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The role of constituency groups in policy formulation: items for a health services research agenda.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  7021736     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The Veterans Administration medical care system functions within a larger VA services program that has as its direct constituency many organized veterans' groups. The VA system is viewed from the larger perspective of consumer representation in its direction through three effective functions of consumer representation: ownership, control, and oversight. In the VA the Congress and the veterans' groups perform these functions with varying levels of impact on the system. While veterans feel a measure of ownership of the medical care system, they have little voice in its actual operation. Research is needed to describe more fully fully the actual role of the veterans-client in the system and to explore the possibility that aspects of the system may be adopted outside.
Authors:
D B Smith; L Shofer
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of medical systems     Volume:  5     ISSN:  0148-5598     ISO Abbreviation:  J Med Syst     Publication Date:  1981  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1981-10-25     Completed Date:  1981-10-25     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7806056     Medline TA:  J Med Syst     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  47-57     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Consumer Participation*
Health Policy*
Health Services Research / legislation & jurisprudence
Humans
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
Ownership
Policy Making*
United States
United States Department of Veterans Affairs*
Veterans*

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