Federal Electronic Health Record Modernization Office

The Federal Electronic Health Record Modernization (FEHRM) office is driving federal health information technology (IT) solutions to lead the Department of Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs, the U.S. Coast Guard and other partners in implementing a single, common federal electronic health record (EHR). Our goal is to provide health IT that providers and patients dont need to think about in order to create a seamless care experience. An EHR is software used to securely document, store, retrieve, share, and analyze information about individual patient care. It enables a digital version of a patients health record. Our single, common federal EHR enables comprehensive patient data to be readily available wherever care is provided to better inform care; minimizes the number of times patients need to share their health histories, undergo duplicative tests, or manage printed health records; creates seamless integration of health care data; and helps ensure more efficient, safer care...