The military’s garrison-based electronic health record (EHR) system is comprised of a variety of comprehensive health information technology solutions, AHLTA, the military’s outpatient EHR documentation solution; Composite Health Care System (CHCS), the military’s health IT solution for managing laboratory, radiology and pharmacy orders, as well as scheduling appointments; and, the military’s inpatient health care documentation solution. Together, these clinical systems allow the military’s medical community to electronically capture, manage and share health care data for approximately 9.5 million Military Health System (MHS) beneficiaries.
The current EHR used in garrison at military treatment facilities worldwide include, AHLTA and the CHCS, the military's inpatient EHR system, and the Clinical Data Repository (CDR).
Garrison Clinical Systems Key Capabilities
- Documents patient health information and history
- Consolidates data into a single clinical database
- Expands the documentation of medical care
- Improves coding practices
- Supports the delivery of advanced medical care in hospital and clinical settings on the home front, both inside and outside the Continental United States
Products, Projects and Initiatives
- AHLTA 3.3 Sustainment
- AHLTA Local Cache System Technology Refresh and Virtualization
- AHLTA baseline 3.3.8 including International Classification of Diseases (ICD)-10
- Composite Health Care System
- Essentris® Inpatient System
- International Classification of Diseases (ICD) and Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) Code Updates
- Development Test Center Build-out (Clinical Systems)