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Basic Training: A Primer on Military Life and Culture for Health Care Providers and Trainees

MedEdPORTAL, 2012
Active and retired military members comprise about 10% of the nation's adult population. Since more than 65% of American physicians receive at least some of their professional training in Veterans Affairs hospitals, most physicians will provide care for ...
Matthew Goldenberg, Derrick A. Hamaoka, Patcho N. Santiago, James E. McCarroll   +3 more
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Article Commentary: Stepped Care for Opioid Use Disorder Train the Trainer (Scoutt) Initiative: Expanding Access to Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder within Veterans Health Administration Facilities

Substance Abuse, 2020
The US is confronted with a rise in opioid use disorder (OUD), opioid misuse, and opioid-associated harms. Medication treatment for opioid use disorder (MOUD)—including methadone, buprenorphine and naltrexone—is the gold standard treatment for OUD.
A. Gordon, K. Drexler, E. Hawkins, Jennifer L Burden, Nodira K. Codell, Amy Mhatre-Owens, M. Dungan, H. Hagedorn   +7 more
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Costs Associated With Surgical Site Infections in Veterans Affairs Hospitals.

JAMA Surgery, 2014
IMPORTANCE Surgical site infections (SSIs) are potentially preventable complications that are associated with excess morbidity and mortality. OBJECTIVE To determine the excess costs associated with total, deep, and superficial SSIs among all operations
M. Schweizer, J. Cullen, E. Perencevich, M. V. Vaughan Sarrazin   +3 more
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Hospital and Patient Factors Affecting Veterans’ Hospital Choice

Medical Care Research and Review, 2023
Veterans enrolled in the Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system gained greater access to non-VA care beginning in 2014. We examined hospital and Veteran characteristics associated with hospital choice. We conducted a longitudinal study of elective hospitalizations 2011 to 2017 in 11 states and modeled patients’ choice of VA hospital, large non-VA ...
Jean Yoon, Michael K. Ong, Megan E. Vanneman, Yue Zhang, Matthew P. Dizon, Ciaran S. Phibbs   +5 more
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Effects of Veterans Affairs Access Expansions on Inpatient Care for Women Veterans

Health Equity
Background: Enactment of the Veterans Choice Act (VCA) in 2014 and expansion of Medicaid programs led to greater options for Veterans to receive health care outside of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
Emily P. Wong, Jean Yoon
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Association Between Rural Residence and In-Hospital and 30-Day Mortality Among Veterans Hospitalized with COPD Exacerbations

International Journal of COPD, 2021
Spyridon Fortis,1,2 Amy MJ O’Shea,1,3 Brice F Beck,1 Alejandro Comellas,1,2 Mary Vaughan Sarrazin,1,3 Peter J Kaboli1,3 1Center for Access & Delivery Research & Evaluation (CADRE), Iowa City VA Health Care System, Iowa City, IA, USA ...
Fortis S, O'Shea AMJ, Beck BF, Comellas A, Vaughan Sarrazin M, Kaboli PJ   +5 more
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Incidence and Outcomes Associated With Clostridium difficile Infections: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis [PDF]

, 2020
Importance: An understanding of the incidence and outcomes of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) in the United States can inform investments in prevention and treatment interventions.
Balkenende, Erin, Blevins, Amy E., Chiang, Hsiu-Yin, Chorazy, Margaret L., Diekema, Daniel J., Herwaldt, Loreen A., Khader, Karim, Kuxhausen, Michelle F., Marra, Alexandre R., McDanel, Jennifer S., Nair, Rajeshwari, Nelson, Richard E., Perencevich, Eli N., Samore, Matthew, Schweizer, Marin L., Ward, Melissa A.   +15 more
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Preliminary clinical and pharmacologic investigation of photodynamic therapy with the silicon phthalocyanine photosensitizer Pc 4 for primary or metastatic cutaneous cancers

Frontiers in Oncology, 2011
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) for cutaneous malignancies has been found to be an effective treatment with a range of photosensitizers. The phthalocyanine Pc 4 was developed initially for PDT of primary or metastatic cancers in the skin.
Timothy James Kinsella, Timothy James Kinsella, Elma eBaron, Elma eBaron, Elma eBaron, Valdir eColussi, Kevin eCooper, Kevin eCooper, Kevin eCooper, Charles eHoppel, Stephen eIngalls, Malcolm eKenney, Xiaolin eLi, Nancy eOleinick, Seth eStevens, Seth eStevens, Seth eStevens, Scot eRemick, Scot eRemick   +18 more
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Outcomes of Surgical Mitral and Aortic Valve Replacements Among Kidney Transplant Candidates: Implications for Valve Selection

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2021
Background Limited literature exists that evaluated outcomes of kidney transplant–eligible patients who are having dialysis and who are undergoing valve replacement.
David K. Ngendahimana, Salil V. Deo, Varun Sundaram, Krista L. Lentine, Charles A. Herzog, Laith Al Dahabreh, Titte R. Srinivas, Kenneth D. Chavin, Nagaraju Sarabu   +8 more
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Using Administrative Data to Predict Suicide After Psychiatric Hospitalization in the Veterans Health Administration System

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2020
There is a very high suicide rate in the year after psychiatric hospital discharge. Intensive postdischarge case management programs can address this problem but are not cost-effective for all patients.
R. Kessler, M. Bauer, T. Bishop, Olga V Demler, S. Dobscha, Sarah M Gildea, J. Goulet, E. Karras, J. Kreyenbuhl, S. Landes, Howard Liu, Alexander Luedtke, P. Mair, W. McAuliffe, M. Nock, M. Petukhova, W. Pigeon, N. Sampson, J. Smoller, L. Weinstock, R. Bossarte   +20 more
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