Injured/Ill Patient Tracking for OEF/OIF
This MARADMIN announces the implementation of a new Department of Defense Injured/Ill Patient Tracking website to enhance the Marine Corps' ability to track hospitalized personnel during OEF/OIF deployments. The system, developed based on lessons learned from recent operations, will be maintained by Patient Administration Teams positioned at hospitals and will provide commanders, medical facilities, and families with real-time patient movement information.
Issued: February 10, 2004
1. THE TRACKING OF INJURED/ILL SERVICEMEMBERS HAS ALWAYS BEEN A CONCERN AND DIFFICULT TASK FOR COMMANDERS, ESPECIALLY DURING A TIME OF WAR. DURING RECENT DEPLOYMENTS IN SUPPORT OF OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM (OEF) AND OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM (OIF), TRACKING INJURED/ILL MARINES WAS A SIGNIFICANT LESSON LEARNED THAT REQUIRED ATTENTION. THIS MARADMIN DEFINES THE NEW CAPABILITIES BEING IMPLEMENTED TO ENHANCE THE MARINE CORPS ABILITY TO TRACK HOSPITALIZED PERSONNEL. 2. THE MARINE CORPS LED THE WAY IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE WEBSITE (INJURED/ILL PATIENT TRACKING) DESIGNED TO ENABLE THE INDIVIDUAL SERVICES TO TRACK PERSONNEL THAT ARE IN THE MEDICAL PIPELINE. THE WEBSITE MIRRORS A MARINE CORPS SYSTEM DEVELOPED DURING OIF THAT SUPPORTED THE TRACKING OF MARINES AS THEY PROCESSED THROUGH MEDICAL FACILITIES IN EUROPE. THE INJURED/ILL PATIENT TRACKING WEBSITE PROVIDES PATIENT MOVEMENT/ITINERARY INFORMATION REQUIRED BY COMMANDERS AT ALL LEVELS. THE MARINE CORPS CASUALTY SYSTEM, KNOWN AS THE DEFENSE CASUALTY INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM (DCIPS), IS LINKED TO THE WEBSITE. CASUALTY INFORMATION RECEIVED VIA A PERSONNEL CASUALTY REPORT (PCR) WILL BE PUSHED TO THE WEBPAGE. 3. MARINE CORPS PATIENT ADMINISTRATION TEAMS (PAT) FROM I MEF AND COMMARFORPAC WILL BE POSITIONED AT ALL HOSPITALS THAT MARINE PERSONNEL COULD ENTER DURING THIS NEXT ROUND OF DEPLOYMENTS. PAT PERSONNEL WILL ENTER AND/OR UPDATE PATIENT RECORDS AS INFORMATION IS RECEIVED, ESPECIALLY INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE MOVEMENT/TRANSFER OF A PATIENT. THE TIMELY INPUT OF ACCURATE PATIENT TRACKING INFORMATION IS VITAL FOR COMMANDERS, RECEIVING MEDICAL FACILITIES, AND FAMILIES. 4. THE INJURED/ILL PATIENT TRACKING SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY OPEN FOR USER TRAINING AND TESTING. DATA IN THE SYSTEM IS TEST DATA ONLY. THE URL TO ACCESS THE WEBSITE IS: HTTP:(INSERT TWO FORWARDSLASHES HERE)143.84.96.35/IIPT/. THE ID AND PASSWORD FOR THE TRAINING SYSTEM IS "USMCTEST". THE TRAINING SYSTEM WILL REMAIN AVAILABLE THROUGH 29 FEB 2004. THE PRODUCTION SYSTEM (REAL DATA) WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE ON 1 MARCH 2004. THE PRODUCTION URL WILL BE: HTTPS:(INSERT TWO FORWARDSLASHES HERE)143.84.96.35/IIPT/. ACCESS TO THE PRODUCTION SYSTEM WILL BE TIGHTLY CONTROLLED BY CMC (MRC). THE PRODUCTION WEBSITE WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL 1 MAR 2004. PERSONS REQUIRING ACCESS SHOULD SUBMIT AN EMAIL TO: INJURED-ILL@MANPOWER.USMC.MIL. THE REQUEST MUST INCLUDE: RANK, FULL NAME, SERVICE, BILLET, DUTY LOCATION, EMAIL ADDRESS AND DUTY PHONE NUMBER (DSN/COMMERCIAL). COMMANDER VERIFICATION IS REQUIRED FOR SYSTEM ACCESS. CONSOLIDATED EMAILS SENT BY COMMANDERS OR A SCANNED DOCUMENT FORWARDED BY THE COMMANDER WILL BE ACCEPTED. USERS OF THE SYSTEM WILL BE GRANTED ADD/EDIT ACCESS OR VIEW-ONLY ACCESS BASED ON FOLLOWING GUIDANCE: ADD/EDIT CAPABILITY SHOULD BE RESERVED FOR PAT PERSONNEL AND HIGHER HEADQUARTERS ADMINISTRATORS; READ-ONLY ACCESS WILL BE GRANTED TO COMMANDERS AND APPLICABLE STAFF. 5. SYSTEM HELP IS AVAILABLE FOR EACH SCREEN ON THE SYSTEM. A POWERPOINT SLIDESHOW WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE M&RA WEBPAGE LOCATED AT: WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL. ONCE ON THE WEBPAGE, SELECT PERSONAL AND FAMILY READINESS, THEN SELECT CASUALTY ASSISTANCE. THE SLIDESHOW IS NAMED "INJURED/ILL TRACKING."