MHS GENESIS: The Electronic Health Record (2025)

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MHS GENESIS is the Department of Defense's new electronic health record. When fully deployed, MHS GENESIS will provide the DOD's 9.6 million beneficiaries and 205,000 medical providers with a single, integrated health record across the continuum of care – deployed and at home and eventually, through the transition to the Department of Veterans Affairs.

U.S. Air Force Col. (Dr.) Thomas Cantilina, the deputy Military Health System EHR functional champion at the Defense Health Agency and chief health informatics officer, is set to retire from duty in October. In these final months of his military career, he reflects on his role in helping the DOD launch its single electronic health record worldwide.

Do you get prescriptions at a military pharmacy? If you need to request a refill or a renewal for your prescription, the MHS GENESIS Patient Portal makes it easy.

Health data sharing and exchange boost the value of the data inside and outside of the Department of Defense.

The MHS GENESIS Patient Portal lets you speak to your military health care team at your military hospital or clinic through secure messaging. Learn how and when to use secure messaging.

MHS GENESIS – the modern electronic health record that features a patient-focused Portal providing access to your medical records.Since this is a new electronic health record, there are bound to be questions and technical issues with the system.For technical assistance with issues accessing the Patient Portal, beneficiaries are encouraged to ...

Introduction to the MHS GENESIS Patient Portal site

MHS GENESIS operational at every military hospital and clinic worldwide, and Department of Defense sets sights on continuous enhancements and improvements.

A little over a year ago, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center began a new chapter in military health care by implementing MHS GENESIS, the Department of Defense electronic health record system, and a landmark initiative to transform health service delivery to more than 9.5 million beneficiaries.

The Department of Defense has faced several challenges that prevented the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy from reaching fiscal year 2023 recruitment goals.

A detailed overview of the prescription refill feature now available on the MHS GENESIS patient portal

Dr. Paul Cordts, deputy assistant director of medical affairs for the Defense Health Agency, addressed the ongoing collaboration of the Military Health System and the Department of Veterans Affairs in a presentation at the annual meeting of AMSUS, the Society of Federal Health Professionals.

Are you the parent or legal sponsor of a minor child? If so, there are things you should know about what access you have to your child’s health care records and choices. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Privacy Final Rule protects minors’ privacy concerning their health care choices and treatment.

Defense Health Agency leaders outlined continuing efforts to transform the Military Health System and fulfill the agency’s mission to improve health and readiness for its 9.6 million beneficiaries at the annual meeting of AMSUS, the Society of Federal Health Professionals.

The Defense Health Agency has launched a new feature that lets you request prescription refills through MHS GENESIS.