MHS GENESIS 7-Year Rollout Enters New Phase After Final Go-Live

Recommended Content:MHS GENESIS: The Electronic Health Record | Genesis of MHS GENESISThe Department of Defense’s federal electronic health records system, MHS GENESIS, completed its final site deployment at the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Centerin North Chicago, Illinois.Lovell FHCC, a first-of-its-kind partnership between the Department of Veterans Affairs and the DOD, opened MHS GENESIS to providers and patients on March 9, 2024, marking the end of the DOD’s seven-year deployment. The global rollout of MHSGENESIS began in the Pacific Northwest on Feb. 7, 2017.“The launch of the federal EHR at Lovell FHCC will help the DOD and the VA deliver on the promise made to those who serve our country to provide seamless care from their first day of active service to the transition to veteran status,” said Dr. Lester Martínez-López, assistant secretary of defense for health affairs.Martínez noted the importance of collaborating with the VA.“A joint electronic health records sys...