The most common method of suicide attempts and completions on inpatient mental health units is hanging. It is recommended that common lanyards and anchor points be removed from the environment of care. We provide more information about such hazards and introduce a decision tree to help healthcare ...
摘要: Background Some veterans face multiple barriers to VA mental healthcare service use. However, there is limited understanding of how veterans' experiences and meaning systems shape their perceptions of...关键词: Cultural domain analysis, Health care services use, Mental health, Patient-centered...
This report examines current trends in specialized mental health care in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Over the period 1999 to 2002, inpatient bed-days declined steadily, and the number of outpatient visits increased. Outpatient pharmacy spending increased by nearly 19 percent per...
People with disabilities have been shown to be less likely to receive primary preventive care, have difficulty paying for inpatient and outpatient health services and medications, and have more preventable emergency room visits and hospitalizations than the general population [7–10]. While some prior...
Implementation of a set of standards that address the physical environment in Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals has been linked to a significant and sustained drop in inpatient suicides. "Use of the MHEOCC [Mental Health Environment of Care Checklist] was associated not only with an initial reductio...
The Journal of Mental Health Policy and EconomicsDesai R. A., Rosenheck R. (2000), The interdependence of mental health service systems: the e¤ects of mental health funding on Veterans's use of state mental health inpatient facilities, The Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics 3, ...
As access of women to mental health services has become increasingly important, empirical research has begun to examine the determinants of men... RA Hoff,RA Rosenheck - 《Medical Care》 被引量: 180发表: 1998年 Comparing the health status of male and female veterans who use VA health care:...
In March 2021, 77% of veterans seeking specialty health care felt they could get appointments when they needed them at the West Los Angeles location. Inpatient care is available in neurology, psychiatry, medicine, surgery and rehabilitation. There is a cancer research center headed by Dr. James...
Inpatient services Mental health services Outpatient services Pharmacy (prescription medicines) Skilled nursing care TransplantsMesothelioma treatment is expensive, and VA programs like CHAMPVA, which cover things like chemotherapy and mesothelioma medications, can make a big difference. The...
Over the last several decades, healthcare results for this demographic procedure have improved significantly due to increased expertise and experience in patient care. ECMO remains an invaluable tool in the armamentarium of cardiac surgery, and its use combined with CPR has promising results, but it...