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The Army Physician Assistant--From the Line, For the Line

Predict and Secure Required Resources

F-1

Fiscal Responsibility

High Quality, Accessible, Cost-Effective Health

Care C-1

Trained Physician Assistants in Support of our Deployable Forces

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Physician Assistants as AMEDD Leaders

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Enable Combat Medical Readiness

Recruit and Retain Quality Army PAs

C-3/L-1

Leverage Information and Medical Technologies

C-4/L-4

Train Army PAsC-2/L-3

Promote Leader Development

C-3/L- 2

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Organizational Medical Equipment Readiness

C-4

Expand Readiness Training

Opportunities C-2/IP-1

Improve Leader Training

C-3/IP- 10

Improve Marketing of the

Army PAC-3/IP-11

Improve AccessC-1/IP-4

Ensure High Quality Care

C-1/IP-5

Improve Efficiency of

ServicesC-1/IP-6

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Focus on the Soldier

Ensure Soldier Readiness and Force Sustainment

Support the 91W Transition

C-2/IP-2

Promote Health and WellnessC-1/IP-9

Expedite the Return of Soldiers

to Duty C-1/IP-7

Expedite the Disposition of the

Unfit Soldier C-1/IP-8

Ensure Soldier Medical

Readiness C-1/IP- 3

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Ensure Soldier Readiness and Force Sustainment

C-3 Produce Physician Assistants who are competitive as commanders and senior staff officers. Provide command and senior staff opportunities for PAs.

C-1 Provide High Quality, Accessible, Cost-Effective Healthcare to Soldiers, their family members, and other beneficiaries.

C-2 Enhance training opportunities and provide central funding for required sustainment of Physician Assistants. Ensure Organic Medical assets are equipped

Objective Statement

C-3a Percent of 65D fill of AMEDD Immaterial command and senior staff positions.

C-3b Percent of grade authorization (in Leadership positions) educational mismatches

C-1a TBD

C-1b 10%C-1a Percent increase in TOE authorizations

C-1b. Percent increase in TDA authorizations.

Target FY 02MeasuresStrategic Theme:

High Quality, Accessible, Cost-

Effective Healthcare C-1

Trained Physician Assistants in

Support of our Deployable Forces

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Physician Assistants as AMEDD Leaders

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C-2a Percent of PAs attending the ER Basic Skills course.

C-2b Percent of PAs attending the PPSCP training.

C-2a TBD

C-2b TBD

C-3a TBD

C-3b TBD

Improve Organizational

Medical Equipment Readiness

C-4

C-4 Ensure fielding of complete (consumable & non-expendable) Sets, Kits, and Outfits; vehicles; equipment; and supplies that are tailorable to any contingency. Ensure mission specific push packages are delivered to meet any contingency.

C-4a Percent of MESs that are fully mission capable.

C-4b Number of push package requirements submitted for development.

C-4a 100%

C-4b TBD

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Focus on the Soldier

IP-3 Ensure the medical readiness standards are enforced down to the individual soldier level.

Objective Statement

IP-6a % of Utilizing CPG’s

IP-6b PA satisfaction with efficiency of services

IP-4a Soldier wait time to see provider on sick call

IP-4b Wait time in days for AD orthopedic referral appointments

IP-3a 100%

IP-3b TBDIP-3a Percent of soldiers medically screened for deployment.

IP-3b Percent of soldiers medically ready for deployment.

Target FY 02MeasuresStrategic Theme:

Ensure Soldier Medical ReadinessC-1/IP-3

Improve Efficiency of ServicesC-1/IP-6

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Ensure High Quality Care

C-1/IP-5

Improve AccessC-1IP-4

IP-4 Improve Soldier Access to Soldier Healthcare.

IP-5 Leverage the AMEDD to provide “Standard of Care” services and facilities that satisfy the soldier and commander.

IP-6 Employ best business and clinical practices to improve efficiency of soldier care in garrison

IP-5a AD patient satisfaction

IP-5b Commander satisfaction

IP-4a TBD

IP-4b 7 days

IP-5a TBD

IP-5b TBD

IP-6a TBD

IP-6b TBD

IP-2a Percent of 91W PA instructor authorizations filled (mil/civ).

IP-2b Percent of eligible medics 91W certified.

IP-2a 100%

IP-2b TBD

IP-1a Percent of eligible attendees for required PA life-cycle courses

IP-1b Percent of attendees centrally funded.

