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Accession Number:
AD1096617
Title:
The Objective Medical Group Next Gen: Outdated or an Overhaul
Corporate Author:
AIR WAR COLL MAXWELL AFB AL MAXWELL AFB United States
Report Date:
2018-02-22
Abstract:
This paper presents a call to change to reduce unnecessary leadership overhead in small Air Force Medical Service AFMS Medical Treatment Facilities MTFs. AFMS MTFs can be more efficient and effective especially by reducing overhead. This is not a call to change based on a crisis, ground breaking game changing innovation, or zero day type vulnerability in medicine. This is a call to modernize the Objective Medical Group OMG structure. Organizational inefficiency with our current MTF leadership structure must be modernized and streamlined. An extensive review of the OMG history and leadership structures in the VA, Army, Navy, and large civilian healthcare networks was conducted to evaluate peer and best-in-industry practices. Similar to the AF, the Army, Navy, and VA has experienced little change at the organizational structure level. This paper also evaluates whether the limited changed is for sound leadership and management reasons or is simply from lack of organizational effort. While there were a few new trends noted from the review, the current AFMS MDG dual-professional leadership structure with group commanders, functional leaders, and squadron commanders remains relevant and optimized through the ages and ready for the future. There is no model in the civilian sector currently that would warrant significant changes to the current AFMS structure. Under the proposed OMG Next Gen construct, this paper proposes downsizing 5 MDGs below 150 total manpower authorizations to O-6-commanded medical squadrons as pilot units for one year. If successful, the remaining 9 MDGs below 200 authorizations plus the initial 5 MDGs should be programmed in the POM at the next available POM onramp. From the expansive review, a few more proposals to streamline MDGs at the leadership level are suggested including a recommendation to create a Patient Experience Officer Education with Industry slot for the next year. An overhaul is not warranted nor indicated.
Descriptive Note:
Technical Report
Pages:
0029
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release;
File Size:
2.82MB
