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Feb 7, 2020

Civilian Employees Providing Primary Care Services

Any non-military health care provider who has patients empaneled to himself or herself and serves as the manager for clinical care of those patients.  This includes physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants practicing in the fields of family medicine, general medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, and, in certain cases, gynecol...

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Feb 7, 2020

Direct Care

Medical care provided to Service members and beneficiaries from health care facilities and medical support organizations owned by the DOD.

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Deployed

Relocated from a person’s regular, fixed duty location to a temporary duty location that is in support of a DOD-supported operation.

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Feb 7, 2020

Clinical Readiness

Clinical practice that is relevant to a provider or provider team’s ability to perform their assigned deployed role.  This would include MTF-based practice as well as clinical experience gained through partnerships.  Also included are relevant medical education, licensure, and privileging for providers and team members.

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Feb 7, 2020

Beneficiaries

Individuals eligible for health care services in accordance with Chapter 55 of Title 10, United States Code.

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Feb 7, 2020

Medical Personnel

A service member, civilian employee, or contracted individual, whose primary duty involves the delivery or direct support of the delivery of medical or dental care.

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Primary Care

The provision of integrated, accessible health care services by clinicians who are accountable for addressing a large majority of personal health care needs, developing a sustained partnership with patients, and practicing in the context of family and community.  Within the direct care system, all patients are empaneled to a specific provider respons...

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Feb 7, 2020

Contract Clinics

Treatment facilities that are physically separate from an inpatient military treatment facility; staffed exclusively or primarily by contractor personnel; dedicated to treating DOD beneficiaries unless primarily serving Service members; and operated in effect as an extension of an MTF.

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Feb 7, 2020

Non Military Patients

Persons authorized to receive care in accordance with Chapter 55 of Title 10, United States Code, who are not currently a member of the Military Services (any component).  This includes family members of active duty military personnel, persons who have retired from the Military Services, and family members of persons who have retired from the Militar...

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Feb 7, 2020

Privileged Health Care Provider

A health care professional who, in accordance with the regulations of a military department or the DHA, is granted clinical practice privileges to provide health care services in a military hospital or clinic, in accordance with DHA Procedures Manual 6025.13. Privileged providers include physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and certain o...

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Feb 7, 2020

Military Health System (MHS)

All DOD medical and dental programs, personnel, facilities, and other assets operating pursuant to Chapter 55 of Title 10, United States Code, by which the DOD provides:  Health care services and support to the Military Services during the range of military operations; and health care services and support to Service members, their family members, and...

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Feb 7, 2020

Authorized Strength

The total number of authorized military and civilian personnel positions identified on the manning document for an military treatment facility. For military positions, authorized means the Secretary of the appropriate Military Department has agreed to commit an authorized position, as defined by subtitle A of Part 1 of Chapter 1 of Section 101 of Title 10...

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Feb 7, 2020

Wartime Medical Specialities

Medical specialties identified in the DOD Personnel Management Plan for Trauma-Related and Other Wartime Medical Specialties, developed in response to Section 708(d) of Public Law 114-328.  These include emergency medical services and pre-hospital care; trauma surgery; critical care medicine; anesthesiology; emergency medicine; and other wartime spec...

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Feb 7, 2020

Wartime Medical Skills

Specific abilities required by medical personnel that are essential to the success of the medical mission during deployed operations.

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