Base's 92nd Medical Group is test site for massive overhaul of military medical records
Dr. Paul Cordts (above) of the Defense Health Agency and Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Mark A. Ediger, U.S. Air Force Surgeon General (below), were among speakers who were part of the rollout on Feb. 15 of the Department of Defense's new electronic health record system, known as Medical Health Systems GENESIS.
Fairchild Air Force Base was seen as the perfect fit as a test bed and launch site for a new medical records program that will ultimately be rolled out to the entire Department of Defense.
The base is the right size, has a medical clinic and a significant number of dependents so the base's 92nd Medical Group was chosen as the place where the DOD would do initial testing of its new electronic health record system, known as Medical Health Systems GENESIS.
In a ceremony held on base Feb.15 at the Red Morgan Center, officials from across the DOD spoke of this groundbreaking effort that incorporate...
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