Interoperability is one of the biggest challenges facing service members and veterans in their ongoing, lifelong health care, Dr. Stephen Ferrara, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, recently told a group of military and veteran healthcare leaders.

Dr. Jonathan Woodson, president of the Uniformed Services University, told a group of military healthcare leaders in March 2025 how training future medical professionals needs to refocus on the rapidly evolving digital landscape in health care.

The Military Health System is working to enable advances and adoption of artificial intelligence and machine learning across military medicine, while ensuring robust strategy, policies, governance, and safeguards are in place.

Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs Seileen Mullen, in her second time in the position, is departing the Military Health System on Jan. 17, 2025.

Defense Health Agency Section 508 digital accessibility and usability law update given by office program manager Ghoston.

Department of Defense and Defense Health Agency MHS GENESIS experts continue to improve the federal electronic health records system for patients and national health care.

U.S. Air Force Col. (Dr.) Thomas Cantilina, the deputy Military Health System EHR functional champion at the Defense Health Agency and chief health informatics officer, is set to retire from duty in October. In these final months of his military career, he reflects on his role in helping the DOD launch its single electronic health record worldwide.

Do you get prescriptions at a military pharmacy? If you need to request a refill or a renewal for your prescription, the MHS GENESIS Patient Portal makes it easy.

Health data sharing and exchange boost the value of the data inside and outside of the Department of Defense.

The MHS GENESIS Patient Portal lets you speak to your military health care team at your military hospital or clinic through secure messaging. Learn how and when to use secure messaging.

MHS GENESIS operational at every military hospital and clinic worldwide, and Department of Defense sets sights on continuous enhancements and improvements.

A little over a year ago, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center began a new chapter in military health care by implementing MHS GENESIS, the Department of Defense electronic health record system, and a landmark initiative to transform health service delivery to more than 9.5 million beneficiaries.

The Department of Defense has faced several challenges that prevented the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy from reaching fiscal year 2023 recruitment goals.

Dr. Paul Cordts, deputy assistant director of medical affairs for the Defense Health Agency, addressed the ongoing collaboration of the Military Health System and the Department of Veterans Affairs in a presentation at the annual meeting of AMSUS, the Society of Federal Health Professionals.

Are you the parent or legal sponsor of a minor child? If so, there are things you should know about what access you have to your child’s health care records and choices. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Privacy Final Rule protects minors’ privacy concerning their health care choices and treatment.