Central implementation strategies outperform local ones in improving hiv testing in veterans healthcare administration facilities

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1311-1317

  Goetz, Matthew Bidwell ^a,b   Hoang, Tuyen ^a   Knapp, Herschel ^a   Burgess, Jane ^a   Fletcher, Michael D ^a   Gifford, Allen L ^c,d   Asch, Steven M ^e,f  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

^f STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

diagnosis; HIV AIDS; implementation research; quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIV TEST; HUMAN; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SOCIAL MARKETING; VETERANS HEALTH;

AGED; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; VETERANS HEALTH;

EID: 84885178121     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-013-2420-6     Document Type: Article

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