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Care Coordination for Active Duty Soldiers on Profile.

PB2013104663

Publication Date	2005
Personal Author	Jennings, B. M.
Page Count	434
Abstract	Previous studies have shown that soldiers have concerns about barriers to diagnosis and treatment for their injuries which can result in incomplete recovery and delays in returning to full duty (Jennings, Loan, Heiner, Hemman, & Swanson, 2005). Consequently, the investigators wanted to test process changes and an intervention to facilitate injury recovery and improve soldier profile management. The magnitude of these alterations required developing an infrastructure prior to fully testing the intervention. This study was designed to create the infrastructure for improving the care coordination for active duty soldiers with musculoskeletal injuries. There were four features comprising the infrastructure: (a) developing a database to track and monitor soldiers on profile, (b) developing and implementing standardized practice guidelines for soldiers with musculoskeletal injuries, (c) examining the performance of instruments in a military population to measure dependent variables of interest, and (d) pilot testing an intervention using a nurse care coordinator to facilitate more efficient and effective delivery of care.
Keywords	Health care Medical services Active duty Military personnel Data base management Diagnosis(Medicine) Health care delivery Implementation Intervention Monitoring Musculoskeletal injuries Nurses Tracking Wounds and injuries
Source Agency	TriService Nursing Research Program/Uniform Services Univ. of the Health Sciences
Corporate Authors	The Geneva Foundation, Tacoma, WA.; TriService Nursing Research Program, Bethesda, MD.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by TriService Nursing Research Program, Bethesda, MD.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	201310

Care Coordination for Active Duty Soldiers on Profile.

Care Coordination for Active Duty Soldiers on Profile.
PB2013104663

Publication Date	2005
Personal Author	Jennings, B. M.
Page Count	434
Abstract	Previous studies have shown that soldiers have concerns about barriers to diagnosis and treatment for their injuries which can result in incomplete recovery and delays in returning to full duty (Jennings, Loan, Heiner, Hemman, & Swanson, 2005). Consequently, the investigators wanted to test process changes and an intervention to facilitate injury recovery and improve soldier profile management. The magnitude of these alterations required developing an infrastructure prior to fully testing the intervention. This study was designed to create the infrastructure for improving the care coordination for active duty soldiers with musculoskeletal injuries. There were four features comprising the infrastructure: (a) developing a database to track and monitor soldiers on profile, (b) developing and implementing standardized practice guidelines for soldiers with musculoskeletal injuries, (c) examining the performance of instruments in a military population to measure dependent variables of interest, and (d) pilot testing an intervention using a nurse care coordinator to facilitate more efficient and effective delivery of care.
Keywords	Health care Medical services Active duty Military personnel Data base management Diagnosis(Medicine) Health care delivery Implementation Intervention Monitoring Musculoskeletal injuries Nurses Tracking Wounds and injuries
Source Agency	TriService Nursing Research Program/Uniform Services Univ. of the Health Sciences
Corporate Authors	The Geneva Foundation, Tacoma, WA.; TriService Nursing Research Program, Bethesda, MD.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by TriService Nursing Research Program, Bethesda, MD.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	201310