Initial Public Reporting of Quality at Veterans Affairs vs Non–Veterans Affairs Hospitals
Open Access
- 1 June 2017
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA Internal Medicine
- Vol. 177 (6), 882-885
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.0605
Abstract
Recently, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) announced the inclusion of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital performance data on its Hospital Compare website.1 Prior to this release, comparisons of quality at VA vs non-VA hospitals were inconclusive and had methodological limitations.2,3 Given longstanding concerns about care at VA hospitals,4 our objective was to compare available outcome, patient experience, and behavioral health measures between VA and non-VA hospitals.Keywords
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