Best Practices
Best Practices
Development and Implementation of the Coordinated-Transitional Care (C-TraC) Program
The transition from hospital to home is increasingly recognized as a time of heightened risk for vulnerable patients, particularly older adults....
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Department of Veterans Affairs Center for Integrated Healthcare
Mounting evidence from observational studies and randomized trials has led to the VA's adoption of the Primary Care-Mental Health Integration (PC-...
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Electronic Consult Experience: Making Health Care More Accessible and Convenient for Veterans
The Office of Specialty Care Transformation developed the Electronic Consultation (E-Consult) initiative to improve access to specialty care for...
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The National Center for Telehealth and Technology
The country’s focus on the invisible wounds of war for more than a decade has dramatically raised the awareness and care for the entire military...
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Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion
Disparities in health and health care are pervasive and negatively affect individuals, health care systems, communities, and society at large.
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Delirium and Long-Term Cognitive Impairment in Intensive Care Unit Survivors—Has Your Team Practiced Its ABCDEs Today?
"I found myself being stared at by 2 middle-aged men in dark suits and bright ties. One was busily explaining to me that I was in the intensive...
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The National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans
The National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans (NCHAV) is a national resource that works to promote recovery-oriented care for veterans who...
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Order Out of Chaos: Emergency Department Integration Software
For as long as there have been emergency departments (EDs), there has been a need to keep track of patients and their status. For most of that...
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The Department of Veterans Affairs Parkinson's Disease Research, Education, and Clinical Centers
In 2001, the VHA created a national system of comprehensive care centers to serve veteran patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) and other...
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Improving Workflow in an Outpatient Pharmacy at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Longer patient wait times are associated with a decrease in patient satisfaction related to the service.(1) One study found that today's patients...