Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ527896
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1996
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Evaluation of the VA's Pilot Program in Institutional Reorganization toward Primary and Ambulatory Care: Part I, Changes in the Process and Outcomes of Care.
Rubenstein, Lisa V.; And Others
Academic Medicine, v71 n7 p772-83 Jul 1996
A study evaluated the impact of the reorganization of the academic Sepulveda (California) Veterans' Administration medical center toward primary and ambulatory care. Surveys of several thousand patients were linked to computerized utilization and mortality data and related to the center's strategic plan and goals. Substantial improvement in primary care was found. Patient satisfaction increased, hospitalizations decreased, and death rates decreased. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Outcomes Assessment, Educational Change, Higher Education, Medical Care Evaluation, Medical Education, Medical Services, Organizational Change, Participant Satisfaction, Primary Health Care, Professional Education, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Program Implementation, Public Agencies, Surveys, Veterans
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California
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