Table 1.

Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Medical Centers Included in Qualitative Study on Implementation of the MOVE! Weight-Management Program, United States, 2007-2010

Medical Facility	Census Region	No. of Unique Outpatient Visitsa	Facility Complexity Rating b	No. of New Unique MOVE! Patients c	No. of Unique MOVE! Visits c , d
1	West North Central	37,221	1C	207	2,977
2	West South Central	85,112	1A	81	409
3	East North Central	41,479	1B	195	758
4	New England	63,294	1A	104	581
5	East North Central	54,494	1A	427	2,914
6	West	65,771	1A	374	1,074
7	New England	54,401	1A	129	960
8	Mountain	39,869	1B	259	574
9	West	63,514	1A	224	358
10	East North Central	77,968	1A	632	1,706

^a Data were obtained for fiscal year 2006 from the VHA Service Support Center Unique Patient Data Cube (unpublished data).

^b The VHA categorizes VHA Medical Centers according to a defined complexity model for the purposes of performing program and organization analyses, making decisions on organizational structure, and setting senior executive pay levels. The model uses data on patient population served (including numbers served and patient risk as measured by the diagnostic cost group), clinical services complexity (eg, intensive care units, specialized clinical programs), and the scope of the graduate medical education and research enterprise of the facility. Facilities are categorized into 1 of 5 complexity levels: IA (most complex), IB, IC, 2, or 3 (least complex).

^c Data were obtained for fiscal year 2006 from the VHA Service Support Center MOVE! Visits Data Cube (unpublished data).

^d Visits include group, individual, and telephone communication. Visits are identified through the use of a unique administrative code required by VHA policy.