A Study to Identify Functions Which Inhibit or Facilitate the Health Care Delivery Process on Ward 51 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C.

Abstract

In recent years, national concern for the increasing costs of providing health care has forced hospital administrators to focus on methods which will improve efficiency of operations, decrease resource consumption, and reduce operation costs. This study identifies functions which inhibits or facilitate the health care delivery process on Ward 51 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. The interaction among the ward's physicians, nurses, administrative staff, physical layout, patient census, organization, and leadership are but a few of the areas considered by the author. Keywords: Health care, Ward administration, Resource management, Military medicine, Medical services.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA203268

Entities

People

  • Ella L. Fletcher

Organizations

  • Academy of Health Sciences

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Administrative Personnel
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Human Behavior
  • Management Personnel
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Medicine
  • Organizational Structure
  • Patient Care
  • Personnel Management
  • Therapy

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.
  • Trauma or Military Medicine