federal recovery coordination program joint program of the department of veterans affairs and...
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Federal Recovery Coordination Program
• Joint program of the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense
• Provides comprehensive coordination of care for severely injured, ill or wounded Service Member or Veteran through their recovery, rehabilitation and reintegration.
• Provides support for family members and/or caregivers.
Background
• President’s Commission on Care for America’s Returning Wounded Warriors (Dole Shalala Report) July 2007
• Recommendation: a comprehensive patient center recovery plan for every seriously wounded Service member and Veteran
FRCP Organizational Chart
Deputy Director for HealthDeputy Director for Health
Federal Recovery CoordinatorsFederal Recovery Coordinators
Deputy Director for BenefitsDeputy Director for Benefits
Executive DirectorExecutive Director
DoD and PHSService Detailees
DoD and PHSService DetaileesExecutive AssistantExecutive Assistant
SecretaryDepartment of Veterans Affairs
SecretaryDepartment of Veterans Affairs
DoDOffice of Wounded Warrior Care
and Transition Policy
DoDOffice of Wounded Warrior Care
and Transition PolicyVA/ DoD
Senior Oversight CommitteeJoint Executive Committee
VA/ DoDSenior Oversight CommitteeJoint Executive Committee
Eligibility
• DoD/VA Senior Oversight Committee (SOC) established Criteria– Open to OEF/OIF Active Duty, National Guard, Reserve service
member or Veteran, regardless of combat– Hospitalized in military treatment facility;
Diagnosed or referred with one or more:– Spinal Cord Injury– Burns– Amputation– Traumatic Brain Injury– Visual Impairment– Post traumatic Stress Disorder– At risk for psychological complications
Care, Management, Transition Process
WII And
Family
IT Resources: National Resource Directory, Wounded Warrior Resource Center, Military One Source, My E-Benefits, Compensation and Benefits Handbook, Family Handbook, My Healthy Vet
Recovery Rehabilitation Reintegration
Category 1
Category 3
Category2
MDT
WWP/RCC Recovery
Plan
WWP/FRC Recovery
Plan
Fit
Not Fit
Return to Duty
Civilian Life
*Multi-disciplinary Team (MDT), Wounded Warrior Program (WWP), Recovery Care Coordinator (RCC), Federal Recovery Coordinator (FRC)
MTFs
VAMC
Private Facilities
FRCP Staffing & Placementas of January 2010
• Walter Reed Army Medical Center (3)• National Naval Medical Center – Bethesda (3)• San Antonio Army Medical Center (Brooke
AMC) (4)• Naval Medical Center-Balboa (3)• Naval Medical Center – Camp Pendleton (1)• Eisenhower Medical Center – Fort Gordon (2)• Veteran Administration Medical Center –
Providence R.I. (1) and Houston Tx. (1) • VA J. Haley Tampa Polytrauma Unit (1)
FRCP Client Caseload
October 13, 2008
Total Enrolled clients: 155
December 15, 2009
Total Enrolled clients: 607
Client and Caregiver Satisfaction Survey
• Joint effort with DoD
• Initiated in November 2008
• OMB Clearance received January 2009
• DMDC Clearance received April 2009
• Development of SOW
• Execution of Survey begins November 2009
Outreach Strategies
• Increase visibility of FRCP– Branding of the program with the development
of Program Brochure and Poster – Development of FRCP Logo
• Attendance and Conference Presentations
• Establish toll free number to increase access
Training• Initial and Annual Requirements
– TRICARE– Ethics– Traumatic Brain Injury– PTSD – combat stress – Substance Use – Mental Health– Suicide Risk Management – Spinal Cord– Amputation– Pain Management– Vision and Blind Rehabilitation
Issues for Public Health
• Reintegration: movement towards “Home”
• Current healthcare system e.g., MTFs, VAMC
• Behavioral Healthcare system
• Private rehabilitation/NH/LTC facilities
• Family members and caregivers
FY2010 Operating Plan
• Completion of the Satisfaction survey• Increase presence on Web and through social
media outlets• Completion of the Family/Caregiver Manual• Utilize tools to identify and analyze data for
program planning• Continue to refine program evaluation activities• Strength collaboration between PHS and VA
“Apart from the war itself, We have no higher priority.
“The FRCP is critical for providing Wounded Warriors the support they
have earned through their sacrifice and service.”
Eric K. ShinsekiSecretary of Veterans Affairs
Robert M. GatesSecretary of Defense
More Information
Federal Recovery Coordination Program
Toll Free # (877)732-4456