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DHITS is an annual three-day conference, sponsored by the DHA. Conference attendees are comprised of government, military, and industry healthcare IM/IT professionals. DHITS provides a collaborative environment for MHS leadership and staff, as well as our industry partners, to discuss and reinforce new approaches, innovations, and guidelines. Cutting edge advancements in IT have allowed the DHA to strive to achieve our mission of unrelenting pursuit of excellence as we care for our joint force and those we are privileged to serve.

News from the event

The 2025 Defense Health Information Technology Symposium kicked off in Nashville, Tennessee, Aug. 26, 2025 with Pat Flanders, chief information officer for the Defense Health Agency, and Thomas Hines, technical director, chief information security officer, Defense Health Agency, touching on the Department of Defense’s efforts to modernize the healthcare system, enterprise intelligence and data solutions, and IT modernization. The symposium focused on the theme, “Empowering Care, Enhancing Readiness: Harnessing Health IT Innovation.”

Military health leaders discuss ‘delivering smarter, integrated, data-driven health care’

The 2025 Defense Health Information Technology Symposium kicked off in Nashville, Tennessee, with Mr. Pat Flanders, chief information officer for the Defense Health Agency, addressing more than 2,300 attendees Aug. 26.

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Images from DHITS 2025

U.S. Public Health Service Rear Adm. Tracy Farrill, Military Health System electronic health record functional champion; Dr. Jesus Caban, chief data and analytics officer of the Defense Health Agency; and U.S. Air Force Col. Tara Conner, chief health informatics officer, Defense Health Agency, talk about data, informatics and the electronic health record at DHITS 2025.

The 2025 Defense Health Information Technology Symposium, held in Nashville, Tennessee, August 26-28, 2025 focused on the latest and modern information technology projects and research across the Military Health System. Military and industry IT leaders, researchers, and healthcare professionals shared their work through plenary and breakout sessions. During the week, breakout session speakers covered a variety of topics like artificial intelligence in health care, health informatics, new tools and technology, healthcare innovation, enterprise capabilities, and issues concerning the IT workforce, as well as opportunities to address senior leaders. The symposium focused on the theme, “Empowering Care, Enhancing Readiness: Harnessing Health IT Innovation.”

DHITS 2025 focused on the latest and modern information technology projects and research across the Military Health System.

Pat Flanders, chief information officer of the Defense Health Agency, and Dr. Glen Diehl, acting deputy director of Defense Health Agency, take a tour of the exhibition hall at the 2025 Defense Health Information Technology Symposium in Nashville, Tennessee, Aug. 26, 2025. Flanders and Diehl visited the DHA pavilion and spoke with personnel representing different offices from DHA’s headquarters. The symposium focused on the theme, “Empowering Care, Enhancing Readiness: Harnessing Health IT Innovation.”

Pat Flanders, DHA chief information officer, and Dr. Glen Diehl, DHA acting deputy director, take a tour of the exhibition hall at DHITS 2025.