Open AccessCommunity Urgent Care Use Following Implementation of the Veterans Affairs Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks Act
Author(s) -
Anita Vashi,
Tracy H. Urech,
Siqi Wu,
Derek B. Boothroyd,
Paril A. Mehta,
Aaron Dalton,
Elizabeth Brill,
Chad Kessler,
Steven M. Asch
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
medical care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.632
H-Index - 178
eISSN - 1537-1948
pISSN - 0025-7079
DOI - 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001549
Subject(s) - veterans affairs , medicine , odds , logistic regression , emergency department , population , psychological intervention , gerontology , family medicine , medical emergency , emergency medicine , environmental health , nursing
Effective June 6, 2019, Veterans Affairs (VA) began offering a new urgent care (UC) benefit that provides eligible Veterans with greater choice and access to care for the treatment of minor injuries and illnesses in their local communities.