Biomedical subjects

M N Coppola

Publications and source records attributed to M N Coppola.

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PubMed1998

Variables affecting Army physical disability processing.

This research identifies variables affecting the length of time to process a soldier through the U.S. Army Physical Disability Evaluation System (PDES). The subjects are 8,301 soldiers whose disability records were processed in fiscal year 1996. The dependent variable examined was the average number of days a soldier remains in the disability processing system. Independent variables included age, component, compensation award, Congressional involvement, gender, grade, retirement eligibility, race, length of service, formal Physical Evaluation Board (PEB), and regional PEB. Statistical analysis using linear regression and SPSS yielded an average length of stay (ALOS) of 155 days and a range of 1 to 2,052 days. The research shows that the most significant variables affecting ALOS are Congressional involvement, component, compensation, formal PEB, and regional PEB. The authors recommend a program of disability case management and increasing emphasis on transition assistance programs to reduce ALOS in the PDES.

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Understanding the uninsured dilemma. A necessity for managed care survival.

As we approach 2000, health care cost, quality and access continue to be highly debated issues within managed care and the health care delivery system. Of these, perhaps there is no single issue more contested among consumers than the average cost of health care. Factors affecting the cost of health care are many. However, the uninsured population is one of the most visible and difficult to predict. Leaders in managed care have extensively studied this problem for several years; however, there continues to be no consensus on the best way to capture the nearly 42 million uninsured, reprogram scarce health care resources or provide access into the health care delivery system for everyone while maintaining existing quality, cost containment measures and administration. This paper outlines the scope and impact of the uninsured in managed care and profiles initiatives in controlling the population.

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