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Originally published:<\/strong> 2026-09-24T13:30:00+00:00. Historical source article: benefits, rules, amounts and deadlines may have changed. Check the official source for current information.<\/p>\n

It shapes up as a stressful scenario: a Veteran traveling beyond the reach of their local VA hospital or clinic realizes they left one of their prescriptions at home. While traveling Veterans facing such a predicament have long been able to get help from the closest VA pharmacy, the process has been time consuming. But, as one Veteran recently discovered on a trip to Ohio, the Federal Electronic Health Record (EHR) is changing that, accelerating the steps for dispensing medications to Veterans away from home.<\/p>\n

In \u201cThe Federal EHR: Real Stories. Real Impact \u2013 Episode 4,\u201d Makenzy Carter, clinical pharmacist at VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Toledo Community-Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC), recounts how utilizing the Federal EHR\u2014at the time, only recently deployed at her facility\u2014put prescriptions in the hands of a traveling Veteran in a matter of minutes.<\/p>\n

\u201cDuring the first week of (Federal EHR) rollout, we had a traveling Veteran. He was in town visiting for a funeral, unfortunately,\u201d Carter explained. \u201cAnd the last thing on his mind was his medications. So, he left them all at home.\u201d<\/p>\n

When the Veteran walked into Carter\u2019s pharmacy, her initial reaction was to refer him to the hospital\u2019s registration desk to begin the necessary paperwork for a prescription pick-up.<\/p>\n

\u201cThen I remembered we had the Federal EHR, and luckily his home VA also had the Federal EHR,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

With both VA facilities on the Federal EHR system, Carter could quickly pull up the Veteran\u2019s records and confirm his prescriptions. \u201cI didn\u2019t have to send him to registration,\u201d she noted. \u201cWe were able to get him checked in, his medications processed, filled, and on his way within about 15 minutes.\u201d<\/p>\n

The expeditious process was an eye-opener for both Carter and the visiting Veteran.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe repeatedly kept saying, are you sure that\u2019s all you need?\u201d Carter added. \u201cSo, it really was a perfect example of a time that the Federal EHR made this very smooth. It\u2019s one less thing that he really had to worry about in this visit.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Source: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs<\/a>. Its Veterans is an independent publication and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the U.S. government.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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