A new TRICARE partnership that will allow some civilian healthcare providers to access military family health records from on-base doctors does not necessarily include doctors in Tricare's three regional contractor networks. Currently, non-active duty patients must hand-carry records to off-base doctors if they wish them to transfer. The new system, which goes live June 1, will allow providers in limited health care networks with whom Tricare has partnered to access military treatment facility-based (MTF) records through the eHealth Exchange system. That means if a patient is seen off-base after getting care from an on-base doctor, his new provider would be able to see his actual health records electronically. For more details, see this Military.com article.
Some Doctors May Lose Access to Health Records
