Individuals who have been identified as HIV-positive, are asymptomatic, and who have a clinically confirmed undetectable viral load.

Questioning of a Service member who has been confirmed by DoD to have laboratory evidence of HIV infection for purposes of medical treatment or counseling or for epidemiologic or statistical purposes.

The virus(es) associated with the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (commonly referred to as “AIDS”).

A reactive and confirmed serologic result, and/or, reactive or quantitative nucleic acid result for HIV infection according to a Food and Drug Administration-approved test.

A court-martial, non-judicial punishment, involuntary separation for other than medical reasons, administrative or punitive reduction in grade, denial of promotion, an unfavorable entry in a personnel record (other than an accurate entry concerning an action that is not an adverse personnel action), or a bar to reenlistment other than for medical reasons.

The Veterans Affairs (VA) liaison for health care (registered nurses or social workers) facilitates the transfer of ill or injured active duty, National Guard or Reserve Service members from the military treatment facilities (MTFs) to a VA health care facility closest to their home or most appropriate for the specialized services their medical condition r...

Hospitals and clinics that are operated by military medical personnel.

Individual assigned by the military treatment facilities (MTF) or joint commander to establish and oversee medical management (MM) program activities (case management [CM], disease management [DM], and utilization management [UM]) promoting a targeted, coordinated MM plan for improving access, cost, quality, and readiness. In smaller MTFs, this indiv...

Connotes activities, operations, organizations, etc. in which elements of two or more Military Departments participate.

A tool used by more than 90 percent of America’s health plans to measure performance on important dimensions of care and service. Altogether, HEDIS consists of 75 measures across 8 domains of care. Because so many plans collect HEDIS data, and because the measures are so specifically defined, HEDIS makes it possible to compare the performance of hea...

An organized effort aimed at achieving desired health outcomes in populations with prevalent, often chronic, diseases from which healthcare delivery is subject to considerable variation. Disease management (DM) programs use evidenced-based guidelines, to provide information and tools in promoting self-management activities with Military Health System (MHS...

The DoD Service Specific Wounded Warrior Program recovery care coordinator (RCC) serves as the recovering Service members’ (RSM) non-medical point of contact on the multidisciplinary recovery team (RT) to help the RSM define and meet their individual goals for recovery, rehabilitation, and reintegration. Have primary responsibility for development o...

A collaborative process under the population health continuum that assesses, plans, implements, coordinates, monitors, and evaluates options and services to meet an individual’s healthcare needs through communication and available resources to promote quality, cost effective outcomes.

Care coordination uses a broader social service model that considers a patient’s psycho-social context (e.g., housing needs, income, and social supports). It is a process used to assist individuals in gaining access to medical, social, educational, and other services from different organizations and providers and coordinate the continuum of care for...

Links area Tri-Service facilities in a given TRICARE area to form an integrated network under one health plan to optimize healthcare delivery.