1. Blood Systems Management Richard Hoffman Deputy Director, Information Management Officer, ASBPO 12 Feb 08

2. Agenda Purpose Background Process Management Way Ahead

3. Purpose To convey how we perform management of our unique needs within the wartime environment of the battlefield-lab-device manufacture process.

4. Background The ASBPO is recognized as the Joint Service’s Functional Representative. We collaborate with sponsors of blood product, knowledge based, information systems to store, track, analyze, monitor and use, blood and products information. The current system designed to handle blood collection, processing and tracking procedures, transfusions, and automation of standards and safeguards for the Military Health System (MHS) blood supply is the Defense Blood Standard System (DBSS). Through DBSS, the United States military has the ability to automate the exchange of blood products with our nation's allies and civilian agencies, and to track products from “ArmToArm." Future globalization of Blood Systems will afford the Services access to patient and donor information across military treatment facilities, allowing the MHS to better serve users, donors, and blood recipients. We are collecting and validating both, requirements of theater operations and sustaining operations, in support of Blood Systems Transformation.

5. Process Management Theater and Sustaining Base Operations Blood Requirements ASBPO – Joint Services Functional Lead Joint Services Functional Resources – Service SME’s User Buy-in and Ownership Collaborative/Iterative Development with the Manufacture Analysis and Evaluation Collaborative Implementation Blood Systems Requirements Foundation Process Driven Matrix Documentation

6. Way Ahead Continue the ASBPO Transformation to full Authority for, and Governance of, the Role as Joint Service’s Functional Representative. Perform overall Blood Services Program Management, Blood Requirements Management, Blood Knowledge Based Systems Management and, Business Oversight Management on all Blood related Products and Services. Position the User Community in the Drivers Seat for Identification of Functional Needs and Collaborative Efforts with the Manufacture in Developing and Implementing Blood Solutions.

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