2018
Dual Use of Department of Veterans Affairs and Medicare Benefits on High‐Risk Opioid Prescriptions in Veterans Aged 65 Years and Older: Insights from the VA Musculoskeletal Disorders Cohort
Chui PW, Bastian LA, DeRycke E, Brandt CA, Becker WC, Goulet JL. Dual Use of Department of Veterans Affairs and Medicare Benefits on High‐Risk Opioid Prescriptions in Veterans Aged 65 Years and Older: Insights from the VA Musculoskeletal Disorders Cohort. Health Services Research 2018, 53: 5402-5418. PMID: 30298672, PMCID: PMC6235820, DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.13060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationOpioid prescriptionsHigh-risk opioid prescriptionsLong-term opioid therapyLong-term opioid useMultivariable logistic regressionMusculoskeletal disorder diagnosisMSD cohortOpioid therapyClinical characteristicsOpioid useVHA dataRetrospective analysisHealth AdministrationNational MedicareDisorder cohortDual useLogistic regressionDisorder diagnosisMedicareMedicare benefitsVeteransPrescriptionCohortAssociation
2017
Organizational 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