AFI44-119 governs medical quality operations, including clinical performance improvement, patient safety, risk management, credentials, and privileging.
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AFI44-119 addresses healthcare provider licensure, scope of practice, peer review, adverse actions, malpractice processing, and quality assurance material. It requires processes for clinical performance improvement, patient safety, risk management, credentials, privileging, and optimal healthcare delivery.
Applies to: This instruction applies to all Air Force Medical Service (AFMS) personnel and where specifically identified within this instruction for units of the Air Reserve Components (ARC) and Aeromedical Evacuation (AES).
Provides guidance on the appropriate management of and the release of quality assurance material and disclosure.
Defines requirements for management of potentially compensable events, active duty disability and active duty death cases where medical care provided may have contributed to the outcome, and medical malpractice claims.