To learn more about incident reporting, check out Title 10 U.S.C. 1102, Confidentiality of Medical Quality Assurance Records. Incidents occur throughout medicine. A few of them we can categorize as an incident that: Can harm the individual Has the potential to harm someone Can cause serious dissatisfaction for patients, visitors, or staff Can cause risk-management … Read more

Everyone has the right not to be touched. So consent must be given before medical treatment is performed. If not, the provider might be in trouble for malpractice, assault, and battery. What is the Navy’s definition of informed consent? If a person gives consent, it means that this person is expressed or implied and agreed … Read more

You can find an in-depth description of policies for the Physical Readiness Program in OPNAVINST 6110.1 series, Physical Readiness Program. Who is the Physical Readiness Program for? Physical readiness testing is required for all personnel on a semi-annual basis. These testings, education, and training programs are given by a network of collateral duty command fitness … Read more

In this post, we need to talk about the policies and procedures pertaining to consent for medical treatment, incident reporting, and the release of medical information. There is part of healthcare that doesn’t have anything to do with legal implications. However, every time a patient interacts with a medical staff member or a dental staff … Read more

The Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention and Control Program is a project to stop alcohol and drug abuse. It’s there to educate and treat people found to abuse drugs and alcohol. How does the Navy perceive alcohol consumption? Even though the Navy believes that consuming alcohol is a personal decision, the minimum allowable age to … Read more

The purpose of the Family Advocacy Program is to find and keep an eye on spouse or child abuse/neglect. This pertains to physical, sexual, psychological abuse. If you would like to learn more there is a guide SECNAVINST 1752.3 series, Family Advocacy Program, and BUMEDINST 6320.70 series. What are Family Advocacy Representatives? A staff member … Read more

Communication between patient and medical staff is extremely important. Even though a provider might have done all the right things, a patient may still perceive the care as poor due to the lack of interpersonal skills that the provider may portray. The attitude a provider must have is to be consistently courteous and knowledgeable with … Read more

Navy Medicine has a quality assurance program that keeps track of how well quality of care is being serviced. These measurements are the focus of The Joint Commission (TJC) and the Medical Inspector General (MED IG). Where can I learn more about The Joint Commissions’ requirement established with Navy Medicine? If you want to learn … Read more

Tricare came out from the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS). It’s basically a medical benefits program for care services in military training facilities (MTFs). It also helps manage costs for diagnosis and treatment for civilian services outside of the MTFs. Tricare kicks into effect if proper treatment and care are … Read more

What types of dental care are there? There are several types of dental care. These include: Routine Emergency Elective A person’s eligibility is what determines the type of treatment that is available to that person. If you are a reservist who’s called into active duty and it has been more than 30 days since then, … Read more