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 quartile
2017
Implementation of guideline-based therapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Differences between men and women veterans
Rinne ST, Elwy AR, Liu CF, Wiener RS, Thayer L, Gerity A, Bastian LA. Implementation of guideline-based therapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Differences between men and women veterans. Chronic Respiratory Disease 2017, 14: 385-391. PMID: 28618875, PMCID: PMC5729732, DOI: 10.1177/1479972317702141.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministration, InhalationAdrenergic beta-AgonistsCross-Sectional StudiesDrug PrescriptionsDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleGuideline AdherenceHumansInappropriate PrescribingMaleMuscarinic AntagonistsPractice Guidelines as TopicPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveRetrospective StudiesSex FactorsSteroidsUnited StatesVeteransConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseObstructive pulmonary diseaseCOPD medicationsHospital outcomesPulmonary diseaseBeta agonistsMuscarinic antagonistGuideline-based therapyBaseline patient characteristicsMultivariable logistic regressionLength of stayVeterans Affairs hospitalChronic disease managementCross-sectional studyQuality of careCOPD guidelinesCOPD therapyOral steroidsInhaler therapyCOPD managementPatient characteristicsHospital readmissionSame therapyCurrent guidelinesVA hospitalsOrganizational Practices Affecting Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Readmissions
Rinne ST, Hebert PL, Wong ES, Au DH, Bastian LA, Nembhard IM, Neely EL, Sulc CA, Liu CF. Organizational Practices Affecting Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Readmissions. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2017, 195: 1269-1272. PMID: 28459333, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201609-1783le.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdministration, InhalationAdrenal Cortex HormonesAgedAmbulatory CareBronchodilator AgentsDisease ProgressionFeedbackFemaleGuideline AdherenceHospitals, VeteransHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMedicaidMedicareMiddle AgedOrganizational PolicyPatient ReadmissionPractice Guidelines as TopicPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveRespiration, ArtificialSelf CareUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans Affairs