2014
Continuity in a VA Patient-Centered Medical Home Reduces Emergency Department Visits
Chaiyachati KH, Gordon K, Long T, Levin W, Khan A, Meyer E, Justice A, Brienza R. Continuity in a VA Patient-Centered Medical Home Reduces Emergency Department Visits. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e96356. PMID: 24867300, PMCID: PMC4035271, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0096356.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care providersPrimary care clinicsContinuity of carePatient Aligned Care TeamsED visitsEmergency departmentPCMH modelClinic visitsED utilizationCare clinicsCare servicesVeterans Affairs primary care clinicsMultivariable logistic regression analysisVA primary care clinicsTotal clinic visitsObservational cohort studyPrimary care visitsLogistic regression analysisLower ED utilizationOutcomes of interestCare visitsCohort studyVA patientsCare teamMedical home
2010
Comparison of outpatient health care utilization among returning women and men Veterans from Afghanistan and Iraq
Duggal M, Goulet JL, Womack J, Gordon K, Mattocks K, Haskell SG, Justice AC, Brandt CA. Comparison of outpatient health care utilization among returning women and men Veterans from Afghanistan and Iraq. BMC Health Services Research 2010, 10: 175. PMID: 20565985, PMCID: PMC2910695, DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-10-175.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVA health careOEF/OIF veteransHealth care servicesCare servicesMen veteransOperation Enduring FreedomWomen veteransOIF veteransOperation Iraqi FreedomOutpatient health care utilizationVA electronic medical recordsOutpatient health care servicesVeterans AdministrationSingle VA facilityHealth care utilizationHealth careOutpatient care servicesElectronic medical recordsNonuse of servicesGender differencesRetrospective cohortCare utilizationProspective studyMedical recordsVA facilities
2008
Determinants of Hormone Therapy Discontinuation among Female Veterans Nationally
Haskell SG, Bean-Mayberry B, Goulet JL, Skanderson M, Good CB, Justice AC. Determinants of Hormone Therapy Discontinuation among Female Veterans Nationally. Military Medicine 2008, 173: 91-96. PMID: 18251338, PMCID: PMC3115618, DOI: 10.7205/milmed.173.1.91.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVA women's clinicsHormone therapyHealth care servicesFemale veteransWomen's clinicWomen's Health Initiative clinical trialsVeterans Affairs Health Care SystemUse of HTWomen's health care servicesVA systemGender-specific careAfrican American raceHormone therapy discontinuationHealth care systemHT discontinuationHT GuidelineTherapy discontinuationDiscontinuation ratesHT useClinical trialsHeart diseaseHispanic ethnicityVA pharmacyAmerican raceCare services