UBO Newsletter Summer 2015

Standing Order for the Administration of the Influenza Vaccine to Adults 2015-16

Standing Order for the Administration of the Influenza Vaccine to Children and Adolescents 2015-16

The attached document contains the Department of Defense Uniform Business Office Calendar Year (CY) 2015 Outpatient Medical, Dental, and Elective Cosmetic Procedure Reimbursement Rates and Guidance.

User's guide for the UBO Cosmetic Surgery Estimator (CSE)

Amputations are designated by AFHSC as a condition of “special surveillance interest” due to their association with combat operations, primarily in Afghanistan and Iraq. Improvements in force protection equipment, medical evacuation procedures, and life saving medical care, have resulted in many severely injured service members, who may have died in ...

Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) complicates up to 5% of all pregnancies in the United States. GDM is defined as carbohydrate intolerance first recognized during pregnancy.

Osteoarthritis (OA), the most common form of arthritis, is a non-inflammatory degenerative joint disease characterized by destruction of cartilage and remodeling of bone at the joints. OA

Urinary stones can decrease operational effectiveness (e.g., lost duty days, medical evacuation) and may be precipitated by environmental stressors common to military training and operational settings.

This case definition was developed by the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center (AFHSC) for the purpose of epidemiological surveillance of appendicitis and appendectomies among the active and reserve components of the U.S. Armed Forces.1 The burden of appendicitis on the Military Health System is significant. Between 2002 and 2011 there were 31,610 ...

AFHSB designated deep vein thrombophlebitis and pulmonary embolism conditions of “special surveillance interest” due to their association with severe injury and prolonged travel in confined spaces during medical evacuations.

Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is clinically characterized by acute, progressive, and generally ascending muscle weakness, loss of deep tendon reflexes, and paralysis.

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) is a pathologic condition involving compression of the median nerve as it passes through the wrist.

Heterotopic Ossification (HO) has emerged as a frequent and concerning clinical and rehabilitation problem among service members with severe traumatic injuries sustained in Iraq and Afghanistan. AFHSC designated HO as a deployment-related condition of special surveillance interest because of its incidence among service members wounded in Iraq and ...