TRICARE Provider News
Issue 6:2008

TRICARE Network Providers Possibly Affected by PII Compromise
In February 2008, the Department of the Air Force sent letters out to approximately 62,000 TRICARE network and 21,000 Air Force Medical Service providers and support staff nationwide to notify them of a potential Personally Identifi able Information (PII) compromise that may have occurred sometime between November 2006 and November 2007.

TRICARE Expands Coverage for Autism Services
The Department of Defense (DoD) and TRICARE recently announced a demonstration project that expands coverage for active duty family members (ADFMs) diagnosed with autism.

TRICARE Prime Access Standards: Setting the Standard for Care
TRICARE is committed to ensuring that TRICARE Prime beneficiaries have timely access to quality care from civilian network providers.

Transfer of Clinical Information: A Quality Effort
All of us in the medical field—TRICARE, Humana Military Healthcare Services, Inc. (Humana Military)and network providers—understand the need to impart adequate clinical information to other providers during transitions in care.

Improving Outpatient Care Satisfaction
The government conducts regular TRICARE beneficiary satisfaction surveys to determine how satisfied our beneficiaries are with the inpatient and outpatient medical services rendered by TRICARE network providers.

Contacts
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