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Comparing Veterans Affairs and Private Sector Perioperative Outcomes After Noncardiac Surgery.

JAMA Surgery, 2021
Importance Recent legislation facilitates veterans' ability to receive non-Veterans Affairs (VA) surgical care. However, contemporary data comparing the quality and safety of VA and non-VA surgical care are lacking.
Elizabeth L. George, N. Massarweh, A. Youk, K. Reitz, Myrick C. Shinall, Rui Chen, A. Trickey, Patrick R. Varley, J. Johanning, P. Shireman, S. Arya, Daniel E. Hall   +11 more
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Walking Ability and Brain Natriuretic Peptide Are Highly Predictive of Kidney Transplant Waiting List Removal

Transplantation Direct, 2023
Background:. Kidney transplant waitlist management is complex because waiting time is long, and the patients have significant comorbidities. Identification of patients at highest risk for waiting list removal for death and medical complications could ...
Daniel A. Katz, MD, Patrick Ten Eyck, PhD, Grace Binns, LPN, Priyadarshini Manay, MBBS, M. Lee Sanders, PhD, MD, Jodell L. Hornickel, MS, ARNP, An Vu, MS, ARNP, Melissa Swee, MD, Roberto Kalil, MD   +8 more
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Lower use of carotid artery imaging at minority-serving hospitals [PDF]

, 2012
Objective: We determined whether site of care explains a previously identified racial disparity in carotid artery imaging. Methods: In this retrospective cohort study, data were obtained from a chart review of veterans hospitalized with ischemic ...
Bravata, Dawn M., Cheng, Eric M., Hebert, Paul L, Keyhani, Salomeh, Ofner, Susan, Ordin, Diana L., Williams, Linda S.   +6 more
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76865 Clinical Outcomes of Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia in the VA Healthcare System

Journal of Clinical and Translational Science, 2021
IMPACT: Through a comprehensive analysis of patterns of care and outcomes in Veterans with chronic myelomonocytic leukemia, we will identify Veteran-specific determinants of survival that will allow for more personalized decision-making in this ...
Rohan Achar, Talha Anwar, Brian Parkin
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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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Antimicrobial Stewardship Teams in Veterans Affairs and Nonfederal Hospitals in the United States: A National Survey of Antimicrobial Stewardship Practices.

Open Forum Infectious Diseases
In a cross-sectional survey of US acute care hospitals, antimicrobial stewardship programs were present in most Veterans Affairs and nonfederal hospitals but varied in team composition, scope, and impact.
Armani M. Hawes, M. T. Greene, D. Ratz, K. Fowler, Ronald E Kendall, Payal K. Patel   +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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Regional data exchange to improve care for veterans after non-VA hospitalization: a randomized controlled trial [PDF]

, 2019
BACKGROUND: Coordination of care, especially after a patient experiences an acute care event, is a challenge for many health systems. Event notification is a form of health information exchange (HIE) which has the potential to support care ...
Bean, Andrew M., Boockvar, Kenneth S., Dixon, Brian E., Guerrero, Vivian M., Koufacos, Nicholas S., May, Justine, Penrod, Joan D., Schubert, Cathy C., Schwartzkopf, Ashley L.   +8 more
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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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Dual use of VA and non-VA hospitals by Veterans with multiple hospitalizations

BMC Health Services Research, 2015
BackgroundVeterans who are hospitalized in both VA and non-VA hospitals within a short timespan may be at risk for fragmented or conflicting care. To determine the characteristics of these “dual users,” we analyzed administrative hospital discharge data ...
A. West, M. Charlton, M. Vaughan-Sarrazin   +2 more
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