title: Use of the electronic record in the home-based primary care programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care System.
abstract: Use of the electronic record in the Home-Based Primary Care (HBPC) programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Health Care System is described. The VA electronic record is a complete computerized system for a patient's record. The use of this system provides instant information on the health status of each patient referred to and managed by home care.
authors.affiliation: VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, Washington, USA. Denise.Shea@med.va.gov
authors.forename: Denise
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Shea
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003152:Community Health Nursing; D004046:Dietetics; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D005851:Geriatric Nursing; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000458:organization & administration; D017751:Safety Management; D012947:Social Work; D014481:United States; D014493:United States Department of Veterans Affairs / Q000458:organization & administration*