MHS GENESIS, the Department of Defense’s new electronic health record, is now operational in the European and Indo-Pacific regions.

U.S. Navy Capt. Donna Poulin, Defense Health Agency, chief of engineering solutions architecture-business analytics division, was recently recognized by the Department of Defense Chief Information Officer Awards with an honorable mention.

FORT JOHNSON, La. — Highlighting its nationally recognized achievements in patient safety and quality, Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital was named a Top Rural Hospital by The Leapfrog Group. The Leapfrog Top Hospital award is widely acknowledged as one of the most competitive awards American hospitals can receive. The Top Hospital designation is ...

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – The Defense Health Agency announced that Tad S. Stines was named this year’s DHA recipient of the Angels of the Battlefield Award for his actions last year when he saved a life from a residence fire.

Six medical professionals from across the armed services recently earned honors as Angels of the Battlefield, a title bestowed upon them by the Armed Services-YMCA in honor of military medical personnel and first responders for their life-saving medical treatment and trauma care of service members, partner forces, and civilians at home and abroad.

The futures of medical students from across the Military Health System were in the hands of members of selection committees the week of Nov. 13-17, when the Uniformed Services University hosted the 31st Annual Joint Graduate Medical Education Selection Board in Bethesda, Maryland.

PQNS is a digital system designed to optimize the patient queuing process. The traditional scene of patients languishing in crowded waiting rooms, unsure of when their turn will come, is becoming a thing of the past. Adding PQNS enables military hospitals and clinics to shift to a more patient-centric approach.

EIDS Completes Largest Data Migration in DHA History to Date

Pearl Harbor Day and U.S. Naval Hospital Ship Solace: First-hand accounts of the day “which will live in infamy.”

A new Department of Defense policy recognizes the private nature of mental health care and is part of a larger DOD effort to reduce the stigma that is often associated with seeking help for mental health.

The Food and Drug Administration issued guidance in May of 2023 for blood donors, removing and adjusting some long-standing deferrals. In addition, the FDA is now recommending moving towards an individualized risk-based approach when determining donor eligibility.

Compared to civilians, active component service members may have increased risk of SLE due to greater exposure to environmental risk factors such as silica dust and ultraviolet radiation, and higher rates of post-traumatic stress disorder, which have been linked to SLE.

Command decisions for balancing risks have differed in every pandemic of the past century because those decisions occurred in a broader cultural context of acceptable health risks tied to available technology and scientific knowledge.

This data analysis identified a small number of reported chikungunya cases, and even fewer hospitalizations, suggesting that risk of chikungunya virus disease to U.S. service member readiness is small.

The proportions of women and Hispanic service members increased from 2018 to 2022, while the proportions of non-Hispanic White active component service members and those under 20 years of age decreased.