DoD Wraps Up Global EMR 23+ Years in the Making

The Department of Defense has completed a worldwide rollout of a clinical documentation system that spans 100 hospitals in seven countries.

The implementation of CliniComp Essentris EMR wrapped up in the past two years at 59 military inpatient treatment facilities worldwide. The technology, developed by San Diego-based ClinicComp International, will be used by 24,000 physicians to provide care to 9.6 million beneficiaries in the Military Health System.
 
The rollout of the CliniComp Essentris system covers more than 5,500 beds. It ensures the continuity of care for military personnel and their families by giving authorized clinicians access to their inpatient record worldwide. The 24/7 access enhances providers’ clinical decision-making, especially those who treat wounded, ill or injured service members who are airlifted from battlefields in Afghanistan and Iraq to military treatment facilities in Europe and then transported to Department of Defense (DoD) hospitals in the United States, officials said.