123STA T . 23 8 3 PUBLIC LA W 111 – 8 4—O CT. 28 , 2 0 0 9includ in ga ccid e n t al and intenti o nal o v e r do s es , under and over m edication, and adverse interactions among medications .(3)A n identi f ication of t h e medical conditions, and of the p atient management procedures of the D epartment of Defense, that ma y increase the ris k s associated w ith the administration of medications in populations of mem b ers of the Armed F orces. ( 4 ) An assessment of current and best practices in the Armed Forces, other departments and agencies of the Federal G overnment, and the private sector concerning the prescription, distribution, and management of medications, and the associ - ated coordination of care. ( 5 ) An identification of means for decreasing the risks associated with the administration of medications and associ- ated problems with respect to physically and psychologically wounded members of the Armed Forces. (c) REPORT . —N ot later than April 1 , 20 10, the S ecretary of Defense shall submit to the C ommittees on Armed Services of the Senate and the H ouse of Representatives a report on the study re q uired under subsection (a). T he report shall include such findings and recommendations as the Secretary considers appropriate in light of the study. SEC.716 . LIM I TA TI ON ONO B LI G ATION O F F U N D S UNDE R DEFENSE H EALTH P ROGRAM INFORMATION TECHNOLOG Y PRO - GRAMS. (a) LIM IT A TIO N .— O f each amount described in subsection (c), not more than 50 percent of the amount remaining unobligated as of the date of the enactment of this Act may be obligated until 30 days after the Deputy Secretary of Defense, acting in the capacity of Chief M anagement Officer of the Department of Defense pursuant to section 132 of title 10, U nited States Code, submits to the congressional defense committees a report in accord- ance with subsection (b). (b) REPORT.—The report required under subsection (a) shall be on improvements to the governance and e x ecution of health information management and information technology programs planned and programmed to electronically support clinical medical care within the military health system. Such report shall include each of the following
(1) An assessment of the capability of the enterprise architecture to achieve optimal clinical practices and health care outcomes. (2) For each health information management and informa- tion technology program covered by the report, an identification and assessment of the risks associated with achieving the timelines and goals of the program. (3) A plan of action to mitigate the risks identified under paragraph (2). (4) An assessment of the appropriateness of the health information management and information technology technical architecture and whether that architecture leverages the cur- rent best practices of industry, including the ability to meet the interoperability standards required by section 1 6 35 of the W ounded Warrior Act (title XVI of P ublic Law 110 – 1 8 1
10 U.S.C. 10 7 1 note), as amended by section 252 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authori z ation Act for Fiscal Y ear for 200 9 (Public Law 110-417; 122 Stat. 4400). Deadlin e .
