2022
Screening for Latent Infections Among Users of High-Risk Immunosuppressants: A Cross-Sectional Analysis From the Veterans Health Administration Healthcare System
Schmajuk G, Montgomery A, Tarasovsky G, Li J, Hauser R, Rozenberg-Ben-Dror K, Whooley M. Screening for Latent Infections Among Users of High-Risk Immunosuppressants: A Cross-Sectional Analysis From the Veterans Health Administration Healthcare System. Journal Of Patient Safety 2022, 19: 1-7. PMID: 36395779, DOI: 10.1097/pts.0000000000001079.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigher screening ratesVeterans Health AdministrationScreening ratesCross-sectional analysisHepatitis B virusHepatitis C virusLatent hepatitis B virusVeterans Affairs (VA) Corporate Data WarehouseElectronic health record-based toolsVeterans Health Administration healthcare systemNational Veterans Health AdministrationCross-sectional analysis of veteransLow-performing facilitiesGuideline-recommended screeningFacility-level factorsB/ts-DMARDsMixed-effects multivariable logistic regression modelAnalysis of veteransCorporate Data WarehouseMultivariate logistic regression modelHigher-volume facilitiesBlack/African American patientsLogistic regression modelsSynthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugsTargeted synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs
2021
168. Testing, Diagnosis, and Incidence of Sexually Transmitted Infections Among People with Substance Use Disorders in the Veterans Health Administration, 2019
Villamagna H, Beste L, Borgerding J, Lowy E, Hauser R, Maier M. 168. Testing, Diagnosis, and Incidence of Sexually Transmitted Infections Among People with Substance Use Disorders in the Veterans Health Administration, 2019. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2021, 8: 101-101. PMCID: PMC8644516, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofab466.168.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSubstance use disordersAlcohol use disorderSingle substance use disorderStimulant use disorderVeterans Health AdministrationUse disordersSTI testingElectronic medical recordsIncidence rateHigh incidenceTest positivityVHA electronic medical recordsMultiple substance use disordersComprehensive STI testingRetrospective cohort studyOpioid use disorderMental health diagnosesIncidence of syphilisRegional Medical CenterCorporate Data WarehouseDepartment of HealthRate of testingCohort studyVHA careMedical records