Zika Virus Information for Department of Defense Medical Personnel

This memorandum provides information for Department of Defense (DoD) medical and force health protection personnel concerning prevention, diagnoses, and treatment of Zika virus infection. Implementation of this guidance is essential to protect the health of our DoD personnel located in, traveling to, or returning from areas with active transmission of Zika virus.

• Identification #: ASD(HA) Memorandum 16-002
• Date: 2/5/2016
• Type: Memorandums
• Topics: Zika Virus

Guidance Regarding Zika Dengue and Chikungunya Viruses

This guidance contains information about the potential for transfusion-transmitted Zika infection; recommends facilitating donor self-deferral of 28 days after travel to Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America and South America.

• Identification #: BPL 16-2
• Date: 2/3/2016
• Type: Memorandums
• Topics: Zika Virus, Armed Services Blood Program

Surgical Pause Standard Operating Procedure

The purpose of this memorandum is to provide guidance to perioperative personnel involved in surgical care including Labor and Delivery in conducting and documenting a Surgical Pause during invasive procedures.

• Identification #: N/A
• Date: 2/2/2016
• Type: Memorandums
• Topics: Access, Cost, Quality, and Safety, Patient Safety, Patient Safety

Prevention of Retained Surgical Items Standard Operation Procedure

The purpose ofthis memorandum is to provide guidance to perioperative personnel for prevention ofunintended retained surgical items during operative or other invasive procedures.

• Identification #: N/A
• Date: 1/11/2016
• Type: Memorandums
• Topics: Access, Cost, Quality, and Safety, Patient Safety, Patient Safety

III MEF Force Health Protection Requirements 2016

• Identification #: N/A
• Date: 1/4/2016
• Type: Directives
• Topics: Vaccine-Preventable Diseases

DoD Pharmaceutical & Therapeutics Committee Charter

The Department of Defense (DoD) Pharmacy and Therapeutics (P&T) Committee (henceforth, P&T Committee) is responsible for development and maintenance of the TRICARE Uniform Formulary. This charter outlines the roles and responsibilities of the DoD P&T Committee.

• Identification #: N/A
• Date: 12/18/2015
• Type: Guidelines
• Topics: N/A

Army Medical Department Supply Bulletin SB 8-75-11

• Identification #: SB 8-75-11
• Date: 11/20/2015
• Type: Guidelines
• Topics: Vaccine Storage and Handling, Continuous Quality Immunization Improvement Process (CQIIP)

Clarifying Guidance for Smallpox and Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Programs

• Identification #: N/A
• Date: 11/12/2015
• Type: Guidelines
• Topics: Smallpox, Anthrax

USEUCOM GENADMIN FOR DEPLOYMENT FORCE HEALTH PROTECTION

• Identification #: N/A
• Date: 11/1/2015
• Type: Guidelines
• Topics: Vaccine-Preventable Diseases

Memorandum to Establish 2016 Rates for TRICARE Young Adult Premiums

TRICARE Young Adult (TYA) premium rates are established annually on a calendar year (CY) basis in accordance with Title 10, United States Code, Section 1110b and Title 32, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 199.26.

• Identification #: 15-012
• Date: 10/22/2015
• Type: Memorandums
• Topics: TRICARE Health Program

Memorandum for Combat Casualty Care Course Students

Welcome memorandum for FY 2016 C4 Students

• Identification #: N/A
• Date: 10/15/2015
• Type: Memorandums
• Topics: N/A

DoD Instruction 858002

This instruction reissues DoD 8580.02-R as a DoD instruction (DoDI), which establishes policy and assigns responsibilities for security of individually identifiable health information created, received, maintained, or transmitted in electronic form.

• Identification #: N/A
• Date: 10/14/2015
• Type: N/A
• Topics: HIPAA Compliance within the MHS, Breaches of PII and PHI, Submit a Data Sharing Application

DHA IPM 15-001 - VLER for non-active duty beneficiaries

Implements DoD policy, assigns responsibilities, and provides instructions for extending the Virtual Lifetime Electronic Record (VLER) health initiative capability to non-active duty beneficiaries of the Military Health System (MHS) and establishes the options available to non-active duty beneficiaries who do not want to share their information through VLER Health with eHealth Exchange partners who are outside the MHS.

• Identification #: 15-001
• Date: 10/1/2015
• Type: DHA Interim Procedures Memorandum
• Topics: Technology, Military Health System Electronic Health Record

DHA IPM 15-002 - HIT Financial Management Plan and Governance Business Rules

Assigns responsibilities and provides procedures for an expenditure approval process for Health Information Technology (HIT) transition from local Medical Treatment Facility (MTF) and Service-centric management of HIT processes to an enterprise management model. It also provides: (1) a phased approach to DHA HIT financial management implementation, (2) business rules for Military Health System (MHS) Governance of HIT, and (3) procedures for Component Information Technology (IT) submission requests into DHA HIT Governance.

• Identification #: 15-002
• Date: 10/1/2015
• Type: DHA Interim Procedures Memorandum
• Topics: Technology

Trusted Care Concept of Operations

This Trusted Care concept of operations (CONOPS) describes the transformation of the Air Force Medical Service into a high reliability healthcare system. High reliability organizations (HROs), as originally described in the nuclear power and aviation industries, consistently achieve better-than-expected outcomes despite operating in complex or high-risk environments.

• Identification #: N/A
• Date: 10/1/2015
• Type: Guidelines
• Topics: Patient Satisfaction and Access, Health Outcomes, Patient Safety, Quality of Care, Patient Safety