Electronic health records : DOD and VA interoperability efforts are ongoing ; program office needs to implement recommended improvements : report to congressional committees.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Government Accountability Office

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Department of Defense--Information resources management.

United States.

United States. Department of Veterans Affairs--Information resources management.

United States Department of Defense.

United States Department of Veterans Affairs.

United States. Department of Defense.

United States. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Medical informatics--Government policy--United States.

Medical informatics.

Medical records--United States--Data processing.

Medical records.

Interagency coordination--United States.

Interagency coordination.

Medical records--Management--United States.

Electronic data interchange--United States.

Electronic data interchange.

Electronic records--Government policy--United States.

Electronic records.

Electronic Health Records--organization & administration.

Medical Informatics--organization & administration.

Interinstitutional Relations.

Information resources management.

Medical records--Data processing.

Medical records--Management.

Medical Subjects:

United States Department of Defense.

United States Department of Veterans Affairs.

Electronic Health Records--organization & administration.

Medical Informatics--organization & administration.

Interinstitutional Relations.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ii, 26 pages) : illustrations

Other Title:

DOD and VA interoperability efforts are ongoing; program office needs to implement recommended improvements

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2010]

Summary:

The Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) have long-standing efforts to increase sharing of data between their health information systems. However, while the departments have progressively increased electronic health information sharing, questions have been raised about when and to what extent the departments intend such sharing capabilities to be fully achieved. To expedite the exchange of electronic health information between the two departments, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 included provisions directing DOD and VA to jointly develop and implement, by September 30, 2009, fully interoperable electronic health record systems or capabilities that are compliant with applicable federal interoperability standards. Such systems and capabilities are important for making patient information more readily available to health care providers in the departments, reducing medical errors, and streamlining administrative functions. In addition, the act established an interagency program office to be a single point of accountability for the departments' efforts.

Notes:

Title from PDF title screen (GAO, viewed May 4, 2009).

"January 2010."

Congressional rept.

Includes bibliographical references.

"GAO-10-332."

Other Format:

Print version: United States. Government Accountability Office. Electronic health records.

OCLC:

610002499

Access Restriction:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE.