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Effective Health IT Reduces Burnout, Improves Patient Care
Information technology and its intersection with military health care was at the forefront of a key discussion at the annual Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society conference, held in Chicago, Illinois, from April 17 to 21.
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The reporting of important preventable medical events has long been a cornerstone of public health surveillance rooted in international and national regulations to prevent the introduction, transmission, and spread of communicable diseases.
Establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and provides procedures to establish a uniform DoD immunization program, in accordance with the authority in DoDD 6200.04 and DoD Instruction (DoDI) 1010.10.
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs Memorandum on the availability of Tick-Borne Encephalitis vaccine.
This instruction establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and provides procedures for referral, evaluation, return to duty, separation, or retirement of Service members for disability
This policy memo direct the heads of DOD Components to eliminate inaccurate, outdated, or inappropriate language that may contribute to mental health stigma in policy and guidance documents.
This memorandum directs implementation of the Military Health System (MHS) organizational reform required by 10 U.S.C. § 1073c, as amended. Effective immediately, the Department is taking the next significant steps toward making the Defense Health Agency (DHA) responsible for the operations of Public Health Centers and public health programs, further integrating the public health capabilities of the Armed Forces.
This agreement satisfies the requirement of TRICARE regulation (32 CFR 199.21(q)(2)(i)) for a manufacturer’s written agreement and for establishing refund procedures (32 CFR 199.21(q)(3)(i)).
Memorandum for Senior Pentagon Leadership, Commanders of the Combatant Commands and Defense Health Agency Field Directors about Ensuring Access to Reproductive Health Care after the Supreme Court Ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization.
Memorandum for Senior Pentagon Leadership, Commanders of the Combatant Commands and Defense Health Agency Field Activity Directors about access to comprehensive contraceptive care.
Consolidates and updates the Department’s guidance regarding vaccination verification, vaccination status, COVID-19 testing, surveillance and screening testing, personnel protection on-site mask requirements, (e.g., DHA military medical treatment facilities, meetings, travel), and the protection of personally identifiable information.
The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act, abbreviated the HITECH Act, was enacted under Title XIII of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
This issuance establishes policy and assigns responsibilities pursuant to Chapter 56 of Title 10, United States Code, for the DoD Medicare Eligible Retiree Health Care Fund, referred to in this issuance as “the Fund.”
This issuance: • Implements requirements in Sections 1074a, 10149, and 10206 of Title 10, United States Code. • Establishes policy, assigns responsibility, and provides procedures for individual medical readiness (IMR). • Establishes a total force medical readiness (TFMR) goal of 90 percent or higher for each Military Service and DOD Component. • Establishes a partially medically ready (PMR) goal of 15 percent or lower for the Active Component (AC) and 25 percent or lower for the Reserve Component (RC).
Memorandum for Senior Pentagon Leadership, Defense Health Agency and DOD Field Activity Directors about access for essential women's health care services.
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