Office of the Secretary June 15, 2020 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

DHA is modifying the System of Records titled, ``Military Health Information System (MHIS),'' EDHA 07 to facilitate public health activities and research efforts in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, this System of Records will become the DoD-wide SORN with enterprise application across the department. The proposed modifications include clarifying the purposes for the handling and use of data to improve quality assurance within healthcare operations (such as data analytics and clinical research) to address COVID-19. Modifications also include broadening the categories of individuals to cover all associated information systems and updating routine uses to enable better collaboration with federal agencies and academic institutions to accommodate the COVID-19 Insights Project. The Military Health Information System (MHIS) collects and maintains data that supports benefits determination for Military Health System (MHS) beneficiaries between the DoD, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) healthcare programs. This data also provides Federal Agencies the ability to support continuity of care for patrons, ensures more efficient adjudication of claims, enables quality assurance and healthcare operations, and supports a myriad of healthcare policy, public health, military mission, data analysis, and clinical research activities.