2020
The Association Between Hospital End-of-Life Care Quality and the Care Received Among Patients With Heart Failure
Feder SL, Tate J, Ersek M, Krishnan S, Chaudhry SI, Bastian LA, Rolnick J, Kutney-Lee A, Akgün KM. The Association Between Hospital End-of-Life Care Quality and the Care Received Among Patients With Heart Failure. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2020, 61: 713-722.e1. PMID: 32931904, PMCID: PMC7952458, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2020.09.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failure patientsPalliative care consultationVeterans Health AdministrationLife care qualityFailure patientsHeart failureCare consultationsHighest quintileVA hospitalsIntensive care unit deathCare qualityIntensive care unitHealth care systemCare unitInpatient hospiceMean ageLowest quintileHospital endRetrospective analysisHOSPITAL scorePatientsHealth AdministrationCare processesHospitalLogistic regressionUnderutilization of Pulmonary Function Testing in Veterans Hospitalized for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbation: Who are We Missing?
Bade BC, DeRycke EC, Skanderson M, Crothers K, Haskell S, Bean-Mayberry B, Cain HC, Brandt C, Bastian LA, Akgün KM. Underutilization of Pulmonary Function Testing in Veterans Hospitalized for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbation: Who are We Missing? COPD Journal Of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 2020, 17: 15-21. PMID: 31948267, DOI: 10.1080/15412555.2019.1711036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overAlcoholismDelayed DiagnosisDisease ProgressionEthnicityFemaleHealth Services MisuseHospitalizationHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedOdds RatioPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveRespiratory Function TestsRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSex FactorsSmokersSmokingSubstance-Related DisordersUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeteransConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseasePulmonary function testingDrug use disordersCurrent Procedural TerminologyUse disordersFunction testingChronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbationsVeterans Affairs Health Care SystemObstructive pulmonary disease exacerbationsLogistic regressionPulmonary disease exacerbationsObstructive pulmonary diseaseHistory of alcoholHealth care systemDisease exacerbationIndex hospitalizationCurrent smokersCOPD hospitalizationsPatient factorsPrimary outcomePulmonary diseaseRetrospective analysisInternational ClassificationMost veteransQuality care
2018
Dual Use of Department of Veterans Affairs and Medicare Benefits on High‐Risk Opioid Prescriptions in Veterans Aged 65 Years and Older: Insights from the VA Musculoskeletal Disorders Cohort
Chui PW, Bastian LA, DeRycke E, Brandt CA, Becker WC, Goulet JL. Dual Use of Department of Veterans Affairs and Medicare Benefits on High‐Risk Opioid Prescriptions in Veterans Aged 65 Years and Older: Insights from the VA Musculoskeletal Disorders Cohort. Health Services Research 2018, 53: 5402-5418. PMID: 30298672, PMCID: PMC6235820, DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.13060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationOpioid prescriptionsHigh-risk opioid prescriptionsLong-term opioid therapyLong-term opioid useMultivariable logistic regressionMusculoskeletal disorder diagnosisMSD cohortOpioid therapyClinical characteristicsOpioid useVHA dataRetrospective analysisHealth AdministrationNational MedicareDisorder cohortDual useLogistic regressionDisorder diagnosisMedicareMedicare benefitsVeteransPrescriptionCohortAssociation