DoD Guidance for Preparation and Response to an Influenza Pandemic Caused by the Bird Flu

This letter outlines the roles of the HIPAA Security Official at the TRICARE Regional Offices. This person oversees all ongoing activities related to the development, implementation, and maintenance of the organization’s policies and procedures covering the security of electronic patient information.

This letter outlines the requirements for Medical Treatment Facility and Dental Treatment Facility (MTF/DTF) personnel to be assigned the responsibility of managing and supervising the execution and use of security measures to protect data as well as the responsibility of managing and supervising the conduct of personnel in relation to those measures.

This letter outlines HIPAA Security responsibilities for Service specific policy and procedure development and implementation. A Service Headquarters level HIPAA Security Official in each Service is needed.

Policy for Implementing Payments of the Nurse Officer Accession Bonus and Incentive Special Pay for Nurse Anesthetists for Fiscal Year 2005

Policy Revision to Increase Pre-deployment Administration of Anthrax and Smallpox Vaccinations to 60 Days

Policy Memorandum on the TRICARE Global Remote Overseas Healthcare Contract and Puerto Rico Contract

Revised Policy Regarding Civilian Blood Collections on Military Installations, Leased Facilities and Aboard Ships

Policy Guidance for Referral Management

Policy on Reporting Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations-Reviewable Sentinel Events in the Military Health System

Policy for Increase in the Maximum Annual Amount Paid Under the Active Duty Health Professions Loan Repayment Program for Fiscal Year 2005

Fiscal Year 2005 Medical and Dental Officer Special Pay Plan

This document explains the Incentive Fund which identifies, provides incentives to, and implements, funds and evaluates creative coordination and sharing initiatives at the faciliy, regional and national levels.

Revised Policy Regarding Standardization of Infectious Disease Reporting Requirements for Civilian Blood Agencies Collecting Blood on Military Installations, at Military Leased Facilities or Aboard Ships. This replaces policy 96-044

This memorandum establishes policy and provides program guidance for implementation of a Prospective Payment System for Department of Defense military treatment facilties.