The Recovery Care Program (RCP) is dedicated to providing essential non-medical support to wounded, ill, and injured service members. Through a network of Recovery Care Coordinators (RCCs), the program ensures that individuals receive the assistance they need to navigate their recovery journey and achieve their life goals.
Developing Your Comprehensive Recovery Plan
At the heart of the recovery care program is the Comprehensive Recovery Plan (CRP). Recovery Care Coordinators collaborate closely with each service member, their families, and their recovery team to create this personalized plan. The CRP is designed to identify the service member’s and their family’s specific goals and pinpoint the necessary resources to reach them. These resources can range from assistive technology and educational opportunities to employment assistance and housing solutions. The RCC utilizes the CRP as a roadmap to guide service members and their families through recovery, rehabilitation, and their transition back to duty or into civilian life.
Who is Eligible for the Recovery Care Program?
The recovery care program is available to service members who are facing serious or catastrophic wounds, illnesses, or injuries. Referrals to the program can be initiated in several ways. Service members can self-refer, or they may be referred by medical staff, administrative personnel, wounded, ill, and injured program staff, or even a concerned family member.
Accessing Recovery Care Coordinators
Recovery Care Coordinators are strategically located at military treatment facilities and installations across the nation. They are integral to the military services’ wounded, ill, and injured programs. To enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of these programs, the Department of Defense has implemented the Department of Defense Case Management Solution (DOD-CMS).
The Department of Defense Case Management Solution (DOD-CMS)
DOD-CMS is an innovative online platform developed in partnership with the services’ wounded, ill, and injured programs. This tool streamlines and automates the workflow and reporting associated with Comprehensive Recovery Plans and RCP Case Managers. DOD-CMS provides secure, web-based access to all essential care management, comprehensive needs assessment, and CRP tools within the recovery care program.
DOD-CMS empowers Case Managers to deliver well-coordinated and effective support to wounded, ill, and injured service members and their families. By optimizing data collection, improving program oversight, and enhancing resource management, DOD-CMS contributes to ensuring adequate staffing levels to meet the needs of recovering service members.
Key Benefits of DOD-CMS:
- Provides online access to all necessary care management forms, reducing administrative burden.
- Eliminates redundant, manual paperwork, saving time and resources.
- Integrates with existing case management systems across the military services for seamless data exchange.
- Offers quality-controlled tracking of progress towards service member recovery goals.
- Enables transparent reporting on the needs of service members and families, facilitating the development of best practices by care coordinators and wounded, ill, and injured programs.
In conclusion, the Recovery Care Program, supported by dedicated Recovery Care Coordinators and innovative tools like DOD-CMS, plays a vital role in assisting service members through their recovery journey, ensuring they receive the comprehensive support necessary to achieve their personal and professional goals.
