RT Book, Section
A1 Poropatich, Ronald
A1 Lappan, Charles
A1 Gilbert, Gary
A2 Rheuban, Karen Schulder
A2 Krupinski, Elizabeth A.
SR Print(0)
ID 1157312401
T1 Telehealth in the Department of Defense
T2 Understanding Telehealth
YR 1
FD 1
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259837401
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1157312401
RD 2024/04/24
AB The  Department  of  Defense  (DoD)  comprises  a  complex  health  care  system  with  a  diverse  beneficiary  population  and  an  annual  budget  that  exceeds  $52  billion.  The  Military  Health  System  (MHS)  seeks  to  offer  high-quality  and  accessible  health  care  services  to  its  10.6  million  beneficiaries.  It  does  this  through  a  global  direct  care  network  composed  of  over  240  Military  Treatment  Facility  (MTF)  hospitals  and  clinics,  supplemented  by  a  purchased  care  network  of  community  clinical  providers.  Access  to  care  remains  a  challenge  for  the  MHS,  as  many  MTFs  struggle  to  meet  access  standards  and  as  the  number  of  beneficiaries  living  distant  from  MTFs  continues  to  grow.  This  has  a  significant  financial  impact  on  the  managed  care  provider  for  the  DoD  called  the  TRICARE  network.1