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Transforming the Veterans Affairs to a Whole Health System of Care
Medical Care, 2020As part of the national movement towards value-based and accountable care, health care systems are working to incorporate patient-centered approaches to improve patients’ wellness and increase engagement in self-care.1,2 In 2001, the Institute of ...
B. Bokhour +4 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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Medical Care, 2005
Chronically ill patients who are not satisfied with their care may change healthcare providers or systems, which could disrupt continuity of care and impede management of their conditions. We examined whether patient satisfaction affected subsequent use of non-Veterans Affairs (VA) services among chronically ill veterans discharged from VA hospitals ...
Anita Giobbie-Hurder +6 more
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Chronically ill patients who are not satisfied with their care may change healthcare providers or systems, which could disrupt continuity of care and impede management of their conditions. We examined whether patient satisfaction affected subsequent use of non-Veterans Affairs (VA) services among chronically ill veterans discharged from VA hospitals ...
Anita Giobbie-Hurder +6 more
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Veterans Affairs Intensive Case Management for Older Veterans
The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 2009There is a growing need for information on evidence-based practices that may potentially address needs of elderly people with severe mental illness (SMI), and more specifically on community-based services such as assertive community treatment (ACT).This study examines national evaluation data from fiscal year 2001-2005 from Veterans Affairs Mental ...
Somaia Mohamed +2 more
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Hysterectomy in Veterans Affairs Medical Centers
Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2001To examine the indications and surgical morbidity for women veterans who underwent hysterectomies in Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Centers (VAs).Data on hysterectomies performed in VAs from 1991 to 1997 were abstracted from a surgical quality improvement program.Records of 1722 women who had hysterectomies in VAs over 6 years were examined ...
Jeffrey M. Goldberg +5 more
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CNS Spectrums, 2007
AbstractPharmacoepidemiology, the study of the effects of drugs in large numbers of people, is a relatively new discipline that applies the methods of epidemiology to clinical pharmacology. Premarketing clinical trials remain the only way to scientifically determine whether a drug is causally effective, yet these trials do not provide information that ...
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AbstractPharmacoepidemiology, the study of the effects of drugs in large numbers of people, is a relatively new discipline that applies the methods of epidemiology to clinical pharmacology. Premarketing clinical trials remain the only way to scientifically determine whether a drug is causally effective, yet these trials do not provide information that ...
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Data Resources in the Department of Veterans Affairs
Diabetes Care, 2004OBJECTIVE—To provide an overview of databases that are maintained by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and are of relevance to investigators involved in epidemiologic, clinical, and health services research. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS—We reviewed both national and local VA databases and identified their strengths and limitations ...
Michael K. Chapko, Charles Maynard
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Change in the Department of Veterans Affairs
Neurology, 1998Reply from the Author: I would like to make three points in response to Dr. Woodward's letter. The first deals with the powerful forces that are reshaping medicine in the United States. Whereas the VHA is not immune to these forces, it has responded constructively in a manner that has withstood scrutiny.
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Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense Mental Health Apps: A Systematic Literature Review
Psychological services, 2019In the present systematic review, we summarize the feasibility, usability, efficacy, and effectiveness of mental health-related apps created by the Veterans Affairs (VA) or the Department of Defense (DoD).
C. Gould +5 more
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Diabetes Research in the Department of Veterans Affairs
Diabetes Care, 2004OBJECTIVE—To provide an overview of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) research activities, highlighting diabetes-related research. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS—Diabetes is an important component of the VA research portfolio. All four VA research services support aspects of diabetes research. VA diabetes research projects and funding
Edward J. Boyko, Gayle E. Reiber
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