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Access management improvement : a systematic review / principal investigator, Paul Shekelle ; co-investigator, Isomi Miake-Lye ; research associates, Selene Mak, Roberta Shanman, Jessica M Beroes.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Shekelle, Paul G., author.
- Miake-Lye, Isomi M., author.
- Series:
- Evidence-based synthesis program (Series)
- Evidence-based synthesis program
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Department of Veterans Affairs.
- Health services accessibility--United States.
- Health services accessibility.
- Primary care (Medicine)--United States.
- Primary care (Medicine).
- Medical care--United States.
- Medical care.
- Medical appointments and schedules.
- Continuum of care.
- Health Services Accessibility--organization & administration.
- Primary Health Care--organization & administration.
- Appointments and Schedules.
- Continuity of Patient Care.
- United States Government Agencies.
- United States.
- Medical Subjects:
- United States. Department of Veterans Affairs.
- Health Services Accessibility--organization & administration.
- Primary Health Care--organization & administration.
- Appointments and Schedules.
- Continuity of Patient Care.
- United States Government Agencies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (60 pages) : illustrations.
- Other Title:
- At head of title: QUERI
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, DC : Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Quality Enhancement Research Initiative, Health Services Research & Development Service, 2017.
- Summary:
- Timely access to care is one of the fundamental characteristics of a health system. Access to primary care is important since primary care both diagnoses and treats most common conditions and also acts as the gateway, in systems like VA, to other types of care. Providing access to care is a struggle for almost all health systems. VA is committed to improving access to primary care without the need to add substantial additional resources. An earlier ESP review from 2011 focuses on interventions to improve Veterans access to care. Among the topics considered were opening new Community-based Outpatient clinics, integrating mental health care into primary care, expanding the use of telehealth, reducing co-payments, etcetera. VA has made some policy changes based on these findings. More recently, the Institute of Medicine released a report, commissioned by VA, entitled Transforming Health Care Scheduling and Access: Getting to Now. This report noted that, while timely access was likely a problem nationwide, there is a lack of evidence to provide setting-specific guidance on what constitutes timely care. Nevertheless, the report concluded that despite deficiencies there are enough data to conclude that several basic principles be followed to improve access to care: matching supply to demand, immediate engagement of patient's needs, patient preference on the timing and nature of care, need-tailored care, surge contingencies, and continuous assessment of changing circumstances.
- Notes:
- "May 2017."
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF cover (VA, viewed December 23, 2020).
- OCLC:
- 1033764924
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