Creating a culture of quality: The remarkable transformation of the department of Veterans Affairs health care system

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Greenfield, S [1 ]
Kaplan, SH [1 ]
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[1] Univ Calif Irvine, Ctr Hlth Policy & Res, Irvine, CA 92697 USA
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10.7326/0003-4819-141-4-200408170-00013
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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The improvement of diabetes care in the Veterans Affairs and other closed health care systems represents major progress toward optimal management for chronic diseases. Applying the experience of these organizations to the broader, less organized U.S. health care delivery system will be a far more serious challenge.
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