title: The organizational structure for medical information management in the Department of Veterans Affairs. An overview of major health care databases.
abstract: This article is intended to provide a basic framework for the reader in understanding the structure and products of the information management system that supports the functions of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). It will identify the primary information resources management organizations in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and briefly describe how they relate to each other; summarize the history, purpose, and contents of the major health care databases; and discuss future directions for VHA's information management efforts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterans Affairs, Information Access Project Office of Policy and Planning, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lamoreaux
mesh_terms: D003660:Decision Support Systems, Management; D005376:Financial Management; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006751:Hospital Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration; D006787:Hospitals, Veterans / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007256:Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D008499:Medical Records; D017146:Models, Organizational; D012040:Regional Health Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States; D014493:United States Department of Veterans Affairs / Q000458:organization & administration*