The system, called AHLTA, . AHLTA was Military Health System beneficiaries, including soldiers and sailors.

In a Joint Military Personnel and Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities Subcommittees meeting last Tuesday, officials discussed the future of electronic health records in the military in a meeting titled, "AHLTA is 'Intolerable', Where Do We Go From Here?"

Rear Adm. Thomas Cullison, who serves as deputy Navy surgeon general, said the Navy was experiencing "reliability and performance issues" with AHLTA. The system crashes as much as once a week and the interface is clunky and awkward for doctors, Cullison said. Officials from the Army and Air Force had similar testimonies.

The military is still, however, committed to using electronic health records.

"I strongly believe that an effective and usable EHR will also contribute immeasurably to reducing the cost of Federal healthcare and sustaining a generous healthcare benefit for soldiers and their families," said in his testimony.