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View article: Acute hospitalizations and outcomes in Veterans Affairs Hospitals 2011 to 2017
Acute hospitalizations and outcomes in Veterans Affairs Hospitals 2011 to 2017 Open
Hospitals within the Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system exhibited growing use of observation care. It is unknown how this affected VA hospital performance since observation care is not included in acute inpatient measures. To examine…
View article: Lower comorbidity scores and severity levels in Veterans Health Administration hospitals: a cross-sectional study
Lower comorbidity scores and severity levels in Veterans Health Administration hospitals: a cross-sectional study Open
Background Previous studies found that documentation of comorbidities differed when Veterans received care within versus outside Veterans Health Administration (VHA). Changes to medical center funding, increased attention to performance re…
View article: Outcomes of Veterans Treated in Veterans Affairs Hospitals vs Non–Veterans Affairs Hospitals
Outcomes of Veterans Treated in Veterans Affairs Hospitals vs Non–Veterans Affairs Hospitals Open
Importance Many veterans enrolled in the Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system have access to non-VA care through insurance and VA-purchased community care. Prior comparisons of VA and non-VA hospital outcomes have been limited to subpo…
View article: Health Care Access Expansions and Use of Veterans Affairs and Other Hospitals by Veterans
Health Care Access Expansions and Use of Veterans Affairs and Other Hospitals by Veterans Open
This cohort study examines changes in the use of Veterans Affairs (VA) and non-VA hospitals by VA enrollees and mortality associated with these policies.
View article: Trends and Patient Characteristics Associated with Tobacco Pharmacotherapy Dispensed in the Veterans Health Administration
Trends and Patient Characteristics Associated with Tobacco Pharmacotherapy Dispensed in the Veterans Health Administration Open
Despite evidence that demographics influence the use of pharmacotherapy in smoking cessation, there is limited and contradictory information regarding how psychiatric and chronic medical illnesses affect pharmacotherapy use. Administrative…
View article: Comparing chronic condition rates using ICD-9 and ICD-10 in VA patients FY2014–2016
Comparing chronic condition rates using ICD-9 and ICD-10 in VA patients FY2014–2016 Open
View article: The Relationship between Same-Day Access and Continuity in Primary Care and Emergency Department Visits
The Relationship between Same-Day Access and Continuity in Primary Care and Emergency Department Visits Open
We examined how emergency department (ED) visits for potentially preventable, mental health, and other diagnoses were related to same-day access and provider continuity in primary care using administrative data from 71,296 patients in 22 V…
View article: Reply to Young et al
Reply to Young et al Open
View article: Risk of Cardiovascular Events Associated With Current Exposure to HIV Antiretroviral Therapies in a US Veteran Population
Risk of Cardiovascular Events Associated With Current Exposure to HIV Antiretroviral Therapies in a US Veteran Population Open
In the VA cohort, exposure to both individual drugs and drug combinations was associated with modestly increased risk of a cardiovascular event.