Military Health

Army puts a 4G battlefield telemedicine system to the test

A real-time system that connects medics on the battlefield with surgeons at a hospital would save lives, if it can be made to work.

  • By Kathleen Hickey

Tricare delivers personal health records with click of a button

Once a beneficiary logs onto Tricare Online, accessing medical records is as simple as clicking on the Blue Button to view medication lists, allergies and lab results.

  • By Patrick Marshall

Tricare's high-tech button

The Blue Button was added in a major update to Tricare Online, the Defense Department's online gateway to military health care services, and now offers myriad benefits from accessing medications to scheduling doctor visits.

  • By Patrick Marshall

DOD working to enhance brain injury tools, assessments

The Pentagon is upgrading its chief brain injury assessment tool, but some officials are criticizing its reliability.

  • By Amber Corrin

Can a hot desktop cure a frozen medical network?

The Defense Department is deploying thin clients to breathe new life into a sluggish electronic health records system.

  • By Henry Kenyon

DOD aims to send health records via any device, to any user

The Defense Department's ultimate goal is to supply clinical applications anywhere users are — in a hospital, aboard a ship or on the battlefield.

  • By Henry Kenyon

DOD/VA Health records project yielding important lessons

The joint health data exchange pilot project between the Defense and the Veterans Affairs departments is still in its early phases, but already has taught valuable lessons about interoperability, government officials working on the project say.

  • By Amber Corrin

MC4 takes rugged approach to hardware

Here’s the hardware that the Army's Medical Communications for Combat Casualty Care runs on.

  • By Trudy Walsh

Army's MC4 comprehensive electronic medical records help improve care for the wounded

The Army’s MC4 program is doing away with paper battlefield medical records and improving health care for wounded warriors.

  • By Trudy Walsh

Project at a glance: Army Medical Communications for Combat Casualty Care

Since 2003, more than 12 million electronic patient interactions have been captured via MC4, and 750 units with medical staff in 14 countries have been equipped with MC4.

  • By Trudy Walsh
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