Tri-Services Coordinated Care (TRICARE): a study of change management
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Authors
Dyson, Mari K.
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Advisors
Thomas, Gail Fann
Barrett, Frank J.
Date of Issue
1993-12
Date
December 1993
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
This thesis is a case study of the Tri-Service Coordinated Care (TRICARE) Program in the Tidewater area of Virginia. TRICARE was established as a direct result of a memorandum published by Mr. Enrique Mendez, Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) titled Strengthening the Medical Functions of the Department of Defense. This paper begins with a brief history of medical care in the United States and the United States Navy. It continues with a discussion of the trend in the Department of Defense toward more joint operations, not only in the completion of its military mission, but also that of its medical mission. This thesis analyzes the organizational changes required for implementation of the Coordinated Care Program and TRICARE's use of inter- service working groups to reduce the negative effects and difficulties associated with change in the organization. TRICARE, Military Healthcare, Military Health Care, Managed Care, Coordinated Care Program, Healthcare, Health Care.
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Thesis
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Department
Management
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Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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135 p.
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.