How does a soldiers electronic medical record get to CONUS?
At the point of injury on the battlefield or in field hospitals, medical personnel electronically capture medical records via MC4 laptop and handheld devices. The moment records are signed and closed, they flow to a theater database, Theater Medical Data Store (TMDS), where those records are accessible by clinicians worldwide. Every two hours, records within TMDS are transferred to the U.S.-based clinical data repository and are accessible via AHLTA in DoD medical facilities (such as Walter Reed and Brooke Army Medical Center) and VA medical facilities. MC4 developed a PowerPoint graphic that illustrates this process. Press the F5 button on your keyboard if the slide does not open in presentation mode. At this time, you can click the individual steps for more information. The graphic can also be viewed on the About page of MC4s Web site.
