Healthcare Informatics October 15, 2018
Heather Landi

“There is no precedent for this level of interoperability in healthcare,” says one industry thought leader

The U.S. Secretaries of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Defense (DOD) have signaled their commitment to achieving interoperability between the two agencies by implementing a single, seamlessly integrated electronic health record (EHR), according to a joint statement published last week.

VA Secretary Robert Wilkie and Defense Secretary James N. Mattis signed a joint statement Sept. 26 pledging that their two departments will “align their plans, strategies and structures as they roll out a EHR system that will allow VA and DoD to share patient data seamlessly,” according to a press release about the joint statement.

“The Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs are...

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Topics: EMR / EHR, Govt Agencies, Health IT, HIE (Interoperability), Technology, VA / DoD
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