2024
Guideline concordant opioid therapy in Veterans receiving VA and community care
Ma P, Cheng Y, Goulet J, Sandbrink F, Brandt C, Spevak C, Kean J, Becker W, Libin A, Shara N, Sheriff H, Houston J, Butler J, Workman E, Agrawal R, Kupersmith J, Zeng-Treitler Q. Guideline concordant opioid therapy in Veterans receiving VA and community care. BMC Health Services Research 2024, 24: 1284. PMID: 39456008, PMCID: PMC11515256, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-024-11742-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDual-system usersGuideline concordant careConcordant careVA servicesCommunity careElectronic health record dataHealth record dataRates of guideline concordanceVA Medical CenterOpioid therapyAdherence to specific guidelinesBaltimore VA Medical CenterGuideline adherenceGuideline concordanceAdherence ratesGuideline recommendationsRecord dataCareDemographic factorsMedical CenterVeteransComorbid conditionsOpioid crisisUrine drug screensSpecific guidelinesImplementation and Impact of Intimate Partner Violence Screening Expansion in the Veterans Health Administration: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Evaluation
Portnoy G, Relyea M, Dichter M, Iverson K, Presseau C, Brandt C, Skanderson M, Bruce L, Martino S. Implementation and Impact of Intimate Partner Violence Screening Expansion in the Veterans Health Administration: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Evaluation. JMIR Research Protocols 2024, 13: e59918. PMID: 39194059, PMCID: PMC11391160, DOI: 10.2196/59918.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationImpact of screeningINTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIERHealth care systemIntimate partner violenceIPV screeningQualitative interviewsCare systemHealth AdministrationConsolidated Framework for Implementation ResearchVeterans Health Administration facilitiesElectronic health record dataIntimate partner violence screeningMixed methods evaluationHealth record dataNational health care systemLongitudinal observational designPotential implementation barriersSignificant public health problemMen's health careClinical practice implicationsPatient populationMethod evaluationRE-AIMPublic health problemLeveraging Electronic Health Records to Assess Residential Mobility Among Veterans in the Veterans Health Administration
Wang K, Hendrickson Z, Miller M, Abel E, Skanderson M, Erdos J, Womack J, Brandt C, Desai M, Han L. Leveraging Electronic Health Records to Assess Residential Mobility Among Veterans in the Veterans Health Administration. Medical Care 2024, 62: 458-463. PMID: 38848139, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000002017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationElectronic health recordsResidential addressesHealth recordsHealth AdministrationLeveraging electronic health recordsInfluence health care utilizationVeterans Health Administration dataAssociations of sociodemographicsHealth care utilizationHealth care systemPatient's residential addressCross-sectional analysisGeneralized logistic regressionCare utilizationHealth systemResidential mobilitySubstance use disordersCare systemPatient's residenceLogistic regressionVeteransMultinomial outcomesHealthOdds
2023
Understanding Veterans' intimate partner violence use and patterns of healthcare utilization
Relyea M, Presseau C, Runels T, Humbert M, Martino S, Brandt C, Haskell S, Portnoy G. Understanding Veterans' intimate partner violence use and patterns of healthcare utilization. Health Services Research 2023, 58: 1198-1208. PMID: 37452496, PMCID: PMC10622301, DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.14201.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationHealthcare utilizationIPV useChronic painMedical treatmentSevere chronic painNon-VA providersChronic sleep problemsNon-VA servicesPost-traumatic stress disorderChi-square testRisk factorsOperation New Dawn veteransProvider trainingSleep problemsVA healthcareNew Dawn veteransOperation Enduring FreedomDATA SOURCESWomen veteransOutpatient healthcareHealth AdministrationOperation Iraqi FreedomClinical settingStudy settingOpioid use and opioid use disorder in mono and dual-system users of veteran affairs medical centers
