Transforming the Veterans Affairs to a Whole Health System of Care: Time for Action and Research

Barbara G Bokhour^{1

2}, Jolie N Haun^{3

4}, Justeen Hyde^{1

5}, Martin Charns^{1

2}, Benjamin Kligler^{6

7}

Affiliations

¹ Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research, Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Affairs Medical Center, VA New England Healthcare System, Bedford.
² Department of Health Law, Policy & Management, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA.
³ Research Service, James A. Haley Veterans Hospital.
⁴ College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.
⁵ Section of General Internal Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA.
⁶ US Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Patient Centered Care & Cultural Transformation, Washington, DC.
⁷ Department of Family and Community Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Brooklyn, NY.

Barbara G Bokhour et al. Med Care. 2020 Apr.

. 2020 Apr;58(4):295-300.

doi: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000001316.

Barbara G Bokhour^{1

2}, Jolie N Haun^{3

4}, Justeen Hyde^{1

5}, Martin Charns^{1

2}, Benjamin Kligler^{6

7}

¹ Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research, Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Affairs Medical Center, VA New England Healthcare System, Bedford.
² Department of Health Law, Policy & Management, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA.
³ Research Service, James A. Haley Veterans Hospital.
⁴ College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.
⁵ Section of General Internal Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA.
⁶ US Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Patient Centered Care & Cultural Transformation, Washington, DC.
⁷ Department of Family and Community Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Brooklyn, NY.

No abstract available

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