Are there ways for the Military Health System to partner and cooperate with civilian networks?
TRO-West, in coordination with our Region’s MCSC, routinely partners with the civilian health care market to provide our troops, retirees and families the health care they need. One of the primary avenues for this cooperation is the partnering philosophy embodied in what is referred to as the Joint Strategic and Operational Planning Process [JSOPP]. The JSOPP was conceived as a collaborative planning and execution process to attain the goal of integrating population-based health care that is data-driven, measurably effective, efficient and delivered at the best value to the government. Within JSOPP there are several optimization components by which TRO-West supports MTFs in their efforts to maximize capacity and improve access to care for enrolled beneficiaries. These components are Military Health System support initiatives [MHSSIs], external resource sharing agreements [ERSAs], and clinical support agreements [CSAs]. The MHSSI program gives MTFs access to private sector health care f
