Diagnosis Related Group (DRG) Based Resourcing: Active Duty and Army Family Additives.
Abstract
Purpose. This study evaluates the usefulness of incorporating additives for active duty and dependent of active duty care into the supply allocation formula used for U.S. Army Health Services Command (HSC) hospitals under the proposed DRG-based resourcing system. At mid-year review FY 1989, the U.S. Army Health Services Command (HSC) became the first military medical organization to apply the DRG model for actual resourcing. The results demonstrated clearly that the DRG methodology moves resources from community hospitals into the tertiary care centers (Fig. 1.). Since the community hospitals deliver the majority of active duty care (Figs. 2,3), the DRG system has the potential to seriously impair the ability of the Army Medical Department (AMEDD) to carry out its primary mission--to maintain the health and fitness of the troops.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1990
- Accession Number
- ADA230314
Entities
People
- David A. Mcfarling
- John A. Callaghan