The evolution of changes in primary care delivery underlying the Veterans Health Administration's quality transformation

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 97, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2151-2159

  Yano, Elizabeth M ^a,b,d   Simon, Barbara F ^a   Lanto, Andrew B ^a   Rubenstein, Lisa V ^a,c  

^a VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; VETERAN; CLINICAL TRIAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; MANAGEMENT; MULTICENTER STUDY; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PRACTICE MANAGEMENT, MEDICAL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 38449088005     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2007.115709     Document Type: Article

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