Comparing VA and Non-VA Quality of Care: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system aims to provide high-quality medical care to veterans in the USA, but the quality of VA care has recently drawn the concern of Congress. The objective of this study was to systematically review published evidence examining the quality of care provided at VA health care facilities compared to quality of care in other facilities and systems.

Methods

Building on the search strategy and results of a prior systematic review, we searched MEDLINE (from January 1, 2005, to January 1, 2015) to identify relevant articles on the quality of care at VA facilities compared to non-VA facilities. Articles from the prior systematic review published from 2005 and onward were also included and re-abstracted. Studies were classified, analy

SUBMITTER: O'Hanlon C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5215146 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature