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Patient Perceptions of Video Visits Using Veterans Affairs Telehealth Tablets: Survey Study

Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2020
Background Video-based health care can help address access gaps for patients and is rapidly being offered by health care organizations. However, patients who lack access to technology may be left behind in these initiatives. In 2016, the US Department of
C. Slightam, Amy J Gregory, Jiaqi Hu, J. Jacobs, Tolessa Gurmessa, R. Kimerling, D. Blonigen, Donna M. Zulman   +7 more
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Management of Bacteriuria in Veterans Affairs Hospitals [PDF]

Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2017
Bacteriuria contributes to antibiotic overuse through treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) and long durations of therapy for symptomatic urinary tract infections (UTIs), yet large-scale evaluations of bacteriuria management among inpatients are lacking.Inpatients with bacteriuria were classified as asymptomatic or symptomatic based on ...
Spivak, Emily S, Burk, Muriel, Zhang, Rongping, Jones, Makoto M, Neuhauser, Melinda M, Goetz, Matthew Bidwell, Cunningham, Francesca E, Group, for the Management of Urinary Tract Infections Medication Use Evaluation, Wright, Jason, Johns, Scott, Ma, Ariel, Casavant, Jonathan, Haley, James A, Cartmell, Bryan, Dahl, Jaela, Mercurio, Amanda, Haake, Ashley, Muthusi, Cynthia, Phabmixay, Jenny, Hines, Edward, Chew, Alexander B, Patel, Ursula, Duquaine, Susan, Kuoma, Marcus, Mang, Norman, Aylward, Andrea, Harris, Jessica, O’Brien, Jessica, Dietz, Jessica, Curtin, Rebecca, Fisher, Ann, Manganiello, Lauren, O’Donnell, Jill, Surdy, Michael, Morabito, Brianna, Page, Theresa, Pardo, Joseph, McQuillan, Amanda, Clare, Danielle, Deyle, Tessa, Bodine, Rita, Kuyrkendall, Evan, Guyear, Jamie, Witt, Lauri, Hobbs, Deborah, Scott, Ashley, Swanson, Marci, MacKay, Kimberly T, Wilbur, Eileen, Butler, Phalyn, Orlando, Patricia, Arnold, Joshua, Loesch, Erin, Fioravanti, Nicole, Tate, Victoria, Allred, Carol, Cole, Jennifer, Walker, Michelle, Young, Lisa, Peters, James J, Kish, Troy D, Noble, Kelcey, Woelfel, Kirsten, Foral, Pamela, Carrasquillo, Mara, Gauthier, Timothy P   +65 more
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Characterization of occupational, demographic and health determinants in Canadian reservists veterans and the relationship with poor self-rated health

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 2020
Background Self-rated health is an useful indicator of the general health in specific populations and used to propose interventions after service in the military context.
Julian Reyes, Jill Sweet, MaryBeth MacLean, Alain Poirier, Linda VanTil   +4 more
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Vaccinating Veterans for COVID-19 at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs [PDF]

American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2022
With the COVID-19 (most recent) Omicron variant surge across the U.S., more research is needed to better understand how vaccination and booster uptake can be increased. COVID-19 vaccinations have proven to help decrease the likelihood of becoming seriously ill, getting hospitalized, or dying. Studies examining patient characteristics of individuals who
Claudia Der-Martirosian, William Neil Steers, Heather Northcraft, Karen Chu, Aram Dobalian   +4 more
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It Takes an Act of Congress or Does It? Naming Practices of VA Facilities

Names, 2018
The Veterans Health Administration, a division under the US Department of Veterans Affairs, oversees more than 1700 healthcare facilities that provide support for more than eight million veterans annually.
Alice Crosetto, Thomas Atwood
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Admissions to Veterans Affairs Hospitals for Emergency Conditions During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 2020
Author Contributions: Drs Degesys and Wang had full access to all of the data in the study and take responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis. Concept and design: All authors.
Aaron Baum, M. Schwartz
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Impact of the coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic on Veterans Health Administration Sleep Services

SAGE Open Medicine, 2023
Objectives: To understand the impact of the coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic on sleep services within the United States Department of Veterans Affairs using separate surveys from “pre-COVID” and pandemic periods. Methods: Data from a pre-pandemic survey
Jason J Sico, Brian B Koo, Anthony J Perkins, Laura Burrone, Ali Sexson, Laura J Myers, Stanley Taylor, W Claibe Yarbrough, Joanne K Daggy, Edward J Miech, Dawn M Bravata   +10 more
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Inpatient stroke care quality for Veterans: Are there differences between VA medical centers in the stroke belt and other areas? [PDF]

, 2015
Background Stroke mortality has been found to be much higher among residents in the stroke belt region than in the rest of United States, but it is not known whether differences exist in the quality of stroke care provided in Department of Veterans ...
Bravata, Dawn M., Castro, Jaime, Chumbler, Neale R., Jia, Huanguang, Li, Xinli, Myers, Jennifer, Ordin, Diana L., Phipps, Michael S., Vogel, W. Bruce, Williams, Linda S.   +9 more
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Veterans' Experiences With Outpatient Care: Comparing The Veterans Affairs System With Community-Based Care.

Health Affairs, 2020
Timely access to outpatient care was a primary driver behind the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA's) increased purchase of community-based care under the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014, known as the Choice Act.
Megan E. Vanneman, T. Wagner, M. Shwartz, M. Meterko, Joseph Francis, C. Greenstone, A. Rosen   +6 more
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Ceramide synthesis regulates biogenesis and packaging of exosomal MALAT1 from adipose derived stem cells, increases dermal fibroblast migration and mitochondrial function

Cell Communication and Signaling, 2023
Background The function of exosomes, small extracellular vesicles (sEV) secreted from human adipose-derived stem cells (ADSC), is becoming increasingly recognized as a means of transferring the regenerative power of stem cells to injured cells in wound ...
Xaioyuan Kong, Niketa A. Patel, Charles E. Chalfant, Denise R. Cooper   +3 more
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