2025
Discharge Disposition Following Acute Ischemic Stroke in the Veterans Health Administration: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Waddell K, Perkins A, Myers L, Daggy J, Ding Q, Sexson A, Taylor S, Sico J, Bravata D. Discharge Disposition Following Acute Ischemic Stroke in the Veterans Health Administration: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Journal Of Stroke And Cerebrovascular Diseases 2025, 108435. DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2025.108435.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInpatient rehabilitation facilitySkilled nursing facilityVeterans Health AdministrationDischarge dispositionHealth AdministrationAssociated with higher oddsAssociated with discharge dispositionHome health servicesOdds of dischargeAcute ischemic strokeIschemic strokeProportion of dischargesCochrane-Armitage testAssociated with dischargeMultinomial logistic regressionAcute hospitalsOlder veteransNursing facilitiesFacility characteristicsHealth servicesRehabilitation facilityRetrospective cohort studyOlder adultsUnadjusted trendsHigher oddsNatriuretic peptide testing in veterans hospitalized with heart failure: Potential differences by sex
Gandhi P, Runels T, Han L, Skanderson M, Bastian L, Brandt C, Hauser R, Feder S, Rodwin B, Farmer M, Bean-Mayberry B, Placide S, Gaffey A, Akgün K. Natriuretic peptide testing in veterans hospitalized with heart failure: Potential differences by sex. Heart & Lung 2025, 71: 25-31. PMID: 39970822, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2025.02.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNatriuretic peptide testingHeart failure hospitalizationFacility characteristicsVeterans Affairs Healthcare SystemPeptide testingSex-based differencesFacility-related factorsSex-stratified modelsAssociated with increased likelihoodAssociated with decreased likelihoodHealthcare systemHF diagnosisEjection fractionCardiac comorbiditiesFailure hospitalizationClinical outcomesLogistic regressionAtrial fibrillationHeart failureVeteransClinical covariatesPatientsAdmissionSexAssociation
2024
Attributes of higher- and lower-performing hospitals in the Consult for Addiction Treatment and Care in Hospitals (CATCH) program implementation: A multiple-case study
Stevens E, Fawole A, Rostam Abadi Y, Fernando J, Appleton N, King C, Mazumdar M, Shelley D, Barron C, Bergmann L, Siddiqui S, Schatz D, McNeely J. Attributes of higher- and lower-performing hospitals in the Consult for Addiction Treatment and Care in Hospitals (CATCH) program implementation: A multiple-case study. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2024, 168: 209528. PMID: 39343141, PMCID: PMC11624095, DOI: 10.1016/j.josat.2024.209528.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLower-performing hospitalsOpioid use disorderStepped-wedge cluster randomized controlled trialCluster Randomized Controlled TrialGeneral careHigher-performing hospitalsNew York City's public hospital systemOpioid use disorder treatment programsHigh-performing hospitalsPublic hospital systemAddiction consult servicesPost-discharge medicationUse disorderMultiple-case study designAddiction treatmentRandomized Controlled TrialsProvider staffingFacility characteristicsHospital systemIndicators of awarenessImplementation periodProgram implementationStudy designCareBuy-inAssociation of patient socioeconomic status with outcomes after palliative treatment for disseminated cancer
Maduka R, Canavan M, Walters S, Ermer T, Zhan P, Kaminski M, Li A, Pichert M, Salazar M, Prsic E, Boffa D. Association of patient socioeconomic status with outcomes after palliative treatment for disseminated cancer. Cancer Medicine 2024, 13: e7028. PMID: 38711364, PMCID: PMC11074703, DOI: 10.1002/cam4.7028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOptimal quality of careQuality of carePatient socioeconomic statusAssociated with improved qualityAssociated with improved quality of lifeEnd-of-lifeUS cancer populationPalliative treatmentQuality of lifeCox proportional hazards modelsMultivariate logistic regressionInformed decision makingProportional hazards modelFacility characteristicsNon-HispanicAssociated with lower ratesInsurance payer statusImproving informed decision makingCancer populationSocioeconomic statusHispanic ethnicityTreatment usePayer statusBlack raceLogistic regressionComparison of factors associated with seasonal influenza and COVID-19 booster vaccination coverage among healthcare personnel working at acute care hospitals during 2021–2022 influenza season, National Healthcare Safety Network, United States
