2024
Leveraging 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
2018
Dual Use of a Patient Portal and Clinical Video Telehealth by Veterans with Mental Health Diagnoses: Retrospective, Cross-Sectional Analysis
Abel EA, Shimada SL, Wang K, Ramsey C, Skanderson M, Erdos J, Godleski L, Houston TK, Brandt CA. Dual Use of a Patient Portal and Clinical Video Telehealth by Veterans with Mental Health Diagnoses: Retrospective, Cross-Sectional Analysis. Journal Of Medical Internet Research 2018, 20: e11350. PMID: 30404771, PMCID: PMC6249500, DOI: 10.2196/11350.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health diagnosesClinical video telehealthMore mental health diagnosesVeterans Health AdministrationVideo telehealthDual usersCross-sectional analysisHealth diagnosisVHA usersPersonal health recordsLow-income patientsMultivariate logistic regressionMental health careUsersOverall cohortUrban patientsWhite patientsRural patientsLatino patientsHealth recordsVulnerable patientsSociodemographic disparitiesHealtheVetDual useLower oddsNon-communicable chronic diseases and timely breast cancer screening among women of the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) Cohort Study
Wang KH, Thompson TA, Galusha D, Friedman H, Nazario CM, Nunez M, Maharaj RG, Adams OP, Nunez-Smith M, on behalf of the ECHORN Writing Group. Non-communicable chronic diseases and timely breast cancer screening among women of the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) Cohort Study. Cancer Causes & Control 2018, 29: 315-324. PMID: 29423760, PMCID: PMC6587190, DOI: 10.1007/s10552-018-1005-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-communicable chronic diseasesTimely breast cancer screeningBreast cancer screeningChronic diseasesCancer screeningBreast cancerEastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) Cohort StudyUsual sourceReceipt of mammographyChronic disease controlCohort studyEligible womenCancer deathCross-sectional data analysisPreventive screeningCancer preventionSubstantial burdenClinical providersTimely screeningDiabetesTimely mammographyBivariate analysisHypertensionDisease controlDisease
2011
State Variation in AIDS Drug Assistance Program Prescription Drug Coverage for Modifiable Cardiovascular Risk Factors
Blackstock OJ, Wang KH, Fiellin DA. State Variation in AIDS Drug Assistance Program Prescription Drug Coverage for Modifiable Cardiovascular Risk Factors. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2011, 26: 1426-1433. PMID: 21837376, PMCID: PMC3235612, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-011-1807-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiovascular risk factorsType 2 diabetesFirst-line drugsRisk factorsModifiable cardiovascular risk factorsNon-HIV medicationsNicotine replacement therapyStandard of careDrug Assistance ProgramsDesignCross-sectional surveyLifespan of HIVPrescription drug coverageState ADAPsReplacement therapySmoking cessationClinical guidelinesCardiovascular diseaseTreatment coverageDrug coverageHypertensionHyperlipidemiaPrescription drugsHIVDiabetesCessation