Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 6040.40
November 26, 2002
ASD(HA)
SUBJECT: Military Health System Data Quality Management Control Procedures
References: (a) DoD Directive 5136.1, "Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health
Affairs (ASD(HA))," May 27, 1994
(b) DoD Directive 5010.38, "Management Control (MC) Program," August
26, 1996
(c) DoD Instruction 5010.40, "Management Control (MC) Procedures,"
August 28, 1996
(d) DoD Directive 5136.12, "TRICARE Management Activity (TMA)," May
31, 2001
(e) DoD 8910.1-M, "DoD Procedures for Management of Information
Requirements," June 30, 1998
1. PURPOSE
This Instruction implements policy in accordance with references (a) through (e)for
implementation of the Data Quality Management Control (DQMC) Program for the
Military Health System (MHS).
2. APPLICABILITY
This Directive applies to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Military
Departments, the Chairman of the Joints Chiefs of Staff, the Combatant Commands, the
Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies,
the DoD Field Activities, and all other organizational entities within the Department of
Defense (hereafter referred to collectively as the "the DoD Components").
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