Medical Communications for Combat Casualty Care Product Management Office (Oct. 12, 2006): MC4's bill weed recognized with '06 Army Acquisition Excellence Award.FORT DETRICK Fort Detrick is a U.S. Army Medical Command installation located in Frederick, Maryland, USA. Its 1,200 acres (5 km) support a multi-governmental community that conducts biomedical research and development, medical material , Md. -- The Army's Medical Communications for Combat Casualty Care Medical Communications for Combat Casualty Care (MC4) is a combat health support information management system of the U.S. Army. MC4 integrates, fields and supports medical (patient) information for tactical medical forces, enabling a comprehensive, lifelong electronic (MC4) Product Management Office (PMO PMO Prime Minister's Office PMO Premier Oil Plc (stock symbol) PMO Pasteurized Milk Ordinance (USA Milk Industry) PMO Provost Marshal's Office PMO Postmenopausal Osteoporosis ) was awarded the 2006 DoD Chief Information Officer Team Award for outstanding achievement in DoD information management based on the spirit and intent of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (Information Technology Management Reform Act The Information Technology Management Reform Act of 1996 and the Federal Acquisition Reform Act (FARA) of 1996 were combined to become the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (CCA). ) and vision of the DoD CIO DoD CIO Department of Defense Chief Information Officer . Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology Claude M. Bolton Jr., commended MC4 PMO for its impact on deployed service members, deployed medical forces, and combatant commanders supporting Operations In amphibious operations, those operations conducted by forces other than those conducted by the amphibious force. See also amphibious force; amphibious operation. Iraqi and Enduring Freedom. "By equipping our forces with electronic medical recording capabilities, MC4 PMO is providing the Army a distinct advantage on the battlefield like never before," Bolton said. "Every soldier benefits from having MC4 on the battlefield." In addition to fielding 15,000 systems and training 16,000 deployed medical professionals, MC4 PMO was lauded for introducing medical recording capabilities in Afghanistan for the first time, in addition to immediately deploying to New Orleans in support of Joint Task Force Katrina Joint Task Force Katrina was a joint operation between the United States Department of Defense and the Federal Emergency Management Agency created on August 31, 2005 at Camp Shelby, Mississippi to organize relief efforts along the Gulf Coast in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. relief efforts. Weed was recognized for introducing electronic post-deployment health assessment capabilities on the battlefield, in addition to opening MC4's new European Regional Technical Support Site in Miesau, Germany, to support units in the European Command. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "MC4's resourcefulness and flexibility have proven to be a tremendous asset in the ever-changing Army environment," said Kevin Carroll, Program Executive Officer, Enterprise Information Systems (PEO EIS). "MC4's ability to meet new and emerging needs in the combat zone has enabled the capture of 1 million electronic medical records--a number that speaks volumes on its personal and global impact." MC4 integrates, fields, and supports a medical information management system for Army tactical medical forces, enabling a comprehensive, lifelong electronic medical record for all servicemembers, and enhancing medical situational awareness for operational commanders. Headquartered at Fort Detrick, Md., MC4 is under the oversight of the Army PEO EIS at Fort Belvoir, Va. Media contact: Ray Steen, Public Affairs, MC4, at ray.steen@us.army.mil. |
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