title: A Surgical Business Composite Score for Army Medicine.
abstract: Measuring surgical business performance for Army military treatment facilities is currently done through 6 business metrics developed by the Army Medical Command (MEDCOM) Surgical Services Service Line (3SL). Development of a composite score for business performance has the potential to simplify and synthesize measurement, improving focus for strategic goal setting and implementation. However, several considerations, ranging from data availability to submetric selection, must be addressed to ensure the score is accurate and representative. This article presents the methodology used in the composite score's creation and presents a metric based on return on investment and a measure of cases recaptured from private networks.
authors.affiliation: Madigan Army Medical Center, 9040 Jackson Avenue, Tacoma, WA 98431.
authors.forename: Douglas R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Stoddard
authors.affiliation: Office of the Surgeon General, U.S. Army Medical Command, 7700 Arlington Boulevard, Falls Church, VA 22032.
authors.forename: Andrew B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.affiliation: Office of the Surgeon General, U.S. Army Medical Command, 7700 Arlington Boulevard, Falls Church, VA 22032.
authors.forename: Tracy A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Comer
authors.affiliation: Office of the Surgeon General, U.S. Army Medical Command, 7700 Arlington Boulevard, Falls Church, VA 22032.
authors.forename: Jenifer A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Meno
authors.affiliation: Office of the Surgeon General, U.S. Army Medical Command, 7700 Arlington Boulevard, Falls Church, VA 22032.
authors.forename: Matthew D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Welder
mesh_terms: D003132:Commerce / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005376:Financial Management / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008887:Military Medicine / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009934:Organization and Administration / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012107:Research Design; D016526:Workload / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data