Department of Defense
MANUAL
NUMBER 6025.13
October 29, 2013
Incorporating Change 1, July 23, 2020
USD(P&R)
SUBJECT: Medical Quality Assurance (MQA) and Clinical Quality Management in the
Military Health System (MHS)
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. This manual reissues DoD 6025.13-R (Reference (a)) as a DoD manual in
accordance with the authority in DoD Directive (DoDD) 5124.02 (Reference (b)) and DoD
Instruction (DoDI) 6025.13 (Reference (c)) and the guidance in DoDI 5025.01 (Reference (d)).
It implements policy, assigns responsibilities, and provides procedures for managing DoD MQA
and clinical quality management.
2. APPLICABILITY. This manual applies to:
a. OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
and the Joint 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 DoD (referred to collectively in this manual as the “DoD
Components”).
b. Each DoD military treatment facility (MTF) of the uniformed services, medical or dental,
and DoD healthcare providers, including United States Public Health Service personnel,
volunteers, or other individuals authorized to provide or support the provision of healthcare
services to eligible beneficiaries in MTFs.
c. Healthcare support contractors (HCSCs), designated providers (DPs), and overseas
healthcare contractors consistent with their respective contracts as mandated by TRICARE
guidance (available at the TRICARE Website at http://www.tricare.mil/tma/Policy.aspx).
3. RESPONSIBILITIES
