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D C Cowper1, D M Hynes, J D Kubal
1VA Information Resource Center (VIReC), HSR&D Field Unit, Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital, Hines, Illinois, USA.
Abstract:
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) operates and maintains one of the largest health care systems under a single management structure in the world. The coordination of administrative and clinical information on veterans served by the VA health care system is a daunting and critical function of the Department. This article provides an overview of VA Health Services Research and Development Service initiatives to assist researchers in using extant VA databases to study patient-centered health care outcomes. As examples, studies using the VA's Patient Treatment File (PTF) and the Beneficiary Identification and Records Locator System (BIRLS) Death File are described.
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