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10 U.S.C. § 1073b — Recurring reports and publication of certain data

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10 U.S.C. § 1073b — Recurring reports and publication of certain data

**(a) Annual Report on Recording of Health Assessment Data in Military Health Records.—** The Secretary of Defense shall issue each year a report on the compliance by the military departments with applicable law and policies on the recording of health assessment data in military health records, including compliance with [section 1074f(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1074f/c&num=0&edition=prelim). The report shall cover the calendar year preceding the year in which the report is submitted and include a discussion of the extent to which immunization status and predeployment and postdeployment health care data are being recorded in such records. **(b) Publication of Data on Patient Safety, Quality of Care, Satisfaction, and Health Outcome Measures.—** (1) The Secretary of Defense shall publish on a publically available Internet website of the Department of Defense data on all measures that the Secretary considers appropriate that are used by the Department to assess patient safety, quality of care, patient satisfaction, and health outcomes for health care provided under the TRICARE program at each military medical treatment facility. Such data shall include the core quality performance metrics adopted by the Secretary under section 728 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017. (2) The Secretary shall publish an update to the data published under paragraph (1) not less frequently than once each quarter during each fiscal year. (3) The Secretary may not include data relating to risk management activities of the Department in any publication under paragraph (1) or update under paragraph (2). (4) The Secretary shall ensure that the data published under paragraph (1) and updated under parag

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10 U.S.C. § 1074 — Medical and dental care for members and certain former members

**(a)** (1) Under joint regulations to be prescribed by the administering Secretaries, a member of a uniformed service described in paragraph (2) is entitled to medical and dental care in any facility of any uniformed service. (2) Members of the uniformed services referred to in paragraph (1) are as follows: (A) A member of a uniformed service on active duty. (B) A member of a reserve component of a uniformed service who has been commissioned as an officer if— (i) the member has requested orders to active duty for the member’s initial period of active duty following the commissioning of the member as an officer; (ii) the request for orders has been approved; (iii) the orders are to be issued but have not been issued or the orders have been issued but the member has not entered active duty; and (iv) the member does not have health care insurance and is not covered by any other health benefits plan. **(b)** (1) Under joint regulations to be prescribed by the administering Secretaries, a member or former member of a uniformed service who is entitled to retired or retainer pay, or equivalent pay may, upon request, be given medical and dental care in any facility of any uniformed service, subject to the availability of space and facilities and the capabilities of the medical and dental staff. The administering Secretaries may, with the agreement of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, provide care to persons covered by this subsection in facilities operated by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and determined by him to be available for this purpose on a reimbursable basis at rates approved by the President. (2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to a member or former member entitled to retired pay for non-regular service under chapter 1223 of this title

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10 U.S.C. § 1071 — Purpose of this chapter

The purpose of this chapter is to create and maintain high morale in the uniformed services by providing an improved and uniform program of medical and dental care for members and certain former members of those services, and for their dependents.

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10 U.S.C. § 1073a — Contracts for health care: best value contracting

**(a) Authority.—** Under regulations prescribed by the administering Secretaries, health care contracts shall be awarded in the administration of this chapter to the offeror or offerors that will provide the best value to the United States to the maximum extent consistent with furnishing high-quality health care in a manner that protects the fiscal and other interests of the United States. **(b) Factors Considered.—** In the determination of best value under subsection (a)— (1) consideration shall be given to the factors specified in the regulations; and (2) greater weight shall be accorded to technical and performance-related factors than to cost and price-related factors. **(c) Applicability.—** The authority under the regulations prescribed under subsection (a) shall apply to any contract in excess of $5,000,000.

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10 U.S.C. § 1073b — Recurring reports and publication of

Page 1022 TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES § 1073b ‘‘(D) Focus on preventive care that emphasizes— ‘‘(i) early detection and timely treatment of disease; ‘‘(ii) periodic health screenings; and ‘‘(iii) education regarding healthy lifestyle be- haviors. ‘‘(E) Coordinate and integrate health care across the continuum of care, connecting all aspects of the health care received by the patient, including the patient’s health care team. ‘‘(F) Facilitate access to health care providers, including— ‘‘(i) after-hours care; ‘‘(ii) urgent care; and ‘‘(iii) through telehealth appointments, when appropriate. ‘‘(G) Encourage patients to participate in making health care decisions. ‘‘(H) Use evidence-based treatment protocols that improve the consistency of health care and elimi- nate ineffective, wasteful health care practices.’’ § 1073b. Recurring reports and publication of certain data (a) ANNUAL REPORT ON RECORDING OF HEALTH ASSESSMENT DATA IN MILITARY HEALTH RECORDS.—The Secretary of Defense shall issue each year a report on the compliance by the military departments with applicable law and policies on the recording of health assessment data in military health records, including com- pliance with section 1074f(c) of this title. The re- port shall cover the calendar year preceding the year in which the report is submitted and in- clude a discussion of the extent to which immu- nization status and predeployment and postdeployment health care data are being re- corded in such records. (b) PUBLICATION OF DATA ON PATIENT SAFETY, QUALITY OF CARE, SATISFACTION, AND HEALTH OUTCOME MEASURES.—(1) The Secretary of De- fense shall publish on a publically available Internet website of the Department of Defense data on all measures that the Secretary con- siders appropr

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