Development and Implementation of Multidisciplinary Liver Tumor Boards in the Veterans Affairs Health Care System: A 10-Year Experience
Rabiee A, Taddei T, Aytaman A, Rogal SS, Kaplan DE, Morgan TR. Development and Implementation of Multidisciplinary Liver Tumor Boards in the Veterans Affairs Health Care System: A 10-Year Experience. Cancers 2021, 13: 4849. PMID: 34638333, PMCID: PMC8508370, DOI: 10.3390/cancers13194849.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVeterans Affairs Health Care SystemMultidisciplinary liver tumor boardHealth care systemTumor boardCare systemIntegrated health care systemSingle care providerMultidisciplinary tumor boardUnnecessary invasive proceduresVirtual tumor boardsHealth care costsActive therapyVA centersPatient outcomesHepatology careHigher oddsCare providersInvasive proceduresCare costsSignificant heterogeneityCareHealthcare deliveryMortalitySignificant barriersVAFactors Associated With Access to and Receipt of Liver Transplantation in Veterans With End-stage Liver Disease
Kanwal F, Hernaez R, Liu Y, Taylor TJ, Rana A, Kramer JR, Naik AD, Smith D, Taddei T, Asch SM. Factors Associated With Access to and Receipt of Liver Transplantation in Veterans With End-stage Liver Disease. JAMA Internal Medicine 2021, 181: 949-959. PMID: 34028505, PMCID: PMC8145153, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.2051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnd-stage liver diseaseAdvanced liver diseaseLiver diseaseLiver transplantationCohort studyMedical recordsOrgan transplantsVeterans Affairs Health Care SystemLower ratesRetrospective cohort studyWait-listed patientsAfrican American patientsComprehensive electronic medical recordsElectronic medical recordsHealth care systemReferral stepsLiver allograftsLiver transplantAdult patientsAlcohol etiologyLow annual incomePatient ageCurative therapyLiver cirrhosisSodium score