Support 91W TransitionC-2/IP-2

Expand Readiness Training

OpportunitiesC-2/IP-1

IP-1 Expand training opportunities for Physician Assistants by ensuring mandatory training in support of the life cycle model and assignment specific medical proficiency training.

IP-1a TBD

IP-1b TBD

IP-2a Percent of 91W PA instructor authorizations filled.

IP-2b Percent of eligible medics 91W Certified.

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Ensure Soldier Readiness and Force Sustainment

IP-9 Provide disease management, health promotion and preventive services to our patient population.

IP-8 Enforce the system that quickly identifies unfit soldiers and makes dispositions efficiently, effectively and compassionately.

Objective Statement Target FY 02MeasuresStrategic Theme:

Expedite the Disposition of the Unfit

SoldierC-1/IP-8

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Improve Marketing of the

Army PAC-3/IP-11

Improve Leader Training

C-3/IP-10

Promote Health and WellnessC-1/IP-9

IP-10 Improve leadership curricula to include PA specific criteria along command, clinical, administrative or academic tracks.

IP-11 Improve the visibility of Army Physician Assistants and promote the Physician Assistant / physician team relationship.

IP-8a Percent MEBs processed in less than 90 days from physician initiation to mailing

IP-8b Percent of PEBs completed and final disposition of soldier by 130 days

IP-9a Percent of PA’s who provide wellness checks during routine care

IP-9b Percent of AD tobacco users enrolled in tobacco cessation program

IP-11a Percent of AD population whose primary care is provided by an Army PA

IP-11b Percent of MTF patient visits seen by an Army PA

IP-10a Percent of eligible PAs attending OAC

IP-10b Percent of eligible PAs attending C&GSC

IP-8a TBD

IP-8b TBD

IP-9a 100%

IP-9b TBD

IP-10a 100%

IP-10b TBD

IP-11a TBD

IP-11b TBD

Expedite the return of Soldiers

to DutyC-1/IP-7

IP-7 Shorten the cycle time to return soldiers to duty through re-engineering initiatives to improve primary care and specialty referrals.

IP-7a % of Soldiers with profiles > 30 days

IP-7b Percent of sick call visits that are non-acute

IP-7a TBD

IP-7b TBD

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Enable Combat Medical Readiness

Objective Statement Target FY 02MeasuresStrategic Theme:

Recruit and Retain Quality

Army Physician Assistants

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Leverage Information and Medical

TechnologiesC-4/L-4

Promote Leader Development

C-3/L-2

Train Army Physician Assistants

C-2/L-3

L-1a Percent of PAs remaining beyond ADSO

L-1b Percent of applicants for PA school who are fully qualified

L-1c Percent of PAs remaining beyond 20yrs AFS.

L-2a Percent of PAs completing CEL requirements IAW life cycle model annually

L-2b Percent of PAs identifying primary care, specialty or administrative/command career track by end of ADSO

L-3a Percent graduating from IPAP

L-3b Percent of AD Army IPAP graduates achieving NCCPA certification on initial attempt

L-4a Number of Battalion Aid Stations equipped with CHCS

L-4b Number of Battalion Aid Stations equipped with internet access.

L-4 Maximize the use of existing medical informatics and develop additional web-based resources to meet the needs of Physician Assistants.

L-3 Evaluate and refine all PA professional training to ensure the training provides the knowledge and skills required to meet professional standards as well as provides the skills required to function in a deployed field environment.

L-1a TBD

L-1b TBD

L-1c TBD

L-2a TBD

L-2b TBD

L-3a TBD

L-3b 100%

L-4a 100%

L-4b 100%

L-2 Promote leader development by implementing a life cycle model that accurately describes leadership progression and facilitates individual advancement.

L-1 Recruit Army PAs by actively targeting tactically proficient SOLDIERS and junior leaders within our units and support these soldiers in pursuit of the PA profession. Retain qualified PAs by providing educational opportunities, multiple career tracks, career progression, challenging and varied assignments, promotion opportunities and job satisfaction.

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Fiscal Responsibility

Objective Statement Target FY 02MeasuresStrategic Theme:

Predict and Secure Required

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F-1a Percent of SP budget expended on Army PAs. F-1b Budgeted end-strength

F-1 Predict, program, and secure Army O&M and DHP funding and additional manpower to meet PA mission requirements.

F-1a TBD

F-1b TBD