Patient characteristics and eligibility in a Veterans Administration ambulatory care triage clinic

Surveyed 5,225 consecutive patients presenting to a Veterans Administration (VA) Ambulatory Care Triage Clinic to ascertain the characteristics of patients and to assess the role of eligibility in determining dispositions from triage. Most patients had non-service connected (low-eligibility) conditi...

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Published inAmerican journal of public health (1971) Vol. 78; no. Sep 88; pp. 1224 - 1225
Main Authors Feussner, J R, McFall, S L, Cockrell, W E
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.09.1988
Subjects
Ambulatory health care
American people
Disposition
Eligibility
Factors
Military personnel
Patients
Triage
Veterans
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Summary:Surveyed 5,225 consecutive patients presenting to a Veterans Administration (VA) Ambulatory Care Triage Clinic to ascertain the characteristics of patients and to assess the role of eligibility in determining dispositions from triage. Most patients had non-service connected (low-eligibility) conditions and no health insurance. Lack of service connected priority did not influence access to hospitalisation or longitudinal outpatient care. (Abstract amended)
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ISSN:0090-0036