The Health Enrollment Assessment Review (Hear): Its Impact on Utilization
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to analyze the Health Enrollment Assessment Review (HEAR) program to determine its impact on utilization. Additionally, the HEAR program is lacking useful metrics to track the success of the system. By conducting comparisons and developing predictor models, this study enables the HEAR program to have meaningful measures and accurately affect changes in the system. A series of six predictor models were developed to look at the six utilization variables of outpatient visits, emergency room visits, inpatient days, pharmacy prescriptions, laboratory procedures and radiology procedures. This analysis compared two groups of beneficiaries. Those that successfully completed the HEAR (HEAR group) and those that have not completed the HEAR (No HEAR group). This study randomly selected a sample population of 748 Prime beneficiaries enrolled to the Wright Patterson Medical Center. The HEAR and No HEAR groups each had 374 beneficiaries in the respective groups. The study collected utilization data and demographic characteristics on these beneficiaries for a 12- month period and subsequently analyzed it for differences and development of predictor models.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 14, 2000
- Accession Number
- ADA408312
Entities
People
- William D. Judd
Organizations
- United States Department of Defense