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Enhancing the Care Experience

The FEHRM and its partners are implementing a single, common federal electronic health record that enhances patient care and provider effectiveness.

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  • The Joint HIE Expands

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    More than 90% of U.S. hospitals are now connected to the joint HIE, enhancing the exchange of data.

  • Federal EHR Deployment

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    We are deploying the federal EHR at a joint sharing site that will lead the way for health care.

  • FEHRM Frontline - Winter 2023

    FEHRM Frontline

    See the latest issue of our newsletter with thought leadership related to the federal EHR.

The Federal Electronic Health Record Modernization (FEHRM) office works within the federal space to implement a single, common federal electronic health record (EHR) that enhances patient care and provider effectiveness. An EHR is software that's used to securely document, store, retrieve, share and analyze information about individual patient care. It enables a digital version of a patient record.

The FEHRM unites efforts and delivers common capabilities that enable the Department of Defense (DOD), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and other federal agencies to deploy the same federal EHR. Common capabilities refer to common solutions, tools and activities needed to effectively implement the federal EHR and ensure meaningful data sharing between the federal EHR and community providers.

The federal EHR helps health care systems within the federal space and beyond effectively deliver health care and benefits by bringing a common record to patients and providers. There is recognition across the board that the federal EHR saves providers time and enables more standard workflows to support enhanced clinical decision-making and patient safety.

As of today, there are more than 194,000 DOD, VA and USCG federal EHR users—such as doctors and nurses—at 135 parent military treatment facilities, five VA medical centers, 109 USCG sites and seven NOAA sites. More than 9.5 million unique patients are in the federal EHR system.

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Mission-Driven

The FEHRM’s primary mission is to implement a single, common federal EHR to enhance patient care and provider effectiveness. Learn more about the FEHRM.

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Partnering for Success

The federal EHR saves providers time and enables more standard workflows to support enhanced clinical decision-making and patient safety. Learn more about how the federal EHR is driving success in health care delivery.

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A Commitment to Patients

The FEHRM is driving federal solutions to support effective health care delivery within the federal space that puts patients in the center. Learn more about the benefits of the federal EHR to patients.

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Collaborating with Participating Provider Organizations

Enhancing the ability of DOD, VA, USCG and NOAA providers to quickly and securely access patient electronic health information from participating provider organizations, the joint health information exchange (HIE) significantly expands interoperability capabilities. Learn more how the joint HIE is transforming care.