2014
Continuity in a VA Patient-Centered Medical Home Reduces Emergency Department Visits
Chaiyachati KH, Gordon K, Long T, Levin W, Khan A, Meyer E, Justice A, Brienza R. Continuity in a VA Patient-Centered Medical Home Reduces Emergency Department Visits. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e96356. PMID: 24867300, PMCID: PMC4035271, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0096356.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care providersPrimary care clinicsContinuity of carePatient Aligned Care TeamsED visitsEmergency departmentPCMH modelClinic visitsED utilizationCare clinicsCare servicesVeterans Affairs primary care clinicsMultivariable logistic regression analysisVA primary care clinicsTotal clinic visitsObservational cohort studyPrimary care visitsLogistic regression analysisLower ED utilizationOutcomes of interestCare visitsCohort studyVA patientsCare teamMedical home
2006
Rate and predictors of treatment prescription for hepatitis C
Butt AA, Justice AC, Skanderson M, Rigsby MO, Good CB, Kwoh CK. Rate and predictors of treatment prescription for hepatitis C. Gut 2006, 56: 385. PMID: 17005764, PMCID: PMC1856823, DOI: 10.1136/gut.2006.099150.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatitis C virusNational Patient Care DatabaseTreatment prescriptionPrescription ratesAlcohol abuseVeterans Affairs National Patient Care DatabaseDiagnosis of HCVPharmacy Benefits Management databaseMultivariate logistic regression modelHepatitis B infectionCoronary artery diseasePatient Care DatabasePsychiatric comorbid conditionsNon-white raceLogistic regression analysisPredictors of treatmentAlcohol use diagnosisLogistic regression modelsB infectionComorbid illnessesHepatitis CArtery diseaseLiver cirrhosisComorbid conditionsHispanic race