Here you can find information about Military Health Topics organized by subject. You can also find reference materials that apply to the subject on each topic page.
Learn about topics like the TRICARE health plan, how the Military Health System ensures patient safety, the steps taken by the clinical information management specialists to ensure data in MHS systems is correct, and proposals for changes to TRICARE in the Fiscal Year 2015 Department of Defense budget request.
If you are a vendor interested in doing business with the Defense Health Agency, you can find information about the Component Acquisition Executive office, the Office of Small Business Programs, and the Office of Procurement in this topic. Highlights include contact information, upcoming events for vendors, and a forecasts of business opportunities.
In Business Support, we leverage Military Health System expertise to consolidate and standardize business operations, streamline decision-making, and reduce administrative costs, resulting in a more effective, audit-ready enterprise.
This page will house the many Centers of Excellence websites that fall under the DHA umbrella.
Provide a medically ready force to Combatant Commands in peace and war
Information about research and treatment of exposures, injuries and diseases related to Military service and deployment.
To ensure we provide the most up-to-date information regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, the Military Health System created this all-inclusive information center, which is updated regularly. The Department of Defense is following guidance from the White House and coordinating with our interagency partners to provide a comprehensive, government-approved list of resources.
The Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD) for Health Readiness Policy and Oversight is the principal staff assistant and advisor to the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) for all medically related Department of Defense policies, programs, and activities. The office is responsible for deployment medicine, force health protection, medical readiness, international health agreements, deployment related health policy, theater information systems, humanitarian and health missions, and national disaster support.
These Communications Toolkits provide customizable, ready-to-use material to promote consistent messaging on key topics and issues. Download the toolkit for enterprise messages and ready to-use tactics, including talking points, social media posts and graphics for each of these topics and more.
We’re transforming the Military Health System to improve the readiness of our forces and the health care we provide to our warfighters, retirees and their families. Reform efforts focus on organizational, infrastructure and manpower changes.
Military medicine has a long and celebrated history. We apply lessons from our past to improve the care of military personnel and their families today and in the future. New surgical techniques, powerful painkillers, antibiotic drugs, and triage and evacuation procedures have revolutionized military medicine.
The MHS takes protection of patient information very seriously. Here you can find: information about how MHS handles breaches of information, tools to use the Freedom of Information Act, training available related to the Privacy Act and the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act, information on the MHS Privacy Board, information about contract language, Privacy Impact Assessments for MHS IT systems, and information about how MHS protects privacy in research.
Defense Department’s overall investment for medical research and development (R&D) with Research, Development, Testing, and Development (RDT&E) dollars.
Covers topics spanning from the operational infrastructure of the Military Health System to specific health related technologies on and off the battlefield.
Welcome to Total Force Fitness, a program that focuses on your entire health throughout your military career. Readiness is measured in more than just physical fitness and medical status. Through Total Force Fitness, we’re going to talk about other areas in your life – like social, spiritual, environmental, and financial – to make sure you and your community are ready for you to do your job. Because we’re changing the way we talk about health, we created this portal to give you the latest news in Total Force Fitness and information on how its dimensions affect total health.
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