Keynote Speaker Briefing Slides (21 November 2024).pptx

Alamo ACE Conference

21 NOVEMBER 2024

Kathleen L. Berst, MBA, PMP, RAC

UNCLASSIFIED

As the Acting AD-S/CAE, Ms. Berst’s responsibilities include leading DHA’s research and development, acquisition, medical logistics, contracting, and IT enterprise. As CAE, she establishes the Agency’s acquisition framework and implementation of tailored principles to support a diverse portfolio of over $19B annually of medical products, devices, equipment, and services that enable the DoD’s readiness and care missions. She has held numerous positions in DHA, including the Deputy Assistant Director for Acquisition and Sustainment and the Deputy CAE.

Ms. Berst holds a B.S. in Molecular Biology from Clarkson University (1997) and an MBA from Hood College (2017). She is a Defense Acquisition Corps member with Level III Program Management certification, and she also holds Program Management Professional and Regulatory Affairs certifications. Ms. Berst’s career in the DoD medical community includes roles in research, acquisition, and regulatory affairs. Some of these roles include:

Biologist at U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases Director of Development Program Integration for the Chemical Biological Defense Program’s Joint Vaccine Acquisition Program Director of the Armed Forces Institute of Regenerative Medicine Project Management office at the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity (USAMMDA) Deputy for Acquisition at USAMMDA

Ms. Berst has received several awards, including four Department of the Army Commander’s Awards for Civilian Service, an Achievement Medal for Civilian Service, the Federal Executive Career Service Award (Gold), two Department of the Army Superior Civilian Service Awards, the Fort Detrick Woman of the Year (2011), the Department of Army Order of Military Medical Merit, and the DoD Distinguished Civilian Service Award. She lives in Charles Town, West Virginia with her husband, Jonathan, and their two children, Emma and Thomas.

DHA AD-S/CAE

Ms. Kathleen Berst

Acting Assistant Director – Support | Acting Component Acquisition Executive Defense Health Agency

Improving Health and Building Readiness. Anytime, Anywhere — Always

Notes:

The AD-S/CAE oversees and helps shepherd:

Acquisition & Sustainment (A&S) Functions: Program Executive Office Enterprise Services, Operational Medicine, Acquisition Policy - Education and Deputy Component Acquisition Executive DHA Contracting Activity (DHACA) Functions: Provides contracting services support for efficient acquisition of requirements and purchase orders, and proper funding of smaller value contracts Medical Logistics (MEDLOG) Functions: Responsible for the logistics of DHA enterprise consisting of 1.5M items Research and Engineering (R&E) Functions: Lead the discovery of medical solutions responsive to the needs of Combatant Commands, Services, and the Military Health System by guiding research investments in military health and medicine that enhance future warfighter health and readiness Research and Development (R&D) Functions: Manage and execute research in military infectious diseases, combat casualty care, military operational medicine, chemical biological defense, and clinical and rehabilitative medicine J-6 Chief Information Office Functions: Responsible for DHA’s IT enterprise, security accreditation - cybersecurity and Program Executive Office - Medical Systems

AD-S Overview and Priorities AD-S - Purpose Provide full-spectrum support to DHA, Services, and COCOMs to ensure timely delivery of all services and product necessary to equip, operate, maintain, and optimize health service support for successful mission performance across global military activities and operations.

Ensure execution of DHA Strategy Refresh, including Digital Front Door, and reach Full Operational Capability (FOC) by providing integrated & optimized capability, & organizing to efficiently & effectively support DHA’s mission of readiness and care:

AD-S - Responsibility Support the DHA medical mission by implementing policy, guidance, processes, and lifecycle oversight and management to ensure rapid modernization and delivery of medical products and services that optimize the health of the beneficiary population and medical readiness for the operating forces.

Contracting Acquisition & Sustainment IT/Med Systems Medical Logistics R&D & R&E

Align resources to highest DHA priorities Realign or sunset lower priority or out-of-scope activities Optimize duplicative or redundant functions and capabilities

Integrate DHA R&D into AD-S and the broader Agency Utilize the networks to support MTFs Key AD-S Priorities

AD-S is responsible for overseeing contracting, medical logistics, acquisition and sustainment, research and development, research and engineering, and information technology/medical systems at DHA We are focused on ensuring our responsibilities, capabilities, resources, structures, and priorities align with the Director’s strategy, as we work to stabilize and modernize

WAVE 0

LEGACY HEALTH SYSTEM

WAVE 1

DIGITIZE

WAVE 2

DIGITALIZATION

WAVE 3

CONVERGED ECOSYSTEMS

Person Patient Providers Providers AD-S stabilization efforts set the foundation for DHA’s modernization by accelerating medical readiness and care through integrated research, acquisition, logistics, and contracting.

