Assessment of the Utility of Episodes of Illness as a Tool for Ambulatory Resource Allocation within the United States Military Health Care System,

Abstract

This report represents an assessment of the utility of episodes of illness as a tool for ambulatory resource allocation within the Military Health Services System (MHSS) Episodes of illness were defined to represent sequential and temporally associated health care services for treatment of a specific illness. An episode could represent a single office visit for an acute condition, or multiple visits for a chronic condition. For the latter case, time periods must be predefined, e.g. one year. Resources can be allocated in terms of norms associated with a particular episode or in accordance with clinical standards.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 09, 1991
Accession Number
ADA252425

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  • Stuart W. Baker

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  • Department Of Defense
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Ear Diseases
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Medical Personnel
  • Pain
  • Patient Care
  • Physicians
  • Records
  • Therapy
  • United States

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  • Medicine
  • Psychology

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