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Here you will find information about technology in the Military Health System. Health information systems help your providers make decisions and keep records, save money on supplies, along with many other tasks. This section also contains information about how new systems are designed and current systems improved.

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Army medical device cyber team balances benefits and risks of technology

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11/8/2018
An Army medic positions a patient for a CT scan, which helps radiologists diagnose different types of disease and injuries. Medical devices, such as radiology imaging systems, must now go through a cybersecurity validation process in order to connect to military networks (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Evelyn Chavez)

The frequency and severity of cybersecurity attacks against the medical community will continue to rise

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Cyberfit family: Making cybersecurity understandable for all ages

Article
10/30/2018
By making cyber fitness a part of daily routines, families can protect their online information and personal well-being.

Protecting the homefront against cybersecurity issues

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PEO DHMS celebrates National Health IT Week

Article
10/19/2018
The Program Executive Office Defense Healthcare Management Systems logo

Leaders and staff from the PEO DHMS shared their stories about why health IT is important

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Technology | Military Health System Electronic Health Record | Electronic Health Record Modernization & Interoperability

Robotics key to medical Airmen recruitment, retention, readiness

Article
10/2/2018
U.S. Air Force Maj. Scott Thallemer (foreground), 81st Surgical Operations Squadron Institute for Defense Robotic Surgical Education program coordinator, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., and Air Force Maj. Joshua Tyler, InDoRSE program director, provide instruction to students during a robotics surgery training session at Keesler Air Force Base’s clinical research lab. (U.S. Air Fore photo by Kemberly Groue)

Robotics has been the standard for years in the private sector

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D2D lays down road ahead for MHS GENESIS rollout

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7/27/2018
Mark Goodge, chief technology officer for the Defense Health Agency, speaks to attendees of the Defense Health Information Technology Symposium about the agency Desktop to Datacenter initiative.

As military treatment facilities prepare for MHS GENESIS, the Military Health System’s new electronic health record, patients and providers will soon embrace more access and better delivery of care.

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Defense Health Agency | Technology | DHITS 2018

Cyber fitness is everyone's responsibility today

Article
7/27/2018
Servio Medina from the Cyber Policy Branch of the Defense Health Agency speaks at DHITS 2018 on the need for exercising cyber fitness practices in today's technology driven life.

Taking care of our physical self and personal hygiene – working out, eating well, and washing up – is a normal part of our daily lives. If we put the same effort into making sure we’re ‘in shape’ in the cyber world, we could make a big difference in protecting our personal information.

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Defense Health Agency | Technology | DHITS 2018

MHS GENESIS: Continuing to make progress

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7/25/2018
Vice Adm. Raquel C. Bono, director of the Defense Health Agency, and Ms. Stacy Cummings, Program Executive Officer for Defense Health Management Systems, answer questions about the progress of MHS GENESIS electronic Health record during the 2018 Defense Health Information Technology Symposium July 24 in Orlando, Florida.

Senior Military Health System leaders met at the Defense Health Information Technology Symposium in Orlando, Florida, to discuss progress with MHS GENESIS

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Helping the healers through the power of mobile technology

Article
7/23/2018
The Provider Resilience app offers health care providers tools to guard against emotional occupational hazards, including compassion fatigue and burnout. An updated version of the app is expected to be released in the fall. (Courtesy photo)

App guards against emotional occupational hazards

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Technology | Innovation

Soldiers test Army's newest transport telemedicine technology

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7/20/2018
Soldiers test MEDHUB during an exercise at Camp Atterbury, Indianapolis. (U.S. Army photo by Greg Pugh)

MEDHUB is really about life-saving situational awareness

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Navy Care app enables medical appointments from work, home

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7/13/2018
A Sailor uses the Navy Care app on her cell phone for a virtual health visit with a Naval Hospital Jacksonville provider. Navy Care enables patients to have a live video visit with a clinician on a smartphone, tablet, or computer. It’s private, secure, and free. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Jacob Sippel)

The app delivers convenient care with the quality of a face-to-face visit

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Navy clinic first MHS GENESIS site to complete accreditation

Article
7/3/2018
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Navy clinic first MHS GENESIS site to complete accreditation

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Technology | MHS GENESIS

MHS GENESIS focal point for Defense Health Agency Director visit at Naval Hospital Bremerton

Article
7/3/2018
Navy Vice Adm. Raquel C. Bono, director of the Defense Health Agency, is welcomed by Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Stephanie Manamon, assigned to Naval Hospital Bremerton's (NHB) Northwest Beginnings Family Birth Center, during a fact-finding visit to the military treatment facility. The visit provided the opportunity to focus with NHB leadership and staff on MHS GENESIS and exchange frank and candid assessment on both positive and negative experiences, process improvement, and deployment application of the new electronic health record. NHB deployed the new electronic health record on Sept. 23, 2017 for service members, veterans and their families as one of the four sites in the Pacific Northwest along with U.S. Air Force 92nd Medical Group at Fairchild Air Force Base, Naval Health Clinic Oak Harbor and Madigan Army Medical Center (Official Navy photo by Douglas H Stutz, Naval Hospital Bremerton Public Affairs Officer)

The trip included candid conversations regarding implementation, best practices, lessons learned, issues and improvements.

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Technology | MHS GENESIS

Project Sea Raven delivers cutting-edge pathogen detection technology

Article
5/31/2018
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class James Bowes, senior preventive-medicine technician, places mosquitoes on a dish to view under a microscope. Project Sea Raven’s capabilities are not limited to just insects – it can test anything from blood to soil and water. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Tom Ouellette)

Project Sea Raven is now an integral part of USNS Mercy’s microbiology capacity

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Global Health Engagement | Technology | Military Hospitals and Clinics

Air Force lab puts medical devices through their paces

Article
4/10/2018
A 10-bed Expeditionary Medical Support Hospital (EMEDS+10) set up at the Air Force Medical Evaluation Support Activity testing facility at Fort Detrick, Maryland. AFMESA tests medical devices to ensure they will work in the field and survive the rigors of deployment. Many devices tested by AFMESA are used in EMEDS facilities, making it a critical testing location. (U.S. Air Force photo by Shireen Bedi)

Lab’s mission is unique within the Air Force, and across the U.S. military

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Advancements in telehealth improve access to healthcare

Article
2/23/2018
Air Force Medical Service Seal

Telehealth brings a range of services all working together to improve access

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