Lebanon, N.H.-based Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and the nearby White River Junction (Vt.) Veterans Affairs Medical Center will now share veterans' electronic medical data under a new partnership, according to Valley News.
Under the Virtual Lifetime Electronic Record program, veterans who receive care at the White River Junction VA can select whether they wish to share their records with Dartmouth-Hitchcock providers. The program enables any provider outside the VA to access veterans' medical information.
"Connecting veterans' medical records with their healthcare providers is a big step forward in better serving our veterans, who certainly deserve it," Bruce Lyndes, the program's White River Junction-based regional community coordinator, said, according to Valley News.
The voluntary program will benefit veterans who currently have to lug their paper charts from provider to provider.
"It's convenient for the veteran and it's easier for the healthcare provider to get an up-to-date medical record to assist in providing the best possible treatment for their patient," said Peter Solberg, MD, Dartmouth-Hitchcock's chief medical information officer.