Health services research
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Health services research · Apr 1990
The whole is greater than the sum of its parts: the anatomy of the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical District 17 Health Services Research and Development Field Program.
The Medical District 17 Health Services Research and Development (HSR&D) Field Program was funded by the Veterans Administration (now the Department of Veterans Affairs--VA) in January 1983. This article describes the organization, progress, and accomplishments of this field program, and it provides a review of the breadth of health services research that is being conducted in Medical District 17. Overall, the field program has conducted research that addresses significant problems in the delivery of health care within the VA system. ⋯ These collaborations are a major strength of the field program. Primary research priorities of the field program are cost effectiveness of VA services (e.g., patient care technologies, delivery systems), long-term care, and rehabilitation. Investigators, however, are not limited to these topics and explore many other health services research issues of particular interest to them.
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Health services research · Apr 1990
Health Services Research and Development: a tool for hospital management.
Mr. Zamberlan is one of seven major executives in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Services and Research Administration (VHS&RA), directing health care in a five-state region that includes 21 medical centers, 7 outpatient clinics, and 19 veterans outreach centers. ⋯ In this editorial, Mr. Zamberlan outlines his perspective on HSR&D in VA and relates it to the activities of the HSR&D Field Program in the region he directs, which is based at the VA Medical Center in Ann Arbor, MI.