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The application of DoD standard medical logistics business processes, information systems, and collaborative management to provide the life cycle management of specialized medical products and services required to deliver military healthcare ...
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The system of health care developed by the ASD(HA) that includes procedures and standards for health care-related activities and that are consistent with policies related to the DoD Detainee Program as set forth in DoDD 2310.01E.
Any suspected or alleged violation of DoD policy, procedures, or applicable law relating to DoD Detainee Program activities for which there is credible information, e.g., disclosure of patient-specific medical information concerning detainees ...
Individuals who have received special training or education in a health-related field and who perform services in or for the DoD in that field. A health-related field may include administration, direct provision of patient care, or ...
The process by which a person becomes protected or resistant to an infectious disease, typically by the administration of a vaccine.
A single, uniform program, administered by the DHA, that the DoD Components will use to provide educational, public health, and clinical services to deliver and assess the effect of immunizations for eligible beneficiaries.
This program ...
Designated Active and Reserve Component military personnel, including the National Guard, U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and USCG; non-military persons under military jurisdiction; selected federal employees; eligible DoD civilian ...
All paid and unpaid persons working in healthcare settings who have the potential for exposure to patients or to infectious materials including body substances, contaminated medical supplies and equipment, contaminated environmental surfaces, ...
The section of a medical treatment facility that treats patients with acute conditions without an appointment, either by their own means or by ambulance. EDs can be found in hospitals or clinics within the DCS.
Individuals who are employed or assigned as healthcare professionals, or are credentialed to provide healthcare services at an MTF, or who provide such care at a deployed location or otherwise in an official capacity. This also includes ...
A medical-forensic examination of a sexual assault patient (victim or suspect) by a specially trained healthcare provider known as a SAMFE. The SAFE includes a medical-forensic history; physical examination; collection of evidence, ...
Intentional sexual contact characterized by the use of force, threats, intimidation, or abuse of authority or when the victim does not or cannot consent. The term includes a broad category of sexual offenses consisting of the following ...
The collection tools, usually packaged in the form of a boxed kit that includes collection containers, bags, measuring devices and other equipment along with the instructions used to gather medical forensic evidence during the sexual assault ...
Specially trained healthcare provider who has completed specialized education and clinical preparation in the medical forensic care of the sexual assault patient. SAMFEs are trained to provide sexual assault patient care in accordance with ...
An approach to engage people with histories of trauma that recognizes the presence of trauma symptoms and acknowledges the role that trauma has played in their lives. Trauma-informed services are based on an understanding of the ...
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