Health Care Delivery Subcommittee Update Sustainment and Advancement of Amputee Care Tasking

Presentation to the Defense Health Board: Health Care Delivery Subcommittee Update Sustainment and Advancement of Amputee Care Tasking

MHS IM-IT Submissions Form Instructions

Instructions for completing the MHS IM-IT Submissions Form. The form is used to submit an idea that fosters a change to an IM/IT capability, policy/process, or system.

Army MEDCOM Regulation 40-59: Standardization of Inpatient Falls Risk Assessment and Documentation Falls Prevention Program

This regulation directs standardized implementation of endorsed evidence-based falls risk assessment tools: the Johns Hopkins Hospital Fall Risk Assessment© (adult) and the Miami Children’s Hospital’s Humpty Dumpty Scale© (pediatric). In addition, this regulation requires incorporation of falls assessment documentation into the inpatient (Essentris) electronic medical record (EMR).

• Identification #: N/A
• Date: 3/10/2014
• Type: Directives
• Topics: Health Care Administration & Operations | Quality, Patient Safety & Access Information (for Patients) | Patient Safety

2013 MHS Innovation Report

2013 Military Health System Innovation Report. This report contains information about MHS innovations in clinical care, research and development, and healthcare management. It also provides an overview of the MHS Innovation Program and information on the future of MHS innovation.

Evaluation of the TRICARE Program Fiscal Year 2014 Report to Congress

The Evaluation of the TRICARE Program: Access, Cost, and Quality, Fiscal Year 2014 Report to Congress is provided by the TRICARE Management Activity (TMA)/Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO)—Defense Health Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (DHCAPE), in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) (OASD/HA).This evaluation report presents results trended over at least the most recent three fiscal years, where programs are mature and data permit. MHS cost, quality, and access data are compared with corresponding comparable civilian benchmarks, such as comparing beneficiary-reported access and experience to results from the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) survey sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), comparing our quality measures to the national expectations and results of the Joint Commission, and comparing healthrisky behavior to Healthy People 2020 objectives.

Army MEDCOM Regulation 40-48: Fires Associated with the Performance of Surgical Procedures

The purpose of this regulation is to provide policy and recommendations that will help ensure minimal risk of fires associated with the performance of surgical procedures in any healthcare setting to include, but not limited to, the following: operating room (OR), office-based, ambulatory surgery, and intensive care unit type.

• Identification #: N/A
• Date: 1/31/2014
• Type: Federal Regulations
• Topics: Health Care Administration & Operations | Quality, Patient Safety & Access Information (for Patients) | Patient Safety

DoDI 6000.14: DoD Patient Bill of Rights and Responsibilities in the Military Health System

This instruction reissues DoD Instruction (DoDI) 6000.14 (Reference (b)) to establish policy, assign responsibilities, and provide procedures for implementation of the Consumer Bill of Rights and Responsibilities (commonly referred to as the “Patient’s Bill of Rights”) (Reference (c)).

• Identification #: DoD Instruction Number 6000.14
• Date: 10/3/2013
• Type: Instructions
• Topics: Health Care Administration & Operations

Defense Health Board Follow Up Review of the Deployment Health Clinical Center

Report of Defense Health Board Follow Up Review of the Deployment Health Clinical Center

Medical Management (MM) Programs in the Direct Care System (DCS) and Remote Areas 602520p

Establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and prescribes uniform guidelines, procedures, and standards for the implementation of clinical case management (CM) in the Military Health System (MHS), for TRICARE beneficiaries including care of the wounded, ill, and injured (WII). Defines terms for MM, implements polices, assigns responsibilities, and specifies content for activities within the military treatment facilities (MTF). Establishes an interdependent MM system between the direct care system and purchased care system to improve the delivery and the quality of healthcare.

• Identification #: 602520p
• Date: 4/11/2013
• Type: Memorandums
• Topics: Health Care Administration & Operations

Expansion of the Chiropractic Program 13-001

Chiropractic services may now be added at Military Treatment Facilities (MTFs) that do not offer the service, subject to Military Department approval procedures and available funding. This change recognizes several requests from MTFs to add chiropractic services and the incorporation of chiropractic care in various pain management programs. Each Military Department shall establish its own policy for their MTFs to request approval to add chiropractic services or to transfer chiropractic authorizations to other MTFs.

• Identification #: 13-001
• Date: 3/18/2013
• Type: Memorandums
• Topics: Health Care Administration & Operations

Evaluation of the TRICARE Program Fiscal Year 2013 Report to Congress

The Evaluation of the TRICARE Program: Access, Cost, and Quality, Fiscal Year 2013 Report to Congress is provided by the TRICARE Management Activity (TMA)/Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO)—Defense Health Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (DHCAPE), in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) (OASD/HA).This evaluation report presents results trended over at least the most recent three fiscal years, where programs are mature and data permit. MHS cost, quality, and access data are compared with corresponding comparable civilian benchmarks, such as comparing beneficiary-reported access and experience to results from the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) survey sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), comparing our quality measures to the national expectations and results of the Joint Commission, and comparing healthrisky behavior to Healthy People 2020 objectives.

Guidelines for Suspension and Reinstatement of TRICARE Reserve Select Coverage 12-009

This memorandum clarifies the procedures under title 32 of the Code of Federal Regulations, section 199.24(d)(3) for suspending TRICARE Reserve Select (TRS) coverage for up to 12 months and, upon request from a TRS member/survivor request, lifting the suspension, which will reinstate coverage with no break.

• Identification #: 12-009
• Date: 9/24/2012
• Type: Memorandums
• Topics: Health Care Administration & Operations | Information for Patients: About TRICARE

Navy BUMED Instruction 6000.2E: Accreditation of Fixed Medical Treatment Facilities

This instruction establishes policy, publishes procedures, and assigns responsibility for the accreditation of Navy Medicine's (NAVMED) medical treatment facilities (MTFs). This instruction is a complete revision and must be read in its entirety.

• Identification #: N/A
• Date: 7/16/2012
• Type: Instructions
• Topics: Health Care Administration & Operations | Quality, Patient Safety & Access Information (for Patients)

Reporting Infection Prevention and Control Data to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention using the National Healthcare Safety Network 12-005

The purpose of this memorandum is to update Health Affairs Policy 08-020, which implemented the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) within the Military Health System (MHS).

• Identification #: 12-005
• Date: 5/22/2012
• Type: Memorandums
• Topics: Health Care Administration & Operations | Patient Safety

Defense Health Board Annual Review of Department of Defense Deployment Health Centers