2020
Health System‐Based Unhealthy Alcohol Use Screening and Treatment Comparing Demographically Matched Participants With and Without HIV
Silverberg MJ, Levine‐Hall T, Hood N, Anderson AN, Alexeeff SE, Lam JO, Slome SB, Flamm JA, Hare C, Ross T, Justice A, Sterne JAC, Williams A, Bryant KJ, Weisner CM, Horberg MA, Sterling SA, Satre DD. Health System‐Based Unhealthy Alcohol Use Screening and Treatment Comparing Demographically Matched Participants With and Without HIV. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2020, 44: 2545-2554. PMID: 33067802, PMCID: PMC7725961, DOI: 10.1111/acer.14481.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnhealthy alcohol useAlcohol use screeningHIV statusBrief interventionRace/ethnicityAlcohol useSpecialty visitsHazard ratioPrevalence ratiosLarge integrated healthcare systemCharlson Comorbidity IndexSpecialty care visitsProportional hazards modelIntegrated healthcare systemOutcomes of timeSubstance use disordersAddiction specialty careNeighborhood deprivation indexElectronic health recordsComorbidity indexAdult PLWHCare visitsCohort studyOutpatient visitsSignificant morbidity
2016
The Association Between Receipt of Guideline-Concordant Long-Term Opioid Therapy and All-Cause Mortality
Gaither JR, Goulet JL, Becker WC, Crystal S, Edelman EJ, Gordon K, Kerns RD, Rimland D, Skanderson M, Justice AC, Fiellin DA. The Association Between Receipt of Guideline-Concordant Long-Term Opioid Therapy and All-Cause Mortality. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2016, 31: 492-501. PMID: 26847447, PMCID: PMC4835362, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-015-3571-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersGuideline-concordant careCause mortalityOpioid therapyLong-term opioid therapyUntreated substance use disordersCurrent substance use disorderTerm opioid therapyTime-updated covariatesPrimary care visitsImportant clinical outcomesMulti-modal treatmentUrine drug testingUninfected patientsUntreated patientsCare visitsChronic painClinical outcomesCox regressionDecreased riskHigh comorbidityMortality burdenRehabilitative therapySUD treatmentHigh risk
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
2006
Associations Between Alcohol Use and Homelessness With Healthcare Utilization Among Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Veterans
Gordon AJ, McGinnis KA, Conigliaro J, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Rabeneck L, Justice AC. Associations Between Alcohol Use and Homelessness With Healthcare Utilization Among Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Veterans. Medical Care 2006, 44: s37-s43. PMID: 16849967, DOI: 10.1097/01.mlr.0000223705.00175.3d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol useOutpatient careAlcohol consumptionHealth care service utilizationVA administrative recordsVeterans Aging CohortOutpatient clinic visitsHealth care visitsHuman immunodeficiency virusHealth care providersHomeless HIVCare visitsHIV diseaseClinic visitsCohort studyHealthcare utilizationImmunodeficiency virusService utilizationInpatient utilizationBinge drinkersCare providersAlcohol abuseHazardous drinkersHIVVA hospitals