An organized inquiry into and possible development of knowledge or products related to clinical health problems for any conditions of concern in providing healthcare to the beneficiaries of the MHS including active duty personnel, dependents, and retired personnel. CIs represent a special category of healthcare research. CIs are intended to improve qualit...

The document Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs (OASD[HA]) provides at the beginning of the fiscal year to the clinical investigation program (CIP) representatives of the Military Services, Defense Health Agency, and Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS) with the list of data elements to be included in t...

Programs of the uniformed services and the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, such as Graduate Medical Education, Graduate Dental Education, Graduate Nursing Education, and Graduate Allied Health Science Education that promote high professional standing and accreditation of health education programs.

An agreement that DoD Components, the Military Departments and Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS) may enter into to conduct research including clinical investigation (CI) studies in accordance with section 3710a of Reference Title 15, United States Code, DoDD 5535.3, and DoDI 5535.8. A CRADA provides the preferred mechanism ...

A mutually binding legal relationship obligating the seller to furnish the supplies or services (including construction) and the buyer to pay for them. It includes all types of commitments that obligate the U.S. Government to an expenditure of appropriated funds and that, except as otherwise authorized, are in writing. In addition to bilateral instruments...

Defense Health Program (DHP) funding that supports the delivery of health care in the military treatment facilities and private sector and associated operating activities, education, base operating support, and management oversight, including infrastructure management of clinical investigations (CIs). O&M funds are available for obligation for the per...

The DoD’s approach to coordinating care in military markets served by more than one Military Department. Enhanced Multi-Service Markets are Multi-Service Markets identified by DoD Directive 5136.13, “Defense Health Agency (DHA),” September 30, 2013. These markets are provided with “enhanced” authorities that include the autho...

A corporation, fund, or foundation exempt from federal income taxation under section 501(c)(3) of Title 26, U.S.C.

When provided from a federal agency, a grant is a legal instrument used to enter into a relationship, the principal purpose of which is to transfer a thing of value (e.g., money) to the recipient to carry out a public purpose of support or stimulation authorized by law. Substantial involvement between the Department of Defense and the recipient is not exp...

Any donation of funds, or real or personal property from a non-federal source for which there is no compensation or promise of compensation on behalf of the donor. A gift may be offered and accepted with or without specified limitations on ownership or use (i.e., may be a conditional or unconditional gift). Service and Uniformed Services University of the...

Support for Institutional Review Board and Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee functions, research support, statistical support, grant writing assistance, funds for research related to maintaining accredited, training programs, and other funds associated with maintaining research in the Clinical Investigation Program.

A collection of programs that emphasize leadership, commitment to quality performance, regardless of the practice site (including operational platforms), a supportive organizational culture, and the evaluation of the effectiveness of clinical performance improvement activities.  These activities include structured processes that design, measure, asse...

The facility responsible for theater-wide PM (e.g., medical regulating and PM scheduling) and for coordinating with theater Medical Treatment Facility (MTFs) to allocate the proper treatment assets required for supporting its role. The primary role of the TPMRC is to devise theater plans and schedules and monitor their execution. The TPMRC is responsible ...

The act or process of moving a sick, injured, wounded, or other person to obtain medical, dental, or other treatment. Decisions made in this process involve coordination among the referring MTF, the receiving MTF, the PM requirements centers (global and theater), and movement control agencies. PM may include dedicated and designated assets, use of multimo...

A process that selects destination military treatment facilities (MTFs) for patients being medically evacuated. It provides identification of and assignment to MTFs capable of providing required definitive, recuperative, or restorative care to eligible beneficiaries.