Medical Expense and Performance Reporting System Three Digit Health Care Unit. Part 1. Study Report.
Abstract
On 28 June 1985, in response to recommendations made by the Blue Ribbon Panel on Sizing Department of Defense Medical Treatment Facilities, the Secretary of Defense approved the Health Care Unit (HCU) as the standard for workload measurement in the Military Health Service System (MHSS). On 24 July 1985, the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) (ASD(HA)) implemented the HCU as an interim measure until a more refined measure could be developed. The Tri-Service Performance Measurement Working Group (PMWG) was established by ASD(HA) in October 1985, to develop productivity measures which would promote more efficient and cost-effective medical care to make recommendations on modifying the current HCU to improve its usefulness as the interim productivity measure. One recommendation made by the PMWG was an immediate modification of the HCU from the Medical Expense and Performance Reporting System (MEPRS) two digit summary account to the three digit subaccount work center.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 1986
- Accession Number
- ADA178034
Entities
People
- John A. Coventry
- Scott A. Optenberg