2017
Barriers and facilitators to provide quality TIA care in the Veterans Healthcare Administration
Damush TM, Miech EJ, Sico JJ, Phipps MS, Arling G, Ferguson J, Austin C, Myers L, Baye F, Luckhurst C, Keating AB, Moran E, Bravata DM. Barriers and facilitators to provide quality TIA care in the Veterans Healthcare Administration. Neurology 2017, 89: 2422-2430. PMID: 29117959, PMCID: PMC5729798, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000004739.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAftercareAttitude of Health PersonnelContinuity of Patient CareCross-Sectional StudiesEmergency MedicineGuideline AdherenceHealth Services AccessibilityHospitalistsHumansIschemic Attack, TransientLeadershipMedical Staff, HospitalNeuroimagingNeurologistsNursesOphthalmologistsPhysiciansPractice Guidelines as TopicQualitative ResearchQuality of Health CareRadiologistsSurgeonsUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsConceptsTIA careVeterans Health AdministrationNurse coordinatorClinical staffNational Veterans Health AdministrationInadequate staff educationSystem-level facilitatorsGuideline-based careVeterans Healthcare AdministrationHealth care facilitiesSystem-level factorsTIA patientsVHA hospitalsTimely followEmergency departmentEvidence-based practiceCare coordinationInpatient settingObservational studyIndividual patientsContinuous careStaff educationCare facilitiesHealth AdministrationPatient care
2016
Crossing the Communication Chasm: Challenges and Opportunities in Transitions of Care from the Hospital to the Primary Care Clinic
Rattray NA, Sico JJ, Cox LM, Russ AL, Matthias MS, Frankel RM. Crossing the Communication Chasm: Challenges and Opportunities in Transitions of Care from the Hospital to the Primary Care Clinic. The Joint Commission Journal On Quality And Patient Safety 2016, 43: 127-137. PMID: 28334591, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2016.11.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCommunicationContinuity of Patient CareHospitals, UniversityHumansInterprofessional RelationsIschemic Attack, TransientOrganizational CulturePatient Care PlanningPatient Care TeamPatient DischargePrimary Health CareStrokeTransitional CareUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsConceptsTransitions of careClinical providersAcute settingDischarge documentationOutpatient providersStroke/transient ischemic attack patientsAcute stroke/TIATransient ischemic attack patientsVeterans Affairs Medical CenterStroke/TIAOutpatient primary carePrimary care clinicsPrimary care providersCare clinicsAcute careLongitudinal managementCare transitionsInpatient providersPrimary careProvider communicationAttack patientsTeaching hospitalComplete medicationMedical CenterDischarge communication