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Medical Management Guide, 2009, Version 3.0 - Tricare

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Page 186Appendix D - Resources<strong>Version</strong> <strong>3.0</strong><strong>Medical</strong> <strong>Management</strong> <strong>Guide</strong>Resources: https://www.aw2.army.mil/index.htmlVA: http://www.veteransforamerica.org/woundedwarrior/DoD/MHS: http://mhs.osd.mil/WoundedWarrior.aspxBNET Business LibraryResources: http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/Industries/Healthcare+and+<strong>Medical</strong>/Case <strong>Management</strong> Society of America (CMSA)An international, non-profit organization dedicated to the support and development of the profession of Case<strong>Management</strong> through educational forums, networking opportunities, and legislative involvement. CMSA offersmembership discounts for military personnel, as well as a military forum during its annual national conference.Resources: http://cmsa.org/Center for Case <strong>Management</strong>Resources: http://www.cfcm.com/Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)A federal agency within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). CMS programs/initiativesinclude Medicare, Medicaid, the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), and Clinical LaboratoryImprovement Amendments (CLIA).Resources: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/Community Based Warrior Transition Unit (CBWTU) ProgramA program initiated in 2004 that allows Reserve Component (RC) soldiers placed in <strong>Medical</strong> RetentionProcessing (MRP) status to return home and complete their medical care in their local communities, rather thanbeing required to remain on an installation that may be thousands of miles from their homes and families. Itis the policy of the U.S. Army <strong>Medical</strong> Command (MEDCOM) that all RC WT soldiers be assessed for referralto the CBWTU. When referred by the WTU nurse case manager (NCM) and accepted by the CBWTU, the WTsoldier is transferred and attached to the CBWTU that covers the region where that soldier lives. There arenine CBWTU regional headquarters, located in the states of Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Illinois,Massachusetts, Utah, and Virginia; and in Puerto Rico. WT soldiers at the CBWTU normally receive theirmedical care from civilian network providers and are managed by their assigned CBWTU NCM. WT soldierswho live within the TRICARE catchment area of an MTF are enrolled Prime to that location but continue to bemanaged by the CBWTU NCM.Resources:U.S. Army <strong>Medical</strong> Department (AMEDD), North Atlantic Regional <strong>Medical</strong> Command: http://www.narmc.amedd.army.mil/Pages/default.aspx

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