1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:02,560 medical review . Let's do this . 2 00:00:03,440 --> 00:00:07,410 Good morning . I'm Sergeant 3 00:00:07,410 --> 00:00:09,299 baker and this is Master Sergeant 4 00:00:09,299 --> 00:00:11,132 Barber . We'd like to take a few 5 00:00:11,132 --> 00:00:13,021 minutes to talk about the medical 6 00:00:13,021 --> 00:00:15,330 review board process . Our wing 7 00:00:15,330 --> 00:00:17,380 leadership has heard your concerns 8 00:00:17,490 --> 00:00:19,700 particularly about the airmen medical 9 00:00:19,700 --> 00:00:22,890 readiness optimization board or Amro . 10 00:00:22,910 --> 00:00:24,780 So we want to clear up any 11 00:00:24,780 --> 00:00:26,724 misconceptions that may be causing 12 00:00:26,724 --> 00:00:28,960 unnecessary stress about the process . 13 00:00:28,970 --> 00:00:31,081 But before we tell you about the Amro 14 00:00:31,081 --> 00:00:33,510 board , let's first learn about the 15 00:00:33,520 --> 00:00:35,920 medical review board process . Sergeant 16 00:00:35,920 --> 00:00:38,087 Barber . Please tell us what prompts . 17 00:00:38,087 --> 00:00:40,309 A medical review . Thank you . Sergeant 18 00:00:40,309 --> 00:00:42,970 baker . The 3:49 a.m. D . S . Performs 19 00:00:42,970 --> 00:00:45,320 record reviews on every military wing 20 00:00:45,320 --> 00:00:47,700 member . These medical reviews are 21 00:00:47,700 --> 00:00:50,730 accomplished prior to their annual ph A . 22 00:00:50,740 --> 00:00:53,160 Upon deployment Taskings prior to 23 00:00:53,160 --> 00:00:55,360 enlistment and at the member's request 24 00:00:55,360 --> 00:00:57,850 of a medical clearance . So do you only 25 00:00:57,850 --> 00:01:00,380 review military records ? What about 26 00:01:00,390 --> 00:01:03,630 civilian records ? We do review both 27 00:01:03,630 --> 00:01:06,050 military and civilian medical records . 28 00:01:06,160 --> 00:01:08,216 We use a clinical application called 29 00:01:08,216 --> 00:01:10,600 the joint longitudinal viewer or J . L . 30 00:01:10,600 --> 00:01:13,240 V . This application provides an 31 00:01:13,250 --> 00:01:15,890 integrated read only display of health 32 00:01:15,890 --> 00:01:17,890 data from the Department of Defense 33 00:01:17,890 --> 00:01:20,230 Department of veteran affairs and the 34 00:01:20,230 --> 00:01:22,730 private sector partners . It's managed 35 00:01:22,740 --> 00:01:24,684 by the Defense Medical information 36 00:01:24,684 --> 00:01:27,100 exchange program . So this application 37 00:01:27,100 --> 00:01:29,000 enables your civilian records to 38 00:01:29,000 --> 00:01:31,480 transfer to your military records . How 39 00:01:31,480 --> 00:01:33,536 does that work ? That is a very good 40 00:01:33,536 --> 00:01:35,591 question . Yes it does . J . L . B . 41 00:01:35,591 --> 00:01:37,758 Meets the requirements set by Congress 42 00:01:37,758 --> 00:01:39,980 for the D . O . D . To certify that the 43 00:01:39,980 --> 00:01:42,147 medical records are interoperable with 44 00:01:42,147 --> 00:01:44,147 the V . A . And some private sector 45 00:01:44,147 --> 00:01:46,091 medical providers . When an airman 46 00:01:46,091 --> 00:01:48,313 visits a civilian healthcare provider . 47 00:01:48,313 --> 00:01:50,258 The new records generated from the 48 00:01:50,258 --> 00:01:51,924 visit are sent to J . L . B . 49 00:01:51,924 --> 00:01:54,091 Automatically . So what is the benefit 50 00:01:54,091 --> 00:01:55,980 of using J . L . V . It gives our 51 00:01:55,980 --> 00:01:57,758 doctors an understanding of the 52 00:01:57,758 --> 00:01:59,924 airman's health status that enables us 53 00:01:59,924 --> 00:02:01,702 to determine the best route for 54 00:02:01,702 --> 00:02:03,924 returning them to full duty . It's also 55 00:02:03,924 --> 00:02:05,980 important because the Air Force must 56 00:02:05,980 --> 00:02:08,202 know if every airman is medically ready 57 00:02:08,202 --> 00:02:10,036 to work and deploy . J . L . B . 58 00:02:10,036 --> 00:02:12,147 Provides the necessary information on 59 00:02:12,147 --> 00:02:14,147 one screen and labeling us to serve 60 00:02:14,147 --> 00:02:16,369 them better . Okay so what happens when 61 00:02:16,369 --> 00:02:18,480 a potentially disqualifying condition 62 00:02:18,480 --> 00:02:20,313 is discovered ? If we discover a 63 00:02:20,313 --> 00:02:22,480 potentially disqualifying condition in 64 00:02:22,480 --> 00:02:24,591 their record , they'll be referred to 65 00:02:24,591 --> 00:02:26,480 the Admiral . The first thing you 66 00:02:26,480 --> 00:02:28,480 should understand about the Admiral 67 00:02:28,480 --> 00:02:30,480 board is that its sole intent is to 68 00:02:30,480 --> 00:02:32,480 return an airman to full duty . The 69 00:02:32,480 --> 00:02:34,647 board is made up of a group of doctors 70 00:02:34,647 --> 00:02:36,591 that thoroughly review the medical 71 00:02:36,591 --> 00:02:38,758 records with the intent of identifying 72 00:02:38,758 --> 00:02:40,924 the best option for re establishing or 73 00:02:40,924 --> 00:02:42,702 maintaining the service members 74 00:02:42,702 --> 00:02:44,591 readiness . It can sometimes be a 75 00:02:44,591 --> 00:02:46,702 lengthy process . This understandably 76 00:02:46,702 --> 00:02:48,869 frustrates airmen who want to serve in 77 00:02:48,869 --> 00:02:50,924 their full capacity and even fear an 78 00:02:50,924 --> 00:02:52,980 early end to their careers . Getting 79 00:02:52,980 --> 00:02:55,202 the right information can go a long way 80 00:02:55,202 --> 00:02:57,036 towards lowering stress over the 81 00:02:57,036 --> 00:02:58,869 process . Where else can we find 82 00:02:58,869 --> 00:03:00,869 helpful information about this ? Is 83 00:03:00,869 --> 00:03:03,091 there going to be a town hall event for 84 00:03:03,091 --> 00:03:04,924 our members to present their own 85 00:03:04,924 --> 00:03:07,036 questions . Yes . We are developing a 86 00:03:07,036 --> 00:03:09,310 new F . A . Q . Page on our SharePoint 87 00:03:09,320 --> 00:03:11,470 and also hosting a number of squadron 88 00:03:11,470 --> 00:03:13,450 roadshows very soon to help answer 89 00:03:13,450 --> 00:03:15,617 questions and address those concerns . 90 00:03:15,617 --> 00:03:17,900 Thank Sergeant Barber and thank you for 91 00:03:17,900 --> 00:03:19,844 taking the time to learn about the 92 00:03:19,844 --> 00:03:21,860 Medical Review Board process .