abstract
| - The Armed Forces Health Longitudinal Technology Application (AHLTA) is the electronic medical record (EMR) system used by medical providers of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) since its initial implementation in January 2004. It is a services-wide medical and dental information management system. (According to the DoD, “AHLTA” is no longer considered an acronym, but is rather the system’s only name.) AHLTA is a "next generation" system following the Composite Health Care System (CHCS), upon which it builds. It is a clinical documentation engine for the military physicians who write progress notes, put in orders, document procedures performed, and it provides the basis of the medical coding of information into an Oracle database. Additionally, it provides secure online access to all Military Health System (MHS) beneficiaries records for nurses, corpsmen, medics, technicians, clerks and various office managers. The system links the U.S. military’s 481 medical treatment facilities (MTFs), including those deployed abroad, to the EMR, ultimately supporting 9.2 million MHS beneficiaries. It is the first system to allow for the central storage of standardized EHR data that is available for worldwide sharing of patient information.
- The Armed Forces Health Longitudinal Technology Application (AHLTA) is an enterprise-wide medical and dental information management system that provides secure online access to Military Health System (MHS) beneficiaries' records. It is used by medical clinicians in all fixed and deployed Military Treatment Facilities (MTFs) worldwide. This centralized EHR allows health care personnel worldwide to access complete, accurate health data to make informed patient care decisions.
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