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- catalog abstract "The Disability Evaluation System (DES) is a management tool used by the Department of Defense to determine the disposition of a service member who has a medical condition that calls into question the member's ability to perform his or her duties. The DES exists to evaluate service members with such medical conditions, remove those unable to fulfill their duties, and determine a disability rating for those who are removed. This book focuses on four major research tasks related to improving system performance: developing a basis for assessing DES outcomes, identifying issues of variability in DES policy application, conducting a DES training analysis and presenting recommended changes, and developing a method for continuously monitoring DES performance. As part of their findings, the authors constructed a set of desired system outcomes and from that framework suggest comprehensive training and information management interventions to improve overall system performance. The authors also identify groups of primary DES participants and outline the specific bodies of knowledge and skills the participants require to execute disability policy consistently throughout the military departments.".
- catalog alternative "Methods and actions for improving performance of the Department of Defense disability evaluation system".
- catalog alternative "Methods and actions for improving performances of the Department of Defense disability evaluation system".
- catalog contributor b12486232.
- catalog contributor b12486233.
- catalog contributor b12486234.
- catalog coverage "United States Armed Forces Medical examinations.".
- catalog created "2002.".
- catalog date "2002".
- catalog date "2002.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2002.".
- catalog description "Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. Background on the Disability Evaluation System -- Ch. 3. Disability Evaluation System Overview -- Ch. 4. Issues and Interventions for Achieving Consistent Policy Application -- Ch. 5. Disability Evaluation System Training Analysis and Recommended Changes in Training to Improve System Performance -- Ch. 6. Monitoring System Performance -- Ch. 7. Costs and Benefits of Training -- Ch. 8. Conclusions -- App. A. Overview of the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense and Organizational Responsibility for the Disability Evaluation System -- App. B. Military Department Interpretations of the Purpose of the Disability Evaluation System -- App. C. Disability Evaluation System Issues -- App. D. Example of Goal Fabric Analysis Development -- App. E. Relating Actions to Objectives -- App. F. Comparing the Issues-Driven and Purpose-Driven Analytic Approaches -- App. G. Disability Evaluation System Training Topics for Primary Participant Populations Across Military Departments -- App. H. Description of Metrics for Assessing Disability Evaluation System Performance.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references.".
- catalog description "The Disability Evaluation System (DES) is a management tool used by the Department of Defense to determine the disposition of a service member who has a medical condition that calls into question the member's ability to perform his or her duties. The DES exists to evaluate service members with such medical conditions, remove those unable to fulfill their duties, and determine a disability rating for those who are removed. This book focuses on four major research tasks related to improving system performance: developing a basis for assessing DES outcomes, identifying issues of variability in DES policy application, conducting a DES training analysis and presenting recommended changes, and developing a method for continuously monitoring DES performance. As part of their findings, the authors constructed a set of desired system outcomes and from that framework suggest comprehensive training and information management interventions to improve overall system performance. The authors also identify groups of primary DES participants and outline the specific bodies of knowledge and skills the participants require to execute disability policy consistently throughout the military departments.".
- catalog extent "xxviii, 221 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0833030108".
- catalog issued "2002".
- catalog issued "2002.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Santa Monica, CA : Rand,".
- catalog spatial "United States Armed Forces Medical examinations.".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "2002 F-844".
- catalog subject "355.1/14 21".
- catalog subject "Disability Evaluation United States.".
- catalog subject "Disability evaluation United States.".
- catalog subject "Education methods United States.".
- catalog subject "Military Personnel United States.".
- catalog subject "UB 333 M592 2002".
- catalog subject "UB333 .M48 2001".
- catalog subject "United States. Department of Defense.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. Background on the Disability Evaluation System -- Ch. 3. Disability Evaluation System Overview -- Ch. 4. Issues and Interventions for Achieving Consistent Policy Application -- Ch. 5. Disability Evaluation System Training Analysis and Recommended Changes in Training to Improve System Performance -- Ch. 6. Monitoring System Performance -- Ch. 7. Costs and Benefits of Training -- Ch. 8. Conclusions -- App. A. Overview of the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense and Organizational Responsibility for the Disability Evaluation System -- App. B. Military Department Interpretations of the Purpose of the Disability Evaluation System -- App. C. Disability Evaluation System Issues -- App. D. Example of Goal Fabric Analysis Development -- App. E. Relating Actions to Objectives -- App. F. Comparing the Issues-Driven and Purpose-Driven Analytic Approaches -- App. G. Disability Evaluation System Training Topics for Primary Participant Populations Across Military Departments -- App. H. Description of Metrics for Assessing Disability Evaluation System Performance.".
- catalog title "Methods & actions for improving performance of the Department of Defense disability evaluation system / Cheryl Y. Marcum ... [et al.].".
- catalog title "Methods and actions for improving performance of the Department of Defense disability evaluation system".
- catalog title "Methods and actions for improving performances of the Department of Defense disability evaluation system".
- catalog type "text".