Caring for those who serve: potential implications of the Veterans Affairs Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks (MISSION) Act of 2018. Ann Intern Med. 2018;169(7):487–9. Institute of Medicine. Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st ...
This cohort study compares use of dialysis and survival in patients with end-stage renal disease who receive care through Veterans Affairs vs Medicare.
Funding/Support: This study was supported by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (grant K12 HS026395) and the Veterans Affairs Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (grant PEC 16-001). Role of the Funder/Sponsor: The funders had no role in the design and conduct of the study;...
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) New England healthcare system.ParticipantsVeterans aged 50 and older given outpatient visit codes for dementia between January 1, 2000, and December 31, 2009.MeasurementsThe frequency of the code "dementia not otherwise specified (DNOS)" as a first and final ...
The Development and Use of Codes for Chaplain Interventions (Procedures and Products) in the Veterans Affairs Healthcare SystemPatient care outcomes and fiscal impact are of crucial importance to chaplains in the VA. The time has passed in the VA when chaplains can feel secure simply by ...
Service Directed Research VA: US Department of Veteran Affairs VAMCs: VA Medical Centers VHA: Veterans Health Administration WVs: Women Veterans References Basile, K.C., Black, M.C., Breiding, M.J., Chen, J., Merrick, M.T., Smith, S.G., et al., National Intimate Partner and...
Methods: Ulcerative colitis (UC) patients followed in the Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare system from 2001 to 2011 were identified using ICD9 codes. We performed retrospective cohort study. Patients were followed from the index date of UC diagnosis in the VA system to the date of lymphoma ...
The screening protocol was approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) and Research and Development Committees (RDC) associated with each of the three WRIISC sites (Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Healthcare System, CA, the Veterans Affairs New Jersey Healthcare System in East Orange, NJ, and ...
Sensitivity and specificity of traumatic brain injury diagnosis codes in United States Department of Veterans Affairs administrative data. Brain Inj. 2013;27:640-650.Carlson KF, Barnes JE, Hagel EM, Taylor BC, Cifu DX, Sayer NA. Sensitivity and specificity of trau- matic brain injury diagnosis ...
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