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Optimizing the Military Healthcare System

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Advancing Federal Sector Health Care

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With a downsized military and an aging beneficiary population, the Military Health System (MHS) is reinventing itself in an effort to optimize its resources and provide quality care. Their task is daunting: incorporate and value the cultures of the three military services healthcare systems, standardize and implement best clinical and business processes, and optimize the use of contract services to support military medical treatment facilities (MTFs).

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  1. CAPT William M. Heroman
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. HealthCPR.com, 6313 Fox Hunt Road, Alexandria, VA, 22307, USA

    Peter Ramsaroop MBA (Chairman and Founder, Consultant) (Chairman and Founder, Consultant)

  2. First Consulting Group, Baltimore, MD, 21210, USA

    Peter Ramsaroop MBA (Chairman and Founder, Consultant), Marion J. Ball EdD (Adjunct Professor, Vice President) & Judith V. Douglas MA, MHS (Adjunct Lecturer, Associate) (Chairman and Founder, Consultant),  (Adjunct Professor, Vice President) &  (Adjunct Lecturer, Associate)

  3. School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA

    Marion J. Ball EdD (Adjunct Professor, Vice President) & Judith V. Douglas MA, MHS (Adjunct Lecturer, Associate) (Adjunct Professor, Vice President) &  (Adjunct Lecturer, Associate)

  4. First Consulting Group, Avon, CT, 06001, USA

    David Beaulieu (Vice President, Managing Director of the Government Practice) (Vice President, Managing Director of the Government Practice)

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Heroman, W.M. et al. (2001). Optimizing the Military Healthcare System. In: Ramsaroop, P., Ball, M.J., Beaulieu, D., Douglas, J.V. (eds) Advancing Federal Sector Health Care. Health Informatics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-3439-3_9

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