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Journal for Healthcare Quality, 2010
Where minorities receive their care may contribute to disparities in care, yet, the racial concentration of care in the Veterans Health Administration is largely unknown. We sought to better understand which Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals treat Black veterans and whether location of care impacted disparities. We assessed differences in mortality rates
A. Jha +5 more
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Where minorities receive their care may contribute to disparities in care, yet, the racial concentration of care in the Veterans Health Administration is largely unknown. We sought to better understand which Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals treat Black veterans and whether location of care impacted disparities. We assessed differences in mortality rates
A. Jha +5 more
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Social isolation and well-being in veterans with mental illness
Journal of Mental Health, 2022Background Veterans with mental illness are a growing population in the United States (US). For some veterans, their military service has a negative effect on well-being. Social isolation is problematic for veterans’ mental health by increasing incidence
T. Grenawalt +4 more
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Is There a VA Advantage? Evidence from Dually Eligible Veterans.
The American Economic Review, 2022We study public versus private provision of health care for veterans aged 65 and older who may receive care provided by the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and in private hospitals financed by Medicare.
David C Chan +2 more
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Access of Women Veterans to Veterans Affairs Hospitals
Women & Health, 1994Women veterans represent a rapidly growing segment of the veteran population. This study examines how the utilization of VA hospitals by women veterans has changed since 1980. Information on the use of VA hospitals was obtained from the discharge database for all VA hospitals.
Thomas W. Weiss +2 more
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LIPOID PNEUMONIA IN A VETERANS HOSPITAL
Annals of Internal Medicine, 1955Excerpt INTRODUCTION The extent of lipoid pneumonia observed at autopsy in two cases in the latter part of 1951 resulted in a ban on the oral use of mineral oil in the Colonel Belcher (D.V.A.) Hosp...
Herbert W. Greenidge, Morley J. Tuttle
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Reduced urosepsis in a veterans' hospital
Urology, 1992A three-year study of infecting organisms in a 600-bed university hospital revealed that despite an overall high incidence of urinary sepsis by resistant organisms only a small portion (3.5%) occurred on the urology service. Possible explanatory causes for this low infection rate included avoidance of cross infection from known pools of resistant ...
Dorothy Liesen +2 more
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Medical Care, 2019
Supplemental Digital Content is available in the text. Background: The period after transition from hospital to skilled nursing facility (SNF) is high-risk, but variability in outcomes related to transitions across hospitals is not well-known. Objectives:
R. Burke +4 more
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Supplemental Digital Content is available in the text. Background: The period after transition from hospital to skilled nursing facility (SNF) is high-risk, but variability in outcomes related to transitions across hospitals is not well-known. Objectives:
R. Burke +4 more
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Costs in Veterans Administration Hospitals
Annals of Internal Medicine, 1980Excerpt To the editor: Undoubtedly "The Cost of Outpatient Physicians' Services at a Veterans Administration Hospital" (1) will fuel the arguments against federally sponsored health care.
Roberta A. Monson +2 more
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