Appointment Wait Times for Specialty Care in Veterans Health Administration Facilities vs Community Medical Centers

doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.14313

. 2020 Aug 3;3(8):e2014313.

doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.14313.

Appointment Wait Times for Specialty Care in Veterans Health Administration Facilities vs Community Medical Centers

Kevin N Griffith^{1

2}, Nambi J Ndugga^{1

2}, Steven D Pizer^{1

2}

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¹ Department of Health Law, Policy and Management, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts.
² Partnered Evidence-Based Policy Resource Center, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, Massachusetts.

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Appointment Wait Times for Specialty Care in Veterans Health Administration Facilities vs Community Medical Centers

Kevin N Griffith et al. JAMA Netw Open. 2020.

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. 2020 Aug 3;3(8):e2014313.

doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.14313.

Authors

Kevin N Griffith^{1

2}, Nambi J Ndugga^{1

2}, Steven D Pizer^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Health Law, Policy and Management, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts.
² Partnered Evidence-Based Policy Resource Center, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, Massachusetts.

PMID: 32845325
PMCID: PMC7450350
DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.14313

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Abstract

This cross-sectional study compares appointment wait times at Veterans Health Administration facilities and those at community medical centers accessed via the Veterans Choice Program.

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1. Stroupe KT, Martinez R, Hogan TP, et al. . Experiences with the Veterans’ Choice Program. J Gen Intern Med. 2019;34(10):2141-2149. doi:10.1007/s11606-019-05224-y - DOI - PMC - PubMed
1. Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014, Pub L No. 113-146, 128 Stat 1754 (2014). Accessed July 20, 2020. https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/3230
1. Richman M; US Department of Veterans Affairs . VA research currents: growing pains. Accessed July 17, 2020. https://www.research.va.gov/currents/1218-VA-striving-to-improve-private...
1. US Government Accountability Office Veterans Choice Program: improvements needed to address access-related challenges as VA plans consolidation of its community care programs. Accessed June 3, 2020. https://www.gao.gov/assets/700/692271.pdf
1. Penn M, Bhatnagar S, Kuy S, et al. . Comparison of wait times for new patients between the private sector and United States Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers. JAMA Netw Open. 2019;2(1):e187096. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.7096 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

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[1] Stroupe KT, Martinez R, Hogan TP, et al. . Experiences with the Veterans’ Choice Program. J Gen Intern Med. 2019;34(10):2141-2149. doi:10.1007/s11606-019-05224-y - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[2] Stroupe KT, Martinez R, Hogan TP, et al. . Experiences with the Veterans’ Choice Program. J Gen Intern Med. 2019;34(10):2141-2149. doi:10.1007/s11606-019-05224-y - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[3] Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014, Pub L No. 113-146, 128 Stat 1754 (2014). Accessed July 20, 2020. https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/3230

[4] Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014, Pub L No. 113-146, 128 Stat 1754 (2014). Accessed July 20, 2020. https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/3230

[5] Richman M; US Department of Veterans Affairs . VA research currents: growing pains. Accessed July 17, 2020. https://www.research.va.gov/currents/1218-VA-striving-to-improve-private...

[6] Richman M; US Department of Veterans Affairs . VA research currents: growing pains. Accessed July 17, 2020. https://www.research.va.gov/currents/1218-VA-striving-to-improve-private...

[7] US Government Accountability Office Veterans Choice Program: improvements needed to address access-related challenges as VA plans consolidation of its community care programs. Accessed June 3, 2020. https://www.gao.gov/assets/700/692271.pdf

[8] US Government Accountability Office Veterans Choice Program: improvements needed to address access-related challenges as VA plans consolidation of its community care programs. Accessed June 3, 2020. https://www.gao.gov/assets/700/692271.pdf

[9] Penn M, Bhatnagar S, Kuy S, et al. . Comparison of wait times for new patients between the private sector and United States Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers. JAMA Netw Open. 2019;2(1):e187096. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.7096 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[10] Penn M, Bhatnagar S, Kuy S, et al. . Comparison of wait times for new patients between the private sector and United States Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers. JAMA Netw Open. 2019;2(1):e187096. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.7096 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

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