Defense Health Care: Additional Assessments Needed to Better Ensure an Efficient Total Workforce

Abstract

The military departments each have their own processes to determine their operational medical personnel requirements; however, their planning processes to meet those requirements do not consider the use of all medical personnel or the full cost of military personnel. Specifically:The Department of Defense (DOD) has not assessed the suitability of federal civilians and contractors to meet operational medical personnel requirements. Federal civilians and contractors play key roles in supporting essential missions, i.e. providing operational assistance via combat support. Military department officials expressed a preference for using military personnel and cited possible difficulties in securing federal civilian and contractor interest in such positions. An assessment of the suitability of federal civilians and contractors could provide options for meeting operational medical personnel requirements.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2018
Accession Number
AD1151830

Entities

People

  • Adam Howell-smith
  • Alexandra Gonzalez
  • Amber Sinclair
  • Amie Lesser
  • Brenda S. Farrell
  • Clarice Ransom
  • John Van Schaik
  • Kirsten Leikem
  • Lori Atkinson
  • Richard Powelson
  • Stephanie Santoso
  • Tracy Barnes

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Combat Casualty Care
  • Congress
  • Employment
  • Health Services
  • Law
  • Management Personnel
  • Medical Evacuation
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Hospitals
  • Military Medicine
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Patient Care
  • Personnel Management
  • Therapy
  • United States Government
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Medical or Health Care Field.