Both the DoD and VHA are actively adopting the Extensions for Community Health Outcomes (ECHO) telemedicine initiative developed at The University of New Mexico under the direction of Sanjeev Arora, MD. Unlike more-traditional applications of t...

The most commonly used pain-rating scale in the military is the standard, 0-10, numeric rating scale (NRS). This scale is easily administered, well-known throughout the military care community and has been extensively validated as a clinical re...

Our most valuable readiness asset is our people — they must be and deserve to be in the best physical, psychological and emotional health to meet the challenges both at home station and in the AOR. As medics, it is our core competency to be cur...

Achieving “Better Care” mandates that we provide reliable access to safe, quality care for everyone we serve, promoting positive patient experiences and outcomes. To do this, we must be consistent and reliable in ensuring our staff focuses on p...

In the upcoming year, Navy Medicine will look to medical informatics, the use of telemedicine solutions and technology, as well as standardize clinical, nonclinical and business practices and improve strategic communication and message alignmen...

First, it’s important to understand the structure of Navy Medicine. The foundation of Navy Medicine is force health protection and direct support to the war-fighter. It’s what we do and why we exist. Navy Medicine operates forward and is global...

In order to navigate the upcoming tasks and challenges ahead, we must continue to maintain the highest state of medical readiness for our naval forces, while bringing more value and jointness to our operations. So, it should not come as a surpr...

For more than 237 years, Army Medicine has been a critical partner in optimizing soldier performance, with health being a primary performance enabler. In the parlance of the “ready and resilient campaign” — health and resiliency equals sustaine...

Transformation of Army primary care to the Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) care delivery model is a key driver of our broader transformation to a system for health. Of 144 primary-care practices in the Army, 66 have already earned recognit...

Since its inception in 2007, the Integrated Disability Evaluation System (IDES) for wounded, ill and injured soldiers has faced many challenges and has been the subject of much scrutiny. Delays and missed timelines were the norm, and a lack of ...