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R -- PROFESSIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE & MANAGEMENT SUPPORT SERVICES - POTENTIAL SOURCES SELECTED POC COLONEL DIANNE BECHTOLD (703) 695-6800 The Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs)/Clinical Services,Quality Management Directorate seeks detailed information about procedures and processesfor accreditation of regional health care networks within TRICARE, the DepartmentDefense managed health care program. OASD(HA) needs to evaluate the quality of healthcare provided in regional networks, and seeks information on the applicability of networkaccreditation for the Military Health Services Systems (MHSS), to include the military andcivilian medical organizations utilized to provide care to Department of Defense beneficiaries. Submissions may include any additional supporting matter toexplain effectively the submission. Written submissions may include, but are not limitedto: A description of the purpose and value of health care network accreditation for theMHSS; an explanation of how components of a regional health care network in the MHSS (LeadAgent, military treatment facilities, civilian contracted services, etc) would beincorporated into a network accreditation survey; a discussion of the survey process thatwould be applicable to an MHSS regional network; a summary of key network activities(leadership) and governance, performance improvement, credentials and privileging, patientservices, information management, utilization management, etc) which will be evaluated andhow the network may demonstrate compliance; and, a description of how confidentiality ofnetwork survey information is maintained and what information may be subject to publicrelease on request or reserved by the accreditation organization for publication or publicrelease. No cost or pricing data is required and none should be provided. Proprietaryinformation should not be submitted. This is not a request for proposal, nor does thegovernment intend to pay for the solicited information. The government does not intend toaward a contract as a result of this synopsis. Written responses should be submitted nolater than 60 days from publication of this notice to COL Bechtold, Office of theAssistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs)/Clinical Services, Quality ManagementDirectorate, The Pentagon, Room 3D376, Washington, DC 20301-1200. (0061)

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