Institute:Office of National Coordinator (ONC) Workforce Training Curriculum
Component:The Culture of Health Care
Unit:Health Care Settings The Places Where Care is Delivered
Lecture:Range of care
Continuum of care
Slide content:Veterans Health Administration The Veterans Health Administration is home to the United States largest integrated health care system consisting of 152 medical centers, nearly 1,400 community-based outpatient clinics, community living centers, Vet Centers, and Domiciliaries (Department of Veterans Affairs, 2011) Primary care Specialty care Tertiary care 26
Slide notes:The Veterans Health Administration (VA) is the largest integrated health system in the United States, consisting of one hundred fifty-three medical centers and fourteen hundred community-based outpatient facilities. The VA also includes community living centers, Vet centers (for outreach), and domiciliaries [ dom -uh- sil - ee-er-ees ] to care for patients with long-term medical conditions in a home-like atmosphere. As with any integrated health system, the VA provides primary, secondary, and tertiary care. 26