Transforming the VHA?Courage, compassion, insight, and success--the story behind and about pivotal changes in one of America's great health care systems. Every potential patient (and that's all of us) should understand the issues that Galen Barbour addresses. There are clear implications for the entirety of American health care.?--Alfred S. Buck, executive vice president of performance measures and research, Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations

Quality in the Veterans Health Administration: Lessons from the People Who Changed the System

Medical Books

Lerner, Judith A.

Barbour, Galen L.

Malby, Larry

Lussier, Richard R.

Thomale Jr., R. W.

Administration & Medicine Economics

Jossey-Bass

[share header with other Barbour book, since they are sold as a set] A remarkable story, told by Galen L. Barbour, M.D., a top-level Veterans Health Administration (VHA) executive. This book reveals how the VHA met the challenge of improving health care quality measurement throughout its enormous system. Barbour tells of overcoming myriad obstacles, including internal apathy and resistance from administrators and physicians.This achievement has striking implications for health care executives who are charged with quality improvement within their own organizations.

Redefining a Public Health System: How the Veterans Health Administration Improved Quality Measurement

Health, Fitness & Dieting

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