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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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SDD APLIS Fact Sheet Anatomic Pathology Laboratory Information System (APLIS) 4/12/2019
This information paper describes tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis diseases, and the vaccines to prevent them. Tetanus, Diphtheria and Pertussis Diseases and Vaccines 4/26/2019

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Army, FDA discuss 3D printing at workshop

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1/21/2020
When a medical device breaks down on a medical unit deployed to a remote part of the world, the closest repair parts could be thousands of miles away (U.S. Army photo by Francis S. Trachta)

Army medical logisticians are looking to 3D printing as a potential solution to this challenge

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Artificial intelligence makes its way to dermatology clinic

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11/18/2019
Air Force Maj. Thomas Beachkofsky, 6th Health Care Operations Squadron dermatologist, uses a body scanner microscope to take a picture of a spot on his arm at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. A new software upgrade allows a complex algorithm to analyze an image captured with a camera and rate the severity of the spot for a dermatologist to review. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Adam R. Shanks)

The software was able to correctly identify 95% of malignant skin tumors

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Medical tools, supplies 3D printed in desert deployment

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11/1/2019
Army Lt. Col. Jason Barnhill, a faculty member of West Point and the Uniformed Services University’s Department of Radiology, poses for a photo with a 3D printer capable of biofabrication that could expedite repair or perhaps replace damaged tissues for troops injured on the battlefield. (Courtesy photo)

3D printing provides the ability to produce tailored health care solutions

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State of the art procedure is the first within DoD

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10/28/2019
Retired Capt. Eugene Chalaire was the first to undergo an intricate cancer-preventive procedure performed at Womack Army Medical Center this summer. Womack is the first within the DoD to offer this service. (U.S. Army photo)

Only a handful of medical centers in the United States perform this surgery

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BATDOK improves, tailors to deployed medics

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6/7/2019
Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Robert Bean, a pararescueman, demonstrates how BATDOK can be worn on the wrist, providing awareness of the health status of multiple patients. (U.S. Air Force photo)

BATDOK is under user evaluations by Air Force Pararescuemen and Army Rangers

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Surgeons perform first bioengineered blood vessel transplant in military patient

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5/28/2019
Development of the Human Acellular Vessel, or HAV, starts by taking living cells from a human blood vessel and placing them onto a tube-shaped frame. These vascular cells are kept alive in an organ chamber, growing around the tube-shaped lattice. Over time, the lattice that was used to seed the original vascular cells dissolves, and scientists remove the original cells so the new vessel doesn’t cause an immune response when it’s implanted. What is left is a solid, tubular structure made of human vascular material that looks and acts like a blood vessel -- thus, the bio-engineered and newly-grown blood vessel, or HAV. (USU medical illustration by Sofia Echelmeyer)

Injury to major blood vessels of the body is the most common cause of death and disability in combat

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Dummies for doctors

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5/14/2019
Air Force Col. Christine Kress (center) observes use of a medical canine mannequin designed to create training environments that prepare medical professionals for events they may face in the field. (MHS photo)

How technology is preparing the next generation of docs for the battlefield

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Military to bring eye care to front lines with mobile app

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4/11/2019
Air Force Lt. Col. Peter Carra, 379th Expeditionary Medical Group optometry officer in charge, performs an eye exam for a Soldier at Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal)

Air Force and Army medical researchers are developing a smart phone application to connect providers downrange with on-call ophthalmologists either in-theater or at a clinic

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Airmen perform in-flight Transportation Isolation System training

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3/14/2019
A C-17 Globemaster III is prepped to transport a Transportation Isolation System during a training exercise that allows Airmen to practice the most effective and safest form of transportation for patients and their medical professionals. Engineered and implemented after the Ebola virus outbreak in 2014, the TIS is an enclosure the Defense Department can use to safely transport patients with highly contagious diseases. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cody Miller)

This mission capability is the only one of its kind in the Department of Defense

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Mobile app aids ‘truly informed’ contraception conversations between patients, providers

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3/11/2019
A new app provides information about contraception with the goal of helping patients make informed decisions with their providers. The app includes a module to address the unique needs of servicewomen around deployment. (Photo by Sgt. Barry St. Clair)

Decide + Be Ready, an app that provides information on contraception for men and women, is designed to help patients make informed decisions with their providers. The app also includes a module to address the unique needs of service women around deployment and duties.

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Gone in a flash: ‘Floaters’ in field of vision can warn of vision issue

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2/14/2019
Seeing flashes of light or floating debris-like shapes appear in your field of vision should be reason to visit a provider, experts say. These symptoms can indicate retinal issues, which may lead to retinal detachment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Perry Aston)

Jane Acton was familiar with vision issues and her quick action after experiencing the onset of retinal detachment was vital in recovering her vision

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Fairchild's 92nd Medical Group celebrates MHS GENESIS 2-year anniversary

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2/11/2019
A cake celebrating the second year anniversary of Military Health System GENESIS' arrival to Fairchild's 92nd Medical Group at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Feb. 8, 2019. MHS GENESIS is a Department of Defense-wide electronic health record and management system that combines health records from base, civilian and Veteran’s Affairs primary care providers, pharmacies, laboratories and dental clinics into one network. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Lawrence Sena)

MHS GENESIS is a DoD-wide electronic health record combing records from base, civilian and Veteran’s Affairs primary care providers, pharmacies, laboratories and dental clinics into one network

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Call for abstracts open for 2019 Military Health System Research Symposium

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2/11/2019
More than 3,000 people attended the 2018 MHSRS meeting. Attendees participated in a wide range of sessions targeting combat casualty care, military operational medicine including psychological health and resilience, clinical and rehabilitative medicine, medical simulation and health information sciences, and military infectious diseases. (DoD photo)

MHSRS is the DoD’s premier scientific meeting and addresses the unique medical needs of the Warfighter

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Virtual training platform maintains, improves military surgeon’s skills

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2/8/2019
Airmen assigned to the 99th Medical Group perform in an orthopedic spine surgery at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Andrew D. Sarver)

The DoD’s surgeons are talented and qualified, but it takes experience and time to become proficient

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Gaining new perspective through vision-correcting surgery

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1/29/2019
The Warfighter Refractive Eye Surgery Program, available to active duty service members, provides an opportunity to correct vision with ease thanks to advancing technology. (Department of Defense photo by Reese Brown)

Once deemed a disqualifying factor for service, refractive surgery is now available to active duty service members through a Department of Defense approved program

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