A Comparative Analysis of Military and Civilian Health Care Delivery Systems.
Abstract
The present study proposes the use of the time a patient spends in a military hospital as a measure of the efficiency of that military hospital through comparison with lengths of stay in a civilian hospital. The same comparison is proposed as an indicator of how utilization patterns in the general populace may change if large-scale access to comprehensive prepaid health care is implemented. In addition an algorithm for determining the size of the population supported by a military hospital is developed. The study concludes that length of stay can be used as a measure of hospital efficiency. The study concludes that length of stay can be used as a measure of hospital efficiency. However, the results of a comparison with civilian hospital lengths of stay must be tempered by consideration of the uniqueness of the military population served. It is also concluded that the probable degree of increased utilization of inpatient care resulting from large scale access to low-cost health care is very small or even negative. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1973
- Accession Number
- AD0769438
Entities
People
- James Larry Norton
Organizations
- Naval Postgraduate School