Estimating healthcare mobility in the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System

• Main Authors: Karen H. Wang (Author), Joseph L. Goulet (Author), Constance M. Carroll (Author), Melissa Skanderson (Author), Samah Fodeh (Author), Joseph Erdos (Author), Julie A. Womack (Author), Erica A. Abel (Author), Harini Bathulapalli (Author), Amy C. Justice (Author), Marcella Nunez-Smith (Author), Cynthia A. Brandt (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2016-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Healthcare mobility, defined as healthcare utilization in more than one distinct healthcare system, may have detrimental effects on outcomes of care. We characterized healthcare mobility and associated characteristics among a national sample of Veterans. Methods Using the Veteran...