Mission
The FEHRM’s primary mission is to implement a single, common federal EHR to enhance patient care and provider effectiveness, wherever care is provided.
Objectives
The FEHRM is achieving its mission by:
- Actively managing risks and the operation of the joint Federal Data Center, where all federal health data resides
- Minimizing risk to EHR deployment and implementation
- Identifying opportunities for efficiency, standardization and system and process optimization
- Advancing interoperability across the federal and private sectors
In April 2020, the FEHRM launched the joint health information exchange (HIE), a critical step forward in achieving these objectives. Building upon the success of DOD’s and VA’s health information exchange work, the joint HIE is an enhanced network of private sector providers across the United States who have agreed to securely share clinical information with DOD and VA providers. The joint HIE enhances the ability of DOD and VA providers to quickly and securely access patient electronic health information from participating private sector providers and vice versa to help providers make more informed treatment decisions.
Such digital sharing of data also helps minimize the number of times patients need to share their health histories, undergo duplicative tests or manage printed health records. While the single, common EHR is the federal source for a patient’s health history, the joint HIE is what links the federal EHR information to the private sector EHR information.
The FEHRM’s continued efforts with EHR modernization and the joint HIE is transforming health care delivery for Service members, Veterans and their families. With experts in analytics, clinical care, information technology and training, the FEHRM is driving federal solutions for more efficient, safer care and a better health care experience for all.
Policy and Legislation
FEHRM Charter
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
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Policy
This Defense Health Agency-Interim Procedures Memorandum (DHA-IPM), based on the authority of References (a) through (c), and in accordance with the guidance of References (d) and (e):
• Establishes the Defense Health Agency’s (DHA) procedures to complete and close open encounters within the legacy systems in preparation for the implementation of Military Health System (MHS) GENESIS.
• Identifies and delineates responsibilities associated with completing and closing open encounters within the legacy systems in preparation for the implementation of MHS GENESIS.
• Should be used by DoD military treatment facilities (MTFs) to update procedures and workflows that pertain to the DoD Health Record Management, Patient Administration, and other MTF functions impacted by these decisions.
• Is effective immediately; it must be incorporated into a DHA-Procedural Instruction. This DHA-IPM will expire effective 12 months from the date of issue.
Policy
This Defense Health Agency-Interim Procedures Memorandum (DHA-IPM), based on the authority of References (a) and (b), and in accordance with the guidance of References (c) through (p):
• Establishes the Defense Health Agency’s (DHA) procedures for the physical custody and control of DoD Health Records at all DoD Military Treatment Facilities (MTFs) and the management, monitoring, review, and evaluation of DoD Health Record availability at MTFs.
• This DHA-IPM is effective immediately and will expire effective 12 months from the date of issue. It must be incorporated into the forthcoming DHA-Procedural Instruction, “Health Records Management”.
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