Government Health IT Staff: 10 things DoD wants in its next EHR

1. Support clinical data exchange requirements with Department of Veterans Affairs and other external healthcare providers to enable the exchange of health data
2. Integrate and present data from multiple disciplines (e.g. Radiology, Immunization, Lab) in a single view that allows access by both clinicians and patients
3. Leverage existing hosting and network infrastructure to the greatest extent possible (not including new hardware related specifically to the EHR System application)
4. Provide access to a longitudinal medical record for each beneficiary that is globally available across all time zones (24/7/365) and across the full range of military operations
5. Meet or exceed all requirements through configuration with minimal development and maximum utilization of existing infrastructure resources
6. Utilize government-provided Tier 1 enterprise datacenter hosting and network services
7. Centralize enterprise functions into common government approved hosting environments (e.g., data warehouse, user web portal, business interfaces)
8. Implement a cybersecurity strategy capable of continuous monitoring to evaluate the system compliancy
9. Utilize and provide open and standardized application program interfaces (APIs) enabling open access to the data and data model
10. Ensure 100 percent compliance with HIPAA and with the Privacy Act of 1974 as amended

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