Aging veterans: will they overwhelm the VA medical care system?
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Study protocol: improving the transition of care from a non-network hospital back to the patient’s medical home
BACKGROUND The process of transitioning Veterans to primary care following a non-Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitalization can be challenging. Poor transitions result in medical complications and increased hospital readmissions. The goal of this transition of care quality improvement (QI) project is to identify gaps in the current transition process and implement an intervention that bridges the ga...
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Health affairs
دوره 2 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1983