Accession Number:

ADA278888

Title:

Scheduling Operative Surgical Services to Recover CHAMPUS Surgical Procedures at Blanchfield Army Community Hospital, Fort Campbell, Kentucky

Descriptive Note:

Final rept. Jul 1992-Jul 1993

Corporate Author:

ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES (ARMY) FORT SAM HOUSTON TX HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION

Personal Author(s):

• Lineberger, James M.

Report Date:

1993-08-01

Pagination or Media Count:

99.0

Abstract:

Blanchfield Army Community Hospital is a Gateway to Care site and began its efforts to reduce CHAMPUS costs in FY 92. This study sought to determine the best method for scheduling operative surgical services at the hospital in order to maximize the recovery of operative surgical cases previously performed under CHAMPUS. The objectives of this study were achieved by determining the current method of allocating and scheduling operating room time, by determining what procedures are done with the hospitals operating room versus those done under CHAMPUS, and then determining the time and costs associated with these two sets of procedures. A distribution of operating room utilization by surgical service was produced. Finally, a revised surgical schedule was created, with the use of an integer linear program, to determine the best mix of surgical service procedures to schedule within the operating room in order to maximize the recapture of CHAMPUS costs.

Descriptors:

• *COSTS
• *MILITARY MEDICINE
• *HEALTH CARE FACILITIES
• *MEDICAL SERVICES
• *SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS
• RECOVERY
• COMMUNITIES
• DISTRIBUTION
• ARMY
• UTILIZATION
• HOSPITALS
• COMPUTER PROGRAMMING
• SCHEDULING
• LINEAR PROGRAMMING
• SITES
• TIME

Subject Categories:

• Economics and Cost Analysis
• Medicine and Medical Research

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE