A New Era for our Military Health System

The last day of October was the deadline for proposals in response to the U.S. Department of Defense’s call to overhaul its electronic health record software, also known as the Defense Healthcare Management Systems Modernization (DHMSM). PwC’s proposed solution, called the Defense Operational Readiness Health System (DORHS), seeks to bring innovations from the commercial marketplace to the military health system by using technology that is seamless, proven and reliable.

With team members DSS, Inc., Medsphere Systems Corporation, MedicaSoft and General Dynamics Information Technology, PwC’s goal is to enable every healthcare professional to provide the finest medical care possible to members of the military and their families during every phase of service, through retirement, and assist the Defense Health Agency in its continued business transformation to help implement and manage effectively the world’s largest healthcare delivery system.

In order for doctors, military personnel and their families to make the best healthcare decisions possible, they need to be sure that they have all of the facts. Access to complete medical records and patient data, no matter where care is delivered, is vital. PwC’s solution will create a single source for all medical records, giving providers what they need when they need it, without having to worry about delayed, lost or incomplete medical information...