Clinical Review
ORYX and the VHA
Performance Outcome Measures
Fed Pract. 2003 October;20(10):39
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Brian Stanton, DPM, Lt. Col., USAF, Robert Wilhelm, DMD, COL, USA, Andrew Meadows, PharmD, Maj., USAF, Paul Begnoche, Maj., USAF, and Jeffrey Milligan
Lt. Col. Stanton is the chair of the podiatric surgery department at Wilford Hall Medical Center, San Antonio, TX. COL Wilhelm is the commander of the dental activity at Fort Knox, KY. Maj. Meadows is the pharmacy flight commander at Hill Air Force Base, UT. Maj. Begnoche is a group practice manager at Eglin Air Force Base, FL. Mr. Milligan is the assistant to the director of the Central Texas Veterans Health Care System, Temple, TX.
The JCAHO's ORYX initiative promises to support health care quality improvement by integrating outcome data into the accreditation process. Here's how the program works—and how it's being incorporated into the VHA's own performance monitoring systems.