• Describe the digital profiling workflows and their operational benefits for clinicians and commanders
• Recognize how predictive analytics and real-time data integration improve deployment planning and force health management
• Identify best practices in data harmonization, governance, and user-centered design from PARATUS implementation
• Apply lessons learned to other Military Health System modernization initiatives
Military medical readiness has long been hampered by legacy systems—MRRS, MEDPROS, and ASIMS—that operate in service-specific silos, limiting interoperability and commander visibility. PARATUS (Latin for "ready") addresses this challenge through a unified, FHIR-based architecture that integrates data from MHS GENESIS, DEERS, personnel systems, and service readiness platforms. Developed collaboratively by Navy BUMED, the Defense Health Agency, and all service Chief Health Informatics Officers, PARATUS provides real-time medical readiness visibility across the total force while maintaining service-specific requirements.
The system delivers three integrated capabilities that transform readiness management. First, the evolved digital workflows within the Navy Profiling Process (NPP) module replace the legacy Navy Limited Duty (LIMDU) workflows with rule-driven decision support, enabling clinicians and line leaders to seamlessly determine duty limitations and return-to-duty recommendations. Second, the waiver management module streamlines deployment and accession waiver processing, reducing administrative burden while ensuring compliance with service and COCOM requirements. Third, advanced visualization dashboards provide commanders at all echelons with immediate access to readiness trends, operational constraints, and population-level health insights.
PARATUS represents a paradigm shift from retrospective reporting to predictive readiness management. By consolidating authoritative data sources and applying intelligent decision support, the system enables early identification of readiness risks, accelerates deployment decision-making, and reduces double documentation for medical providers. This presentation will demonstrate these capabilities and share lessons learned from development and implementation, including data harmonization across services, clinical workflow transformation, user-centered design principles, and the cultural and technical shifts required to deliver readiness as an integrated, data-driven capability. Attendees will see how PARATUS aligns with AMSUS priorities for federal healthcare innovation, total force integration, and mission readiness optimization.