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Archive for 2011

Army Medicine: Bringing Value and Inspiring Trust

Lt Gen Eric B Schoomaker
Surgeon General of the Army and commander of US Army Medical Command

Army medicine is committed to serving the military family. We achieve this through strategic performance improvement to optimize health and well-being and to maximize the value of health services provided soldiers, retirees, their family members, and commanders in support of the nation.

Navy Medicine: Force Health Protection at Home and Abroad

Vice Adm Adam M Robinson Jr
36th Surgeon General of the United States Navy and Chief of the Navy’s Bureau of Medicine

Navy medicine is a thriving, global healthcare system fully engaged and integrated in providing high quality healthcare to beneficiaries in wartime and in peacetime.

The Air Force Medical Service: What is Next?

Lt Gen (Dr) Charles B Green
Surgeon General US Air Force
We in the Military Health System have made ourselves a tough act to follow. Our achievements have changed the face of war. We can deploy and set up a hospital in 12 hours almost anywhere in the world.

The Military Health System in 2011

George Peach Taylor, MD,
performing the duties of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs
It is an exciting time to be leading the Military Health System (MHS). Never before has our healthcare mission been more vital or our contributions more significant.

Managing Pharmacy Benefit to Achieve the Quadruple Aim

Rear Adm Thomas J McGinnis, RPh
USPHS Chief, Pharmaceutical Operations Directorate, TRICARE

In the past 16 months, TRICARE has significantly expanded and enhanced pharmacy operations in support of more than 9.6 million active duty and retired servicemembers and their families around the world.

Reforming the Indian Health Service

Yvette Roubideaux, MD, MPH
Director, Indian Health Service

Over a year ago, I was honored to be asked to assume the role of director of the Indian Health Service (IHS). Immediately, it was clear that tribes, our staff, and the patients we serve wanted to see IHS change and improve.

Quality Improvement: A Team Approach

Carolyn M Clancy, MD
Director, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
As the nation’s lead federal agency charged with improving the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of healthcare for all Americans, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has a broad mission that puts AHRQ squarely in the middle of all efforts to meet challenges and take advantage of the opportunities facing the American healthcare system.

Building Stronger Systems of Prevention and Care

Howard K Koh, MD, MPH
Assistant Secretary for Health, US Department of Health and Human Services
At the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH) for the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), we uphold mobilizing leadership in science and prevention as a cornerstone of our mission.

Prevention and Treatment Work

Pamela S Hyde, JD
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administrator, United States Department of Health and Human Services
 
SAMHSA will work with private and public partners at all levels to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on America’s communities.

A Call to Action: Lead the Profession

Rear Admiral Scott F Giberson
US Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Chief

US Public Health Service (PHS) pharmacists often refer to our pharmacy program as the profession’s “best kept secret.”

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