2024
Implementation and Impact of Intimate Partner Violence Screening Expansion in the Veterans Health Administration: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Evaluation
Portnoy G, Relyea M, Dichter M, Iverson K, Presseau C, Brandt C, Skanderson M, Bruce L, Martino S. Implementation and Impact of Intimate Partner Violence Screening Expansion in the Veterans Health Administration: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Evaluation. JMIR Research Protocols 2024, 13: e59918. PMID: 39194059, PMCID: PMC11391160, DOI: 10.2196/59918.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationImpact of screeningINTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIERHealth care systemIntimate partner violenceIPV screeningQualitative interviewsCare systemHealth AdministrationConsolidated Framework for Implementation ResearchVeterans Health Administration facilitiesElectronic health record dataIntimate partner violence screeningMixed methods evaluationHealth record dataNational health care systemLongitudinal observational designPotential implementation barriersSignificant public health problemMen's health careClinical practice implicationsPatient populationMethod evaluationRE-AIMPublic health problem
2023
Extracting Pain Care Quality Indicators from U.S. Veterans Health Administration Chiropractic Care Using Natural Language Processing
Coleman B, Finch D, Wang R, Luther S, Heapy A, Brandt C, Lisi A. Extracting Pain Care Quality Indicators from U.S. Veterans Health Administration Chiropractic Care Using Natural Language Processing. Applied Clinical Informatics 2023, 14: 600-608. PMID: 37164327, PMCID: PMC10411229, DOI: 10.1055/a-2091-1162.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCare quality indicatorsVeterans Health AdministrationVisit typePain assessmentChiropractic careConsultation visitCare qualityClinic visit typePain care qualityComprehensive pain assessmentWomen Veterans Cohort StudyCare visitsCohort studyMusculoskeletal painManagement visitsVisit notesHealth AdministrationConsultation notesChiropractic servicesVisitsQuality indicatorsMean numberTreatment planningPatientsDescriptive statisticsComplementary and Integrative Health Approaches and Pain Care Quality in the Veterans Health Administration Primary Care Setting: A Quasi-Experimental Analysis
Han L, Luther S, Finch D, Dobscha S, Skanderson M, Bathulapalli H, Fodeh S, Hahm B, Bouayad L, Lee A, Goulet J, Brandt C, Kerns R. Complementary and Integrative Health Approaches and Pain Care Quality in the Veterans Health Administration Primary Care Setting: A Quasi-Experimental Analysis. Journal Of Alternative And Complementary Medicine 2023, 29: 420-429. PMID: 36971840, PMCID: PMC10280173, DOI: 10.1089/jicm.2022.0686.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChronic PainComplementary TherapiesHumansPrimary Health CareQuality of Health CareVeterans HealthConceptsPain care qualityPrimary care settingCIH exposureIntegrative health approachesCare settingsPropensity scorePain managementCIH approachesPCQ scoresPrimary care clinic visitsHealth approachCare qualityInternational clinical guidelinesChronic pain managementPrimary care capacityDeclaration of AstanaVHA initiativesClinic visitsMusculoskeletal painBenefits patientsMassage therapyClinical guidelinesExposure groupCare capacityMusculoskeletal disordersUnderstanding headache classification coding within the veterans health administration using ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM in fiscal years 2014–2017
Fodeh S, Fenton B, Wang R, Skanderson M, Altalib H, Kuruvilla D, Schindler E, Haskell S, Brandt C, Sico J. Understanding headache classification coding within the veterans health administration using ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM in fiscal years 2014–2017. PLOS ONE 2023, 18: e0279163. PMID: 36598881, PMCID: PMC9812322, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0279163.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationHeadache diagnosisICD-10-CMICD-10-CM diagnosisICD-10-CM codingSpecialty care clinicsSpecific headache diagnosesICD-9-CM codingDifferent headache typesICD-9-CMRace/ethnicityHeadache comorbidityHeadache NOSPatient ageCare clinicsChronic conditionsHeadache typesProvider typeSociodemographic factorsHealth AdministrationDiagnosisTwo yearsHeadachePatientsMigraine
2011
The Burden of Illness in the First Year Home: Do Male and Female VA Users Differ in Health Conditions and Healthcare Utilization
Haskell SG, Mattocks K, Goulet JL, Krebs EE, Skanderson M, Leslie D, Justice AC, Yano EM, Brandt C. The Burden of Illness in the First Year Home: Do Male and Female VA Users Differ in Health Conditions and Healthcare Utilization. Women's Health Issues 2011, 21: 92-97. PMID: 21185994, PMCID: PMC3138124, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2010.08.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFemale veteransHealth servicesComprehensive women's health servicesHealth care service useVeterans Health Administration (VHA) servicesHealth conditionsCare service useBurden of illnessHealth care utilizationWomen's health servicesPercent of womenMental health clinicsOperation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom veteransMental health disordersReproductive health needsMental health conditionsOperation Iraqi Freedom veteransVeterans' health careSignificant demographic differencesPosttraumatic stress disorderIraqi Freedom veteransCare utilizationClinical data basesGynecologic examinationHealthcare utilization