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Maximum hospital benefit
That point of hospitalization at which the patient’s progress appears to have stabilized and further hospitalization will
not directly contribute to further substantial recovery. A patient who will continue to improve slowly over a long
period of time without specific therapy or medical supervision or with only a moderate amount of treatment on an
outpatient basis may be considered as having attained maximum hospital benefit.
Medical care
Unless otherwise specified, includes, but is not limited to the following:
a. Inpatient treatment.
b. Outpatient treatment.
c. Nursing care.
d. Medical examinations.
e. Immunizations.
f. Drugs.
g. Subsistence.
h. Transportation.
i. Other adjuncts such as prosthetic devices, spectacles, hearing aids, and orthopedic footwear. This includes
appliances such as braces, walking irons, and elastic stockings.
Medical management
The exercise of primary decision authority regarding diagnosis and treatment of an individual patient.
Medical officers
Commissioned officers of the armed forces or civilians who are either employees, consultants, or fee-for-service
physicians.
Member of a Uniformed Service
A person appointed, enlisted, inducted, or called, ordered, or conscripted into a Uniformed Service who is serving on
AD or ADT.
Military patient
A patient who is a member of the U.S. Armed Forces on AD or ADT or an AD member of the armed forces of a
foreign government.
Military treatment facility
A facility established for the purpose of furnishing medical and/or dental care to eligible beneficiaries.
Optimum hospital benefit
The point during hospitalization when a patient’s fitness for further military service can be decided. Also, further
treatment for a reasonable period in an MTF will probably not result in material change in the patient’s condition so as
to alter type of disposition or amount of separation benefits.
Outpatient
A person receiving health service for a disease or injury that does not require admission to an MTF for inpatient care.
Outpatient treatment record
The OTR and the dental record of the beneficiary for whom an HREC is not kept.
Outpatient visit
A visit to a separate, organized clinic or specialty service. This visit is made by a patient who has not been admitted as
an inpatient to the supporting hospital.
Outside of the United States
All areas outside of the 50 States and the District of Columbia.
Patient Accounting and Reporting Realtime Tracking System
An automated system that collects demographic and medical data of patients entering the medical system during a
contingency operation. The patient is tracked through the entire episode of care until final disposition.
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