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245 10 a| Best care anywhereh| [electronic resource] :b| why VA health care would work better for everyone /c| Phillip Longman.;

250 a| 3rd ed.;

260 a| San Francisco :b| Berrett-Koehler Publishers,;

300 a| xliv, 176 p. :b| port. ;c| 22 cm.;

490 1 a| BK currents book;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-166) and index.;

505 8 a| Best Care Anywhere -- Hitting Bottom -- Revenge of the Hard Hats -- VistA in Action -- The Kizer Revolution -- Safety First -- Who Cares about Quality? -- When Less Is More -- Open-Source Medicine -- The Electronic Medical Records Movement -- Growing the VA -- The Vista Life Network Epilogue.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| "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.;

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Best care anywhere why VA health care would work better for everyone / Phillip Longman.

Author/creator	Longman, Phillip
Format	Electronic
Edition	3rd ed.
Publication Info	San Francisco : Berrett-Koehler Publishers,
Description	xliv, 176 p. : port. ; 22 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete
Subjects	United States. Department of Veterans Affairs. United States. Dept. of Veterans Affairs. Veterans--Medical care. --United States. Medical care--United States. Delivery of Health Care--United States. Hospitals, Veterans--United States. Electronic Health Records--United States. Quality of Health Care--United States.

Series	BK currents book BK currents book. ^A612984
Contents	Best Care Anywhere -- Hitting Bottom -- Revenge of the Hard Hats -- VistA in Action -- The Kizer Revolution -- Safety First -- Who Cares about Quality? -- When Less Is More -- Open-Source Medicine -- The Electronic Medical Records Movement -- Growing the VA -- The Vista Life Network Epilogue.
Abstract	"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.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-166) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2011046397
ISBN	9781609945176 (pbk. : acid-free paper)

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