Personnel Correlates of Behavioral Health Visits and Resource Utilizations

Abstract

Resource utilization for behavioral healthcare at Fort Carson has been increasing since the year 2000. Traditionally, a static algorithm based upon population and provider ratio has been used to forecast resource utilization. A more effective forecasting methodology would use a scientifically derived predictive equation based upon personnel correlates. Establishing personnel correlates with behavioral health resource utilization is the focus of this graduate management project. A literature review identified 11 personnel variables of interest. Study constraints eliminated five of these variables, while three (pay grade, age and unit of assignment) were determined to be correlated with resource utilization (encounters and Relative Value Units) and 3 (number of dependents, race and gender) were determined to not be correlated. In this retrospective field study, 1,953 records were pulled from the Military Health System Data Mart (M2) during the 2006 Fiscal Year (FY) and were analyzed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation, t tests, ANOVA and regression.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA477473

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  • Joshua D. Paul

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  • Biomedical

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  • Afghanistan Conflict
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Data Analysis
  • Databases
  • Department Of Defense
  • Descriptive Analytics
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Information Science
  • Iraqi-War
  • Measurement
  • Medical Personnel
  • Mental Health
  • Military Medicine
  • Predictive Modeling
  • Traumatic Stress Disorder

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