File:Defense Health Program FY12 Budget (House Committee on Appropriations) (IA 13255C4HS11MAY11HACDDefenseHealthProgramHe).pdf

STATEMENT OF VICE ADMIRAL ADAM M. ROBINSON, JR., MC, USN, SURGEON GENERAL OF THE NAVY BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON DEFENSE OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS.

"Navy Medicine delivers world class care, anytime, anywhere. We are forward-deployed and engaged around the world every day, no matter what the environment and regardless of the challenge. The operational tempo of this past year continues to demonstrate that we must be flexible, adaptable and ready to respond globally. We will be tested in our ability to meet our operational and humanitarian assistance requirements, as well as maintain our commitment to provide patient and family-centered care to a growing number of beneficiaries. However, I am proud to say that Navy Medicine is responding to these challenges with skill, commitment and compassion.

Strategic Alignment, Integration and Efficiencies
Strategic alignment with the priorities of the Secretary of the Navy, Chief of Naval Operations and Commandant of the Marine Corps is critical to our ability to meet our mission. As a world-wide health care system, Navy Medicine is fully engaged in carrying out the core capabilities of the Maritime Strategy and the Cooperative Strategy for the 21st Century Seapower around the globe. Our ongoing efforts, including maintaining warfighter health readiness, conducting humanitarian assistance and disaster relief missions, protecting the health of our beneficiaries, as well as training our future force are critical to our future success.

We also recognize the importance of alignment within the Military Health System (MHS) as evidenced by the adoption of the Quadruple Aim initiative as a primary focus of the MHS Strategic Plan. The Quadruple Aim applies the framework from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) and customizes it for the unique demands of military medicine. It targets the MHS and Services’ efforts on integral outcomes in the areas of readiness, population health and quality, patient experience and cost. The goal is to develop better outcomes and implement balanced incentives across the MHS.

Within Navy Medicine, we continue to maintain a rigorous strategic planning process. Deliberative planning, constructive self-assessment and alignment at all levels of our organization, have helped create momentum and establish a solid foundation of measurable progress that drives change. It’s paying dividends as we are seeing improved and sustained performance in our strategic objectives."

Subjects: humanitarian assistance; Iraq; Afghanistan; military medicine; Congressional testimony