Inpatient Mental Health Recaptre using Dod/VA Sharing
Abstract
Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center (CRDAMC) in Fort Hood, TX and Central Texas Veteran Health Care System (CTVHCS) provide comprehensive acute psychiatric care to their respective beneficiaries in facilities less then 40 miles apart. With the increase in demand for psychiatric services among active duty beneficiaries, CRDAMC has seen a considerable increase in inpatient psychiatry purchased care. In an effort to reduce network cost and increase sharing efforts between the two organizations, both CRDAMC and CTVHCS are considering a sharing agreement for inpatient psychiatry. This Business Case Analysis (BCA) provides the command team of CRDAMC the likely cost and benefits associated with a sharing agreement for inpatient acute psychiatric services at the CTVHCS psychiatric facility in Waco, TX. The project compares the return on investment (ROI) of a proposed sharing agreement with the profitability of increasing CRDAMC's own inpatient capabilities. The sharing agreement proposes CTVHCS provides inpatient psychiatric services to active duty personnel in exchange for physician staff to support the additional workload. Preliminary analysis of a proposed sharing agreement indicates a ROI of 197.5% in comparison to ROI of 87.4% with the recently implemented increase in beds on CRDAMC's inpatient ward. Although the sharing agreement indicates a higher return, CRDAMC implemented business practice yields soft benefits that can not be capitalized upon with a sharing agreement.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 03, 2009
- Accession Number
- ADA516606
Entities
People
- Dalmar A. Jackson