Does Clinical Inertia Vary According to Provider Type?

Daniel G. Federman, MD, Kirsha S. Gordon, MS, Joseph Goulet, PhD, MS, Sue Kancir, RN, Woody Levin, MS, Shawn L. Fultz, MD, MPH, and Amy C. Justice, MD, PhD

Dr. Federman is a staff physician in the department of medicine at the West Haven campus of the VA Connecticut Healthcare System (VACHS) and a professor of medicine in the department of internal medicine at Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven. Ms. Gordon is a biostatistician for the Veterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS), located at the West Haven campus of the VACHS. Dr. Goulet is the director of the biostatistics core of the VACS and an associate research scientist at Yale University School of Medicine. Ms. Kancir is a registered nurse in the department of quality management at the West Haven campus of the VACHS. Mr. Levin is an information technology consultant for the VACS. At the time of this study, Dr. Fultz was a staff physician at the West Haven campus of the VACHS. He is now a senior medical advisor for the VA Office of Public Health and Scientific Hazards, Washington, DC. Dr. Justice is the section chief of general internal medicine at the West Haven campus of the VACHS and an associate professor of medicine in the department of internal medicine at Yale University School of Medicine.

Daniel G. Federman, MD, Kirsha S. Gordon, MS, Joseph Goulet, PhD, MS, Sue Kancir, RN, Woody Levin, MS, Shawn L. Fultz, MD, MPH, and Amy C. Justice, MD, PhD

Dr. Federman is a staff physician in the department of medicine at the West Haven campus of the VA Connecticut Healthcare System (VACHS) and a professor of medicine in the department of internal medicine at Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven. Ms. Gordon is a biostatistician for the Veterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS), located at the West Haven campus of the VACHS. Dr. Goulet is the director of the biostatistics core of the VACS and an associate research scientist at Yale University School of Medicine. Ms. Kancir is a registered nurse in the department of quality management at the West Haven campus of the VACHS. Mr. Levin is an information technology consultant for the VACS. At the time of this study, Dr. Fultz was a staff physician at the West Haven campus of the VACHS. He is now a senior medical advisor for the VA Office of Public Health and Scientific Hazards, Washington, DC. Dr. Justice is the section chief of general internal medicine at the West Haven campus of the VACHS and an associate professor of medicine in the department of internal medicine at Yale University School of Medicine.

Daniel G. Federman, MD, Kirsha S. Gordon, MS, Joseph Goulet, PhD, MS, Sue Kancir, RN, Woody Levin, MS, Shawn L. Fultz, MD, MPH, and Amy C. Justice, MD, PhD

Dr. Federman is a staff physician in the department of medicine at the West Haven campus of the VA Connecticut Healthcare System (VACHS) and a professor of medicine in the department of internal medicine at Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven. Ms. Gordon is a biostatistician for the Veterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS), located at the West Haven campus of the VACHS. Dr. Goulet is the director of the biostatistics core of the VACS and an associate research scientist at Yale University School of Medicine. Ms. Kancir is a registered nurse in the department of quality management at the West Haven campus of the VACHS. Mr. Levin is an information technology consultant for the VACS. At the time of this study, Dr. Fultz was a staff physician at the West Haven campus of the VACHS. He is now a senior medical advisor for the VA Office of Public Health and Scientific Hazards, Washington, DC. Dr. Justice is the section chief of general internal medicine at the West Haven campus of the VACHS and an associate professor of medicine in the department of internal medicine at Yale University School of Medicine.