Executive Competencies and Skills Required by United States Coast Guard Health Care Administrators

Abstract

This research identifies the most important domains in Coast Guard health care administration. It further delineates the Skills, Knowledge and Abilities (SKAs) required to be successful in today's environment and for the next five years. This paper reports the results from a Delphi study conducted among Coast Guard health care administrators and Commanding Officers of units with large medical facilities. The Delphi study was conducted in two iterations and resulted in 101 specific SKAs being identified. These SKAs fell into 15 rank ordered domains which were: Managed Care, Cost/Finance, Personnel, Technology, Leadership, Education, Business, Strategic Management, Quality, Healthcare Delivery, Readiness, Access, Professional Staff Relations, Marketing and Ethics. Analysis of the results indicates that leadership skills are key elements while an advanced education is seen as less important. A detailed description of the study is included and the implications of the findings are discussed as they pertain to the United States Coast Guard as well as the Department of Defense.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA477780

Entities

People

  • Guy L. Snyder

Organizations

  • Army Medical Department

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Business Administration
  • Civilian Personnel
  • Coast Guard
  • Delivery Of Health Care
  • Department Of Defense
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Information Systems
  • Management Personnel
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Medicine
  • Organizational Structure
  • Patient Care Management
  • Personnel Management
  • Therapy
  • United States

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  • Medical or Health Care Field.
  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Systems Analysis and Design