Meng L, Bell J, Soe M, Edwards J, Lymon H, Barbre K, Reses H, Patel A, Wong E, Dudeck M, Huynh C, Rowe T, Dubendris H, Benin A. Comparison of factors associated with seasonal influenza and COVID-19 booster vaccination coverage among healthcare personnel working at acute care hospitals during 2021–2022 influenza season, National Healthcare Safety Network, United States. Preventive Medicine 2024, 179: 107852. PMID: 38211802, PMCID: PMC11955822, DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2024.107852.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNational Healthcare Safety NetworkAcute care hospitalsInfluenza seasonCare hospitalHealthcare personnelInfluenza coverageFuture influenza seasonsSeasonal influenza vaccineSeasonal influenza virusesSARS-CoV-2 variantsUptake of vaccinationFacility-level factorsInfluenza vaccineVaccination coverageSeasonal influenzaVaccination dataHospitalInfluenza virusFacility characteristicsSafety NetworkSimultaneous circulationHealthcare facilitiesComparison of factorsCOVID-19Negative binomial mixed models
2023
Access to urologic cancer care for Medicaid-insured patients
Laditi F, Nie J, Hsiang W, Umer W, Haleem A, Marks V, Buck M, Leapman M. Access to urologic cancer care for Medicaid-insured patients. Urologic Oncology Seminars And Original Investigations 2023, 41: 206.e21-206.e27. PMID: 36740488, DOI: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2023.01.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrologic cancer careCancer careMedicaid insuranceMedicaid acceptanceAcceptance of MedicaidPrimary study outcomeNew Medicaid patientsMedicaid expansion statusNon-expansion statesState Medicaid programsMedicare reimbursement ratesAffordable Care ActVulnerable patientsMedicaid patientsHospital statusKidney tumorsNew diagnosisPatientsHealthcare accessExpansion statusFacility characteristicsNon-teaching facilitiesStudy outcomesAmerican Hospital DirectoryMedicaid
2022
Is aggregated surveillance data a reliable method for constructing tuberculosis care cascades? A secondary data analysis from Uganda
White E, Hernández-Ramírez R, Majwala R, Nalugwa T, Reza T, Cattamanchi A, Katamba A, Davis J. Is aggregated surveillance data a reliable method for constructing tuberculosis care cascades? A secondary data analysis from Uganda. PLOS Global Public Health 2022, 2: e0000716. PMID: 36962541, PMCID: PMC10045605, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0000716.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNational TB ProgrammeTreatment initiationAntiretroviral therapySurveillance dataLimits of agreementFacility characteristicsTB surveillance dataTuberculosis care cascadeNumber of peopleXpert-positivesCare cascadeTB careTB treatmentTB programsTuberculosis controlQuality improvement toolsSecondary data analysisHealth facilitiesPositive diagnosisAddress reasonsLinear mixed modelsConcordance correlation coefficientHIVTherapyDiagnosisEffects of hospital facilities on patient outcomes after cancer surgery: an international, prospective, observational study
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Effects of hospital facilities on patient outcomes after cancer surgery: an international, prospective, observational study. The Lancet Global Health 2022, 10: e1003-e1011. PMID: 35623378, PMCID: PMC9210173, DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(22)00168-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital facilitiesCancer surgeryNational Institute for Health and Care ResearchHospital infrastructureImpact of facility characteristicsFacility-level dataMiddle-income countriesCritical care unitsHigh-income countriesProspective cohort study of patientsCountry income groupsProspective cohort studyCohort study of patientsCare researchFacility characteristicsAssociated with mortalityPopulation stratificationCountry-income groupsCase-mixExcess mortalityLow-incomeImprove accessPatient outcomesPrimary outcomeEstimating EquationsThe rate of use of Veterans Affairs chiropractic care: a 5-year analysis
Burdick R, Corcoran KL, Zhao X, Lisi A. The rate of use of Veterans Affairs chiropractic care: a 5-year analysis. Chiropractic & Manual Therapies 2022, 30: 4. PMID: 35062971, PMCID: PMC8781440, DOI: 10.1186/s12998-022-00413-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChiropractic careCorporate Data WarehouseChiropractic useVA facilitiesVeterans AffairsChiropractic servicesVeteran populationVA Corporate Data WarehouseFacility characteristicsCommunity care useMethodsCross-sectional analysisVA chiropractic servicesNon-pharmacologic treatmentsCommunity care providersCare delivery mechanismsUnique veteransRate of useMusculoskeletal conditionsCare useSite careHigh prevalenceCare providersVeterans' useChiropractic workforceUS population
2021
Association of Treatment Facility Characteristics With Overall Survival After Mohs Micrographic Surgery for T1a-T2a Invasive Melanoma
Cheraghlou S, Christensen SR, Leffell DJ, Girardi M. Association of Treatment Facility Characteristics With Overall Survival After Mohs Micrographic Surgery for T1a-T2a Invasive Melanoma. JAMA Dermatology 2021, 157: 531-539. PMID: 33787836, PMCID: PMC8014201, DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2021.0023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMohs micrographic surgeryNational Cancer DatabaseTreatment facility characteristicsMicrographic surgeryInvasive melanomaCohort studyOverall survivalImproved long-term survivalLong-term patient survivalCox proportional hazards modelFacility characteristicsCancer-accredited facilitiesStudy of resectionRetrospective cohort studyMultivariable survival analysisWide local excisionHazard of deathTreatment of patientsLow-volume facilitiesProportional hazards modelEarly-stage melanomaFacility-level factorsLong-term survivalImproved survivalLocal excision
