Ancillary service consumption by Military Health Service System special programs: implications for diagnosis related group resource allocation

An analysis was conducted of consumption of ancillary services by medical treatment facility special programs within the Military Health Service System (MHSS). This workload would not receive explicit credit under the new weighted ambulatory visit/inpatient disposition workload credit system mandate...

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Published inMilitary medicine Vol. 154; no. 8; p. 413
Main Authors Optenberg, S A, Olson, S L, Coventry, J A, Baker, S W, Austin, V R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.08.1989
Subjects
Ancillary Services, Hospital - economics
Ancillary Services, Hospital - utilization
Cost Allocation
Diagnosis-Related Groups - economics
Hospital Administration - economics
Military Medicine - organization & administration
United States
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Summary:An analysis was conducted of consumption of ancillary services by medical treatment facility special programs within the Military Health Service System (MHSS). This workload would not receive explicit credit under the new weighted ambulatory visit/inpatient disposition workload credit system mandated by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1987. Results indicated that ancillary workload consumption by facility special programs was substantial. When the weighted visit/disposition workload credit system is implemented throughout MHSS, appropriate adjustments must be made to reflect ancillary workload generated by MHSS facilities in support of direct patient care missions but lost under this type of credit system.
ISSN:0026-4075
DOI:10.1093/milmed/154.8.413