Evaluation of the Lovell Federal Health Care Center merger [electronic resource] : findings, conclusions, and recommendations / Committee on Evaluation of the Lovell Federal Health Care Center Merger, Board on the Health of Select Populations, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.

Introduction
History and context
Implementation
Initial results of the integration demonstration
Lesson learned from other federal and private-sector collaborative approaches to health care services
Findings, conclusions, and recommendations.

Appendices: Biographical sketches of committee members and staff
Framework for evaluating Department of Veterans Affairs/Department of Defense Health Care Collaborations
Department of Veterans Affairs/Department of Defense joint ventures: brief histories and lessons learned
Collaboration among health care organizations: a review of outcomes and best practices for effective performance.