2017
Group Visits for Overdose Education and Naloxone Distribution in Primary Care: A Pilot Quality Improvement Initiative
Spelman JF, Peglow S, Schwartz AR, Burgo-Black L, McNamara K, Becker WC. Group Visits for Overdose Education and Naloxone Distribution in Primary Care: A Pilot Quality Improvement Initiative. Pain Medicine 2017, 18: 2325-2330. PMID: 29045696, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnx243.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-risk patientsGroup visitsUsual carePrimary careNaloxone distributionOverdose educationLong-term opioid therapyMorphine equivalent daily dosePilot quality improvement initiativeQuality improvement pilot studyPrimary care clinicsChronic pain populationsPatient satisfaction scoresVeterans Health AdministrationQuality improvement interventionsQuality improvement initiativesPrescription of naloxoneOpioid therapyDaily doseCare clinicsChronic painPain populationNaloxone prescriptionsOpioid overdoseOverdose deaths
2009
Improving Colorectal Cancer Screening and Care in the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System
Chao HH, Schwartz AR, Hersh J, Hunnibell L, Jackson GL, Provenzale DT, Schlosser J, Stapleton LM, Zullig LL, Rose MG. Improving Colorectal Cancer Screening and Care in the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System. Clinical Colorectal Cancer 2009, 8: 22-28. PMID: 19203893, DOI: 10.3816/ccc.2009.n.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationColorectal cancer screeningCancer screeningVeterans Affairs Healthcare SystemCRC screening testsColon cancer careCRC screeningCancer careDegree of adherenceHealth AdministrationScreening testDiagnostic testsHealthcare systemCareNationwide initiativeScreeningPatientsFollowMultiple aspectsAdministration