2 results match your criteria: "Veterans Affairs Midwest Center for Health Services and Policy Research[Affiliation]"
Processes for effective communication in primary care.
Ann Intern Med
April 2005
University of Illinois at Chicago and the Veterans Affairs Midwest Center for Health Services and Policy Research, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA.
Communication in the delivery of health care services occurs along 2 axes: between providers and patients and among several providers. In primary care, a principle objective in the provider-patient relationship is facilitating whole-person care, which is care provided in the context of family and community. In addition, primary care emphasizes communication between the primary care physician and other providers with the goal of integrated care, or care provided in the context of a patient's overall health care needs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Colorectal cancer screening is the most underused cancer screening tool in the United States. The purpose of this study was to test whether a health care provider-directed intervention increased colorectal cancer screening rates.
Patients And Methods: The study was a randomized controlled trial conducted at two clinic firms at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center.