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Military Health System Health Care Glossary serves as the official repository and consolidated reference (as a secondary source) for terms and definitions used within the MHS. Some terms may have multiple and varying definitions based on the context and primary source of authority. Note that certain definitions may be approved only for limited use in a single primary reference document, while others may have broad applicability in multiple contexts and issuances. To determine the most appropriate definition in a particular context, consult all relevant source documents. Any disparities between this Glossary and primary sources are unintentional, and the primary source shall control.
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The percentage of those Service members available to deploy who are fully or partially medically ready. Includes all Service members not excluded in paragraph 1f on Enclosure 3 of this instruction.
A means to assess an individual Service member’s, or larger cohort’s, readiness level against established metrics applied to key elements of health and fitness to determine medical deployability in support of contingency operations.
All Active Component and Selected Reserve military Service members.
Physician, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, advanced practice nurse, independent duty corpsman, independent duty medical technician, independent health services technician, or Special Forces medical sergeant.
A medical assessment tool used to evaluate and document a Service member’s medical condition and deployability status. It is the cornerstone of force health protection as it is an opportunity for medical providers to identify medical concerns, educate Service members as to their medical condition, and refer Service members for further care as indica...
The part of a fraction that is below the line and that functions as the divisor of the numerator.
A certificate issued to a laboratory to perform only waived tests.
Non-compliance with one or more condition level requirements.
The documents that constitute evidence of qualifying education, training, licensure, certification, experience, and expertise of health care providers. It includes professional qualifications such as a professional degree, post-graduate training and education, board certification, and licensure, etc.
Any of the requirements identified as “conditions” in section 7 and sections 10 - 20 of Enclosure 3 of DoDM 6440.02.
Any test system, assay, or examination that has not been found to meet the statutory criteria for waived (waived) tests, i.e., moderate complexity tests (including the subcategory of provider-performed microscopy procedures) and high complexity tests.
A property of a test that is used to describe its quality (e.g., accuracy, precision, analytical sensitivity, analytical specificity, reportable range, reference range).
The term 'laboratory' or 'clinical laboratory' means a facility for the biological, microbiological, serological, chemical, immuno-hematological, hematological, biophysical, cytological, pathological, or other examination of materials derived from the human body for the purpose of providing information for the diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of any di...
A laboratory that is operating under a registration certificate or is seeking any of the three other types of CLIP certificates.
Failure to attain the minimum satisfactory score for an analyte, test, subspecialty, or specialty for a testing event.
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