Lower comorbidity scores and severity levels in Veterans Health Administration hospitals: a cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Matthew P. Dizon (Author), Adam Chow (Author), Michael K. Ong (Author), Ciaran S. Phibbs (Author), Megan E. Vanneman (Author), Yue Zhang (Author), Jean Yoon (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Previous studies found that documentation of comorbidities differed when Veterans received care within versus outside Veterans Health Administration (VHA). Changes to medical center funding, increased attention to performance reporting, and expansion of Clinical Documentation Imp...