Accession Number:
AD1100215
Title:
Information Technology: Va and DoD Are Making Progress in Sharing Medical Information, but Are Far from Comprehensive Electronic Medical Records
Descriptive Note:
Technical Report
Corporate Author:
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC WASHINGTON DC United States
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Report Date:
2007-05-08
Pagination or Media Count:
27.0
Abstract:
The Department of Veterans Affairs VA and the Department of Defense DOD are engaged in ongoing efforts to share medical information, which is important in helping to ensure high-quality health care for active-duty military personnel and veterans. These efforts include a long-term program to develop modernized health information systems based on computable data that is, data in a format that a computer application can act onfor example, to provide alerts to clinicians of drug allergies. In addition, the departments are engaged in near-term initiatives involving existing systems. GAO was asked to testify on the history and current status of these long- and near-term efforts to share health information. To develop this testimony, GAO reviewed its previous work, analyzed documents, and interviewed VA and DOD officials about current status and future plans.
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Subject Categories:
- Computer Programming and Software
- Medicine and Medical Research
- Personnel Management and Labor Relations