Coordination and Patient Care Outcomes

The following sections are included:

• The National Veterans Affairs Surgical Risk Study

• Coordination Conceptual Framework

  • Programming Approaches

  • Feedback Approaches

• Site Visits

  • Study Method

    • Site Visit Initial Findings

• Survey of Surgical Staff

  • Study Method

    • Sample

  • Measures

  • Clinical Outcomes

  • Perceived Quality of Care

  • Coordination Approaches

  • Structural Characteristics

  • Results

• Best practices

  • General Administration

  • Direct Patient Care

  • Graduate Medical Education

    • Summary

• Conclusions

• Notes

• References