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Evaluation of the Armed Forces Retirement Home Response to the Coronavirus Disease-2019 Pandemic
Rec. 1.a-c: The DoD OIG recommend that the Armed Forces Retirement Home Chief Operating Officer: a. Update the Comprehensive COVID Testing for AFRH' plan to include procedures for testing residents and healthcare personnel following an outbreak, as well as cleaning and disinfecting between individuals tests; b. Formalize the "Comprehensive COVID Testing for AFRH" plan; and c. Formalize the "Widespread Infectious Disease Emergency Operations Plan" to ensure continuity of operations during this ongoing and future pandemics.
Rec. 2: The DoD OIG recommended that the Armed Forces Retirement Home Facility Administrators at Gulfport, Mississippi and Washington, D.C. formalize their respective facility's draft plan for the COVID-19 and quarantine units.
Evaluation of Department of Defense Medical Treatment Facility Challenges During the Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic
Rec. 1.a: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, in conjunction with the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs and Secretaries of the Military Departments, establish a working group within 30 days of this report's publication, to address the personnel, supplies, testing capabilities, information technology, communication, and lines of authority challenges that we identified during the Coronavirus Disease-2019 pandemic that exist between the Services and the Defense Health Agency. The working group should establish milestones to develop guidance for coordinating the staffing of multi-Service military treatment facilities during a pandemic.
Rec. 1.b: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, in conjunction with the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs and Secretaries of the Military Departments, establish a working group within 30 days of this report's publication, to address the personnel, supplies, testing capabilities, information technology, communication, and lines of authority challenges that we identified during the Coronavirus Disease-2019 pandemic that exist between the Services and the Defense Health Agency. The working group should establish milestones to consolidate Coronavirus Disease-2019 reporting requirements and recipients to reduce duplication and inconsistent requirements.
Rec. 1.c: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, in conjunction with the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs and Secretaries of the Military Departments, establish a working group within 30 days of this report's publication, to address the personnel, supplies, testing capabilities, information technology, communication, and lines of authority challenges that we identified during the Coronavirus Disease-2019 pandemic that exist between the Services and the Defense Health Agency. The working group should establish milestones to create a pandemic-related informational website and a toll-free number for beneficiaries to find Coronavirus Disease-2019-related information and ensure the website and toll-free number are advertised and maintained.
Rec. 1.d: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, in conjunction with the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs and Secretaries of the Military Departments, establish a working group within 30 days of this report's publication, to address the personnel, supplies, testing capabilities, information technology, communication, and lines of authority challenges that we identified during the Coronavirus Disease-2019 pandemic that exist between the Services and the Defense Health Agency. The working group should establish milestones to issue clarifying guidance for defining essential personnel for civilian healthcare workers.
Rec. 1.e: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, in conjunction with the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs and Secretaries of the Military Departments, establish a working group within 30 days of this report's publication, to address the personnel, supplies, testing capabilities, information technology, communication, and lines of authority challenges that we identified during the Coronavirus Disease-2019 pandemic that exist between the Services and the Defense Health Agency. The working group should establish milestones to update contracts to allow for more flexibility regarding the use of contracted personnel during extenuating circumstances, such as a pandemic.