Warrior Care Month Recognition
Join me in recognizing Warrior Care Month, an important Department-wide effort to increase awareness of programs and resources available to wounded, ill, and injured Service members, as well as their families, caregivers, and others who support them. Established in 2008, the annual Warrior Care Month recognition occurs each November. The theme of this year's observance is "Virtual Show of Strength."
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Topics: Warrior Care | Warrior Care
This memorandum from Mr. Thomas McCaffery, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, officially recognizes November as Warrior Care Month, an important Department of Defense (DOD)-wide effort to increase awareness of programs and resources available to wounded, ill, and injured Service members, as well as their families, caregivers, and others who support them.
In this memorandum, Secretary of Defense, Ash Carter recognizes November as Warrior Care Month, an important DoD-wide effort to increase awareness of programs and resources available to wounded, ill, and injured Service members, as well as their families, caregivers and others to support them.
DoD Instruction 6200.05: Force Health Protection Quality Assurance (FHPQA) Program
This issuance establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and defines requirements for the development and establishment of the FHPQA Program in accordance with the authority in DoD Directive (DoDD) 5124.02, Sections 731 and 738 of Public Law 108-375; Sections 1074f, 1092a, and 1073b of Title 10, United States Code; and DoDDs 6200.04 and 5136.13.
Identification #: DoD Instruction 6200.05
Topics: Quality & Safety of Health Care (for Health Care Professionals) | Health Readiness & Combat Support
DoD Instruction 6490.13: Comprehensive Policy on Traumatic Brain Injury-Related Neurocognitive Assessments by the Military Services
This instruction establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and prescribes standard elements, pursuant to section 722 of Public Law 111-383, requiring the implementation of a comprehensive neurocognitive assessment policy in the Military Services.
Topics: Traumatic Brain Injury Center of Excellence | Public Health | Health Readiness & Combat Support
Embedded Fragment Analyses
Clarification of the Requirement for Continuation of Semi-Annual Reporting of Results of Embedded Fragment Analyses
Topics: Health Readiness & Combat Support | Public Health | Health Readiness Support
DODM 1332.18, Volume 3: Disability Evaluation System (DES) Manual: Quality Assurance Program (QAP)
This manual is composed of several volumes, each containing its own purpose. This volume assigns responsibilities and procedures for the DES QAP pursuant to section 524 of Public Law 112-239 (Reference (c)).
Identification #: DODM 1332.18, Volume 3
Type: Manual
Detecting and Reporting DoD Cases of Ebola Virus Disease Infection
Guidance as of 17 OCT 2014 from the Department of Defese (AFHSC)for Detecting and Reporting DoD Cases of Ebola Virus Disease Infection
Type: Guidelines
Topics: Health Readiness & Combat Support | Public Health | Ebola | Ebola
DoDM 1332.18, Volume 1: Disability Evaluation System (DES) Manual: General Information and Legacy Disability Evaluation System (LDES) Time Standards
This manual is composed of several volumes, each containing its own purpose. The purpose of the overall manual, in accordance with the authority in DoD Directive 5124.02 (Reference (a)), is to implement policy, assign responsibilities, and provide procedures for the DES pursuant to DoD Instruction (DoDI) 1332.18 (Reference (b)).
DoDM 1332.18, Volume 2: Disability Evaluation System (DES) Manual: Integrated Disability Evaluation System (IDES)
Influenza Surveillance Program
Sentinel Sites for the 2014-2015 Influenza Surveillance Program
Topics: Health Readiness & Combat Support | Public Health
Deployment Limiting Mental Disorders and Psychotrophic Medications
Policy memorandum about Deployment Limiting Mental Disorders and Psychotrophic Medications
DoD Instruction 6025.20: Medical Management (MM) Programs in the Direct Care System (DCS) and Remote Areas
Establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and prescribes uniform guidelines, procedures, and standards for the implementation of clinical case management (CM) in the Military Health System (MHS), for TRICARE beneficiaries including care of the wounded, ill, and injured (WII) in accordance with the authority in Reference (b) and DoDI 1300.24 (Reference (f)).
DoD Laboratories Participating in CDC Laboratory Response Network 03-213
Department of Defense (DoD) laboratories participating in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-sponsored Laboratory Response Network (LRN) do so with the approval and support of their respective Military Department Surgeons General.
Identification #: 03-213
Topics: Health Readiness & Combat Support