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Appendix K: VA Monitoring Instrument for Appropriate Medical Care
Pages 145-154

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From page 145...
... Veterans Program is to provide strategic direction for the clinical, research, education and outreach programs for PG veterans. This is accomplished by working in collaboration with other VA offices; Federal, state, and local government agencies; and nonprofit community and private providers.
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From page 146...
... Compliance threshold on the annual Quality Management monitor for Persian Gulf Registry Examinations as measured against selected clinical indicators GOAL: 90°/0 Participation rates of Persian Gulf Coordinators and Registry Physicians in information and educational activities, i.e., quarterly Environmental Agents Service conference calls, satellite video-television broadcasts, and continuing medical education conference GOAL: 75°/0 VHA DIRECTIVE 10-95-114 (November 21, 1995)
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From page 147...
... Report, "An Oversight Evaluation of the Department of Veterans Affairs' Response to Health Care Issues Relating to Military Service in the Persian Gulf War" (SHI-A28-011; December 29, 1994) , recommended that VA facilities assure that all Persian Gulf War veterans have been afforded appropriate medical care by conducting peer reviews of a statistically valid sample of Gulf veteran's medical records.
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From page 148...
... Office of Inspector General (GIG) Report, "An Oversight Evaluation of the Department of Veterans Affairs' Response to Health Care Issues Relating to Military Service in the Persian Gulf War" (SHI-A28-01 1; December 29, 1994~.
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From page 149...
... : PATIENT SSN: I I I l-m-l I I I I A Required Components of the Registry Examination Yes No Code Sheet in CHR Consolidated Health Record 1.
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... m ADEQUACY OF THE VA PERSIAN GULF REGISTRY AND UCAP Yes No m Yes No NA 6. Additional Diagnostic Work-up for Selected Symptoms: The following examinations were ordered by the physician, if the veteran complained of: a.
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From page 151...
... Yes No 2. Has Me veteran been assigned 10 a pram care Yes No me?
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From page 153...
... NUMBER OF CHARTS THAT CONTAINED SYMPTOM SPECIFIC EXAMINATIONS IF PATIENT COMPLAINED OF PERSISTENT DIARRHEA NON-COMPLIANCE = ~ r T ~ % 1 O) NUMBER OF CHARTS THAT CONTAINED SYMPTOM SPECIFIC EXAMINATIONS IF PATIENT COMPLAINED OF NON-COMPLIANCE 153 N= 1 1 1 1 1 N= 1 111 1 N= 1 111 1 N= 1 111 1 N= -1 1 1 N= I 1 Eel N= I Al I I N= = I T I -logo ~ 1 1 1 ~
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