Modernization

Stabilization

DHA’s strategy is focused on:

Stabilization of the current system, i.e., strengthening Modernization of the system, i.e., making it better with innovative solutions Both types of efforts are necessary to reach the end state AD-S brings critical capabilities to move DHA from stabilization to modernization Stabilization focus in AD-S:

Reimagining Acquisition & Contracting Medical Devices and Equipment program Modernization focus in AD-S:

Digital Health portfolio

Reimagining Our Approach to Acquisition & Contracting Launch an Industry Portal to improve engagement and collaboration Boost Industry Engagement

Increase Enterprise Contracts Increase and expand access to Enterprise Services Contracts such as MQS2-NG, IRMAC, Medical Waste, Housekeeping, and IT Touch Labor

Improve Oversight & Management Develop and implement tools such as the Acquisition Lifecycle and Management Tool (ALMT) Define and Improve Processes & Tools

Document & Implement Policies Establish acquisition and contracting, acquisition workforce, and COR policies Refine Acquisition Lifecycle Oversight Management strategy, conduct review of assisted acquisition partners, and utilize the Acquisition Lifecycle Support Division

Enhance Acquisition & Contracting Outcomes

We are developing innovative solutions to streamline and advance our acquisition and contracting processes These improvements include developing an industry portal, leveraging/increasing the use of enterprise contracts, building robust and flexible policies and procedures, developing a lifecycle management/visibility tool, and constructing an acquisition lifecycle oversight model

Boosting Industry Engagement DHA is boosting its industry engagement through increased communication & transparency.

Single location for DHA, industry, and academia to share information and resources

Increasing interactions with industry through briefings and progress updates

Training opportunities for DHA staff to become more familiar with industry practices

Fostering transparent and equitable methods for industry to partner with DHA

DHA Engagement Portal Training Connection Points RFPs/RFIs

Establishing the Medical Devices and Equipment (MDE) Program Management Office (PMO) DHA is improving the way we manage the $7.7B Medical Devices and Equipment (MDE) portfolio to…

Deliver consistent lifecycle management processes to better support users Reduce unwanted variation Increase interoperability and standardization Reduce training time Enhance buying power

…by standing up a consolidated MDE PMO.

Focused improvement efforts on devices/equipment >$100K Initiated stand up of new MDE Program Management Office (PMO) Established stakeholder collaboration to develop a phased approach for the MDE PMO stand up Developed MDE PMO key policy and standard operating procedure Reviewed, adjudicated, and finalized MDE 1-N List requirements for FY25 Define and integrate MDE PMO functions, roles, and responsibilities Determine MDE PMO organizational structure and alignment Achieve MDE PMO IOC

FY24

FY25

Achieve MDE PMO FOC

FY26

Maintaining the Digital Health Portfolio

Initiates acquisition program planning based on functional champion requirements, establishes acquisition program, and charters program manager Approves tailored acquisition strategy and approves event driven acquisition milestones to meet functional champion requirements and in alignment with integrated transformation project Leads the technology development, testing, deployment, and sustainment of system, managing program cost, schedule, performance, and risk Defines gap or need that may be addressed via the acquisition of a program, process reengineering, or related changes Defines, documents, and prioritizes requirements; validates that deployed capabilities meet business requirements, deliver expected benefits, and provide return on investment Leads clinical or business process change and implementation of new system Execution Functional Champion Digital Health Integration Office (DHIO) The Care Model Demand Signal for Digital Health

Acquisition DHA CAE & USD(A&S) via PEO DHMS The Technology

New capabilities and acquisition milestones The Digital Health Portfolio consists of new and existing acquisition programs and initiatives, such as DHMSM, EIDS, DFD, IM/IT Modernization and other innovation projects aligned to the Director’s priorities

