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[Agency] AHRQ [Project Title] Comparative Effectiveness of Virginia Coordinated Care Versus the Traditional [Institution] Virginia Commonwealth University [Amount] $0 [Summary] The primary Aim of this study is to compare the effectiveness of the VCC, particularly the primary care component, with that of a traditional safety net delivery system at reducing the frequency of emergency department utilization, hospital utilization, and adverse health outcomes among uninsured patients who used the Virginia Commonwealth University Health System (VCUHS) from January 2003- December 2009. Attention will be paid to understanding the conditions and the types of patients for which the program was most effective. The Secondary Aim of the study is to identify the successful and replicable elements of primary care case management, care coordination, and other attributes of the patient-centered primary care model that make the VCC program effective. Attention will be paid to understanding how and why these elements are critical for different patient populations. This will be achieved by qualitative analyses, consisting of key informant interviews and focus groups with four stakeholder groups: program executives/leadership, provider physicians, care coordinators, and patients, informed by results from previous work and from analyses performed under the first Aim. [Completion/ Closing Date] 10/02/2010 [Link] link [Category] 
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