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Outcomes of Veterans Treated in Veterans Affairs Hospitals vs Non–Veterans Affairs Hospitals

JAMA Network Open, 2023
ImportanceMany veterans enrolled in the Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system have access to non-VA care through insurance and VA-purchased community care. Prior comparisons of VA and non-VA hospital outcomes have been limited to subpopulations.ObjectiveTo compare outcomes for 6 acute conditions in VA and non-VA hospitals for younger and older ...
Yoon, Jean, Phibbs, Ciaran S., Ong, Michael K., Vanneman, Megan E., Chow, Adam, Redd, Andrew, Kizer, Kenneth W., Dizon, Matthew P., Wong, Emily, Zhang, Yue   +9 more
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Management of Bacteriuria in Veterans Affairs Hospitals [PDF]

Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2017
Bacteriuria contributes to antibiotic overuse through treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) and long durations of therapy for symptomatic urinary tract infections (UTIs), yet large-scale evaluations of bacteriuria management among inpatients are lacking.Inpatients with bacteriuria were classified as asymptomatic or symptomatic based on ...
Spivak, Emily S, Burk, Muriel, Zhang, Rongping, Jones, Makoto M, Neuhauser, Melinda M, Goetz, Matthew Bidwell, Cunningham, Francesca E, Group, for the Management of Urinary Tract Infections Medication Use Evaluation, Wright, Jason, Johns, Scott, Ma, Ariel, Casavant, Jonathan, Haley, James A, Cartmell, Bryan, Dahl, Jaela, Mercurio, Amanda, Haake, Ashley, Muthusi, Cynthia, Phabmixay, Jenny, Hines, Edward, Chew, Alexander B, Patel, Ursula, Duquaine, Susan, Kuoma, Marcus, Mang, Norman, Aylward, Andrea, Harris, Jessica, O’Brien, Jessica, Dietz, Jessica, Curtin, Rebecca, Fisher, Ann, Manganiello, Lauren, O’Donnell, Jill, Surdy, Michael, Morabito, Brianna, Page, Theresa, Pardo, Joseph, McQuillan, Amanda, Clare, Danielle, Deyle, Tessa, Bodine, Rita, Kuyrkendall, Evan, Guyear, Jamie, Witt, Lauri, Hobbs, Deborah, Scott, Ashley, Swanson, Marci, MacKay, Kimberly T, Wilbur, Eileen, Butler, Phalyn, Orlando, Patricia, Arnold, Joshua, Loesch, Erin, Fioravanti, Nicole, Tate, Victoria, Allred, Carol, Cole, Jennifer, Walker, Michelle, Young, Lisa, Peters, James J, Kish, Troy D, Noble, Kelcey, Woelfel, Kirsten, Foral, Pamela, Carrasquillo, Mara, Gauthier, Timothy P   +65 more
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Soluble Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor 1 is Associated With Cardiovascular Risk in Persons With Coronary Artery Calcium Score of Zero

Pathogens and Immunity, 2021
Background: A coronary artery calcium (CAC) score of zero confers a low but nonzero risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular events (CVD) in asymptomatic patient populations, and additional risk stratification is needed to guide preventive interventions ...
Tony Dong, Graham Bevan, David Zidar, Miguel Cainzos Achirica, Khurram Nasir, Imran Rashid, Sanjay Rajagopalan, Sadeer Al-Kindi   +7 more
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Development and implementation of a Telenephrology dashboard for active surveillance of kidney disease: a quality improvement project

BMC Nephrology, 2020
Background Kidney disease accounts for more than 49 billion dollars in healthcare expenditures annually. Early detection and intervention may reduce the burden of disease.
Melissa L. Swee, M. Lee Sanders, Kantima Phisitkul, George Bailey, Angie Thumann, Nikki Neuzil, Bharat Kumar, Amy M. J. O’Shea, Bradley S. Dixon   +8 more
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Teaching hospital alternatives for Veterans Health Administration facilities: A Google Maps proximity study. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2018
The United States Veterans Health Administration (VHA) serves more than 9 million enrolled Veterans each year. Although most of the care that the VHA sponsors is delivered within its own facilities, there has been a call for "privatizing" some or all of ...
Joseph Bernstein, Loren Mead
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Estimating the Cost of Surgical Care Purchased in the Community by the Veterans Health Administration

MDM Policy & Practice, 2021
Background. Veterans’ access to Veterans Affairs (VA)-purchased community care expanded due to large increases in funding provided in the 2014 Veterans Choice Act. Objectives.
Todd H. Wagner, Jeanie Lo, Erin Beilstein-Wedel, Megan E. Vanneman, Michael Shwartz, Amy K. Rosen   +5 more
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We’ll take it from here: Veterans Affairs OPAT management of home IV therapy initiated at community hospitals

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology, 2023
An outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy team from a Veterans Affairs facility managed patients discharged from their own facility and neighboring community hospitals.
Allison R. Tiemann, Jessica M. Guastadisegni, Marcus A. Kouma, Kevin C. Kelly, Reuben J. Arasaratnam, Donald F. Storey   +5 more
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Correlation between resilience and cognitive functioning in veterans with traumatic brain injury

Medičnì Perspektivi, 2023
Resilience in veterans with brain trauma in remote period has received considerable attention over the past years. Cognitive functioning is described among factors that may influence resilience and included in the modern theoretical models of this ...
D.O. Assonov
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Mental health status in veterans residing in rural versus non-rural areas: results from the veterans’ health study

Military Medical Research, 2020
Background The majority of Veterans Affair (VA) hospitals are in urban areas. We examined whether veterans residing in rural areas have lower mental health service use and poorer mental health status.
Joseph J. Boscarino, Charles R. Figley, Richard E. Adams, Thomas G. Urosevich, H. Lester Kirchner, Joseph A. Boscarino   +5 more
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Efficacy of standard operating procedures for fall protection in hospitalized patients with schizophrenia

Schizophrenia, 2023
Fall-related injury is the most common cause of functional disability and mortality in the older population. Falls in patients with schizophrenia are one of the major concerns in psychiatric hospitals.
Hui Li, Caixing Liu, Zengyun Ge, Xishu Mu, Xuan Wang, Meihong Xiu, Xinfu Wang, Zezhi Li   +7 more
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