| Edition |
3rd ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xliv, 176 pages). |
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text file |
| Series |
BK currents book
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BK currents book.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"Once denigrated for shoddy care and antiquated systems, the VA health system has become a hallmark of excellence and technical innovation. Best Care Anywhere uses the VA turnaround to illustrate deeper lessons for the U.S. health care system. In particular, it shows how fee-for-service healthcare leads to more expensive, less comprehensive, and less effective healthcare. Takeaway: efficient electronic medical records are the secret key to better health outcomes. New to this edition is a particular focus on the trials and tribulations of 'Obamacare, ' the Ryan proposal, and the fiscal crisis. It also includes new success stories of 'exporting' the VA VistA system in West Virginia and Texas as well as completely updated statistics and research, including 2011 cancer studies by Harvard University that prove VA cancer patients outlive cancer patients in traditional healthcare."--Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
Cover; Contents; Preface to the Third Edition: After Obamacare; Introduction; ONE: Best Care Anywhere; TWO: Hitting Bottom; THREE: Revenge of the Hardhats; FOUR: VistA in Action; FIVE: The Kizer Revolution; SIX: Safety First; SEVEN: Who Cares about Quality?; EIGHT: When Less Is More; NINE: Open-Source Medicine; TEN: Growing the VA; ELEVEN: VA Care for Everyone; Notes; Acknowledgments; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z; About the Author. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
United States. Department of Veterans Affairs.
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United States. Department of Veterans Affairs. |
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Veterans -- Medical care -- United States.
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Veterans -- Medical care. |
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United States. |
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Medical care -- United States.
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Medical care. |
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Delivery of Health Care. |
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Hospitals, Veterans. |
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Electronic Health Records. |
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Quality of Health Care. |
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United States. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Subject |
Medical care. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Longman, Phillip. Best care anywhere. 3rd ed. San Francisco : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, ©2011 9781609945176 (DLC) 2011046397 (OCoLC)760270761 |
| ISBN |
9781609945817 (electronic book) |
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1609945816 (electronic book) |
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9781609945824 (electronic book) |
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1609945824 (electronic book) |
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9781609945176 (alkaline paper) |
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1609945174 (alkaline paper) |
| Standard No. |
9786613532138 |
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