Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs : Status of the Integrated Electronic Health Record (iEHR).

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Contributor:

Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Government information.

Medical economics.

Health facilities.

Veterans' hospitals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (33 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2013.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Discusses use of electronic records in health care, focusing on health care of servicemembers and veterans. Reviews DOD and VA health records sharing efforts, including Congressional initiatives to encourage and promote health information sharing. Examines current status of the integrated electronic health record initiative, which would provide both departments with the opportunity to reduce costs and improve interoperability and connectivity.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed May 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.