Studies of the effectiveness of paramedical personnel usage in medical care delivery
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Authors
Giaugue, William Cannon
Derr, C. Brooklyn (Clyde Brooklyn)
Harris, Reuben T.
Eoyang, Carson Kan
Subjects
Health Care, Medical Care, Physicians' Assistant, Nurse Practioner
Advisors
Date of Issue
1977-11
Date
Final Report for Period September 19 7 5 -November 1977
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
eng
Abstract
The United States as a whole is currently undergoing a crisis in medical care, primarily in terms of costs and capacity. One approach to solving these problems is to use paramedical personnel as part of an integrated delivery system, but in doing so one is likely to meet with behavioral and organizational obstacles. In this research, the degree to which different categories of medical and paramedical professionals are used in various organizations is measured and organizational factors leading to successful utilization identified. The study concentrates on medical systems within the United States armed forces, as these are systems relying extensively on paraprofessionals, where problems in utilization have been noted. Specifically the study determines those tasks currently performed by various paraprofessionals and compares this task list with perceived abilities, as determined by the paraprofessionals themselves, by their medical co-workers, and those persons who train the paraprofessionals
Type
Technical Report
Description
Series/Report No
Department
NA
Identifiers
NPS Report Number
NPS-54-78-1
Sponsors
supported by funds from the Office of
the Assistant Secretary of Defense, Manpower and Reserve Affairs,
The Pentagon, Washington, D. C.
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Citation
Distribution Statement
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.