The purpose of the present study was to compare the delivery of outpatient services to active duty and non-active duty beneficiaries within a Navy and a Marine Corps setting. During separate, two-week periods, outpatient information regarding diagnosis, type of provider seen, adjunct services received, and case disposition was collected at Navy hospitals at a Marine Corps facility (N=1,379) and a Naval Air Station (N = 1,406). Results indicated substantial differences in the most frequently occurring problems among active duty and non-active duty patients. Moreover, the leading ambulatory problems among active duty patients (e.g., injury and gastrointestinal) required more X-rays and fewer lab tests, and were scheduled less follow-up, than were the more routine (e.g., pregnancy check-up) and chronic problems (e.g., arthritis, hypertension) of the non-active duty population. Active duty patients were also less likely to see a physician than were non-active duty patients. Implications of these findings are discussed in terms of active duty and non-active duty outpatient needs and the transfer of provider training from the benefit to the operational/contingency mission. (Author)
Active Duty Versus Non-Active Duty Use of Navy and Marine Corps Medical Outpatient Services
1982
10 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
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