After more than a year of preparation, the Defense Department released its request for proposals for its new electronic health record (EHR) procurement on Aug. 25. The single-award, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract is expected to have a total lifetime cost of $11 billion through 2030.
The Defense Healthcare Management System Modernization was created after Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel scrapped a plan to combine DOD’s and the Department of Veterans Affairs’ EHR systems into a single solution in May 2013.
DHMSM seeks a single, commercial product to be adapted to the military’s unique set of needs and requirements, which include full interoperability with the VA’s VistA health records system and private-sector interoperability standards. It will reach a population of about 9.6 million service members, retirees and dependents.
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