Goulet J, Cheng Y, Becker W, Brandt C, Sandbrink F, Workman T, Ma P, Libin A, Shara N, Spevak C, Kupersmith J, Zeng-Treitler Q. Opioid use and opioid use disorder in mono and dual-system users of veteran affairs medical centers. Frontiers In Public Health 2023, 11: 1148189. PMID: 37124766, PMCID: PMC10141670, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1148189.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderNew opioid prescriptionsOpioid prescriptionsOUD diagnosisVA careUse disordersPrevalence of OUDVeterans Affairs Medical CenterGuideline-concordant careRetrospective cohort studyMultivariate logistic regressionNon-VA sourcesVeterans Administration dataCommunity care servicesPrescription sourceUS healthcare systemOpioid medicationsOpioid useCohort studyConcordant careActive patientsVA cliniciansIntra-class correlationMedical CenterWhite race
2022
Temporal and Geographic Patterns of Documentation of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Keywords in Clinical Notes
Workman T, Goulet J, Brandt C, Lindemann L, Skanderson M, Warren A, Eleazer J, Kronk C, Gordon K, Pratt-Chapman M, Zeng-Treitler Q. Temporal and Geographic Patterns of Documentation of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Keywords in Clinical Notes. Medical Care 2022, 61: 130-136. PMID: 36511399, PMCID: PMC9931630, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001803.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPost-9/11 deployment history and the incidence of breast cancer among women veterans
Gaffey A, Han L, Ramsey C, Skanderson M, Dziura J, Driscoll M, Burg M, Brandt C, Bastian L, Haskell S. Post-9/11 deployment history and the incidence of breast cancer among women veterans. Annals Of Epidemiology 2022, 77: 98-102. PMID: 36470323, DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2022.11.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOEF/OIF deploymentBreast cancerWomen veteransHealthcare utilizationHormone replacement therapy useRetrospective cohort studyVeterans Affairs (VA) careHealthy soldier effectOEF/OIFCohort studyTherapy useBC incidenceHormonal contraceptivesLifestyle factorsPrimary careBC diagnosisLower incidenceOperations Enduring Freedom/Iraqi FreedomWomenIncidenceGreater likelihoodIraqi FreedomVeteransCancerCare
2011
The Burden of Illness in the First Year Home: Do Male and Female VA Users Differ in Health Conditions and Healthcare Utilization
Haskell SG, Mattocks K, Goulet JL, Krebs EE, Skanderson M, Leslie D, Justice AC, Yano EM, Brandt C. The Burden of Illness in the First Year Home: Do Male and Female VA Users Differ in Health Conditions and Healthcare Utilization. Women's Health Issues 2011, 21: 92-97. PMID: 21185994, PMCID: PMC3138124, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2010.08.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFemale veteransHealth servicesComprehensive women's health servicesHealth care service useVeterans Health Administration (VHA) servicesHealth conditionsCare service useBurden of illnessHealth care utilizationWomen's health servicesPercent of womenMental health clinicsOperation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom veteransMental health disordersReproductive health needsMental health conditionsOperation Iraqi Freedom veteransVeterans' health careSignificant demographic differencesPosttraumatic stress disorderIraqi Freedom veteransCare utilizationClinical data basesGynecologic examinationHealthcare utilization
2010
Biomedical Informatics Techniques for Processing and Analyzing Web Blogs of Military Service Members
Konovalov S, Scotch M, Post L, Brandt C. Biomedical Informatics Techniques for Processing and Analyzing Web Blogs of Military Service Members. Journal Of Medical Internet Research 2010, 12: e45. PMID: 20923755, PMCID: PMC3234168, DOI: 10.2196/jmir.1538.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA comparison of two approaches to text processing: facilitating chart reviews of radiology reports in electronic medical records.
Womack JA, Scotch M, Gibert C, Chapman W, Yin M, Justice AC, Brandt C. A comparison of two approaches to text processing: facilitating chart reviews of radiology reports in electronic medical records. Perspectives In Health Information Management Is 2010, 7: 1a. PMID: 21063542, PMCID: PMC2966352.Peer-Reviewed Original Research