Steven J Borowsky

Biographic Data

ID5534340
NAMESteven J Borowsky
GIVEN NAMESSteven J
FAMILY NAMEBorowsky
SIGNATUREBOROWSKY S J
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Minnesota
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR6
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1999
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2002
H-INDEX0

  • VA Community-Based Outpatient Clinics

    Ashley N Hedeen, Patrick J Heagerty et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2002References: 6

    BACKGROUND: The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) recently initiated a system of Community-Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) to enhance delivery of primary care to veterans. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to compare quality of care provided to veterans at CBOCs and at traditional hospital-based VA Medical Center (VAMC) clinics. RESEARCH DESIGN: Quality of care was assessed using medical record data abstracted at CBOCs and VAMCs. The…

  • VA Community-Based Outpatient Clinics

    John C Fortney, Steven J Borowsky et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2002References: 15

    OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to compare access and utilization performance measures between Community-Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOC) and primary care clinics at parent VA Medical Centers (VAMC) and between VA-staff CBOCs and contract CBOCs. METHODS: The study design was cross-sectional and retrospective. Performance measures were based on data routinely collected for administrative and research purposes by the VA. The sample include…

  • Evaluation of the Department of Veterans Affairs Community-Based Outpatient Clinics

    Michael K Chapko, Steven J Borowsky et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2002References: 7

    OBJECTIVE: This paper describes the history of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Community-Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs), CBOC Performance Evaluation Project, and characteristics of CBOCs within the VA, and summarizes the findings and implications of the CBOC Performance Evaluation Project. SUBJECTS: There were 139 CBOCs in operation at the end of fiscal year 1998. Ninety-eight percent of CBOCs offered primary health care, and 28% offere…

  • VA Community-Based Outpatient Clinics

    Steven J Borowsky, David Nelson et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2002References: 12

    BACKGROUND: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recently initiated a system of Community- Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) to enhance delivery of primary care to veterans. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to determine the effect of CBOCs on patients' perceptions of care. RESEARCH DESIGN: The study design is a cross-sectional survey. SUBJECTS: This study compares 4,980 patients from 44 geographically diverse CBOCs to 4,159 patients f…

  • Who is at risk of nondetection of mental health problems in primary care?

    Steven J Borowsky, Lisa V Rubenstein et al.ARTICLEJournal of General Internal…2000

  • An Evaluation of Radical Prostatectomy at Veterans Affairs Medical Centers

    Timothy J Wilt, Diane C Cowper et al.ARTICLEMedical Care1999References: 35

    OBJECTIVE: To examine temporal trends and geographic variation in utilization of radical prostatectomy (RP) as well as 30-day mortality and complication rates. DESIGN: Administrative data-base study of radical prostatectomy (RP) using the Department of Veterans Affairs Patient Treatment File and Outpatient Clinic File between 1986 to 1996. Logistic regression was used to estimate temporal and geographic effects on the use of RP. SETTING: All Depa…