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Federal EHR Patient Safety Outperforms Legacy, Per Industry Standards

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3/7/2023
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Anthony Iannicello, 8th Health Care Operations Squadron, pharmacy noncommissioned officer in charge, prepares to issue medication to a patient at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, on Oct. 13, 2022. (Credit: Senior Airman Shannon Braaten 8th Fighter Wing Public Affairs)

The single, common federal electronic health record (EHR) continues to enhance user outcomes and patient safety with results from industry-standard testing showing improvement over legacy systems for clinical decision support tools related to medication safety.

Virtual Education Center Provides Health Information to Patients

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3/6/2023
U.S. Army Sgt. Henry Gross, a radiology specialist, drags a simulated patient to safety during Brooke Army Medical Center’s NCO and Soldier of the Year competition at Camp Bullis, Texas, in 2019. The Defense Health Agency’s Virtual Education Center will provide service members with the health and medical information they need to stay ready for the mission.  (U.S. Army photo by Jason W. Edwards)

The DHA has launched a new online tool for physicians. Find out how it could help you more easily navigate the processes involved in accessing your medical and health information.

Leaders Emphasize Inspiring Change, Creating Community at DHA’s Black History Month Observance

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3/2/2023
Dr. Zoe Spencer, the guest speaker for the Defense Health Agency’s Black History Month event Feb. 15, in her Emmy-winning spoken word piece “Say Her Name.”  (Credit: "Say Her Name - Zoe Spencer - School of Thought" on YouTube)

The Defense Health Agency held a Black History Month event, themed “Inspiring Change,” on Feb. 15.

Letter to the Editor: Military Health System Exceeded Healthy People 2020 Goal for Rotavirus Vaccination

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3/1/2023
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Letter to the Editor commenting on November 2033 (volume 29 issue 11) MSMR Brief Report, "Pediatric Vaccine Completion and Compliance Among Infants Born to Active Duty Service Members, 2006-2016"

Defense Intrepid Network Supports Service Members Across the Continuum

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3/1/2023
U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Anthony Mannino plays guitar as he receives music therapy as part of his traumatic brain injury treatment and recovery. Kalli Jermyn, a music therapy intern, observes, instructs, and works with Mannino. The therapy is conducted at the National Intrepid Center of Excellence, at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. (Department of Defense photo by Marvin Lynchard)

How the Defense Intrepid Network for TBI and Brain Health addresses the full continuum of care for traumatic brain injury, behavior health, and brain health.

Notice to Readers: Vector-borne Disease Branch Detects Borrelia miyamotoi in Human Tick Submission

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3/1/2023
female Ixodes scapularis or deer tick

Notice of emerging tick-borne pathogen detected in January 2023 by the Vector-Borne Disease (VBD) Branch of the Defense Center Public Health-Aberdeen (DCPH-A)

Update: Malaria Among Members of the U.S. Armed Forces, 2013–2022

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3/1/2023
Mosquito trap

This article provides an annual update of rates and incident infections of malaria species among U.S. service members.

DHA Supports National Guard and Reserve Deployment Health Needs

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2/27/2023
U.S. Navy Chief Information Systems Technician Caleb Korrell, from Cheyenne Wells, Colorado, has his blood drawn by U,S, Navy Hospitalman Jaysean Sales, from Los Angeles, during a physical health assessment rodeo in the hangar bay on Sept. 23, 2022. The Reserve Health Readiness Program helps maintain readiness and satisfy key deployment requirements by providing medical and dental services to all National Guard, Reserve and active duty service members. (Photo by U.S. Navy Spec. 2nd Class Zack Guth)

The Reserve Health Readiness Program (RHRP) helps supplement the reserve component’s readiness mission and satisfy key deployment requirements by providing medical and dental services to all reserve components and active duty members serving in remote locations.

Innovations in Military Medicine Recognized by Military Health System

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2/24/2023
U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Telita Crosland, director of the Defense Health Agency, presents Beverly Luce, senior nurse consultant with DHA’s Primary Care Clinical Management Team, the Federal Military Nursing Leadership Excellence Award. Luce was given the award during the Military Health System awards ceremony at National Harbor, Maryland, on Feb. 16.  

The Military Health System and AMSUS, the society of federal health professionals, presented a series of awards.

How to Exercise and Train During this Winter's Extremes

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2/23/2023
A special tactics airman provides security while an Alaska Army National Guard Black Hawk helicopter lands behind him during an arctic training exercise at Camp Mad Bull, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, on Jan. 10, 2023. Appropriate cold weather gear, nutrition, and training are essential for safety in cold, windy and wet conditions. (Photo by Alejandro Pena, U.S. Air Force)

Staying safe and healthy while outdoors.

Monitor Your Diabetes and Health Daily, One Step at a Time

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2/23/2023
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When you have diabetes, proper foot care is often overlooked.

DHA Director: Technology Helps to “Meet the Patients Where They Are”

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2/17/2023
DHA Director Lt. Gen. Telita Crosland speaking at a podium

DHA Director Lt. Gen. Crosland discussed her priorities and the burgeoning role of technology at DHA and within the wider MHS.

Genome Sequencing Work at U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine

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2/16/2023
Military personnel posing by Wright-Patterson AFB sign

U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine technicians and scientists working in Military Health System laboratories helped to identify COVID-19 variants using special sequencing technology.

DHA Deploys MHS GENESIS to More Hospitals & Clinics

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2/10/2023
Military personnel at ribbon cutting ceremony

MHS GENESIS adds 11 more military hospitals and clinics with Waves DRUM & PORTSMOUTH.

VCE Makes Laser Eye Exposure Treatment Recommendations

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2/9/2023
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Vision Center of Excellence issues first treatment practice recommendations for laser eye exposure.

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