2020
Facility Variation in Troponin Ordering Within the Veterans Health Administration
Chui PW, Esserman D, Bastian LA, Curtis JP, Gandhi PU, Rosman L, Desai N, Hauser RG. Facility Variation in Troponin Ordering Within the Veterans Health Administration. Medical Care 2020, 58: 1098-1104. PMID: 33003051, PMCID: PMC7666100, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001424.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Coronary SyndromeAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overComorbidityCross-Sectional StudiesDiagnosis-Related GroupsEmergency Service, HospitalGuideline AdherenceHumansMiddle AgedPractice Guidelines as TopicPractice Patterns, Physicians'Sex FactorsSocioeconomic FactorsTroponinUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsConceptsDownstream resource utilizationVeterans Health AdministrationCase mixHealth AdministrationCurrent United States guidelinesDownstream health care utilizationVeterans Health Administration facilitiesFacility characteristicsAcute coronary syndromeEmergency department visitsPercutaneous coronary interventionHealth care utilizationAcute care facilitiesUnited States guidelinesHigh rateCross-sectional analysisCoronary syndromeCoronary interventionED visitsDepartment visitsCare utilizationHighest quartileCoronary angiogramInpatient admissionsLowest quartileAdherence to antihypertensive medication and its predictors among non-elderly adults in Japan
Nishimura S, Kumamaru H, Shoji S, Sawano M, Kohsaka S, Miyata H. Adherence to antihypertensive medication and its predictors among non-elderly adults in Japan. Hypertension Research 2020, 43: 705-714. PMID: 32313192, DOI: 10.1038/s41440-020-0440-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow adherenceAntihypertensive medicationsAntihypertensive drugsJapanese patientsLarge administrative claims databaseAntihypertensive drug usersInitiation of angiotensinAdministrative claims databaseSuboptimal clinical outcomesProportion of daysNon-elderly adultsLogistic regression analysisHypertensive patientsThiazide diureticsClinical outcomesClaims databaseFemale sexHigh adherencePatientsEnzyme inhibitorsDrug usersYounger ageTargeted interventionsFacility characteristicsLarge hospitalsNational Analysis of Patients With Ulcerated Melanoma in the United States
Boczar D, Sisti A, RESTREPO DJ, HUAYLLANI MT, MANRIQUE OJ, Lu X, SPAULDING AC, BAGARIA SP, PARKER AS, FORTE AJ. National Analysis of Patients With Ulcerated Melanoma in the United States. Anticancer Research 2020, 40: 1055-1058. PMID: 32014953, DOI: 10.21873/anticanres.14042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUlcerated melanomaNational Cancer DatabaseNon-white patientsNon-white raceZip codesYears of agePatient disparitiesPatient demographicsMelanoma patientsTumor characteristicsMale sexUnfavorable prognosisCancer DatabaseHigher oddsLower oddsPatientsMelanomaUlcerationFacility characteristicsLower educationOddsLow incomeEducation levelUrban countiesPresent study
2019
Facilities that service economically advantaged neighborhoods perform surgical metastasectomy more often for patients with colorectal liver metastases
Uppal A, Smieliauskas F, Sharma M, Maron S, Polite B, Posner M, Turaga K. Facilities that service economically advantaged neighborhoods perform surgical metastasectomy more often for patients with colorectal liver metastases. Cancer 2019, 126: 281-292. PMID: 31639217, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.32529.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsColorectal liver metastasesPercentage of patientsHigh-income zip codesLiver metastasesZip codesResection of primary tumorNational Cancer Data BaseMultivariate logistic regressionHigher income ZIPIndividual patient characteristicsSurgical metastasectomyIndividual insurance statusTumor characteristicsPrimary tumorMetastasectomyQuartile 4Quartile 2Patient characteristicsQuartile 1Quartile 3Advantaged neighborhoodsFacility characteristicsTumorPatientsAdvanced cancerThe impact of facility characteristics on Merkel cell carcinoma outcomes: A retrospective cohort study
Cheraghlou S, Agogo GO, Girardi M. The impact of facility characteristics on Merkel cell carcinoma outcomes: A retrospective cohort study. Journal Of The American Academy Of Dermatology 2019, 89: 70-80. PMID: 31473294, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2019.08.058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMerkel cell carcinomaPropensity score-matched cohortDisease-specific survivalPatient survivalCase volumeRare neuroendocrine skin cancerTreatment of MCCVolume facilitiesFacility characteristicsLocal recurrence dataNational Cancer DatabaseRetrospective cohort studyRetrospective cohort analysisHigh-volume centersNeuroendocrine skin cancerAcademic affiliationFacility-level characteristicsMCC outcomesCohort studyExperienced centersRare malignancyNonacademic facilitiesCell carcinomaCancer DatabaseCohort analysis
