The Office of Strategy Management aims to redefine the pace of innovation in service, process, and technology innovation by empowering individuals, sharing best practices, and collaborating with strategic partners. The Office advances Health and Readiness across the full spectrum of military operations in combat, community, and global environments.
OSM defines innovation as accelerating the adoption of transformational initiatives, so we can advance a “medically ready force and a ready medical force.”
Why Innovation?
Exponential change is reshaping today’s healthcare environment and the continued viability of the MHS depends on its ability to innovate. Incremental improvements are no longer enough to keep pace with change. Embracing innovation allows the MHS to build the necessary partnerships, processes, and technologies to serve warfighters and their families better.
What's New in Military Medicine?
The Military Health System (MHS) is focused on continually finding innovative ways to protect, support, and advance the health and welfare of the Defense community. We remain on the cutting edge of medical practices and procedures, thus providing the best possible care for service members and beneficiaries. During the month of July, we will focus on the technological innovations in military medicine that have made the MHS a leader in healthcare delivery.
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8/23/2016
![The U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency is fielding a new junctional tourniquet designed to save Warfighters from bleeding to death on the battlefield. Junctional tourniquets are designed to stop the bleeding in the groin or armpit area where the Combat Application Tourniquet cannot be used. The junctional tourniquet is designed like a belt with air bladders that can be positioned in about 60 seconds – a crucial factor for combat medics who only have minutes to save a fellow Warfighter's life if he or she is hemorrhaging. (U.S. Army photo by Ellen Crown)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161031163219im_/https://www.health.mil/~/media/MHS/Photos/junctional%20tourniquet.ashx?mw=120)
One of the latest advances in treating hemorrhaging on the battlefield is the "junctional tourniquet," which can be applied to wounds in ways not possible with conventional tourniquets
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7/27/2016
![Staff Sergeant Anthony Mannino Jr. competed in the cycling event during the 2016 Warrior Games in West Point, New York. By the end of this year’s competition, he came home with silver medals in three events: wheelchair basketball, shot put and discus. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Patrick Onofre/Released)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161031163219im_/https://www.health.mil/~/media/MHS/Photos/NICoE%20Warrior%20Games%20photo.ashx?mw=120)
After struggling with a TBI for years, Staff Sgt. Anthony Mannino Jr. credits his therapy sessions at NICoE in helping him focus on training for the 2016 Warrior Games.
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Article
7/12/2016
![Following exposure to a pathogen, people may become infected, and soon after they may begin to spread disease to others. Some people become infected and also become sick with symptoms (red). Some people become infected and do not exhibit symptoms, but still spread disease (yellow). Some people do not become infected (blue).](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161031163219im_/https://www.health.mil/~/media/MHS/Photos/DARPA.ashx?mw=120)
Prometheus seeks to discover a minimal set of molecular biomarkers that would indicate, less than 24 hours after exposure to a pathogen, whether an individual will become contagious
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Research and Innovation, Innovation
Article
7/12/2016
![Army Sgt. Thomas Wachter, a Paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division demonstrates new oxygen generation equipment to employees from the United States Army Medical Material Agency during a joint training exercise at Fort Bragg.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161031163219im_/https://www.health.mil/~/media/MHS/Photos/82%20aa.ashx?mw=120)
U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency sent experts out into the field to get innovative ideas
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7/7/2016
![Rear Adm. Colin Chinn, director of Research, Development & Acquisition, for the Defense Health Agency](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161031163219im_/https://www.health.mil/~/media/MHS/Photos/Adm%20Chinn%20photo.ashx?mw=120)
Meet Navy Rear Adm. Colin Chinn as the director of Research, Development & Acquisition (RDA), for the Defense Health Agency.
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Research and Innovation, Innovation
Article
7/7/2016
![Soldiers break down a portion of a Deployable Rapid Assembly Shelter during an exercise in Japan. A new tool is helping medical personnel make sure soldiers are ready to deploy long before they arrive at any processing lines. (Photo by Army Staff Sgt. Chanelcherie DeMello)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161031163219im_/https://www.health.mil/~/media/MHS/Photos/Innovation%20MRAT%20photo.ashx?mw=120)
During Innovation Month, we take a look at a new tool the Army is using to make sure soldiers are good to go, long before they hit that deployment line.
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Innovation, Health Readiness
Article
7/1/2016
![Service members are at higher risk for TBI because their jobs are physically demanding and potentially dangerous, both in combat and training environments. However, not all blows or jolts to the head result in TBI. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Paige Behringer)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161031163219im_/https://www.health.mil/~/media/MHS/Photos/acoustics.ashx?mw=120)
Researchers with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory are developing a computer algorithm to identify vocal indicators that could help diagnose mild traumatic brain injury or concussion
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