The Quality of Care in the Veterans Affairs Health Care System

To the Editor: In their article on the effect of the transformation of the Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system on the quality of care, Jha et al. (May 29 issue) 1 describe some of the changes in the VA system that led to remarkable improvements in quality. Patient care also benefited from compu...

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Published inThe New England journal of medicine Vol. 349; no. 11; pp. 1093 - 1094
Main Authors Arsura, Edward L, Lewis, Melinda
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Massachusetts Medical Society 11.09.2003
Subjects
Hospitals, Veterans - organization & administration
Insurance, Health
Medicare
Organizational Innovation
Private Sector
Quality of Health Care - trends
United States
United States Department of Veterans Affairs
United States
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Summary:To the Editor: In their article on the effect of the transformation of the Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system on the quality of care, Jha et al. (May 29 issue) 1 describe some of the changes in the VA system that led to remarkable improvements in quality. Patient care also benefited from computerized physician-order entry, implementation of an electronic medical record system, pharmaceutical software, bar-code–based administration of medication, adoption of clinical pathways and guidelines, computerized alerts, clinical reminders, and immediate access to remote patient data. Perhaps Medicare and commercial health insurance carriers could follow the path the VA system took . . .
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ISSN:0028-4793
1533-4406
DOI:10.1056/NEJM200309113491121