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Journal of General Internal Medicine
Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine 2/2017

01-02-2017 | Letter to the Editor

Comparing VA to Non-VA Care

Authors: Claire E. O’Hanlon, M.P.P., Carrie Farmer, Ph.D., Courtney Gidengil, M.D., M.P.H.

Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Issue 2/2017

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To the Editor: We thank Dr. Weeks for his thoughtful comments on our manuscript. Based on our review of the evidence in the published literature, we concluded that the VA often, but not always, performs better than or similarly to other systems of care with regard to safety and effectiveness. We did not conclude, or intend to imply, that we now know definitively that VA care overall is better than non-VA care, especially considering how few studies have been published on VA care with regard to the quality dimensions of timeliness, patient-centeredness, efficiency, and equity. …
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Metadata
Title
Comparing VA to Non-VA Care
Authors
Claire E. O’Hanlon, M.P.P.
Carrie Farmer, Ph.D.
Courtney Gidengil, M.D., M.P.H.
Publication date
01-02-2017
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of General Internal Medicine / Issue 2/2017
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Electronic ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-016-3892-y

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