Military Health Services

Description:
It is critical to transform DMLSS technical architecture from a client--server to an enterprise system, where clinicians and logisticians across the globe can access a single source for medical logistics information needs.

Speaker Information:
Colonel Chris Harrington
Medical Logistics Division Chief, Deputy Program Manager, DHSS -- Medical Logistics Defense Health Services Systems

Level:
Intermediate

Objectives:

• Change from MTF Centric to Enterprise-Wide Management of Medical Logistics -- extends transaction based information management to collaboration based information management
• Extend information driving the supply chain forward to point of care and outward to commercial partners
• Migrate DMLSS 3.1 to DMLSS Enterprise System replacing obsolete and unsupportable client server architecture

Location:
Convention Center

Room:
N 426 c

Description:
AHLTA program managers discuss strategies for closing EHR information gaps between deployed and hospital-based care delivery and beyond; integrating inpatient, dental, optical and imaging capabilities; and fielding application and infrastructure improvements.

Speaker Information:
Colonel Claude Hines, Jr, MS
Program Manager, Defense Health Information Management System, OCIO, MHS
Colonel Bruce Brehm, DMD, MPH
Deputy Program Manager, Defense Health Information Management System, OCIO, MHS

Level:
Intermediate

Objectives:

• Understand the challenges faced by the DoD in optimizing the EHR in a global care continuum.
• Discern between the product lines making up the AHLTA family of products and how they are employed in a broad range of care delivery settings.
• Demonstrate broad-based awareness of the plan of action for improving both the usability of the AHLTA application and the effectiveness of the infrastructure supporting the application.
• Describe how the integrated medical -- dental EHR will support collaborative care and improved outcomes for the DoD beneficiary population.
• Explain how the DoD EHR will evolve with regard to the integration of new inpatient record capabilities.

Location:
Convention Center

Room:
N 426 c

Description:
Panel members will discuss innovative optimization strategies and tips for effective use of AHLTA, the military's electronic health record, to enhance clinical workflow and improve patient care.

Speaker Information:
Robert Walker, MD
AMEDD MAPS MEDCOM Chief Clinical Consultant Europe Regional Medical Command AHLTA Consultant Chief, USAEUR Executive Medicine Program, United States Army Medical Department Activity

Level:
Intermediate

Location:
Convention Center

Room:
N 426 c

Description:
The CIO and deputy CIO will discuss new initiatives currently underway, strategic directions and the status of MHS health-information management and technology systems, services and programs.

Speaker Information:
Mr. Charles Campbell, SES
Chief Information Officer, Military Health System
Ms. Mary Ann Rockey, SES
Program Executive Officer/Deputy Chief Information Officer, Military Health System

Objectives:

• Examine how local best practices can be used as models to create technologies that can be adopted enterprise wide.
• Explore the ways in which development and delivery of health IT solutions can be expedited
• Describe the working partnerships that must be fostered to guarantee successful development and subsequent adoption of new technologies by end-users.

Location:
Convention Center

Room:
N 426 c

Description:
This presentation identifies challenges for the military medical community and presents technology solutions for maintaining a continuum of care and medical surveillance in a theater of operations.

Speaker Information:
Major Frank Tucker, SP
Outpatient Project Manager, Defense Health Information Management System, OCIO, MHS

Level:
Intermediate

Objectives:

• Understand the Defense Health Information Management System (DHIMS') role within the Military Health System and how it contributes to the continuum of care and medical surveillance in a Theater of operations.
• Examine challenges faced by the Military's deployed medical community and demonstrate how DHIMS provides technology solutions.
• Identify some of the key applications within the TMIP family of systems, such as AHLTA Theater, the Joint Medical Workstation and Theater Medical Data Store, and discuss their capabilities

Location:
Convention Center

Room:
N 426 c

Description:
This presentation focuses on the integration of medical and dental charting capabilities within AHLTA, the DoD EHR, creating the first and only health services enterprise with a global integrated EHR.

Speaker Information:
Colonel Page McNall, USAF, DC
Defense Health Information Management System (DHIMS), OCIO, MHS

Level:
Intermediate

Objectives:

• Recognize the provider challenges with health care delivery and patient records
• Identify the benefits of combining dental and medical records into one overall electronic health record
• Understand the graphical charting tools and capabilities available to the provider for use in tracking patient illnesses
• Discuss effective communication and training methods for combining a medical and dental EHR

Location:
Convention Center

Room:
N 426 c

Description:
This session presents an overview of JTFCapMed's mission and its efforts to spearhead effective and efficient consolidation and realignment of military healthcare in the NCR.

Speaker Information:
Rear Admiral John Mateczun, MC, SHCE, USN
Commander, Joint Task Force, National Capitol Region Medical

Level:
Intermediate

Location:
Convention Center

Room:
N 426 c

Description:
The Directors of the DoD/VA Interagency Program Office will discuss its role in accelerating the exchange of health care information between DoD and VA to support healthcare delivery.

Level:
Intermediate

Location:
Convention Center

Room:
N 426 c

Description:
This presentation will focus on how the Military Health System, partnering with Microsoft and Google, offers DoD beneficiaries an interoperable Personal Health Record to consolidate and manage their medical information in one location.

Speaker Information:
Colonel Keith Salzman, MD, MPH, FAAFP, FACHE
Chief, Regional Informatics, Western Regional Medical Command, Western Regional Medical Command and Madigan Army Medical Center
LTC Nhan Do, MS, MD, FACP
Chief, Medical Informatics, Integrated Requirement Design, TRICARE Management Activity

Level:
Intermediate

Objectives:

• Understand how a PHR can be used as a vehicle for interoperable health information exchange
• Understand the lessons learned with MHS's effort with Microsoft Health Vault and Google Health
• Understand the personal health record's effects on an enterprise's privacy polices
• View architecture that leverages the Bi-Directional Health Exchange(BHIE) framework
• Learn how to enroll and access MYCARE site

Location:
Convention Center

Room:
N 426 c

Description:
This presentation will discuss how CAP provides needs assessments, assistive technology and training to wounded Service members throughout all phases of their recovery and transition employment.

Speaker Information:
Ms. Dinah Cohen
Director, Department of Defense (DoD) Computer/Electronic Accommodations Program (CAP), TRICARE Management Activity

Level:
Intermediate

Objectives:

• Use CAP to provide needs assessments and assistive technology to wounded Service members throughout the recovery and rehabilitation process
• Review and demonstrate available assistive technology for various disabling conditions
• Identify methods to integrate assistive technology into rehabilitative services and settings using best practice partnerships and training models as examples

Location:
Convention Center

Room:
N 426 c