Health Research for Improved Medical Readiness and Healthcare Delivery
Abstract
The objective of Health Services Research is to build capacity to conduct health services research (HSR) within the MHS. The program will address the lack of system-wide health care evidence to support policy and decision making and insufficient health services research capability to analyze MHS data for improving medical readiness and efficient, effective, quality and safe healthcare. CHSR FY2021 accomplishments (selected): •COVID-19 Analytics: provided enabling expertise of public health, health systems, disparities, and data analytics to the development of a national tool for tracking hotspots with the White House Office of S&T Policy; synthesized available US self-reported symptom trackers for the DHA; predictive modeling support with the Joint Staff and ARNORTH; and examination of the interplay between the military and civilian health systems in responding to COVID-19. •Other direct support: Government Accountability Office (consultation in study design, methodology, and data access/use for NDAA 2021), OSD-CAPE (examination of surge capacity in civilian healthcare system), OSD(HA) (Application of Kotter’s 8 Principles of Change Management to transform the MHS), Fisher House Foundation (Future Development of Intrepid Spirit Centers by Guard and Reserves), DHA High Reliability Network (push-pull knowledge translation platform), National Intrepid Center of Excellence and OSD(HA) (Development of an integrated practice unit tool for NICoE and the MHS). •Knowledge translation: High profile work on US child health affecting military readiness (doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2020.00712) was a driving force behind the Congressional Research Service Report “Obesity in the United States and Effects on Military Recruiting’ (2020). Body of work on low-value healthcare services in the MHS informed goals of the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), charging •the DHA with eliminating low value procedures from the MHS as well directly impacting change in T5 and in the current TRICARE consideration for reimbursement for Low Back Pain and Vitamin D screening. •Data workshops: Built capacity in the MHS and partner organizes by offering multiple training workshops including: Person-Data Environment (PDE, October 2020), DaVINCI DoD-VA joint clinical intelligence system (January 2021), What’s New in the MHS Data Repository (MDR, August 2021), for over 100 nationwide, military and civilian registrants in each virtual workshop.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2023
- Source ID
- d69f2084c517341286f8bfc317597edd