Military Health Management Training Conference January 26-28, 2009 • Sheraton National, Crystal City, VA • www.MilitaryHealthManagement.com

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Military Health Management is a 3-day training conference organized by Worldwide Business Research. Providing The Highest Quality of Military Healthcare Through Collaboration And Interoperability

The issues in military healthcare are far reaching but Military Health Management 2009 aims to address the top 3 core issues related to military medicine, including:

• Seamless integration and interoperability of electronic medical records of deployed military personnel (in-theatre) and the returning injured (in military hospitals)
  
• Delivering timely and effective combat care through medical force readiness and medical logistics
• Access to continual quality health care for wounded warriors

Top Issues in MHM 2009:

Military Health IT and Interoperability:
A focus on AHLTA, the military's electronic health record (EHR), which marks a significant new era in healthcare for the Military Health System (MHS) and the nation. In his January 2004 State of the Union address, the President set the goal of ensuring most Americans had an EHR by 2014. The Department of Defense is leading this effort by completing the implementation of AHLTA, the interoperable, globally-accessible, protected, and always available EHR for Uniformed Services members, retirees and their families by 2011. AHLTA gives healthcare providers access to data about beneficiaries' conditions, prescriptions, diagnostic tests and additional information essential to providing quality care.

Medical Force Readiness:
Medical Force Readiness entails providing a medically ready and protected force through the implementation of surveillance and health monitoring solutions and processes that improve health, enhance human performance and protect against medical threats across the entire range of military operations. Do we have enough doctors, medics, and nurses in-theatre to support the medical needs of our warfighters? Are our troops trained and ready to administer medical treatment to wounded comrades? How ready are our troops and medical practitioners to use the electronic health records in-theatre and in a military hospital?

Military Medical Logistics Systems:
This does not only mean the delivery and deployment of medical equipment but more so the capability to manage inventory, medical technology management and management of readiness materiel. Forward logistics capability using wireless data collection devices, a web-based interface and improved facility management features including computer aided capabilities in theatre and in a DoD hospital also falls under this area.

Integration and Continued Care of Wounded Warriors:
The Military’s health care system partners with the US Department of Veterans Affairs to provide several specialized health care centers for wounded warriors including:

• Walter Reed Army Medical Center Amputee Care Center and Gait Laboratory, in Washington, D.C.
  
• National Naval Medical Center’s Traumatic Stress and Brain Injury Program, in Bethesda, Md.;
  
• Center for the Intrepid state-of-the-art rehabilitation facility and Brooke Army Medical Center, at Fort Sam Houston, Texas;
  
• Naval Medical Center San Diego Comprehensive Combat Casualty Care Center; and
  
• Multi-site Defense Department/Veterans Affairs-operated brain injury centers for patient care, education and clinical research.