Pilot program to test standalone technology to improve efficiencies in supply-chain management, medical readiness, and medical processes
Division A — Department of Defense Authorizations › Title VII — Health Care Provisions › Subtitle B — Health Care Administration
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(a) Establishment Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of the Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Director of the Defense Health Agency, shall carry out a pilot program to test and evaluate existing standalone technologies to assess whether such technologies accomplish the following: (1) Improving efficiencies in medical supply-chain management and in military medical readiness. (2) Streamlining medical processes. (3) Improving recordation accuracy. (4) Reducing rates of needlestick injury. (5) Enhancing retention rates of military health care providers. (b) Duration The Secretary shall carry out the pilot program for a five-year period.