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Author Shelton, Henry H., author

Title Reforming the military health system : the opportunity and dire need for change in how we care for military personnel and their families / by H. Hugh Shelton, Stephen L. Ondra, and Peter L. Levin
Published Washington, DC : Center for a New American Security, [2015]
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Description 1 online resource (13 pages) : illustrations
Series Future of the all-volunteer force series
Contents Introduction -- The rising cost of military health care -- The problem with the existing model -- Institutional inertia -- Recommendations : there is a window of opportunity now -- Conclusion
Summary "In this white paper, experts Dr. Peter Levin, General H. Hugh Shelton, U.S. Army (ret.), and Dr. Stephen Ondra discuss reforming the military health system and recommend that the upcoming TRICARE solicitation be consistent with the recently-released HHS/CMS guidelines regarding 'fee for value.' The authors urge the in-process electronic health records acquisition to not choose a closed, proprietary, highly integrated commercial vendor, and that the Department of Defense (DOD) promote Blue Button personal health records to help address digital record exchange with the Department of Veterans Affairs"--Publisher's web site
Notes "February 2015."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 12-13)
Notes Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (CNAS, viewed February 18, 2015)
Subject United States. Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs). TRICARE Management Activity -- Rules and practice
SUBJECT United States. Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs). TRICARE Management Activity. fast (OCoLC)fst00752582
Subject Armed Forces -- Medical care.
SUBJECT United States -- Armed Forces -- Medical care. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85139845
Subject United States.
Genre/Form Rules.
Form Electronic book
Author Ondra, Stephen L., author
Levin, Peter L., author
Center for a New American Security, publisher