Veterans' Health Care: Chicago Efforts to Improve System Efficiency

HEHS-98-118 Published: May 29, 1998. Publicly Released: May 29, 1998.

Highlights

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed: (1) what impacts the Veterans Affairs (VA) Chicago Health Care System (VACHCS) had on veterans, employees, and medical schools in the Chicago area; (2) VACHCS' integration process; (3) the integration decisions made; and (4) dollar savings for these decisions.

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Veterans

Health care cost controlHealth resources utilizationHealth services administrationManagement reengineeringMedical educationMedical schoolsVeterans hospitalsVeterans' medical careVeteransHospitals