Medical Management Guide, 2009, Version 3.0 - Tricare

Medical Management GuideVersion 3.0Medical Management ToolsPage 133Medical Management ToolsSECTIONVINTRODUCTIONThis section focuses on tools and resourcesfor successful Medical Management(MM) programs. It complements the 2001Population Health Improvement Plan and Guide,Section IV, p. 67, Analyze Performance and HealthStatus (see Executive Summary, CD-ROMResource ES-1).As discussed in Section I, Medical ManagementEssentials and throughout this Guide, the MHSemphasizes enhanced collaboration between clinicaland business practices within Military TreatmentFacilities (MTFs), since much of the same data areused to derive both clinical and business plans.Specifically, the priorities and measures (i.e., metrics)set for the local MM plan may directly affect theassumptions and data for the local business plan,and vice versa.The tools described in this section are meant to helpsupport this collaborative approach to MM.USING INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND DATAMARTSAccessing the DataMany of the tools described here requirepasswords and/or are only accessibleat “.mil” domains. Health InsurancePortability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) standardsrequire security training and justification for systemaccess. Some tools presented here advise the userof “*Restricted access.” In such cases, please followup with your supervisor or department head formore information on accessing and utilizing thesetools.Note that some Web links may take you to a pagewarning you of a problem with the website’ssecurity certificate. This is a standard messageprior to accessing sensitive websites that may haverestricted access. To access the site when this occurs,click on the red shield icon with the X and proceed.Also note that some tools are presented withoutWeb hyperlinks, as website addresses are oftenupdated or rendered inactive due to domain namechanges.