ESCALATING AIR FORCE HEALTHCARE COSTS: REFORMING THE AIR FORCE MEDICAL SERVICE THROUGH PERFORMANCE BASED INCENTIVES

Abstract

This research topic was generated due to recent Congressional interest on healthcare reform and the ever-increasing amount of funds expended by the DoD for the Defense Health Program. The private sector has experienced efficiencies and successes resulting from performance-based incentives in the areas of increased patient satisfaction, improved access and continuity of care, better patient health outcomes, and decreased visits to emergency departments (ED) and urgent care centers (UCC). Therefore, the AFMS believes similar efficiencies and successes can occur in the military healthcare setting resulting in overall decreased per-capita medical costs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2011
Accession Number
AD1030891

Entities

People

  • Kay L. Zurenko

Organizations

  • Air Command and Staff College

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Health Care
  • Health Care Reform
  • Health Services
  • Instructors
  • Law
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Medicine
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Physicians
  • Statistics
  • United States
  • United States Government

Fields of Study

  • Medicine
  • Political science

Readers

  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Medical or Health Care Field.
  • Systems Analysis and Design