2024
Screening rates for hepatitis B and C among low‐income US veterans: Data from the National Veteran Homeless and Other Poverty Experiences Study
Beydoun H, Tsai J. Screening rates for hepatitis B and C among low‐income US veterans: Data from the National Veteran Homeless and Other Poverty Experiences Study. Journal Of Viral Hepatitis 2024, 31: 601-613. PMID: 38984865, DOI: 10.1111/jvh.13981.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVeterans Health AdministrationEver-screeningVeteran homelessnessScreening ratesVeterans Health Administration electronic health recordScreening test useHousing instabilityPoverty experienceLimited healthcare accessLow-income veteransElectronic health recordsCross-sectional dataHousehold incomeHistory of alcohol useEmployment typeHealthcare accessScreening behaviorHealth recordsHomelessnessLifetime screeningNon-HispanicDrug useHigh-priority areasAlcohol useHealth AdministrationMoving Beyond International Classification of Diseases Codes for the Retrospective Identification of Gender Diverse Veterans
DeVone F, Jutkowitz E, Halladay C, Kauth M, Cohen A, Tsai J. Moving Beyond International Classification of Diseases Codes for the Retrospective Identification of Gender Diverse Veterans. LGBT Health 2024 PMID: 38656904, DOI: 10.1089/lgbt.2023.0327.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSelf-reported gender identityGender identityVeterans Health AdministrationICD-10 codesSelf-reported genderTransgender careICD-10Health recordsInternational ClassificationDiverse veteransHealth needsInternational Classification of Diseases codesClassification of Diseases codesElectronic health recordsTGDIdentityGenderClinical encountersHealth AdministrationDiseases codesHealth conditionsSelf-reportVeteransTransgenderResults:</i></b>
2023
Assessing longitudinal housing status using Electronic Health Record data: a comparison of natural language processing, structured data, and patient-reported history
Chapman A, Cordasco K, Chassman S, Panadero T, Agans D, Jackson N, Clair K, Nelson R, Montgomery A, Tsai J, Finley E, Gabrielian S. Assessing longitudinal housing status using Electronic Health Record data: a comparison of natural language processing, structured data, and patient-reported history. Frontiers In Artificial Intelligence 2023, 6: 1187501. PMID: 37293237, PMCID: PMC10244644, DOI: 10.3389/frai.2023.1187501.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNatural language processingStructured data elementsElectronic health recordsData elementsLanguage processingFree-text clinical narrativesStructured dataMultiple data sourcesClinical narrativesElectronic health record dataPromising performanceVeterans Affairs electronic health recordsHealth recordsData sourcesHealth record dataOptimal performanceVA electronic health recordTraditional methodsClinical notesProcessingRecord dataEvaluation effortsPerformanceCodeServicesCo-occurring Medical Multimorbidity, Mental Illness, and Substance Use Disorders Among Older Criminal Legal System-Involved Veterans
Han B, Bronson J, Washington L, Yu M, Kelton K, Tsai J, Finlay A. Co-occurring Medical Multimorbidity, Mental Illness, and Substance Use Disorders Among Older Criminal Legal System-Involved Veterans. Medical Care 2023, 61: 477-483. PMID: 37204150, PMCID: PMC10330246, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001864.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical multimorbidityMental illnessOlder veteransCLS involvementCo-occurring mental illnessVeterans Health Administration facilitiesMultivariable logistic regression modelConcurrent mental illnessPatterns of multimorbidityDisease-specific carePoor health outcomesSubstance use disordersLogistic regression modelsHigh prevalenceHigh riskLow prevalenceMultimorbidityAppropriate careUse disordersHealth outcomesIllnessAdministration facilitiesPrevalenceHealth recordsVeterans
2020
Demographic Correlates of Veterans’ Adverse Social Determinants of Health
Montgomery AE, Tsai J, Blosnich JR. Demographic Correlates of Veterans’ Adverse Social Determinants of Health. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2020, 59: 828-836. PMID: 33220754, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2020.05.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse social determinantsSocial determinantsCumulative burdenDemographic characteristicsVeterans Health Administration health careVeterans Health Administration facilitiesMultiple logistic regressionAnalysis of predictorsElectronic health recordsPatient populationFemale sexDecreased oddsUnmarried statusHispanic ethnicityClinical careEpidemiologic investigationsPatient experienceNegative binomial regressionAdministration facilitiesLogistic regressionMinority raceDisability statusVeteran servicesHealth recordsHealth care