2015
Infertility Care Among OEF/OIF/OND Women Veterans in the Department of Veterans Affairs
Mattocks K, Kroll-Desrosiers A, Zephyrin L, Katon J, Weitlauf J, Bastian L, Haskell S, Brandt C. Infertility Care Among OEF/OIF/OND Women Veterans in the Department of Veterans Affairs. Medical Care 2015, 53: s68-s75. PMID: 25767979, PMCID: PMC4410265, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000301.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-VA providersInfertility diagnosisWomen veteransInfertility assessmentInfertility careInfertility treatmentInfertility servicesService-connected disability ratingStudy periodHealth careComprehensive medical careVA health careMental health diagnosesReproductive health careYounger women veteransMilitary sexual traumaDefense Manpower Data CenterVA carePositive screenDisability ratingsVA usersSmall proportionICD-9Military dischargeCPT codes
2014
Five-year Trends in Women Veterans' Use of VA Maternity Benefits, 2008–2012
Mattocks KM, Frayne S, Phibbs CS, Yano EM, Zephyrin L, Shryock H, Haskell S, Katon J, Sullivan JC, Weinreb L, Ulbricht C, Bastian LA. Five-year Trends in Women Veterans' Use of VA Maternity Benefits, 2008–2012. Women's Health Issues 2014, 24: e37-e42. PMID: 24439945, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2013.10.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationPregnant veteransService-connected disabilityWomen veteransDelivery claimsInpatient deliveryStudy periodCesarean section rateNational cohort studyReproductive health careMajority of womenYounger women veteransCare coordination systemsOverall delivery rateDelivery-related costsNumber of deliveriesMaternity benefitsCohort studySection rateFive-year trendVeterans' useCommunity providersHealth AdministrationAge 30Fiscal year 2008