System: CHCS
Description
Composite Health Care System
The CHCS provides world-wide automated medical information system support to all
MTFs in providing comprehensive, high quality health care to uniformed service
personnel, retirees and dependents.
The Composite Health Care System (CHCS) is one of the largest medical systems in the world and
the primary automated medical information system for the Department of Defense (DoD).
CHCS provides essential, automated information support to Military Health System (MHS) providers, enabling improved
quality of care for 8.9 million MHS beneficiaries at more than 700 DoD hospitals and clinics worldwide.
For patients, CHCS facilitates improvements in the delivery of health care that reduce wait time, increase access
to medical and professional resources, and expedite diagnostic testing. For providers, CHCS promotes increased
communication and supports near real-time access to patient information.
CHCS employs the following functionalities to help providers deliver the best possible health care to MHS beneficiaries:
- Patient Administration
- Patient Appointments and Scheduling
- Managed Care Program
- Clinical
- Laboratory
- Radiology
- Pharmacy
- Dietetics
- Quality Assurance
- Workload Accounting Menu
- Medical Services Accounting
- Ambulatory Data Menu
- Medical Records Tracking
CHCS interfaces with 40 plus external clinical and administrative systems.
