Surgical demand forecasting, standardization, and capitated supply contracting at DoD Medical Treatment Facilities

Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited === This thesis evaluates whether DoD can successfully predict surgical demand based on historical operating room usage and catchment area populations at Medical Treatment Facilities. Using sophisticated software, it applies statistical tools to...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: David, Ronald E.
Other Authors: Smith, David A.
Language:en_US
Published: Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10945/9044