WCM 10-MD-03 Examination of Skip Factor Policies: For the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
Abstract
Skip policy is a medical planning factor describing the percentage of patients that bypass a layer of theater hospitalization, usually understood to be Level 4, while flowing through the casualty care and management system. The purpose of this paper was to examine skip policy by investigating the underlying factors that influence it, and to determine ways to modify current analytical tools, databases, and procedures to allow better skip policy emulation. This paper provides a detailed gap analysis describing the shortfalls found in current modeling capabilities and databases that would hinder the examination of medical evacuation. The results of this gap analysis fell into two categories: data sets and medical models. Gaps in the data sets impede the empirical data analysis process. These gaps range from missing or incomplete data records to inaccurate or miscoded data fields. The evaluation of new data sets and use of additional data repositories will address this issue. Gaps in the medical models consist of deficiencies in the representation of skip policy, making complete skip policy assessments and the execution of medical evacuation missions more problematic. Gaps in this area are primarily incomplete representations of critical factors in the medical models.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 15, 2011
- Accession Number
- ADA554519
Entities
People
- Edwin D'souza
- James Zouris
- Marissa Saulsberry
- Vern Wing
Organizations
- Naval Health Research Center