“The U.S. Coast Guard deployed its new electronic health record (EHR) system at four pilot sites in the Pacific area at the beginning of September, with support from the Department of Homeland Security, the Defense Health Agency and the Department of Veterans Affairs.”
“The new system, MHS Genesis, is part of a joint military healthcare IT modernization effort with the DHA and VA. It will allow Coast Guard patients to set up medical appointments online. The service expects to transition all shore-based clinics and sickbays to the new EHR system by September 2022, which will complete the first phase of the EHR system acquisition, a Coast Guard spokesperson told GovernmentCIO Media & Research.”
“The four pilot sites are ‘currently uploading medical data that are pertinent to the patients’ medical care prior to appointment,’ the spokesperson said.”
“The second phase will involve a total overhaul of the Coast Guard’s medical and dental radiology system, which will begin as a DHA service.”
“’The DHA service will integrate with MHS Genesis as well as DOD and VA imaging archival systems, expanding visibility of radiology imaging,’ the spokesperson said. ‘X-ray imagery conducted by a military facility with this capability will be accessible to any Coast Guard, DOD or VA provider. Segment B also includes the digitization of paper health record data…’” Read the full article here.
Source: Coast Guard Joins DHA, VA in MHS Genesis Deployment – By Kate Macri, September 16, 2020. GovernmentCIO.
