Navy Physician Staffing Levels

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Abstract:

For the past 30 years the Navy has been able to procure physicians at greatly depressed salaries because of conscription, and this has been reflected in staffing levels. Efficient adjustment to the new all-volunteer environment will entail the provision of medical care with fewer physicians and more of various other inputs. However, there exists no widely accepted method of determining physician staffing in either the military or civilian sectors. The method we have chosen is to compare Navy physician staffing with that of the Kaiser Plan. One important difference between the two systems which makes the comparison especially relevant is that the Kaiser Plan has had to pay market prices for all its resources, as will the Navy in the future, and staffing patterns reflect this. There are also other important differences between the two systems. Our analysis consists of making adjustments for these differences.

Author(s):
Devine, Eugene J. ; Forst, Brian E.
Author Organization(s):
CENTER FOR NAVAL ANALYSES ALEXANDRIA VA INST OF NAVAL STUDIES
Pagination:
0109

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release; Distribution Is Unlimited.

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
CNS-1023
Contract/Grant Number(s):
N00014-68-A-0091
Monitor Series:
ONR
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_1.4_Force Support; JCA_1.4.1_Force Health Protection; JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_6.4.1_Secure Information Exchange; JCA_1.3_Human Capital Management; JCA_1.3.2_Personnel Management; JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_6_Net Centric; JCA_6.4_Information Assurance; JCA_8_Building Partnerships; JCA_1.2_Force Preparation; JCA_8.1.1_Inform Domestic and Foreign Audiences; JCA_8.1_Communicate; JCA_1.3.1_Personnel and Family Support; JCA_1.2.3_Educating; JCA_1.1_Force Management; JCA_4.3_Maintain; JCA_4.2_Supply; JCA_4.2.3_Manage Global Supplier Networks; JCA_4.6_Engineering
Modernization Areas:
Cyber
Communities of Interest:
Biomedical
Descriptor(s):
*PHYSICIANS, MANAGEMENT ENGINEERING, RECRUITING, REGRESSION ANALYSIS, MANPOWER, PLANNING, SALARIES, CIVILIAN PERSONNEL, STATISTICAL ANALYSIS, MOTIVATION, NAVAL BUDGETS, CORRELATION TECHNIQUES, HOSPITALS, NAVAL SHORE FACILITIES, RETENTION(PSYCHOLOGY), ROTATION, NAVAL PERSONNEL, PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
Field(s)/Group(s):
Personnel Management and Labor Relations
Keyword(s):
*ALL VOLUNTEER MILITARY SERVICES, *HEALTH INSURANCE, *HEALTH SERVICES, KAISER HEALTH PLAN, CHAMPUS(CIVILIAN HEALTH AND MEDICAL PROGRAM OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES), CIVILIAN HEALTH AND MEDICAL PROGRAM OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES
Report Date:
1973 Nov 01