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A Reminder about School Physicals (Article 3) |
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Soon it will be back-to-school time for many of your TRICARE patients and your appointment books will probably be getting filled with those who need school physicals. There are a few important things to remember when performing school physicals for your TRICARE patients.
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- TRICARE covers annual school physicals for beneficiaries ages 5 to 11 that are required for school enrollment.
- This benefit does not include physical exams that may be required by the school to participate in school sports.
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TRICARE Prime enrollees may receive school physicals and other clinical preventive services from any network provider without referral or authorization from the primary care manager (PCM). TRICARE Prime enrollees and clinical preventive services do not require a copayment.
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If the services are not available from a network provider, a TRICARE Prime enrollee may receive the services from a non-network provider with a PCM referral. If the enrollee uses a non-network provider without obtaining a referral, payment is made under the point-of-service option.
Beneficiaries using TRICARE Standard or TRICARE Extra do not require a referral for school physicals, but they are responsible for applicable cost-shares and deductibles.
For more information about school physicals coverage, visit the Provider Handbook.
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The Source for Deployment Health Information (Article 4) |
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The Department of Defense (DoD) Deployment Health Clinical Center (DHCC) Web site, is a portal for clinicians, service members and their families for the latest deployment health information. Here’s a snapshot of the pages available for providers:
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Emerging Health Concerns |
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Throughout the course of military deployments, health issues come to the forefront of interest. This page contains clinical guidance, policies and directives, fact sheets, training material and research information about current health issues such as:
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Leishmaniasis
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Operational stress
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Acinetobacter infection
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Depleted uranium
- Influenza
- Malaria ... and more
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Education and Training |
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The DHCC is committed to developing, assisting, implementing and sustaining a continuing medical education program to improve post-deployment health care. Here, learn about upcoming conferences and training events and download current education materials and briefings. |
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Risk Communication |
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How well do you communicate bad news or convey reassurance to your patients—especially for post-deployment related health issues? Many patients may have a low trust in the health care system, a high concern over an exposure or medical condition or a perceived medical or emotional crisis during post-deployment. The Risk Communication page is designed specifically to assist clinicians in communicating more effectively with patients who have these types of concerns.
If you have patients with deployment or post-deployment related health concerns, make the Deployment Health Clinical Center Web site your first source for information. Talk to your patients and tell them about this site too. There are several other pages on the site specifically for service members and their families.
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Deployment Health Questions or Concerns? |
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If you have a deployment health question or related question, scroll down the left-hand navigation to Contact DHCC. There you can submit your request online by completing the “contact form” online. If you prefer, you can call the toll-free help line at 1-866-559-1627 or send a request via regular mail to:
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DoD Deployment
Health Clinical Center
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Bldg. 2, 3rd Floor, Room 3G04
6900 Georgia Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20307-5001
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Last Reviewed: June 14, 2007
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