2016
Disparities in hepatitis C testing in U.S. veterans born 1945–1965
Sarkar S, Esserman DA, Skanderson M, Levin FL, Justice AC, Lim JK. Disparities in hepatitis C testing in U.S. veterans born 1945–1965. Journal Of Hepatology 2016, 65: 259-265. PMID: 27130843, PMCID: PMC4955712, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2016.04.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnited States Preventative Services Task ForceHCV testingHCV antibodiesRisk factorsHepatitis C virus testingHepatitis C virus infectionHealth systemVeterans Administration Health SystemBirth cohort testingHCV testing practicesHepatitis C testingNational screening policyPositive HCV RNAPredictors of testingC virus infectionVA health systemAdvanced liver fibrosisVeterans Administration dataCorporate Data WarehouseHCV positivityHCV RNAAdvanced fibrosisHCV testLiver fibrosisVirus infection
2015
Medicare and Medicaid enrollment and outside hospitalizations among HIV-infected and uninfected veterans engaged in VA care: a retrospective cohort study
Chang H, Tate J, Justice AC, Ohl ME. Medicare and Medicaid enrollment and outside hospitalizations among HIV-infected and uninfected veterans engaged in VA care: a retrospective cohort study. BMC Health Services Research 2015, 15: 27. PMID: 25608566, PMCID: PMC4307747, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-015-0684-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUninfected veteransNon-VA useMedicaid enrollmentVA careLower oddsHealth systemVeterans Administration Health SystemMore frequent hospitalizationsVeterans 65 yearsCohort of HIVRetrospective cohort studyGreater illness severityNon-VA hospitalizationsHigh rateHIV careCohort studyFrequent hospitalizationsHIV infectionHospital admissionIllness severityPoor outcomeWorse outcomesHospitalizationHIVService Medicare