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Epilepsy quality performance in a national sample of neurologists and primary care providers: Characterizing trends in acute and chronic care management
Altalib H, McMillan KK, Padilla S, Pugh MJ. Epilepsy quality performance in a national sample of neurologists and primary care providers: Characterizing trends in acute and chronic care management. Epilepsy & Behavior 2021, 123: 108218. PMID: 34479039, DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2021.108218.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care providersEpilepsy carePrimary careChronic careInjury preventionCare providersPsychosocial educationVeterans Affairs Healthcare SystemAnti-seizure medicationsMedication side effectsNew-onset seizuresTypes of seizuresChronic care managementHealthcare systemProportion of peopleChart reviewChart extractionAcute careMedication monotherapyNational sampleTreatment optionsSpecialty careCare measuresVA measurementsSide effectsMeasuring coordination of epilepsy care: A mixed methods evaluation of social network analysis versus relational coordination
Altalib HH, Lanham HJ, McMillan KK, Habeeb M, Fenton B, Cheung KH, Pugh MJ. Measuring coordination of epilepsy care: A mixed methods evaluation of social network analysis versus relational coordination. Epilepsy & Behavior 2019, 97: 197-205. PMID: 31252279, DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2019.05.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDelivery of Health Care, IntegratedEpilepsyHealth PersonnelHealth ServicesHospitals, VeteransHumansModels, OrganizationalNeurologistsPatient Care TeamReferral and ConsultationSocial NetworkingSocial SupportSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsConceptsCoordination of careVeterans Affairs Healthcare SystemVA providersEpilepsy careNeurological careHealthcare systemHealthcare teamPrimary care providersModel of careCare team membersLarge healthcare systemVA healthcare systemMental health providersHealth professional networksRelational coordinationMixed-methods evaluationKey informant interviewsMultidisciplinary careEpilepsy centersNeurology settingCare scoresProvider teamCare mapCare providersVA facilities
2019
Managing Functional Neurological Disorders: Protocol of a Cohort Study on Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures Study
Altalib HH, Galluzzo D, Argraves S, Goulet J, Bornovski Y, Cheung KH, Jackson-Shaheed E, Tolchin B, Fenton BT, Pugh MJ. Managing Functional Neurological Disorders: Protocol of a Cohort Study on Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures Study. Neuropsychiatric Disease And Treatment 2019, 15: 3557-3568. PMID: 31920316, PMCID: PMC6939176, DOI: 10.2147/ndt.s234852.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsychogenic non-epileptic seizuresFunctional neurological disorderVeterans Affairs Healthcare SystemEmergency room visitsModel of careSuicide-related behaviorsElectronic health recordsSeizure frequencyCohort studyHospital admissionPNES diagnosisRoom visitsOutcome measurementsTreatment of PNESNeurological disordersOutcomes of veteransCourse of illnessNon-epileptic seizuresCourse of treatmentUtilization of psychotherapySeizure outcomeEmergency visitsMedical illnessNeurological symptomsNeurological lesions