Quality of care in the US Department of Veterans Affairs health care system significantly improved after system-wide re-engineering

Evidence-Based Healthcare

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 159-161

  Jha, A K ^e   Perlin, J B ^e   Kizer, K W ^e   Dudley, R A ^a   Murdoch, Maureen ^b,c   Bjerke, Richard J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^e NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CANCER SCREENING; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSULTATION; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICARE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT SURVEY; SOLDIER; TRAINING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3142748279     PISSN: 14629410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehbc.2003.08.006     Document Type: Short Survey

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