DHA AD-S/CAE

Ms. Kathleen Berst

QUESTIONS

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DHA Government Healthcare Track 2024

Medical Devices and Digital Health Portfolio Rear Admiral (RDML) Tracy Farrill

ALAMO ACE - 21 NOVEMBER 2024

RDML Tracy Farrill currently serves as the MHS Genesis Functional Champion for the Defense Health Agency (DHA) and Principal Deputy of the Asst. Dir. For Healthcare Administration. She provides leadership in growing and enhancing high reliability model healthcare with outstanding clinical outcomes, excellent service, and training, establishing strong, collegial, mutually supportive partnerships across the federal footprint, private sector care, and Military Treatment Facilities.

She was previously the Defense Health Network Continental Director, providing leadership to 26 MTF’s in the administration and management of health care delivery across all DoD hospitals and clinics, implementing policy, procedures and direction that affect health care delivery and administration, as well as provide cross-functional support.

In her previous role as AD/HCA Transition Director, RDML Farrill provided leadership in Pre-Certification and Post-Certification efforts to meet the 2017 NDAA Military Health System (MHS) Transformation mandate. She was responsible for the planning, management, and execution of the transition of health care facilities to a unified MHS under the Authority, Direction and Control of the DHA in coordination with the Service.

She has served at multiple levels within health care delivery within the Indian Health Service, including clinical pharmacist, Area Pharmacy Consultant, Clinic Chief of Operations and Chief Executive Officer. Prior to her assignment at the DHA, RDML Farrill served as the Deputy Director of the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Headquarters in Rockville, Maryland providing leadership and oversight of career management functions for the Commissioned Corps officers across the nation in support of the United States Surgeon General. She has deployed for the Secretary of Health and Human Services in response to multiple national emergencies as a Rapid Deployment Force Commander to include multiple hurricane responses, flooding, Unaccompanied Minors, Remote Area Medical events and the response to Ebola in Monrovia, Africa.

RDML Tracy Farrill graduated magna cum laude from the Oklahoma University Health Science Center, College of Pharmacy with a bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy as well as a Doctorate Degree, and is board certified in Pharmacotherapy and Public Health. RDML Farrill is the mother of two daughters and the proud grandmother of two granddaughters.

DHA MHS EHR Functional Champion RDML Tracy Farrill

MHS EHR Functional Champion & Principal Deputy, Assistant Director – Healthcare Administration

MHS EHR Functional Champion - Purpose Serve as the single voice of the EHR users within the MHS to ensure MHS clinicians and support staff have the resources and assistance they require when using MHS GENESIS Integrates the DHA’s various digitization efforts to continue to modernize and progress the Military Health System’s delivery of care, assimilates available technology, and helps drive coordination with DHA’s partners to identify optimization opportunities in support of the Director, DHA’s Strategy Drives strategic alignment and integration across planning, requirements, technology, acquisition, resourcing, and program execution for all Digital Health related efforts Defines, documents, and prioritizes requirements. Validates that deployed capabilities meet business requirements, deliver expected benefits, and provide return on investment MHS EHR Functional Champion - Responsibilities Innovation Tests future digital health capabilities

Acquisition Develops, tests and manages the lifecycle for digital health technologies

Digital Health Implements and sustains digital health initiatives to improve patient and provider experience

MHS EHR Functional Champion Overview and Priorities

Innovation

Acquisition

Digital Health

Digital Health Efforts DHA is implementing solutions, to include the following digital health capabilities, to support data usability, stakeholder engagement, and improve the patient and provider experience.

Capabilities Ambient Listening Automated Coding Patient Portal Enterprise Tele-Critical Care Virtual Visits Enterprise On-Demand Care Delivery Global Nurse Advice Behavioral Health Digital Delivery Platform and Virtual Experience Virtually Integrated Provider Readiness and Remote Advanced Virtual Support to Operational Forces

Data

Modernization

End-User Experience

Exploring new technologies to reduce administrative burden and improve patient engagement

Standardizing and automating processes and developing targeted user resources

Working with partners to identify available and upcoming capabilities and technologies

Streamlining and standardizing policy, data sources, and metrics to enable better reporting and dashboarding to provide leaders with actionable data

Medical Devices and Digital Health Portfolio RDML Tracy Farrill

QUESTIONS

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