Pharmacy Data in the VA Health Care System  

Oleh:

Smith, Mark W. ; Joseph, George J.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Medical Care Research and Review vol. 60 no. 3 (Sep. 2003), page 92S-123S.
Topik: pharmacy; medicine; cost; economics; mirco-costing
Fulltext: 92SMCR60.3.pdf (136.28KB)

Isi artikel

Recent advances in Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care data systems have greatlyincr eased access to operational pharmacyinformation. This article presents a brief guide to VA pharmacydata sources: the Veterans Health Information Systems and TechnologyAr chitecture files, the PharmacyBenefits Management database, Decision Support System (DSS) National Data Extracts for inpatient and outpatient care, the planned DSS National PharmacyExtract, DSS databases at local VA facilities, and the Non-VAFee Basis files. Depending on the source, available data elements include patient demographics, clinical care information, characteristics of the medication and of the prescribing physician, and cost. Access policies are detailed for VAand non-VAresearchers. Linking these sources to VA databases containing data on inpatient and outpatient services offers a comprehensive view of health care within several VApopulations of general interest, including people over age 65 and those with physical and psychiatric disabilities.

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