VA community-based outpatient clinics: Quality of care performance measures

Medical Care

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 570-577

  Hedeen, Ashley N ^a   Heagerty, Patrick J ^b   Fortney, John C ^c,d   Borowsky, Steven J ^e,f   Walder, Debby J ^e   Chapko, Michael K ^a,b  

^a VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c CENTRAL ARKANSAS VETERANS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^e VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Community clinics; Performance measures; Quality of care; Veterans

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; MALE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 0036632530     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-200207000-00003     Document Type: Article

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