| A new paradigm for military humanitarian medical operations: mission-generic metrics. | |
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PMID: 21882771 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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OBJECTIVE: We report the history of military humanitarian medical operations, define the current science of process and outcome evaluation, and propose a set of generic metrics for monitoring and evaluation in military humanitarian operations. METHODS: We comprehensively reviewed the unclassified literature and used our own experiences in military humanitarian activities. RESULTS: Our literature review shows that efforts to evaluate the relative quality or cost-effectiveness of military humanitarian missions have been largely unsuccessful. In response to this finding, the authors propose a monitoring and evaluation checklist system with generic metrics, which are broadly applicable but also can be customized specifically for the user. CONCLUSIONS: Military humanitarian operations can provide substantial security value to their many different stakeholders. Refinement of our proposed mission-generic metrics list is one method to measure performance and relative quality. Better assessment of outcomes can clarify decisions about the utilization of limited military medical humanitarian funds and personnel. |
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Stephen G Waller; Jane B Ward; Miguel Montalvo; Charles Cunliffe; Charles Beadling; Kevin Riley |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Military medicine Volume: 176 ISSN: 0026-4075 ISO Abbreviation: Mil Med Publication Date: 2011 Aug |
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Created Date: 2011-09-02 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 2984771R Medline TA: Mil Med Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 845-51 Citation Subset: IM |
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Division of Global Health, Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA. |
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