2015
Intended and unintended effects of large-scale adverse event disclosure: a controlled before-after analysis of five large-scale notifications
Wagner TH, Taylor T, Cowgill E, Asch SM, Su P, Bokhour B, Durfee J, Martinello RA, Maguire E, Elwy AR. Intended and unintended effects of large-scale adverse event disclosure: a controlled before-after analysis of five large-scale notifications. BMJ Quality & Safety 2015, 24: 295. PMID: 25882785, PMCID: PMC4413746, DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2014-003800.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatitis C virusVeterans Health AdministrationHepatitis B virusLarge-scale adverse eventsMajority of patientsVeterans Affairs medical facilitiesRestorative dental careAfrican American patientsNon-VA facilitiesType of careHBV testingAdverse eventsWhite patientsDental careBloodborne pathogensDental servicesC virusB virusPatient notificationAdverse event disclosureMedicare dataTesting ratesPatientsHealth AdministrationPost exposure
2014
STI Diagnosis and HIV Testing Among OEF/OIF/OND Veterans
Goulet JL, Martinello RA, Bathulapalli H, Higgins D, Driscoll MA, Brandt CA, Womack JA. STI Diagnosis and HIV Testing Among OEF/OIF/OND Veterans. Medical Care 2014, 52: 1064-1067. PMID: 25334054, PMCID: PMC4232995, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000253.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusHIV testing ratesSTI diagnosisHIV testingTesting ratesPatient characteristicsHigher HIV testing ratesPrevious HIV test resultsVeterans Health Administration (VHA) servicesRoutine HIV testingVHA administrative dataHIV test resultsRelative risk regressionSubstance abuse disordersPositive test resultsOEF/OIF/OND veteransPosttraumatic stress disorderHIV testImmunodeficiency virusRisk regressionInfection diagnosisMAIN OUTCOMEAbuse disordersService veteransOlder age
2013
Expanded HIV testing in the US Department of Veterans Affairs, 2009-2011.
Czarnogorski M, Halloran, CNS J, Pedati C, Dursa EK, Durfee J, Martinello R, Davey V, Ross D. Expanded HIV testing in the US Department of Veterans Affairs, 2009-2011. American Journal Of Public Health 2013, 103: e40-5. PMID: 24134344, PMCID: PMC3828973, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2013.301376.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectronic clinical remindersPositive test resultsTesting ratesOutpatient visitsClinical remindersRepeated-measures cross-sectional studyHIV testing ratesVA electronic health recordVeterans Affairs (VA) careCross-sectional studyElectronic data extractionHigher testing ratesCalendar year 2009Electronic health recordsHIV testPatient demographicsHIV testingSeropositivityOlder individualsData extractionHealth recordsDemographic characteristicsHIVOutpatientsVeterans