2019
Engaging Mental Health Professionals in Addressing Pain
Edmond SN, Heapy AA, Kerns RD. Engaging Mental Health Professionals in Addressing Pain. JAMA Psychiatry 2019, 76: 565-566. PMID: 30942829, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2019.0254.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Communicating diagnostic certainty of psychogenic nonepileptic seizures — a national study of provider documentation
Altalib HH, Elzamzamy K, Pugh MJ, Gonzalez JB, Cheung KH, Fenton BT, Kerns RD, Brandt CA, LaFrance WC. Communicating diagnostic certainty of psychogenic nonepileptic seizures — a national study of provider documentation. Epilepsy & Behavior 2016, 64: 4-8. PMID: 27723497, DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2016.08.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychogenic nonepileptic seizuresElectronic health recordsNonepileptic seizuresVeterans Affairs electronic health recordsDiagnosis of PNESInappropriate health careMajority of patientsPrimary care providersImpressions of patientsHealth care professionalsMental health professionalsEpilepsy criteriaProvider documentationClinical impressionCare providersCare professionalsInternational LeagueDiagnostic certaintyHealth professionalsPatientsProgress notesHealth recordsHealth careSeizuresNeurologists
2003
Rapid Improvement in Pain Management: The Veterans Health Administration and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement Collaborative
Cleeland CS, Reyes-Gibby CC, Schall M, Nolan K, Paice J, Rosenberg JM, Tollett JH, Kerns RD. Rapid Improvement in Pain Management: The Veterans Health Administration and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement Collaborative. The Clinical Journal Of Pain 2003, 19: 298-305. PMID: 12966255, DOI: 10.1097/00002508-200309000-00003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCooperative BehaviorHospitals, VeteransHumansInterinstitutional RelationsOrganizational ObjectivesPainPain ManagementPatient Care ManagementPatient Education as TopicPractice Patterns, Physicians'Program DevelopmentQuality Assurance, Health CareTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsConceptsPain care planPain managementSevere painPain assessmentCare plansLeast mild painVeterans Integrated Service NetworkPercentage of patientsPoor pain managementNumber of patientsPatient-reported dataVeterans Health AdministrationRapid improvementMild painVHA patientsMajor health care organizationsPain educationPatientsHealth AdministrationSystem-wide effortsPainHealth care organizationsProcess measuresHealth careIntegrated Service Networks