Veterans Health Administration. : Community-Based Outpatient Clinics.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Clinics.

Hospitals.

Medical economics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (17 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2010.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Provides overview of Veterans Health Administration rationale in establishing community-based outpatient clinics (CBOCs), which are fixed health care sites that are geographically distinct or separate from their parent VA medical facility. Describes how CBOCs are managed and administered; discusses medical services provided at CBOCs; summarizes what is known about access, quality, and cost of providing care in CBOCs compared to primary care clinics at VA medical centers; and explains process for developing a new CBOC.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Sept. 2012). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress.Congressional Research Service. Veterans Health Administration

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.