The Veterans Health Administration began providing patient
access data bi-weekly through their website (
https://www.va.gov/health/access-audit.asp). Included are pending appointments and electronic wait
list summaries at the national, facility, and division levels. The
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services report performance data
on Veterans Health Administration medical centers accessible from
the website
https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/HospitalQualityInits/VA-Data.html. In this case we will utilize the Veterans Administration
Inpatient Satisfaction Survey. The JMP file VHA_Appts.jmp was assembled
manually from these various data sources. Pertinent information about
the various columns was documented through JMP Notes (right click
on the Column Header and select Column Properties > Notes).