Military Clinicians Not Particularly Happy with DoD’s New Electronic Health Records System, Watchdog Finds A new report finds that the system, now used at all military treatment facilities except for most dental clinics, earns low...
Tricare Users Can Now Refill Prescriptions Through MHS Genesis Electronic Health Record System The new refill option applies only if a military pharmacy originally filled the prescription. Prescriptions originally filled...
Electronic Health Record System Unveiled at VA and Pentagon's Largest Shared Health Care Facility The rollout marks the first since the VA paused its adoption of the Oracle Cerner system after issues arose with...
250,000 VA Patients Are at Risk of Receiving Wrong Medication Due to Electronic Health Records Issue A VA official testifying at a hearing stressed that the department has not found any instances of patients being harmed by...
Pandemic-Related Backlog of 600,000 Veterans Records Requests Finally Cleared Officials were able to eliminate the backlog through a mix of updating technology, adding staff and contractors, and working...
VA Electronic Health Record Rollout Unlikely to Resume for a Year After Being Derailed by Problems Department of Veterans Affairs officials say a number of factors will be considered before restarting the program, including...
VA Signs New, Tougher Contract with Company Handling Faulty Electronic Health Records Rollout The new contract calls for five renewable one-year terms, rather than another five-year term, to provide the VA more leverage...
You Now Need a Credit Card in Most Cases to Get Access to DoD, VA Benefits Websites Defense officials say there are ways to sidestep the requirement, but the change has upset privacy advocates.
VA Delays Rollout of Troubled Electronic Medical Records System to More Hospitals The Veterans Affairs health facility in Saginaw, Michigan, was slated to begin training staff members on the Oracle Cerner...
DD214: What You Need to Know Your military discharge papers are officially known as DD Form 214, or just DD214. Here's what you need to know.
How Marines Took an Airfield in the Philippines in a Show Against China On April 30, three combined littoral reconnaissance teams made up of roughly 30 U.S. and Philippine Marines each, flown by...
Army Eliminates Online Training Requirement for Noncommissioned Officers, Saying It's Too Burdensome The Army has eliminated a significant part of its online training for enlisted troops -- a learning program that has drawn...
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...
Air Force Pilot Who Died After Aircraft Ejection Seat Misfire Identified by the Service Capt. John Robertson, an instructor pilot from the 80th Operations Support Squadron at Sheppard Air Force Base, was injured...
Must-Pass Defense Bill Includes 4.5% Military Pay Raise on Top of 15% Increase for Junior Enlisted Troops The recommendation from the House Armed Services Committee in its draft version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or...