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VA, DoD Launches Joint Health Information Exchange to Securely Exchange Records

by Jasmine Pennic 04/21/2020 Leave a Comment

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What You Should Know:

– VA and DoD launch joint health information exchange (HIE), allowing bidirectional sharing of health records with community healthcare partners.

– The benefits of the new joint HIE capability are currently available to all VA and DOD care providers and to all participating community partners.

– The joint HIE capability honors patient consent so that health records of patients who opt out of sharing will not be exchanged through the HIE. 


On April 18, the Federal Electronic Health Record Modernization (FEHRM) program office, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) launched a modernized health data sharing capability, enhancing both departments’ ability to securely exchange records with community healthcare partners.

DoD, VA HIE Background

The joint DOD and VA health information exchange (HIE) allows providers in both departments to quickly and securely access electronic health record (EHR) data for their patients seen by a participating community partner or health system. Equally important, participating community providers now have a single point of entry to request and access DOD and VA electronic health records for use in their treatment of those patients. 

Joint HIE Availability

The benefits of the new joint HIE capability are currently available to all VA and DOD care providers and to all participating community partners. The joint HIE also provides a platform for future interoperability expansion, including connecting to CommonWell, a network of more than 15,000 community providers, expected later this year.  The joint HIE capability honors patient consent so that health records of patients who opt out of sharing will not be exchanged through the HIE. 

“The recent COVID-19 pandemic underlines the importance for clinicians on the front lines to quickly access a patient’s health record, regardless of where that patient previously received care,” said Dr. Neil Evans, the interim director of the Federal Electronic Health Record Modernization program office. “As the DOD and VA implement a single, common record, the joint health information exchange and the associated expansion of community exchange partners is a critical step forward, delivering immediate value to all DOD and VA sites.”

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