A Study of the Financial Value of Care of a Notional Orthopedic Clinic

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to discuss a Financial Value of Care methodology developed by Naval Medicine and illustrate how clinic managers can utilize the data to improve business decisions. The study utilized a descriptive cross sectional case study methodology employing secondary data analysis and analysis of internal historical workload and expense data. An adaptation of the nursing process was utilized as a theoretical model for the analysis of data. Data for the study was obtained from the Naval Medicine Data Repository for a Notional Orthopedic Clinic from FY 2002. The study concludes that the Financial Value of Care when used in conjunction with variance analysis techniques provides a powerful clinical business management tool.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 22, 2004
Accession Number
ADA432100

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  • Scott A. Johnson

Organizations

  • Bureau of Medicine and Surgery

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  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Analysis Of Variance
  • Business Administration
  • Computer Programming
  • Data Analysis
  • Department Of Defense
  • Descriptive Analytics
  • Financial Management
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Information Science
  • Management Personnel
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Medicine
  • Organizational Structure
  • Patient Care
  • Personnel Management

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