A Study of the Most Cost Effective Method of Providing Short Term Inpatient Psychiatric Care in the Washington, DC Catchment Area

Abstract

This study was conducted to determine the most cost effective method of providing short term impatient care to military health care beneficiaries in the Washington, D.C. catchment area. Three alternatives of providing the care were compared: issue Certificates of Non-availability, contract the services, and expand existing facilities. The author found a clear cost advantage to providing care by expansion of existing facilities. Although his solution is not a short term fix, the eventual savings is well worth the investment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA209556

Entities

People

  • Jeanne C. Roberts

Organizations

  • Academy of Health Sciences

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Contracts
  • Governments
  • Health
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Medical Personnel
  • Mental Health Services
  • Military Medicine
  • Patient Care
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Psychiatry
  • South Carolina
  • Statistics
  • Therapy
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Medical or Health Care Field.
  • Systems Analysis and Design