Improving Service Delivery Through Access Points
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observational
39,481
1 country
1
Brief Summary
CBOCs represent one of VA's main managed care strategies for shifting the focus of care from the inpatient to the outpatient setting and for improving the health of our nation's veterans. Hypothesis-driven research is critically needed to test the basic assumptions motivating the expansion of CBOCs throughout the VA health care system.
Trial Health
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participants targeted
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
March 14, 2001
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
March 16, 2001
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
March 1, 2002
CompletedApril 7, 2015
April 1, 2015
March 14, 2001
April 6, 2015
Conditions
Study Arms (1)
Group 1
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Subjects must live in the catchment area of a specified CBOC and have been diagnosed with a tracer condition.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System Eugene J. Towbin Healthcare Center, Little Rock, AR
No. Little Rock, Washington, 72114-1706, United States
Related Publications (1)
Fortney JC, Maciejewski ML, Warren JJ, Burgess JF Jr. Does improving geographic access to VA primary care services impact patients' patterns of utilization and costs? Inquiry. 2005 Spring;42(1):29-42. doi: 10.5034/inquiryjrnl_42.1.29.
PMID: 16013585RESULT
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
John C. Fortney, PhD
Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System Eugene J. Towbin Healthcare Center, Little Rock, AR
Study Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Time Perspective
- RETROSPECTIVE
- Sponsor Type
- FED
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
March 14, 2001
First Posted
March 16, 2001
Study Completion
March 1, 2002
Last Updated
April 7, 2015
Record last verified: 2015-04