VHA mental health information system: Applying health information technology to monitor and facilitate implementation of VHA uniform mental health services handbook requirements

Medical Care

Volumn 51, Issue 3 SUPPL. 1, 2013, Pages

  Trafton, Jodie A ^a   Greenberg, Greg ^b   Harris, Alex H S ^a   Tavakoli, Sara ^a   Kearney, Lisa ^c,d   McCarthy, John ^e   Blow, Fredric ^e   Hoff, Rani ^b   Schohn, Mary ^c  

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

^b VA Connecticut West Haven   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^d Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

^e VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

health information technology; mental health; metrics; quality improvement; Veterans Health Administration

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; VETERANS HEALTH;

HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 84874047257     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: 15371948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e31827da836     Document Type: Article

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