The Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) is a tool used by more than 90 %of America's health plans to measure performance on important dimensions of care and service. There are many HEDIS scores covering a variety of quality indicators. The Military Health System uses a set group of of these indicators to measure performance. This ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Evaluation of the TRICARE Program: Access, Cost, and Quality, Fiscal Year 2016 Report to Congress is provided by the Defense Health Agency (DHA), Decision Support Division, in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) (OASD[HA]). This report highlights our performance on important measures of access, quality, and patient ...

Detecting and Reporting DOD Cases of Acute Zika Virus Disease Guidance Guidelines

A new study of female service members that examined their immune response to a vaccine to combat the sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer showed development of antibodies in 80 to 99 percent of recipients against each of the four strains of the disease.

A new study of female service members that examined their immune response to a vaccine to combat the sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer showed development of antibodies in 80 to 99 percent of recipients against each of the four strains of the disease.