“As a new step within the agency’s broader electrical health records modernization program, the Department of Veterans Affairs has launched a new program for sharing health information with local providers who offer care for both active and retired servicemembers.”
“Focused on health data consolidation and continuity of care, the quick implementation of the VA and Defense Department health information exchange (HIE) was spurred in part by necessities imposed by the ongoing COVID-19 epidemic…”
“Despite the heavy redirection of both Veterans Health Administration and broader VA resources to meet the demands of the COVID-19 epidemic, the implementation of HIE suggests the agency is moving forward with both its health records modernization program as well as its broader plans toward data integration and continuity of care.”
“Agency leaders say establishing a singular DOD-VA data continuity is especially vital for providing the best quality of veterans care, as certain conditions — both physical or psychological — accrued during service can remain even after a soldier’s retirement from the armed forces…” Read the full article here.
Source: VA Expands Health Record Sharing with Community Providers – By Adam Patterson, April 27, 2020. GovernmentCIO.
