Veterans Affairs facility performance on Washington Circle indicators and casemix-adjusted effectiveness

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 333-339

  Harris, Alex H S ^a,b   Humphreys, Keith ^a,b   Finney, John W ^a,b  

^a VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care delivery; Performance measures; Standards of quality; Substance abuse services; Veterans; Washington Circle measures

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION SEVERITY INDEX; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CASE MIX; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SCORING SYSTEM; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ALCOHOLISM; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RISK ADJUSTMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; VETERANS;

EID: 35649014239     PISSN: 07405472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2006.12.015     Document Type: Article

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