High-Risk Patient Experiences Associated With an Intensive Primary Care Management Program in the Veterans Health

Linnaea Schuttner1, Rong Guo, Edwin Wong

  • 1Health Systems Research & Development, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, Washington (Drs Schuttner and Wong); Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle (Dr Schuttner); VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Center for the Study of Healthcare Innovation, Implementation and Policy (CSHIIP), Los Angeles, California (Ms Guo and Drs Jimenez and Chang); Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles (Ms Guo and Drs Jimenez and Chang); Department of Health Systems and Population Health, University of Washington School of Public Health, Seattle (Dr Wong); VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System, Cleveland, and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio (Dr Klein); Salisbury W.G. Hefner VA Medical Center, Salisbury, North Carolina (Dr Roy); VA Center for Health Equity Research & Promotion, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, and Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Dr Rosland); and Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California (Dr Chang).

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