Modelling care quality for patients after a transient ischaemic attack within the US Veterans Health Administration
Arling G, Sico JJ, Reeves MJ, Myers L, Baye F, Bravata DM. Modelling care quality for patients after a transient ischaemic attack within the US Veterans Health Administration. BMJ Open Quality 2019, 8: e000641. PMID: 31909209, PMCID: PMC6937041, DOI: 10.1136/bmjoq-2019-000641.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministrative Claims, HealthcareAdultAgedAged, 80 and overEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleHumansIschemic Attack, TransientMaleMiddle AgedNeurologyPatient AdmissionQuality of Health CareReferral and ConsultationRetrospective StudiesStrokeTime FactorsUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeteransConceptsTransient ischemic attackCharlson Comorbidity IndexVeterans Health AdministrationHigher Charlson comorbidity indexUS Veterans Health AdministrationInpatient admissionsNeurological consultationNeurology consultationEmergency departmentIschemic attackPreventive careHealth AdministrationCare qualitySpeech deficitsHigher CCI scoresModerate potency statinRecurrent vascular eventsStroke center designationHistory of dementiaPreventive care qualityAntithrombotic medicationComorbidity indexCCI scoreED visitsRetrospective cohort