2020
Facility Variation in Troponin Ordering Within the Veterans Health Administration
Chui PW, Esserman D, Bastian LA, Curtis JP, Gandhi PU, Rosman L, Desai N, Hauser RG. Facility Variation in Troponin Ordering Within the Veterans Health Administration. Medical Care 2020, 58: 1098-1104. PMID: 33003051, PMCID: PMC7666100, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001424.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Coronary SyndromeAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overComorbidityCross-Sectional StudiesDiagnosis-Related GroupsEmergency Service, HospitalGuideline AdherenceHumansMiddle AgedPractice Guidelines as TopicPractice Patterns, Physicians'Sex FactorsSocioeconomic FactorsTroponinUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsConceptsDownstream resource utilizationVeterans Health AdministrationCase mixHealth AdministrationCurrent United States guidelinesDownstream health care utilizationVeterans Health Administration facilitiesFacility characteristicsAcute coronary syndromeEmergency department visitsPercutaneous coronary interventionHealth care utilizationAcute care facilitiesUnited States guidelinesHigh rateCross-sectional analysisCoronary syndromeCoronary interventionED visitsDepartment visitsCare utilizationHighest quartileCoronary angiogramInpatient admissionsLowest quartile
2017
COUNTERPOINT: Are Advanced Practice Professionals More Likely to Achieve Better Tobacco Cessation Results than Physicians? No
Perez MF, Bastian LA, Oncken C. COUNTERPOINT: Are Advanced Practice Professionals More Likely to Achieve Better Tobacco Cessation Results than Physicians? No. CHEST Journal 2017, 152: 469-471. PMID: 28414033, DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2017.03.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsHumansPractice Patterns, Physicians'Professional PracticeSmoking CessationTobacco Use Cessation
2001
Racial Differences in Physician Recommendation of Hormone Replacement Therapy
Weng H, McBride C, Bosworth H, Grambow S, Siegler I, Bastian L. Racial Differences in Physician Recommendation of Hormone Replacement Therapy. Preventive Medicine 2001, 33: 668-673. PMID: 11716665, DOI: 10.1006/pmed.2001.0943.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHormone replacement therapyPhysician recommendationWhite womenReplacement therapyBenefits of HRTBlack womenPatient-provider communicationAssociation of raceWomen age 45Racial differencesLogistic regression analysisHealth care providersAge 45Care providersBaseline assessmentOlder ageWomenRegression analysisTherapyWomen's decisionsHysterectomyAdditional factorsPrevious studiesRecommendationsFactors
1998
Breast Cancer Practice Patterns at VA Hospitals: Implications for Future Research
Hynes D, Hines E, Bastian L. Breast Cancer Practice Patterns at VA Hospitals: Implications for Future Research. Cancer Treatment And Research 1998, 97: 149-158. PMID: 9711415, DOI: 10.1007/978-0-585-30498-4_11.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBreast NeoplasmsFemaleForecastingHospitals, VeteransHumansPractice Patterns, Physicians'ResearchUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsConceptsVA hospitalsHealth care servicesWomen veteransBreast cancerCancer-related admissionsWomen Veteran populationWomen's health care servicesBreast cancer careCancer incidence estimatesBreast cancer screeningCancer careCancer screeningCancer incidencePractice patternsIncidence estimatesFiscal year 1994General populationInpatient servicesVeteran populationTreatment servicesCare servicesFemale veteransHospitalVeteransWomen