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Project Number: | IK2HX002137-01A2 |
| Title: | Measuring and improving specialty care coordination in VA |
| Principal Investigator: | Varsha Vimalananda |
| Location: | Bedford, MA |
| Congressional District Code: | 6 |
| Research Service: | Health Services R&D |
| Project Period: | December 2017 - November 2022 |
| FY 2021 Funding Amount: | $223,498 |
| Total Award Amount (all years): |
$1,017,466 |
| Abstract: |
View full abstract and other project information on NIH RePORTER Go To NIH RePORTER Excerpt: BACKGROUND Fragmented health care – the splitting of a patient's care across multiple providers – increases risks of patient and provider dissatisfaction, resource waste, and potentially devastating health outcomes. Coordinating care to prevent these outcomes is a VA priority, and an increasing challenge as Veterans receive more care from non- VA providers. Coordination is the organization of patient care between two or more participants to ensure appropriate delivery of healthcare services. For... |