4.4: Pilot Effort

Execute a proof of concept prototype and production pilot of the Virtual Lifetime Electronic Record with a private sector provider.

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PILOT EFFORT - A Virtual Lifetime Electronic Record proof of concept prototype and production pilot has already successfully executed in San Diego, California between Veterans Affairs and a private sector provider, Kaiser Permanente, using the Nationwide Health Information Network. This implementation was a ground breaking and monumental shift toward improvement in health information exchange, not only for our Federal Government, but for our entire nation. The Department joined the Nationwide Health Information Network family on January 30, 2010. The Department does not have shared patients with Kaiser Permanente because it is not a contract provider for DoD in the San Diego area, but we were able to demonstrate the use of the NHIN to exchange patient data. The Department and Veterans Affairs are now in the process of testing capabilities to complete implementation, and are building adaptors to communicate through the Nationwide Health Information Network with each other and private providers. The Nationwide Health Information Network provides the ability to: • Find and retrieve healthcare information within and between health providers. • Deliver a summarized patient record to support patient care and to support the patient’s health. • Match patients to their data without a national patient identifier. • Exchange information securely. The Department and Veterans Affairs use of the Nationwide Health Information Network will help drive and establish standards for health information exchange nationally. A standards-based approach allows the government to be system agnostic, avoid obsolescence, promote competition, lower costs and avoid pitfalls of a monolithic government system.

Stakeholder(s):

• Department of Veterans Affairs


• Kaiser Permanente

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