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Meeting References

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Sep 28, 2016

Joint Theater Trauma System (JTTS)

A former trauma system that supported monitoring and data collection while embedded within the United States Central Command. Now known as a "CTS."

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Sep 28, 2016

Clinical Practice Guidelines

Statements and recommendations intended to optimize patient care that are informed by a systematic review of evidence and an assessment of the benefits and harms of alternative care options.

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Sep 28, 2016

Continuum of Care

An integrated system of care that guides and tracks patients over time and facilitates seamless movement through comprehensive health services from POI to discharge from definitive or rehabilitative care.

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Sep 28, 2016

CTS (CTS)

An organized network of trauma care specialists within each of the geographical CCMDs and select functional CCMDs responsible for optimizing trauma care in support of CCDR requirements. The CTS may be scaled to accommodate the ROMO by maintaining a framework of trauma care specialists assigned to regionally aligned medical treatment facilities who additio...

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Sep 28, 2016

DoD Center of Excellence (DCoE)

A DOD military medical organization that focuses on an associated and well-defined and bounded group of clinical conditions and creates value by achieving improvement in outcomes through clinical, educational and research activities.

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Sep 28, 2016

Joint Trauma System (JTS)

An organization of subject matter experts that serves as a DCOE and reference body for all trauma care provided across the DTE. The JTS mission is to improve trauma readiness and outcomes through evidence-driven PI.

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Sep 28, 2016

DoD Trauma Registry (DoDTR)

A registry consisting of a systematic collection and aggregation of trauma casualty care epidemiology, treatment, and outcomes data for a predefined purpose

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Sep 28, 2016

Registry

An organized system that uses observational study methods to collect uniform data (clinical and other) to evaluate specified outcomes for a population defined by a particular disease, condition, or exposure, and that serves one or more predetermined scientific, clinical, or policy purposes.

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Sep 8, 2016

Clinical Preventive Services

Services recommended by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force intended to prevent or reduce the risk for heart disease, cancer, infectious diseases, and other conditions and events that impact health.

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Sep 8, 2016

Periodic Health Assessment Program (PHA Program)

A program that provides over-arching management of the PHA, to include: DHA procedural instruction; update and maintenance of the PHA tool in accordance with the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendations; development of information management and information technology specifications and requirements; targeted health education for the Service me...

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Sep 8, 2016

Periodic Health Assessment Tool (PHA Tool)

Comprehensive, web-based application with standardized questions and medical assessment procedures for conducting required annual periodic health assessments of Service members (DD Form 3024).

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Sep 8, 2016

United States Preventive Services Task Force

An independent, volunteer panel of national public health experts in prevention and evidenced-based medicine.  The Task Force makes recommendations such as screenings, counseling services, and preventive medications as a means to improve the health of all Americans.

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Sep 8, 2016

DHA Procedural Instruction

Under the authority of DoDD 5136.13, implements policy, common business practices and clinical process within shared services, functions, and activities of the Military Health System (MHS) in the administration of all DoD medical and dental programs.  Provides overarching procedures to execute policy within the MHS.  Issues program direction for...

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Sep 8, 2016

Special Duty Physicals

Examinations which, because of the individual’s military occupation (e.g., divers, aviators), are required.

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