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U.S. Military Treatment Facility Reform: Decision-Based Plan Of Action And Milestones, Sean E. Marshall
U.S. Military Treatment Facility Reform: Decision-Based Plan Of Action And Milestones, Sean E. Marshall
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
In 2017, the U.S. Congress mandated a specific reorganization and centralized approach in military medicine. The Air Force developed a medical reform construct to organize military treatment facilities (MTFs). The leaders of each unit are required to comply with the reorganization using internal resources with no additional funding or personnel. The purpose of this study was to deliver a plan of action and milestones (POAM) suitable for workgroup implementation to achieve the mandated health unit integration at a medium-sized MTF. The practice-focused question asked how a POAM road map guides effective decision-making. A consultancy approach was used to assist leadership …