S 1356, NDAA Conference Report for FY 2016, Joint Explanatory Statement, Pg 696-697

We encourage our medical staffs to report all types of patient safety events – injuries, illnesses and especially deaths. Sentinel events are those that result in harm to a patient and that require immediate resporting, response and investigation. More reported events don’t necessarily mean more events have occurred. It could mean that more providers ...

We encourage our medical staffs to report all types of patient safety events – injuries, illnesses and especially deaths. Sentinel events are those that result in harm to a patient and that require immediate resporting, response and investigation. More reported events don’t necessarily mean more events have occurred. It could mean that more providers ...

Seeing your provider in a timely manner is important to you – and to us. Our goal is to ensure you receive the right level of care, at the right time, by the right provider. This measure is used across the health care industry and lets us know if we are meeting our access to care standards. The MHS access to care standard for patients to receive an ...

Surgical illness or injury measures look at a number of different complications that can result from surgery, like infections, operations on the wrong area, or a return to the operating room to correct a complication. We measure these complications to get an all-cause morbidity rate. This rate shows the likelihood a surgery will have some sort of ...

When your provider team is familiar with your medical history, it is good for you, especially if you have more complex medical issues. Our Patient Centered Medical Homes (PCMHs) help you see the same provider team. Your PCMH team will work to keep you healthy by suggesting preventive services that may prevent more complex problems later. We track ...

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 ...

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 ...