The Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center Care Coordination Program : assessment of program structure, activities, and implementation / Laurie T. Martin, Coreen Farris, Andrew M. Parker, Caroline Epley.
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TextSeries: RAND Corporation research report series ; RR126.Publisher: Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2013Copyright date: ©2013Description: 1 online resource (xxiii, 74 pages) : illustrations, mapContent type: - text
- computer
- online resource
- 0833083317
- 9780833083319
- Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center (Washington, D.C.) -- Evaluation
- Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center (Washington, D.C.)
- Brain damage -- Patients -- Rehabilitation -- United States -- Management
- Disabled veterans -- Medical care -- United States -- Management
- Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment
- Brain Diseases
- Brain Injuries
- Central Nervous System Diseases
- Craniocerebral Trauma
- Delivery of Health Care
- Disabled Persons
- Disease
- Evaluation Studies as Topic
- Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms
- Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation
- Health Services Administration
- Investigative Techniques
- Named Groups
- Nervous System Diseases
- Persons
- Program Evaluation
- Quality of Health Care
- Trauma, Nervous System
- Veterans
- Wounds and Injuries
- Evaluation
- Health & Biological Sciences
- MEDICAL -- Neurology
- Medicine
- Neurology
- United States
- 362.4086/97Â 23
- RC387.5Â .M3697 2013
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 71-74).
Introduction -- Structure and infrastructure of the DVBIC Care Coordination Program -- Regional care coordinators -- Program eligibility and population served -- Outreach and branding -- Recommendations and conclusions -- Appendix: Methods for content analysis of the CCP web presence on DVBIC websites.
Improvised explosive devices have been used extensively against U.S. forces during Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom and have been one of the leading causes of death. Injuries among survivors often include traumatic brain injuries (TBIs). Those recovering from TBIs often find they must coordinate services across multiple systems of care to meet all their medical and psychological health needs. This task is difficult even for those without the cognitive challenges associated with TBI and may prove overwhelming or even impossible, particularly during periods of transition from inpatient to outpatient services or from active duty to veteran status, for example. Although case management and care coordination are readily available for those who have experienced a severe TBI, fewer resources are available for those with symptomatic mild and moderate TBI. This report focuses on a program designed to facilitate care coordination for individuals with mild and moderate TBI, the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center Care Coordination Program. It summarizes RAND's assessment of the program's structure, activities, and implementation. To address the goals above, the authors conducted semistructured interviews in person with program administrators and via telephone with regional care coordinators. The subsequent analysis identified innovative practices, continuing challenges, and lessons learned. The recommendations provided here suggest strategies for meeting these challenges while maintaining the benefits possible through this novel approach to care.
The research described in this report was prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense ... under Contract W74V8H-06-C-0002.
Online resource; title from PDF title page (RAND, viewed Sept. 2, 2013).
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