2015
Quality of HIV Care and Mortality Rates in HIV-Infected Patients
Korthuis PT, McGinnis KA, Kraemer KL, Gordon AJ, Skanderson M, Justice AC, Crystal S, Goetz MB, Gibert CL, Rimland D, Fiellin LE, Gaither JR, Wang K, Asch SM, McInnes DK, Ohl ME, Bryant K, Tate JP, Duggal M, Fiellin DA. Quality of HIV Care and Mortality Rates in HIV-Infected Patients. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2015, 62: 233-239. PMID: 26338783, PMCID: PMC4690479, DOI: 10.1093/cid/civ762.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsFemaleHIV InfectionsHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedMortalityQuality of Health CareSurvival AnalysisVeteransConceptsMortality rateIllicit drug useDrug useSurvival analysisDisease severityNational Death Index recordsVeterans Aging Cohort StudyKaplan-Meier survival analysisCox proportional hazards modelAge-adjusted mortality ratesPast-year illicit drug useAging Cohort StudyOverall mortality rateHuman immunodeficiency virusVeterans Health AdministrationUnhealthy alcohol useProportional hazards modelLower age-adjusted mortality ratesHigh-quality careLongitudinal survival analysisHIV qualityUnhealthy alcoholHIV careCohort studyImproved survival
2012
Unhealthy Alcohol and Illicit Drug Use Are Associated With Decreased Quality of HIV Care
Korthuis PT, Fiellin DA, McGinnis KA, Skanderson M, Justice AC, Gordon AJ, Doebler DA, Asch SM, Fiellin LE, Bryant K, Gibert CL, Crystal S, Goetz MB, Rimland D, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Kraemer KL. Unhealthy Alcohol and Illicit Drug Use Are Associated With Decreased Quality of HIV Care. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2012, 61: 171-178. PMID: 22820808, PMCID: PMC3460799, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0b013e31826741aa.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlcoholsCohort StudiesFemaleHIV InfectionsHumansIllicit DrugsMaleMiddle AgedQuality of Health CareRetrospective StudiesSubstance-Related DisordersVeteransConceptsUnhealthy alcohol useIllicit drug useDrug useAlcohol useUnhealthy alcoholHIV careCohort studySubstance useVeterans Aging Cohort StudyRetrospective cohort studyAging Cohort StudySuboptimal health outcomesMultivariable linear regressionSubstance use dataVeteran patientsMean ageMedical recordsMultivariable modelDecreased qualityMAIN OUTCOMEPatientsHealth outcomesHIVMean percentageQuality indicators
2009
Comparison of Two VA Laboratory Data Repositories Indicates That Missing Data Vary Despite Originating From the Same Source
McGinnis KA, Skanderson M, Levin FL, Brandt C, Erdos J, Justice AC. Comparison of Two VA Laboratory Data Repositories Indicates That Missing Data Vary Despite Originating From the Same Source. Medical Care 2009, 47: 121-124. PMID: 19106740, PMCID: PMC3032537, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0b013e31817d69c2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlanine TransaminaseAspartate AminotransferasesClinical Laboratory Information SystemsCohort StudiesCreatinineGlycated HemoglobinHealth Care CostsHIV SeropositivityHospitals, VeteransHumansLaboratories, HospitalLeukocytesMedical Records Systems, ComputerizedQuality of Health CareReference StandardsRegistriesResearch DesignSystems IntegrationUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsViral LoadConceptsDecision support systemData repositoryInformation systemsElectronic medical information systemsSupport systemMedical information systemsViral loadCase RegistryHealth information systemsHIV RNA viral loadCD4 lymphocyte countRNA viral loadWhite blood countLaboratory dataVA healthcare systemRepositoryPercent of individualsHIV careLymphocyte countBlood countData variesAlanine aminotransferaseFiscal year 2002Aspartate aminotransferaseVirtual cohort
2007
Measuring Performance Directly Using the Veterans Health Administration Electronic Medical Record
Goulet JL, Erdos J, Kancir S, Levin FL, Wright SM, Daniels SM, Nilan L, Justice AC. Measuring Performance Directly Using the Veterans Health Administration Electronic Medical Record. Medical Care 2007, 45: 73-79. PMID: 17279023, PMCID: PMC3460379, DOI: 10.1097/01.mlr.0000244510.09001.e5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExternal Peer Review ProgramElectronic medical record systemChart reviewVeterans Health Administration electronic medical recordsEMR dataExtensive chart reviewCross-sectional studySite of careElectronic medical recordsClinical performance measuresMedical record systemMost patientsMedical recordsAnalyzable dataPatientsPeer review programCut pointsRecord systemReview programCareLittle evidenceLarge proportionReviewMeasures
1998
The Relation Between Health Status Changes and Patient Satisfaction in Older Hospitalized Medical Patients
Covinsky K, Rosenthal G, Chren M, Justice A, Fortinsky R, Palmer R, Landefeld C. The Relation Between Health Status Changes and Patient Satisfaction in Older Hospitalized Medical Patients. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 1998, 13: 223-229. PMID: 9565384, PMCID: PMC1496938, DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.1998.00071.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient satisfactionMean satisfaction scoreHealth statusMedical patientsHospital careSatisfaction scoresProspective cohort studyOlder medical patientsPatient satisfaction questionnairePatient outcome measuresTendency of patientsGlobal healthHealth status changesHospital outcomesCohort studyGreater satisfactionStable healthHealthy patientsTeaching hospitalOutcome measuresDaily livingPatientsAdmissionMultivariate analysisSimilar satisfaction