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No Miss Event

Glossary Term
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A patient safety event that reached the patient but did not cause harm.

Source of Definition:

DoD Manual 6025.13: Medical Quality Assurance and Clinical Quality Management in the Military Health System (MHS)

Adverse Event

Glossary Term
Date of Publication:

A patient safety event that resulted in harm to the patient. The event may occur by the omission or commission of medical care.

Source of Definition:

DoD Manual 6025.13: Medical Quality Assurance and Clinical Quality Management in the Military Health System (MHS)

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Adverse Event | Adverse Event

Military Health System (MHS)

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DOD medical and dental programs, personnel, facilities, and other assets operating pursuant to

Source of Definition:

DoDI 6025.13: Medical Quality Assurance and Clinical Quality Management in the Military Health System

Related Glossary Terms:

DOD Military Health System | Military Health System | Military Health System

DOD Reportable Event

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Any patient safety event resulting in death, permanent harm, or severe temporary harm, as per the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Harm Scale; or meeting The Joint Commission’s sentinel event or the National Quality Forum&rsquo ...

Source of Definition:

DoD Manual 6025.13: Medical Quality Assurance and Clinical Quality Management in the Military Health System (MHS)

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DOD Reportable Event

Clinical Privileging

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The granting of permission and responsibility of a health care provider to provide specified or delineated health care within the scope of the provider’s license, certification, or registration.

Source of Definition:

DoDI 6025.13: Medical Quality Assurance and Clinical Quality Management in the Military Health System

Credentialing

Glossary Term
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The process of obtaining, verifying, and assessing the qualifications of both privileged and non-privileged providers to provide safe patient care services. This assessment serves as the basis for decisions regarding delineation of clinical ...

Source of Definition:

DoD Manual 6025.13: Medical Quality Assurance and Clinical Quality Management in the Military Health System (MHS)

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Credentials | Credentials

Clinicial Privileges

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Permission granted by the privileging authority to provide medical and other patient care services. Clinical privileges define the scope and limits of practice for privileged providers and are based on the capability of the health care ...

Source of Definition:

DoDI 6025.13: Medical Quality Assurance and Clinical Quality Management in the Military Health System

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Clinical Privileging

Accreditation

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Process of review that allows health care organizations to demonstrate their ability to meet regulatory requirements and standards established by a recognized accrediting organization.

Source of Definition:

DoD Manual 6025.13: Medical Quality Assurance and Clinical Quality Management in the Military Health System (MHS)

Medical Quality Assurance (MQA)

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Source of Definition:

DoDI 6025.13: Medical Quality Assurance and Clinical Quality Management in the Military Health System

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Medical Quality Assurance

Clinical Quality Assurance

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A program for the systematic monitoring and evaluation of the various aspects of a project, service, or facility to ensure that standards of quality are being met. Clinical quality assurance’s main purpose is to verify that clinical ...

Source of Definition:

DoD Manual 6025.13: Medical Quality Assurance and Clinical Quality Management in the Military Health System (MHS)

Clinical Quality Control

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Monitoring clinical services for stability, detecting emerging process problems (special causes), and taking steps to address them. Clinical quality control is about ensuring that a process remains stable (“in control”) over time, ...

Source of Definition:

DoD Manual 6025.13: Medical Quality Assurance and Clinical Quality Management in the Military Health System (MHS)

Medical Quality Assurance Record (MQA Record)

Glossary Term
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The proceedings, records, minutes, and reports that emanate from quality assurance program activities and are produced or compiled by the DOD as part of MQA as defined in

Source of Definition:

DoDI 6025.13: Medical Quality Assurance and Clinical Quality Management in the Military Health System

Quality in Health Care

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The degree to which health care services for individuals and populations increase the likelihood of desired health outcomes and are consistent with current professional knowledge. Care that is evidence-based and provided in a technically and ...

Source of Definition:

DoDI 6025.13: Medical Quality Assurance and Clinical Quality Management in the Military Health System

Unsafe or Hazardous Conditions

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  • An adverse event. A patient safety event that resulted in harm to the patient. The event may occur by the omission or commission of medical care.
  • A no-harm event. A Patient Safety event that reached the patient but did ...

Source of Definition:

DoD Manual 6025.13: Medical Quality Assurance and Clinical Quality Management in the Military Health System (MHS)

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Unsafe Condition

Military Medical Treatment Facility (MTF)

Glossary Term
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Consistent with 10 U.S.C. 1073c and

Source of Definition:

DoD Manual 6025.13: Medical Quality Assurance and Clinical Quality Management in the Military Health System (MHS)

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Last Updated: July 11, 2023
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