2012
The Use and Misuse of Thrombolytic Therapy Within the Veterans Health Administration
Keyhani S, Arling G, Williams LS, Ross JS, Ordin DL, Myers J, Tyndall G, Vogel B, Bravata DM. The Use and Misuse of Thrombolytic Therapy Within the Veterans Health Administration. Medical Care 2012, 50: 66-73. PMID: 22182924, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0b013e3182294092.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAgedAged, 80 and overBrain IschemiaFemaleFibrinolytic AgentsHealth Services MisuseHealth Status IndicatorsHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesSocioeconomic FactorsStrokeThrombolytic TherapyTime FactorsTissue Plasminogen ActivatorUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsConceptsVHA medical centersTissue plasminogen activatorVeterans Health AdministrationAcute ischemic strokeEligible patientsStroke patientsIschemic strokeSymptom onsetThrombolytic therapyHealth AdministrationStroke symptom onsetAcute stroke patientsIschemic stroke patientsEligible stroke patientsMedical record reviewLow annual volumeThrombolysis deliveryRecord reviewWrong doseVHA systemClinical conditionsMedical CenterEligible veteransEligibility criteriaPatients
2007
Use of preventive care by elderly male veterans receiving care through the Veterans Health Administration, Medicare fee-for-service, and Medicare HMO plans.
Keyhani S, Ross JS, Hebert P, Dellenbaugh C, Penrod JD, Siu AL. Use of preventive care by elderly male veterans receiving care through the Veterans Health Administration, Medicare fee-for-service, and Medicare HMO plans. American Journal Of Public Health 2007, 97: 2179-85. PMID: 17971544, PMCID: PMC2089117, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2007.114934.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCross-Sectional StudiesFee-for-Service PlansHealth Maintenance OrganizationsHealth Services AccessibilityHealth StatusHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMedicareMultivariate AnalysisOutcome Assessment, Health CarePreventive Health ServicesSocial ClassUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeteransConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationMedicare health maintenance organizationsHealth maintenance organizationSerum cholesterol screeningPreventive careMedicare FFSInfluenza vaccinationPneumococcal vaccinationCholesterol screeningMedicare feeHealth AdministrationSerum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) measurementProstate specific antigen measurementsVeterans 65 yearsProstate cancer screeningMedicare Current Beneficiary SurveyElderly male veteransCross-sectional analysisSelf-reported useCancer screeningAntigen measurementMale veteransVaccinationBeneficiary SurveyMaintenance organization