Information technology
Subtitle: opportunities exist to improve management of DOD's electronic health record initiative : report to the Ranking Member, Committee on the Budget, U.S. Senate
Contributors: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Budget
Publisher: U.S. Govt. Accountability Office
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Washington, D.C.]
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 38
Subjects: Management; Evaluation; Military Medicine; Information services; Medical informatics; Information storage and retrieval systems; Medical care; Soldiers; Data processing; Medical records; United States. Department of Defense; United States
Other titles: Information technology :; Opportunities exist to improve management of DOD's electronic health record initiative; DOD's electronic health record
Description: The Department of Defense (DOD) provides medical care to 9.6 million active duty service members, their families, and other eligible beneficiaries worldwide. DOD's Military Health System has long been engaged in efforts to acquire and deploy an electronic health record system. The latest version of this initiative, the Armed Forces Health Longitudinal Technology Application (AHLTA), was expected to give health care providers real-time access to individual and military population health information and facilitate clinical support. However, the system's early performance was problematic, and DOD recently stated that it intended to acquire a new electronic health record system. GAO was asked to (1) determine the status of AHLTA, (2) determine DOD's plans for acquiring its new system, and (3) evaluate DOD's acquisition management of the initiative. To do this, GAO reviewed program plans, reports, and other documentation and interviewed DOD officials. GAO is recommending that DOD take six actions to help ensure that it has disciplined and effective processes in place to manage the acquisition of further electronic health record system capabilities. In written comments on a draft of this report, DOD concurred with GAO's recommendations and described actions planned to address them.
Notes: Title from cover screen (GAO, viewed Oct. 21, 2010).

"October 2010."

"GAO-11-50."

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