Accession Number:

AD1183168

Title:

DEFENSE HEALTH CARE: Applying Key Management Practices Should Help Achieve Efficiencies within the Military Health System

Descriptive Note:

[Technical Report, Congressional Report]

Corporate Author:

United States Government Accountability Office

Personal Author(s):

• Farrell, Brenda S

Report Date:

2012-04-12

Pagination or Media Count:

47

Abstract:

The Department of Defense DOD has identified 11 initiatives aimed at slowing its rising health care costs, but has not fully applied results-oriented management practices in developing plans to implement and monitor its initiatives. Results oriented management practices include developing plans that identify goals, activities, and performance measures resources and investments organization roles, responsibilities, and coordination and key external factors that could affect goals, such as a decrease of funding to a program. At the conclusion of GAOs review,

Descriptors:

• health services
• medical personnel
• military medicine
• organizational structure
• united states government
• congress
• brain injuries
• military personnel
• department of veterans affairs
• health care
• national security
• personnel management
• united states
• base closures
• civilian personnel
• command and control
• department of defense

Subject Categories:

• Administration and Management
• Medicine and Medical Research

Distribution Statement:

[A, Approved For Public Release]