2018
The Impact of Incomplete Nursing Home Transfer Documentation on Emergency Department Care
Gettel CJ, Merchant RC, Li Y, Long S, Tam A, Marks SJ, Goldberg EM. The Impact of Incomplete Nursing Home Transfer Documentation on Emergency Department Care. Journal Of The American Medical Directors Association 2018, 20: 935-941.e3. PMID: 30385229, PMCID: PMC6996106, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2018.09.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLarge health care systemHospital admissionTransfer documentationFunctional statusQuality improvement toolsDocumentation completenessHigher Charlson Comorbidity Index scoresCharlson Comorbidity Index scoreTransfer documentsComorbidity Index scoreEmergency department careEmergency department cliniciansMultivariable linear regressionCore itemsNeed of nursingHealth care systemPatient ageNH residentsRetrospective studyMental statusDocumentation completionMultivariable modelIndex scoreLogistic regressionFacility characteristics
2015
(143) Variation in pain NRS screening scores by patient and facility characteristics in a national system of care
Goulet J, Carroll C, Buta E, Kerns R, Brandt C. (143) Variation in pain NRS screening scores by patient and facility characteristics in a national system of care. Journal Of Pain 2015, 16: s11. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2015.01.057.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Inputs to quality: supervision, management, and community involvement in health facilities in Egypt in 2004
Cherlin EJ, Allam AA, Linnander EL, Wong R, El-Toukhy E, Sipsma H, Krumholz HM, Curry LA, Bradley EH. Inputs to quality: supervision, management, and community involvement in health facilities in Egypt in 2004. BMC Health Services Research 2011, 11: 282. PMID: 22014078, PMCID: PMC3216250, DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-11-282.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth unitsMiddle-income countriesHealth facilitiesHealth Survey websiteService Provision Assessment surveyMinority of facilitiesQuality improvement initiativesRural health unitsUrban health unitsCross-sectional analysisHealth care deliveryMinistry of HealthHealth reformMeasure DemographicFinal sampleGeneral service hospitalsMore rural partsService hospitalsChild healthStandard frequency analysisCare deliveryFacility characteristicsHealth careStatistical significanceImprovement initiatives
2005
Screening for Alcohol Use Disorders Among Medical Outpatients: The Influence of Individual and Facility Characteristics
Desai MM, Rosenheck RA, Craig TJ. Screening for Alcohol Use Disorders Among Medical Outpatients: The Influence of Individual and Facility Characteristics. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2005, 162: 1521-1526. PMID: 16055775, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.162.8.1521.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAlcohol-Related DisordersAmbulatory CareDiagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry)FemaleFollow-Up StudiesHealth Facility SizeHospitals, VeteransHumansMaleMass ScreeningMedical RecordsMental DisordersMiddle AgedPrevalenceRisk FactorsUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeteransConceptsAlcohol use disorderAlcohol screeningMedical outpatientsUse disordersExternal Peer Review ProgramRoutine alcohol screeningMultivariate logistic regressionCase-finding activitiesSystem-level barriersQuality improvement dataLarge medical centerEligible patientsPsychiatric comorbidityPrimary careMedical CenterPositive screeningVA facilitiesAlcohol misusePositive casesDecreased likelihoodGreater riskLogistic regressionFacility characteristicsOutpatientsPatients
2001
The Effect of Institutional Fiscal Stress on the Use of Atypical Antipsychotic Medications in the Treatment of Schizophrenia
LESLIE D, ROSENHECK R. The Effect of Institutional Fiscal Stress on the Use of Atypical Antipsychotic Medications in the Treatment of Schizophrenia. The Journal Of Nervous And Mental Disease 2001, 189: 377-383. PMID: 11434638, DOI: 10.1097/00005053-200106000-00005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlzheimer DiseaseAntipsychotic AgentsBenzodiazepinesBudgetsClozapineComorbidityDepressive DisorderDrug CostsFemaleHealth Care CostsHealth FacilitiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedOlanzapinePirenzepinePractice Patterns, Physicians'Regression AnalysisRisperidoneSchizophreniaTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsConceptsAtypical antipsychotic medicationsTreatment of schizophreniaAtypical antipsychoticsAntipsychotic medicationExpensive atypical antipsychotic medicationsVeterans AffairsPrescription drug recordsGeneralized estimation equationsDrug recordsPatientsReduced likelihoodAntipsychoticsMedicationsFacility characteristicsSchizophreniaAtypicalsFinal sampleTreatmentOlanzapineRisperidone
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