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Characterization and Comparison of Physical and Mental Health Profiles and Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Utilization Patterns among Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom Women Veterans in Puerto Rico versus the United States [PDF]

Women's Health Issues, 2020
Research on the physical and mental health profiles and patterns of health care use among women veterans receiving health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on the island of Puerto Rico is lacking.This cross-sectional study examines differences in physical and mental health conditions, and patterns of VA health care use, between women ...
Julie C. Weitlauf, Ana Ortiz, Aimee R. Kroll-Desrosiers, Mabel E. Quiñones Vázquez, Brad Cannell, Mayra N. Berrios Hernandez, Cynthia Brandt, Kristin Mattocks   +7 more
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Using the RE-AIM framework to assess national teledermatology expansion

Frontiers in Health Services, 2023
BackgroundTeledermatology has been utilized in the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for decades but continues to have incomplete penetration.
Rebecca P. Lamkin, Sara B. Peracca, George L. Jackson, George L. Jackson, Aliya C. Hines, Aliya C. Hines, Allen L. Gifford, Allen L. Gifford, Allen L. Gifford, Olevie Lachica, Donglin Li, Isis J. Morris, Marcelo Paiva, Martin A. Weinstock, Martin A. Weinstock, Martin A. Weinstock, Dennis H. Oh, Dennis H. Oh, Dennis H. Oh   +18 more
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Oligoclonal Bands in Multiple System Atrophy: Case Report and Proposed Mechanisms of Immunogenicity

Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2022
Multiple System Atrophy (MSA) is a neurodegenerative disease with heterogeneous manifestations and is therefore difficult to diagnose definitively. Because of this, oftentimes an extensive workup for mimickers is undertaken. We herein report a case where
Lee E. Neilson, Lee E. Neilson, Christopher Hollen, Christopher Hollen, Amie Hiller, Amie Hiller, Lindsey Wooliscroft, Lindsey Wooliscroft   +7 more
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A description of rapid design and implementation of new features in an electronic health record in the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration response to the Covid-19 pandemic

Knowledge Management & E-Learning: An International Journal, 2021
The onset of the COVID-19 global pandemic called for the implementation of new functionality to the Electronic Health Record (EHR) system for the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and VA responded rapidly. VA’s EHR-related COVID-19 response can be grouped into two categories: 1) a new banner to provide a rapid way to view a patient’s ...
Kathleen Adams, Marsha L. McClure, Helen J. A. Fuller   +2 more
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Learning from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Quality Enhancement Research Initiative: QUERI Series [PDF]

, 2009
As the recent collection of papers from the Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (QUERI) Series indicates, knowledge is leading to considerable action in the United States (U.S.) Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
Ian D Graham, Jacqueline Tetroe, JL Denis, M Gibbons, ID Graham, ID Graham, CB Stetler, ID Graham, CC Bowman, CB Stetler, CM Wallace, GM Curran, MW Smith, JL Smith, E Chaney, MB Goetz, SL Krein, A Brown, A Sales   +18 more
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SARS-CoV-2 infection is associated with higher odds of insulin treatment but not with hemoglobin A1c at 120 days in U.S. Veterans with new-onset diabetes

Diabetes Epidemiology and Management, 2023
Aims: To examine associations of SARS-CoV-2 infection/COVID-19 with insulin treatment in new-onset diabetes. Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study using Veterans Health Administration data (March 1, 2020–June 1, 2022).
Pandora L. Wander, Elliott Lowy, Anna Korpak, Lauren A. Beste, Steven E. Kahn, Edward J. Boyko   +5 more
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Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies: FY2015 Appropriations [PDF]

, 2015
[Excerpt] The Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies appropriations bill provides funding for the planning, design, construction, alteration, and improvement of facilities used by active and reserve military components worldwide ...
Else, Daniel H, Moulta-Ali, Umar, Panangala, Sidath Viranga   +2 more
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Traumatic Microhemorrhages Are Not Synonymous With Axonal Injury

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Diffuse axonal injury (DAI) is caused by acceleration‐deceleration forces during trauma that shear white matter tracts. Susceptibility‐weighted MRI (SWI) identifies microbleeds that are considered the radiologic hallmark of DAI and are used in clinical prognostication.
Karinn Sytsma, Rhonda Mittenzwei, Heather Maioli, Amanda Kirkland, C. Dirk Keene, Ramon Diaz‐Arrastia, Christine Mac Donald, Chiara Maffei, Brian L. Edlow, Amber L. Nolan   +9 more
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Median survival following geriatric hip fracture among 17,868 males from the Veterans Health Administration

Frontiers in Surgery, 2023
BackgroundThe expected value of treatments for geriatric femoral neck fracture is influenced by the predicted duration of survival after injury. Specifically, total hip arthroplasty is more suited for patients likely to live long enough to reap its ...
Alexander Lee, Ianto Lin Xi, Jaimo Ahn, Jaimo Ahn, Joseph Bernstein, Joseph Bernstein   +5 more
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Baseline Regional Cholinergic Denervation Predicts Cognitive Trajectories in Moderate Parkinson Disease

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Cognitive decline is a disabling and variable feature of Parkinson disease (PD). While cholinergic system degeneration is linked to cognitive impairments in PD, most prior research reported cross‐sectional associations. We aimed to fill this gap by investigating whether baseline regional cerebral vesicular acetylcholine transporter ...
Taylor Brown, Giulia Carli, Prabesh Kanel, Stiven Roytman, Jaimie Barr, Nicolaas I. Bohnen, Roger L. Albin   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source