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Fact Sheets

On this page you can find various fact sheets developed by Military Health System. Please scroll down or use the search box to find specific fact sheets.

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Fact Sheet
Aug 3, 2017

VHA TRAIN

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VHA TRAIN is an external learning management system to provide valuable, Veteran-focused, accredited, continuing medical education at no cost to community health care providers.

Fact Sheet
May 12, 2017

The Defense Medical Epidemiology Database System Overview Fact Sheet

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This fact sheet provides a system overview of the Defense Medical Epidemiology Database (DMED). DMED is a web-based tool to remotely query de-identified active component personnel and medical event data contained within the Defense Medical Surveillance System (DMSS). Learn about the newly released version of DMED and its key features in this document.

Fact Sheet
Apr 12, 2017

HIPAA Operating Rules

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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) establishes a single set of operating rules for each Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) transaction and promulgate rules to establish its adoption. Operating Rules affect TRICARE where it employs HIPAA electronic transactions in Private Sector Care as a Health Plan/Payer and in ...

Fact Sheet
Apr 12, 2017

HIPAA Electronic Funds Transfer and Remittance Advice Fact Sheet

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TRICARE Managed Care Support Contractors (MCSCs), acting as a health plan/payer, are required to accommodate and be compliant with the transactions for Health Care Electronic Funds Transfers (EFTs) and Remittance Advice (RA). These standards intended to streamline the format and data content of transmissions a health plan sends to its bank when it ...

Fact Sheet
Mar 30, 2017

Demographic and Military Traits of Service Members Diagnosed as Traumatic Brain Injury Cases

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This fact sheet provides details on the demographic and military traits of service members diagnosed as traumatic brain injury (TBI) cases during a 16-year surveillance period from 2001 through 2016, a total of 276,858 active component service members received first-time diagnoses of TBI - a structural alteration of the brain or physiological ...

Fact Sheet
Mar 30, 2017

Rhabdomyolysis by Location, Active Component, U.S. Armed Forces, 2012-2016 Fact Sheet

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This fact sheet provides details on Rhabdomyolysis by location for active component, U.S. Armed Forces during a five-year surveillance period from 2012 through 2016. The medical treatment facilities at nine installations diagnosed at least 50 cases each and, together approximately half (49.9%) of all diagnosed cases.

Fact Sheet
Mar 30, 2017

Heat Illnesses by Location, Active Component, U.S. Armed Forces, 2012-2016 Fact Sheet

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This fact sheet provides details on heat illnesses by location during a five-year surveillance period from 2012 through 2016. 11,967 heat-related illnesses were diagnosed at more than 250 military installations and geographic locations worldwide. Three Army Installations accounted for close to one-third of all heat illnesses during the period.

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