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Implementation of the Geriatric Patient-Aligned Care Team Model in the Veterans Health Administration (VA)
Jennifer L. Sullivan, Rina Eisenstein, Thomas Price, Samantha Solimeo and Kenneth Shay
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine May 2018, 31 (3) 456-465; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2018.03.170272
Jennifer L. Sullivan
Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research, VA Boston Healthcare System (JLS); 2Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA (JLS); Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Atlanta, GA (RE, TP); Section of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta (RE, TP); Center for Comprehensive Access & Delivery Research & Evaluation Center and the VISN 23 Patient Aligned Care Team PACT Demonstration Laboratory, Iowa City VA Health Care System, Iowa City, IA (SS); Department of General Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City (SS); 7 US Department of Veterans Affairs, Geriatrics and Extended Care Services, Washington, D.C. (KS).
Rina Eisenstein
Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research, VA Boston Healthcare System (JLS); 2Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA (JLS); Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Atlanta, GA (RE, TP); Section of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta (RE, TP); Center for Comprehensive Access & Delivery Research & Evaluation Center and the VISN 23 Patient Aligned Care Team PACT Demonstration Laboratory, Iowa City VA Health Care System, Iowa City, IA (SS); Department of General Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City (SS); 7 US Department of Veterans Affairs, Geriatrics and Extended Care Services, Washington, D.C. (KS).
Thomas Price
Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research, VA Boston Healthcare System (JLS); 2Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA (JLS); Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Atlanta, GA (RE, TP); Section of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta (RE, TP); Center for Comprehensive Access & Delivery Research & Evaluation Center and the VISN 23 Patient Aligned Care Team PACT Demonstration Laboratory, Iowa City VA Health Care System, Iowa City, IA (SS); Department of General Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City (SS); 7 US Department of Veterans Affairs, Geriatrics and Extended Care Services, Washington, D.C. (KS).
Samantha Solimeo
Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research, VA Boston Healthcare System (JLS); 2Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA (JLS); Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Atlanta, GA (RE, TP); Section of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta (RE, TP); Center for Comprehensive Access & Delivery Research & Evaluation Center and the VISN 23 Patient Aligned Care Team PACT Demonstration Laboratory, Iowa City VA Health Care System, Iowa City, IA (SS); Department of General Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City (SS); 7 US Department of Veterans Affairs, Geriatrics and Extended Care Services, Washington, D.C. (KS).
Kenneth Shay
Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research, VA Boston Healthcare System (JLS); 2Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA (JLS); Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Atlanta, GA (RE, TP); Section of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta (RE, TP); Center for Comprehensive Access & Delivery Research & Evaluation Center and the VISN 23 Patient Aligned Care Team PACT Demonstration Laboratory, Iowa City VA Health Care System, Iowa City, IA (SS); Department of General Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City (SS); 7 US Department of Veterans Affairs, Geriatrics and Extended Care Services, Washington, D.C. (KS).

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May-June 2018
Implementation of the Geriatric Patient-Aligned Care Team Model in the Veterans Health Administration (VA)
Jennifer L. Sullivan, Rina Eisenstein, Thomas Price, Samantha Solimeo, Kenneth Shay
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine May 2018, 31 (3) 456-465; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2018.03.170272
Implementation of the Geriatric Patient-Aligned Care Team Model in the Veterans Health Administration (VA)
Jennifer L. Sullivan, Rina Eisenstein, Thomas Price, Samantha Solimeo, Kenneth Shay
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine May 2018, 31 (3) 456-465; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2018.03.170272
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