Medical Total Force Management

Abstract

This report identifies inconsistencies and challenges in total medical force management and develops recommendations for improvements to management practices that would allow for and promote more efficient total medical force management. The research team found that some force mix challenges have improved (e.g., understaffing of operationally required specialties) while others have grown worse (e.g., use of military for non-military essential functions). The team developed a number of recommendations for changing the incentives faced by local and Service-level decision makers that would lead to improved force mix management within the medical community.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2014
Accession Number
ADA603922

Entities

People

  • Brandon R. Gould
  • John E. Whitley
  • Linda Wu
  • Nancy M. Huff

Organizations

  • Institute for Defense Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Employment
  • Health Services
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Hospitals
  • Military Medicine
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Therapy
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

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