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One system, one fight Changes continue for mOmmC

by 2nd. Lt. Nicolle Mathison nology Application (ALTA). Once patients
Nellis AFB, Nev. are admitted, their practitioners will have by Capt. Johnathan Anspach clude the Multiple Services Unit, Critical Care Unit, Labor
access to the same medical files no matter Nellis AFB, Nev. and Delivery and other specialty clinics.
The 99th Medical Group at Nellis Air when or where they’ve been admitted. Following the completion of the renovations in late 2023,
Force Base, Nev., launched a new electronic “Instead of having to contact all of the The Defense Health Agency has approved construction MOMMC will have expanded bed capacity from 50 to 100
healthcare record system known as Medi- clinics I’ve ever been seen at to collect all of projects designed to modify and modernize the Mike beds, which will allow the facility to handle a higher volume
cal Health System GENESIS on Sept. 26. my medical records, this new system will O’Callaghan Military Medical Center’s existing facility of critical care and trauma patients.
MHS GENESIS provides enhanced already have it all in one database. That’s infrastructure in support of a major initiative to attain With additional capabilities being added within the
secure technology to manage beneficiaries’ easy accessibility both for the patients and trauma center accreditation. walls of MOMMC, some of the primary care services are
health information. the doctors,” said Retired Lt. Col. Jeffery These projects are essential since the 2017 Nation De- moving to a Community Based Outpatient Clinic. The
The system integrates inpatient and Mathison. fense Authorization Act identified the hospital as one of specific location for the CBOC is under review and once
outpatient solutions and streamlines MHS GENESIS provides medical prac- four pilot sites to receive trauma accreditation. MOMMC it is open, it will provide Internal Medicine, Pediatrics,
medical and dental information across titioners a faster and more efficient way of will begin to evaluate and treat civilian, non-DOD patients Family Health, Women’s Health and ancillary services.
the continuum of care into one system. sharing medical outcomes and data with at military medical treatment facilities, in an effort to The expected CBOC completion is late 2023.
When fully employed, MHS GENESIS other healthcare systems and the patient increase access to critical care in military communities In addition to the construction projects at MOMMC
will provide a single health record for themselves. Additionally, patients and Air Force photograph by Airman 1st Class Bryan Guthrie and provide training platforms to support ready medics. Air Force photograph by Airman 1st Class Bryan Guthrie and Nellis AFB, Creech AFB has started a military con-
service members, veterans, retirees and healthcare companies, like Tri-Care, will Airman 1st Class Amir Brooks, pharmacist technician assigned to the 99th Medical Support Recently, MOMMC has become home to a number of Staff Sgt. Kayla Lee, medical technician assigned to the struction project to build and update the medical facilities
their families. be able to directly pay medical bills via Squadron, hands an Airman a mask at the Satellite Pharmacy on Nellis Air Force Base, temporary phasing facilities, which are a key aspect of the 99th Surgical Operations Squadron, takes down a patient’s located there. The scope of the project will span multiple
“My father’s generation along with GENESIS. Nev., March 20, 2020. Both the Main and Satellite Pharmacies on Nellis AFB continue to facility construction projects, providing swing space for information at the Mike O’Callaghan Military Medical Center sections to include Dental, Optometry, Physical Therapy,

everyone that wears a uniform will have “It’s going to have a lot of integrated ca- provide support to beneficiaries. the expansion of capabilities and bed capacity. on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., March 20, 2020. In support of Speech and Audiology, Bioenvironmental Engineering,
the same electronic medical record and pabilities to it, so that you will have more While the facility began seeing civilian critical care a major initiative to attain trauma center accreditation, the Immunizations and Behavioral Health with a projected
everything will be continuous,” said Col. facile or more efficient access to ordering Patients who have utilized services at Therefore, patients are advised to activate patients on Aug. 1, 2020, there are still a number of areas Defense Health Agency has approved construction projects construction completion date by mid-2023.
Bryan White, 99th Medical Group chief medications, reviewing labs, reviewing the MOMMC within the last 12 months required prescriptions before MHS- that require upgrades before it can meet the end goal of designed to modify and modernize MOMMC’s existing Upon construction completion and trauma accredita-
medical informatics officer. Everything old records, viewing x-rays and the new will be automatically enrolled in GEN- GENESIS is activated. becoming a certified trauma center. facility infrastructure. tion, MOMMC will be equipped and staffed around-the-
will be synchronous. Everything will be EMR [electronic medical record],” said ESIS. All services to patients and practitio- For more information about MHS The first phase of construction entails renovating and clock to provide care for patients who suffer from traumatic
one and that’s what this is all about.” White. ners across the armed forces are expected GENESIS, please visit https://www.health. adding space to the Emergency Department, which upon tion during this time, and are expected to be complete in injuries such as gunshot wounds, falls or car accidents.
As a paperless form of record keeping, The goal is to increase the interface to be fully functional by 2023. mil/Military-Health-Topics/Technol- completion in November of 2021, will have expanded March of 2022. MOMMC will also be able to expand health care services
MHS GENESIS differs from the older mechanism or back and forth information The changeover may cause delays in ogy/Military-Electronic-Health-Record/ services to include two trauma bays. The laboratory and The next construction project is slated to begin in early to DOD beneficiaries, the local community, and increase
Armed Forces Health Longitudinal Tech- flow, White explained. prescription activation and wait times. MHS-GENESIS dining hall will also undergo renovation and moderniza- 2021 and will encompass many of the inpatient units to in- the readiness opportunities for its medical staff.

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