“We Are Working Harder, Not Smarter”: A Qualitative Inquiry into Care Coordination for Department of Veterans Affairs Mammograms Referred to the Community

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) relies on facilities outside of VA to provide mammograms for most VA patients. Prior work suggests challenges to coordinating some sex-specific services between VA and other health care systems (e.g., gynecologic malignancies, maternity care), but little is known about barriers and facilitators to mammogram care coordination. We sought to describe processes for coordinating mammograms referred outside of VA and to characterize VA staff perspectives on care coordination barriers and facilitators.

Source: Womens Health Issues - December 16, 2022 Category: Primary Care Authors: Gillian R. Monty, Samantha K. Benson, Stefanie A. Deeds, Lisa S. Callegari, Jodie G. Katon, Kristina M. Cordasco, Kristen E. Gray Tags: Original Article Source Type: research