The fierce competition for limited dollars demands that every operating agency and every
program be challenged for relevancy and cost-effectiveness throughout the defense …

A proposal calling for a major restructuring of the way the federal government pays for health
care for military dependents and retirees has been criticized by the AMA. The proposal …

This research sought to determine the degree to John P. Kotters 1996 model of Leading
Change for transforming businesses could be applied to the Armys current Transformation …

DISCLAIMER: The AMEDD Journal presents clinical and nonclinical professional
information to expand knowledge of domestic & international military medical issues and …

Confronted with operational inefficiencies, readiness shortfalls, increasing malpractice
claims, and disenchantment from patients, new Surgeon General LTG. Quinn H. Becker …

The MHS is a complex organization that provides health services to almost 10 million
beneficiaries across a range of care venues, including the battlefield, traditional hospitals …

The challenges of managing military medicine over the last three decades have been
complicated by rapidly changing priorities and redirections. Inspired by Kuhn's theory of …

The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 required that DOD develop a
detailed implementation plan for carrying out its health care system reform of creating the …

ABSTRACT The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act recently passed into law is
poised to profoundly affect the provision of medical care in the United States. In today's …

Why GAO Did This Study The Department of Defense DOD operates one of the largest and
most complex health systems in the nation and has a dual health care mission--readiness …