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SDR 20-403 – HSR Study

 
SDR 20-403
GAO project phase 1 - Determination of Completeness and Accuracy of VHA Race/Ethnicity Data
Donna L Washington, MD MPH
VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, West Los Angeles, CA

Michael Fine, MD MSc
VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System University Drive Division, Pittsburgh, PA

Funding Period: August 2020 - May 2021
Portfolio Assignment: Equity

Abstract

No abstract is available at this time.


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Journal Articles

  1. Peltzman T, Rice K, Jones KT, Washington DL, Shiner B. Optimizing Data on Race and Ethnicity for Veterans Affairs Patients. Military medicine. 2022 Jul 1; 187(7-8):e955-e962. [view]
Government Briefings

  1. Washington DL. Expert interview: Briefing before the US Government Accountability Office (mandated review on VHA Minority Veteran Data); 2020 Jan 16; Virtual. [view]


DRA: Health Systems Science
DRE: None at this time.
Keywords: Ethnicity/Race
MeSH Terms: None at this time.

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