2024
Veteran's Health Administration HIV Care Continuum: 2019 vs 2022
Maier M, Beste L, Lowy E, Hauser R, Van Epps P, Yakovchenko V, Rogal S, Chartier M, Ross D. Veteran's Health Administration HIV Care Continuum: 2019 vs 2022. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2024, 11: ofae382. PMID: 39086463, PMCID: PMC11288371, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofae382.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHuman immunodeficiency virusHIV care continuumViral suppressionVL resultsViral loadCare continuumFactors associated with viral suppressionTime of HIV diagnosisHuman immunodeficiency virus careRetrospective cohort analysisMultivariate logistic regressionVirologic suppressionImmunodeficiency virusHIV diagnosisVeterans Health AdministrationReceipt of careCohort analysisHealth care institutionsPWHCare qualityVHA careHealth AdministrationCare institutionsCareVHA
2022
Gonorrhea and Chlamydia Testing and Case Rates Among Women Veterans in the Veterans Health Administration
Keddem S, Maier M, Gardella C, Borgerding J, Lowy E, Chartier M, Haskell S, Hauser RG, Beste LA. Gonorrhea and Chlamydia Testing and Case Rates Among Women Veterans in the Veterans Health Administration. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2022, 37: 706-713. PMID: 36042092, PMCID: PMC9481769, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-022-07578-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationChlamydia testingVHA careWomen veteransAge 25Case ratesMilitary sexual traumaHealth AdministrationInfection rateCorrelates of testingIncidence of chlamydiaRetrospective cohort studyCervical cancer screeningEvidence-based guidelinesHealth system factorsIncidence of gonorrhoeaMental health diagnosesLow testing ratesSexual traumaSystem-level interventionsHigher infection rateEffective diagnostic testCohort studyPatient characteristicsResultsAmong women
2021
168. Testing, Diagnosis, and Incidence of Sexually Transmitted Infections Among People with Substance Use Disorders in the Veterans Health Administration, 2019
Villamagna H, Beste L, Borgerding J, Lowy E, Hauser R, Maier M. 168. Testing, Diagnosis, and Incidence of Sexually Transmitted Infections Among People with Substance Use Disorders in the Veterans Health Administration, 2019. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2021, 8: 101-101. PMCID: PMC8644516, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofab466.168.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSubstance use disordersAlcohol use disorderSingle substance use disorderStimulant use disorderVeterans Health AdministrationUse disordersSTI testingElectronic medical recordsIncidence rateHigh incidenceTest positivityVHA electronic medical recordsMultiple substance use disordersComprehensive STI testingRetrospective cohort studyOpioid use disorderMental health diagnosesIncidence of syphilisRegional Medical CenterCorporate Data WarehouseDepartment of HealthRate of testingCohort studyVHA careMedical records