifelong electronic medical records, streamlined medical logistics and enhanced situational awareness for Army tactical forces. |
| Military Health System Office of the Chief Information Officer - The Military Health System Chief Information Officer (MHS CIO) has embraced a business philosophy endeavor that capitalizes upon technology and commercial best business practices by creating an enterprise knowledge management environment. The MHS CIO's Single Source is that "one-stop shopping" portal for all enterprise guidance and general informational needs. |
| Military Operational Medicine Research Program - The Military Operational Medicine Research Program provides biomedical solutions that protect soldiers and enhance their performance in operational and training environments that include multiple stressors. It is a unique biomedical research program with relevant program areas, a problem-solving orientation and a human physiology research focus. |
| TRICARE: Information Technology - TRICARE is leading the nation in the adoption of health information technology systems not only to manage the program behind the scenes, but to make TRICARE more convenient for you! Here are some of the Military Health System’s cutting-edge IT programs. |
| TRICARE Operations Center - This health care information Web portal provides decision makers at all levels of the organization with meaningful, easy-to-use, Web-based operational tools and reports. |
| Uniformed Services University, National Capital Area Medical Simulation Center - The Medical Simulation Center is divided into four main functional areas. Clinical Skills Teaching and Assessment Laboratory, the VTC Room and Computer Laboratory and the Surgical Simulation Laboratory are each divided into distinct sections that sustain and, when necessary, integrate the operations of the entire center. The Clinical Skills Teaching and Assessment Laboratory is an ideal setting for simulated patent encounters. The VTC Room functions as both a tool for distance learning, and a conference room. The Computer Laboratory is designed for the development of medical education software and the administration of clinical examinations. The Surgical Simulation Laboratory uses a full-scale operating room mock-up and virtual reality to provide highly realistic scenarios for surgical training. |