Naval Health Clinic Patuxent River

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Naval Health ClinicPatuxent River
To promote, protect and restore the health or
our Sailors, Marines, their families and all
others entrusted to our care.
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Lesson Learned

• Combined Wellness visit and medical readiness
• Challenges encountered
• Workable Solutions

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Capabilities of NHC Pax River

• Audiology
• Dental
• Immunizations
• Laboratory
• Occupational Health
• Optometry
• Primary Care/ Flight Medicine
• X-Ray

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Stakeholders

• Primary Care Providers / Clinics
• Dental
• Immunizations
• Laboratory
• Medical Records
• Commands and Command CFLs
• Occupational Health
• Optometry

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Capture of Personnel

• Capture all base wide check-ins
• Communication with each commands CFL to track
  PHA completions

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Appointments

• Cattle Call appointments versus scheduled
  appointments
• Preparation for appointments
• Post appointment process

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Choke points in the process

• Dental
• Immunizations
• Audiology
• Occupational Health

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Technology Assistance

• SAMS data entry
• Access Database to create coversheet from SAMS
• SAMS Uploads
• Data Entry at the point of care

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NAS Patuxent River Medical Readiness May 2006
651 base personnel's birthdate fell between
June and October resulting in an underestimation
of PHA compliance. The annual PHA requirement
did not go into effect until Oct 2005. 651
represents 19 of the base active duty population.
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Example Report
NAS Patuxent River Medical Readiness
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Training Issues

• SAMS data entry
• Occupational Health Screens
• Immunization Training
• Process training (patient flow, record screens)
• SAMS uploads, IMR Uploads
• Standardize reporting process

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Summary

• Combined appointments
• Stake holder meetings
• Continuous process improvement
• Technical Support

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Questions?