Clinical Improvement Priorities

Accreditation and Compliance

A comprehensive and systematic process to review accreditation and compliance, allowing military hospitals and clinics to demonstrate their ability to meet DOD policy mandates, regulatory requirements, and healthcare standards.

Dental Universal Protocol

Standardized Dental Universal Protocol to reduce wrong-site surgery for dental procedures which includes pre-procedural verification and guidance.

Graduate Medical Education

Standardized policy, procedures, and direction to ensure continued accreditation of graduate medical education programs to support a ready medical force.

Influenza Immunizations

Increasing influenza immunizations for all beneficiaries across the MHS.

Postpartum Hemorrhage Bundle

Standardized approach to recognize, respond, and report postpartum hemorrhage to decrease associated morbidity and mortality across the MHS.

Ready Reliable Care Communications

Provides healthcare teams with a standardized approach for team-based communication and other safety communication practices, including:

Safety Leadership Rounds (WalkRounds™)
Leader Daily Safety Briefs
Unit Based Huddles
I-PASS Tool for Patient Handoffs
Surgical Briefs and Debriefs
Universal Protocol

Stepped Care Model for Pain

Standardizes and effectively implements evidence-based best practices for management of acute and chronic pain in the primary care setting.

Acute Concussion Pathway

Provides a standard assessment and treatment plan for acute concussion, which includes:

Incorporating an acute assessment MACE2 tool at initial appointment
Follow-up within 72 hours after the diagnosis of mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI)
Complete Progressive Return to Activity process prior to return to full duty.

Behavioral Health Treatments and Outcomes

Enables military hospitals and clinics to track behavioral health treatment and outcomes, reduce redundancy for patients, streamline the screening process, and focus on outcomes that matter to patients.