Publications by authors named "Christine Deeney"
Article Synopsis
- The study evaluates the impact of the Whole Health (WH) model on veterans' health and well-being, focusing on pain management and patient-reported outcomes over six months compared to Conventional Care (CC).
- A total of 9689 veterans participated, with 1053 utilizing WH services, which included personalized goal-setting and well-being coaching.
- Although both groups showed improvement in pain scores, WH usage did not significantly enhance outcomes compared to CC; however, there were positive trends in patient satisfaction and engagement for WH users.
Introduction The development and spread of innovation are known challenges in health care. The US Veterans Health Administration (VHA) created a "Shark Tank"-style competition directed at frontline employees. In this annual, systemwide competition, employees submit innovations to the competition, and winning innovations receive support for implementation in other facilities.
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