You expect your hospital or clinic to meet quality and safety requirements. One way our military hospitals and clinics ensure they meet those requirements is by becoming accredited. Most military hospitals and clinics use Joint Commission for accreditation (and all will over the next few years). The Joint Commission uses the trademarked ORYX measures ...

We value your opinion on your hospital stay. We want to see how we’re doing over time, and how we compare to civilian hospitals. We send out the same survey to all of our patients, whether you receive care from a military provider or a civilian provider in the network. This measure shows the results to the question: Would you recommend this hospital ...

Seeing your provider when you need to is important to you – and to us. We want to ensure that you get the care you need when you need it. This measure lets us know if you think we responded appropriately to your appointment request. We send out surveys to a sample of our patients after their health care appointments. We measure your satisfaction and ...

A normal pregnancy is 40 weeks (9 lunar months). Research has shown that babies who are 'full term' 39-41 weeks of pregnancy are less likely to have complications and require Neonatal Intensive Care support. This is a measure that tracks for the MHS and across the nation, the number of babies delivered by 'choice' (elective) who are younger (less) ...

You expect your hospital or clinic to provide quality care and so do we. That's why the MHS requires all of our military clinics and hospitals go through on-site surveys by nationally-recognized accreditation organizations every three years. This report will show you the accreditation status of your facility, which accreditation organization the ...

You expect your hospital or clinic to provide quality care and so do we. That's why the MHS requires all of our military clinics and hospitals go through on-site surveys by nationally-recognized accreditation organizations every three years. This report will show you the accreditation status of your facility, which accreditation organization the ...

When you are having a baby, it is important that you have confidence in the hospital you are considering for delivery. Hospitals that have fewer deliveries are okay for uncomplicated pregnancies. Hospitals that deliver more babies are often better for complicated pregnancies. We count and report the number of babies delivered in our military ...

When you are having a baby, it is important that you have confidence in the hospital you are considering for delivery. Hospitals that have fewer deliveries are okay for uncomplicated pregnancies. Hospitals that deliver more babies are often better for complicated pregnancies. We count and report the number of babies delivered in our military ...

This memorandum from the Air Force Surgeon General describes the "Patient Centeredness Vision" which encompasses the six aims of health care: safe, effective, patient centered, timely, efficient, and equitable.

This memorandum encourages Air Force military treatment facilities to establish more patient-centered clinic hours.

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

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 ...

This memorandum describes the American College of Surgeons (ACS) National Surgical Quality Improvements Program (NSQIP) - a risk adjusted, outcomes-based program which measures and assists in improving the quality of surgical care.

This policy requires first call resolution for all patients requesting appointments at all Air Force medical treatment facilities. Under this policy, beneficiaries will not be asked to call back for an appointment.