Mhs Historical Development

Military Health System /Historical Development Matrix

Complete the following matrix depicting the historical development of risk management and quality improvement. Select 8-10 historical regulatory and nonregulatory events and activities over the 20th century that contributed to the theoretical foundations of risk management. The matrix must identify the name, year, and founder of the development; the nature of the development; and its importance in the development of risk management and quality improvement. Use this table as a graphic organizer to summarize the theoretical underpinnings and historical development of risk management and quality improvement.

Historical Development (Name, Year) Founder of Event Nature of Development Importance to Development of Risk Management and Quality Improvement

1945-1989 U.S. Congress and VA Increase of Reservist called to active duty From 1945-1989 reservists were called to active duty as part of mobilization by the federal government only four times, an average of less than once per decade. Reservist did not receive care needed post war. Since 1990, reservist have been mobilized by the federal government six times, an average of nearly once every three years. Since 2001 the reserve component has been used extensively to support the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT). About 500,000 reservists have been mobilized, primarily for contingency operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. Risk Management: Soldiers returned to their normal day to day life without the care needed from deployments.

1988-Present Defense Health Affairs MHS and VA collaboration The future of the MHS is working diligently to collaborate with the Veterans Affairs. This collaboration will cut cost of duplication of care and improve communication between the two systems. One of the major improvements that has been accomplished is the transfer of electronic health records. When a member retires a retirement physical is conducted by the military installation...