2024
Adaption and National Validation of a Tool for Predicting Mortality from Other Causes Among Men with Nonmetastatic Prostate Cancer
Justice A, Tate J, Howland F, Gaziano J, Kelley M, McMahon B, Haiman C, Wadia R, Madduri R, Danciu I, Leppert J, Leapman M, Thurtle D, Gnanapragasam V. Adaption and National Validation of a Tool for Predicting Mortality from Other Causes Among Men with Nonmetastatic Prostate Cancer. European Urology Oncology 2024, 7: 923-932. PMID: 38171965, DOI: 10.1016/j.euo.2023.11.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVeterans Health AdministrationCharlson Comorbidity IndexNon-prostate cancer mortalityProstate cancer mortalityNonmetastatic prostate cancerComorbidity indexCancer mortalityProvider estimationProstate cancerHealth AdministrationUS Veterans Health AdministrationElectronic health record-based toolsYear of diagnosisRisk of deathObservational cohortMedian ageNonmetastatic cancerPredicting MortalityC-statisticHispanic ethnicityTreatment groupsMortalityCancerNational validationAge
2022
Screening for Latent Infections Among Users of High-Risk Immunosuppressants: A Cross-Sectional Analysis From the Veterans Health Administration Healthcare System
Schmajuk G, Montgomery A, Tarasovsky G, Li J, Hauser R, Rozenberg-Ben-Dror K, Whooley M. Screening for Latent Infections Among Users of High-Risk Immunosuppressants: A Cross-Sectional Analysis From the Veterans Health Administration Healthcare System. Journal Of Patient Safety 2022, 19: 1-7. PMID: 36395779, DOI: 10.1097/pts.0000000000001079.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigher screening ratesVeterans Health AdministrationScreening ratesCross-sectional analysisHepatitis B virusHepatitis C virusLatent hepatitis B virusVeterans Affairs (VA) Corporate Data WarehouseElectronic health record-based toolsVeterans Health Administration healthcare systemNational Veterans Health AdministrationCross-sectional analysis of veteransLow-performing facilitiesGuideline-recommended screeningFacility-level factorsB/ts-DMARDsMixed-effects multivariable logistic regression modelAnalysis of veteransCorporate Data WarehouseMultivariate logistic regression modelHigher-volume facilitiesBlack/African American patientsLogistic regression modelsSynthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugsTargeted synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs
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