Recommendations for Improving the Bureau of Medicine Information System
Abstract
The Bureau of Medicine Information System (BUMIS) contains computerized records of all individuals in the Medical Corps. This research memorandum identifies some of the limitations of this data set for the analysis of physician retention and makes recommendations for improving the BUMIS. Recent CNA analyses of physician retention focused on three areas. The first area was the identification of key retention decision points in a Navy medical officer's career. The second area of analysis was to determine physician retention by clinical specialty. The last area of analysis was estimating the statistical relationship between physician pay and retention. Data problems limited the scope of the analysis in each of these analytical areas. A Navy physician reaches a retention decision point only after completing any active duty obligation. The first decision point, termed the end of initial obligation, is particularly important because at that point, the physician decides whether to make a long-term commitment to the Navy based on the relative benefits of a Navy medical career. Identification of the end of initial obligation requires extensive knowledge of the various types of accession and training obligations that Navy physicians incur. Most of the required information is available on BUMIS.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1989
- Accession Number
- ADA246794
Entities
People
- Amy E. Graham
- Joyce S. Mcmahon
- Laurie J. May
Organizations
- Center for Naval Analyses