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Alzheimer's &Dementia, EarlyView.Abstract US clinical practice guidelines for the diagnostic evaluation of cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer's disease (AD) or AD and related dementias (ADRD) are decades old and aimed at specialists. This evidence‐based guideline was developed to empower all—including primary care—clinicians to implement a structured approach for evaluating a ...
Alireza Atri +10 more
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Cost of inpatient rehabilitation care in the Department of Veterans Affairs [PDF]
—We investigated the determinants of inpatient rehabilitation costs in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and examined the relationship between length of stay (LOS) and discharge costs using data from VA and community rehabilitation hospitals.
Richardson, Samuel S. +4 more
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The Veterans Health Administration and Medical Education: In Brief [PDF]
, 2018 Training health care professionals including physicians1 is part of the VA’s statutory mission. It does so to provide an adequate supply of health professionals overall and for the VA’s health system.
Heisler, Elayne J +1 more
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Early Mobility in the Hospital: Lessons Learned from the STRIDE Program
Geriatrics, 2018 Immobility during hospitalization is widely recognized as a contributor to deconditioning, functional loss, and increased need for institutional post-acute care. Several studies have demonstrated that inpatient walking programs can mitigate some of these
Susan Nicole Hastings +6 more
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Estimating Risk-Adjusted Hospital Performance [PDF]
arXiv, 2020 The quality of healthcare provided by hospitals is subject to considerable variability. Consequently, accurate measurements of hospital performance are essential for various decision-makers, including patients, hospital managers and health insurers. Hospital performance is assessed via the health outcomes of their patients.
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Distinct Alterations of Inflammatory Biomarkers in Cluster Headache: A Case Control Study
Annals of Neurology, EarlyView.Objective Investigate the immune system's role in cluster headache by analyzing cytokines in people with cluster headache and headache‐free controls, and explore if certain cytokines could predict a specific phenotype. Methods We measured 45 cytokines in adult participants from the Danish Cluster Headache Biobank in a prospective case–control setup ...
Nunu Laura Timotheussen Lund +6 more
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How do hospital characteristics affect veteran patients’ satisfaction in South Korea? [PDF]
This study examined the impact of the characteristics of commissioned hospitals on the satisfaction of veterans by using the satisfaction survey data of Korean veterans.
Jo, Miran
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Advancing Patient Safety in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs [PDF]
, 2011 As part of a systemwide transformation, the VA formed its National Center for Patient Safety to foster an organizational culture of safety within its nationwide network of hospitals and outpatient clinics.
Deborah Chase, Douglas McCarthy
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Arthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.Objective The aim of this study was to determine whether pollutants such as fire smoke–related particulate matter <2.5 μm (PM2.5) are associated with incident rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and RA‐associated interstitial lung disease (RA‐ILD). Methods This patient–control study used Veterans Affairs (VA) data from October 1, 2009, to December 31, 2018.
Vanessa L. Kronzer +13 more
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Is There Monopsony in the Labor Market? Evidence from a Natural Experiment [PDF]
A variety of recent theoretical and empirical advances have renewed interest in monopsonistic models of the labor market. However, there is little direct empirical support for these models, even in labor markets that are textbook examples of monopsony ...
Ciaran Phibbs +2 more
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