The Integrated Electronic Health Records for Military and Veterans Act proposes creating a public-private partnership to develop just that, an integrated EHR “to streamline the coordination of care and benefits claims for those that have served,” according to a statement from Rep. Roe’s office.
This proposed legislation would establish a temporary panel to outline criteria for the system, which would be developed by a U.S. vendor. The vendor will receive $50 million as a lump sum and $25 million per year for five years to operate the system.
Rep. Roe’s bill is separate from the DOD’s $11 million Defense Healthcare Management Systems Modernization program, which seeks a commercial solution to replace the existing EHR and information management systems.
According to Politico‘s Morning eHealth, Rep. Roe’s staff said, “The DOD is moving forward with a competition, but they are missing the important feature of a new EHR system — that it be compatible with the VA system so that service members can have a seamless transition from active duty to civilian life….Until the VA and the DOD can adopt a single platform to work from, there will be interoperability problems.”
Politico said DOD did not respond to inquiries about the bill.
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