• Military medicine · Aug 2024

    Strengthening Military Medical Provider Readiness: A Comprehensive Examination of VHA-MHS Partnerships.

    • Shaun Brown.
    • Fellow VA Office of DoD/Health Affairs, U.S. Army War College, Carlisle, PA 17013, USA.
    • Mil Med. 2024 Aug 2.

    AbstractMilitary medical readiness, particularly in surgical specialties, remains a significant concern within the Military Health System (MHS). While initiatives like the U.S. Army Military-Civilian Trauma Team (AMCT3) Program have addressed some readiness gaps, they primarily focus on trauma care, leaving other crucial medical specialties underserved. Leveraging partnerships between the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Defense Health Agency (DHA) emerges as a strategic approach to address these challenges comprehensively. Further collaboration between the VA and MHS is an opportunity to enhance military medical provider readiness, covering expanded medical specialties and health care personnel. By utilizing resource-sharing agreements (RSAs) and the Joint Incentive Fund (JIF), opportunities for increased collaboration and interoperability between the VA and MHS are explored. Challenges such as maintaining partnerships, addressing billing issues, and navigating local-level politics are identified, with proposed solutions, including establishing a centralized interagency office to monitor and manage specialty care partnerships. A comprehensive approach to enhancing military medical provider readiness through VA-MHS partnerships is crucial. By addressing readiness gaps and optimizing resource utilization, such collaboration would likely improve the overall readiness of the medical force, benefiting both military and veteran patient populations.Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States 2024. This work is written by (a) US Government employee(s) and is in the public domain in the US.

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