Reinventing VA health care: systematizing quality improvement and quality innovationK W Kizer
National Quality Forum, Washington, DC, USA
Med Care 38:I7-16. 2000
..This information provides a global context that should facilitate understanding of the genesis and purposes of the Quality Enhancement Research Initiative that is described in other articles in this issue of Medical Care...
VA aligns health professions education with healthcare prioritiesD P Stevens
Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC, USA
J Allied Health 27:123-7. 1998
..Educational institutions and disciplines that address these needs in innovative ways will find opportunities for clinical training in VA settings...
A survey of assaultive behavior in Veterans Health Administration facilitiesL S Lehmann
Department of Veterans Affairs 116A, Washington, DC 20420, USA
Psychiatr Serv 50:384-9. 1999
..To more clearly define the scope and impact of violence in health care facilities, national data on assaults in VA medical centers and freestanding clinics were examined...
The Department of Veterans Affairs' role in Federal Emergency ManagementK W Kizer
National Quality Forum, Washington, DC, and National Programs, Emergency Management Strategic Healthcare Group, Department of Veterans Affairs, Martinsburg, WV, USA
Ann Emerg Med 36:255-61. 2000
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Establishing health care performance standards in an era of consumerismK W Kizer
The National Quality Forum, 601 13th St NW, Suite 500 N, Washington, DC 20005, USA
JAMA 286:1213-7. 2001
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Results of a nationwide Veterans Affairs initiative to align graduate medical education and patient careD P Stevens
Association of American Medical Colleges, 2450 N St NW, Washington, DC 20037, USA
JAMA 286:1061-6. 2001
..Planning for the US physician workforce is imprecise. Prevailing policy generally advocates more training in primary care specialties...