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The MHS has defined nine categories related to the level of harm to the patient who suffers an adverse event for purposes of the required documentation in the PSR and CCQAS. The nine harm scale categories include:
Source of Definition
Civilian providers (including individuals, groups, hospitals, and clinics) who have agreed to accept the DoD and uniformed services beneficiaries enrolled in the regional managed care program authorized by the Assistant Secretary of Defense ...
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The granting of permission and responsibility of a healthcare provider to independently provide specified or delineated healthcare within the scope of his or her license, certification, or registration. Clinical privileges define the ...
Any military or civilian health care professional who, under regulations of a military department, is granted clinical practice privileges to provide health care services in a military medical or dental treatment facility or who is licensed or ...
A monetary award in accordance with Reference (ab), chapter 163 (“Military Claims”) of Reference (j), or as specified in sections 2734 through 2736 of Reference (j)) relating to the provision of healthcare services under the ...
An initiative developed by The Joint Commission to integrate outcome and other performance measures into the accreditation process for hospitals and home healthcare organizations.
The national data repository of actions against healthcare providers and reports of malpractice payments managed by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) in accordance with section 11101 of Title 42, United States Code
Action invoked against a healthcare provider with the result that the authority to practice clinically is adversely affected. A clinical adverse action is taken in response to a provider’s acts or omissions (e.g., clinical ...
As defined in DoD 6025.18-R, "DoD Health information Privacy Program," May 14, 2007.
The Military Health System (MHS) forum that reports to the ASD(HA)/TRICARE Management Activity (TMA)* with oversight responsibility for clinical quality programs across the MHS. The committee includes representatives from HA, TMA*, and the ...
A term applied to a physician or other healthcare provider who has passed an examination given by a professional specialty board and has been certified by that board as a specialist in that subject or discipline.
The process of reviewing, observing, and accepting responsibility for assigned personnel. The types of supervision are:1) indirect. The supervisor performs retrospective record review of selected records. Criteria used for review relate to ...
Providing care that does not vary in quality because of personal characteristics such as gender, ethnicity, geographic location, and socioeconomic status.
An unexpected occurrence involving death or serious physical or psychological injury or risk thereof. Serious injury specifically includes loss of limb or function. The phrase “or the risk thereof” includes any process ...
Agreement between the DoD and the recipient of MHS data that establishes the permitted uses and disclosures of the data released. DSAs are used to control the release of patient- and provider-related information (other than releasable ...
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