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MHSMILITARY HEALTH SYSTEM E-BULLETIN
Vital Signs
Welcome
In June, the Military Health System recognizes MensHealth Month.
Its an opportune time for us all to focuson protecting and
enhancing our health. In our militarywere trained to take charge. I
cannot over-emphasizethe importance for us all to do just that:
what we havebeen trained to do and what we know to be best for our
own well-being. Health includes not only physical tnessbut much
more. Sustaining good health means engagingin regular exercise,
preventing injuries, eating well,managing weight and eliminating
tobacco use. In shor t,
sustaining healthy lifestyles.
We are a nation at war, and the signi cance of sound, resilient
emotional andspiritual health has been driven home to us all. We
have seen many suffer fromthe pain of war, families destabilized,
and professional abilities compromised.Fortunately, the Military
Health System and our service leaders have recognizedand responded
to this with compassion and an increasing array of
programs,behavioral health providers, training and outreach. Those
not directly in the ghtcan also take advantage of many of these
initiatives.
So take responsibility for your own good health and remember
that the best wayto keep our military healthy is to prevent things
that can harm it and to extend our help to those in need.
Enjoy this issue of MHS Vital Signs!
BG Timothy K. Adams,Commander, U.S. Army Public Health Command
(Provisional)
June Is Mens Health Month
To be a good warrior, husband or father, one needs to stay
strong,which means staying healthy. Tohelp with that, the MHS
recognizesJune as Mens Health Month and hasestablished a webpage
dedicated tomens health resources.
Throughout the month, health.mil willhighlight mens health
issues, raiseawareness of preventable healthproblems, and encourage
early detection and treatment of diseases.
Blogs will discuss heart health, tness and smoking cessation.
The MHS has alsocreated Fathers Day e-cards. Remind the men in your
life how important their health is by sending them an e-card today.
Read more at http://bit.ly/bbPhjg .
SSUE 15 JUNE 2010
IN THIS ISSUE
MHS Vital Signs is distributedmonthly to your inbox. To sign up
andview the full version, visit us on theweb at
www.health.mil/vitalsigns.
June 2010 Online Edition:
June Is Mens Health Month
New DoD Policy Outlines MilitaryHealth Support in Global
StabilityMissions
Answering the Call: The DoD-USPHS Mental Health Initiative
Warrior Care Spotlight: Warrior Games Closing Marks
NewBeginning
Neurology Residents Score Highestin Nation
Research Roundup: Bar CodesUsed to Track Surgical
Instruments
Did You Know: T3 Contracts
S ub s c r i b et o M H S V i t a l S i g n s a
h t t p : / / he a l t h .mi l v i t a l s i g n s
UPCOMING EVENTS
Force Health Protection andReadiness ConferenceAug. 7-13,
Phoenix
Enlisted Association of the NationalGuard of the United States
AnnualConferenceAug. 8-11, St. Louis
National Guard Association of theU.S. General ConferenceAug.
21-23, Austin, Texas
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RESEARCH ROUND UP Answering the Call:The DoD-USPHS Mental Health
Initiative
This months issue of MHS Pro leslooks at two U.S. Public Health
ServiceCommissioned Corps of cers supportingthe Department of
Defense and the USPHSMental Health Initiative. This
uniquepartnership provides service members and
their families with increased access to mentalhealth
providerslike those pro led in thisstorywhenever and wherever their
dutycalls. Read more at http://bit.ly/ddSMUs
Neurology Residents Score Highest in NationNeurology residents
at Wilford Hall MedicalCenter on Lackland Air Force Base, Texas,are
scoring among the highest of allresidency programs in the United
States.
During the past two years, our residentsscored in the 98th
percentile on their residency in-service training exams. Thisyear
they scored in the 100th percentile,said Lt. Col. (Dr.) Patrick
Grogan, the neurology department program director.This is the rst
time weve had such high scores over three consecutive years.
The 59th Medical Wings neurology residency program is a
three-year program,with two new residents entering the program each
year, totaling six residentsbeing trained at any given time. New
residents are preselected after a one-year internal medicine
internship. Read more at http://bit.ly/bLOmLK .
Did You Know?TRICAREs new, T3 managed care contracts have been
awarded.Once a transition to T3 occurs, the basic contract
structure remainsthe same as under the current contracts. Military
hospitals andclinics are at the center of our health care delivery
system. Theycontinue to be the rst choice for patient care and will
be fullysupported by our contractors.
The three bene t optionsTRICARE Prime, TRICARE Extra and
TRICAREStandardhave not changed. TRICARE
Prime and Extra, the plans that offer preferrednetworks, will
still be available in the areassurrounding existing military
treatment facilitiesand BRAC-designated areas.
The T3 contracts will continue to manageprovider networks,
referrals, enrollment,claims processing and customer service.
Theyprovide access to data and reward bene ciarysatisfaction,
quality, and customer-friendlyprograms. Read more at
http://bit.ly/dwfkW8 .
Research Roundup:Bar Codes Used to TrackSurgical Instruments
A research project at the 81st Medical
Group Hospital on Keesler Air ForceBase, Miss., sponsored by the
Of ceof the Air Force Surgeon General,uses automated identi cation
and datacollection applications to improve clinicaland business
processes. AIDC includestechnologies such as radiofrequencyidenti
cation, ultrasound, bar codesand infrared that allows an item to
beidenti ed nearby, in the case of bar codes, or at a distance,
using RFID.
A proof-of-concept recently started inthe hospitals central
sterile supply. Itinvolves surgical tray and instrumenttracking
under the guidance of Capt.Yvonne Hill, 81st Surgical
OperationsSquadron. It uses bar codes that areelectrochemically
etched into thestainless steel surgical instruments.The bar codes
uniquely identify eachinstrument as well as its type and arelinked
to information in the system
database. Read more athttp://bit.ly/cfuHsk .
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