2022
The Primary Care Management of Headache: Synopsis of the 2020 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and U.S. Department of Defense Clinical Practice Guideline
Sico JJ, Macedo F, Lewis J, Spevak C, Vogsland R, Ford A, Skop K, Sall J. The Primary Care Management of Headache: Synopsis of the 2020 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and U.S. Department of Defense Clinical Practice Guideline. Military Medicine 2022, 187: e1091-e1102. PMID: 35022782, DOI: 10.1093/milmed/usab490.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical practice guidelinesPractice guidelinesDefense Clinical Practice GuidelineJoint clinical practice guidelineTrustworthy clinical practice guidelinesPractice Work GroupMedication overuse headachePrimary care managementPreferences of patientsGuideline development panelMedicine's tenetsPharmacologic managementRecommendations AssessmentOveruse headacheGuideline panelCare managementHeadacheDevelopment panelVeterans AffairsClinical stakeholdersPatientsGuidelinesIndividual needsDepartmentPrevention
2018
Post‐stroke hypertension control and receipt of health care services among veterans
Kohok DD, Sico JJ, Baye F, Myers L, Coffing J, Kamalesh M, Bravata DM. Post‐stroke hypertension control and receipt of health care services among veterans. Journal Of Clinical Hypertension 2018, 20: 382-387. PMID: 29397583, PMCID: PMC8031130, DOI: 10.1111/jch.13194.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary careHypertension managementRecurrent stroke rateGoal blood pressureRetrospective cohort studyAcute ischemic strokeIschemic stroke patientsIschemic stroke admissionsFuture intervention studiesHealth care servicesBP controlBP trajectoriesPC visitsGoal BPHypertension controlStroke admissionsCohort studyIschemic strokeBlood pressureMean BPHealthcare utilizationMedian timeStroke patientsStroke ratePatients
2016
Crossing the Communication Chasm: Challenges and Opportunities in Transitions of Care from the Hospital to the Primary Care Clinic
Rattray NA, Sico JJ, Cox LM, Russ AL, Matthias MS, Frankel RM. Crossing the Communication Chasm: Challenges and Opportunities in Transitions of Care from the Hospital to the Primary Care Clinic. The Joint Commission Journal On Quality And Patient Safety 2016, 43: 127-137. PMID: 28334591, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2016.11.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCommunicationContinuity of Patient CareHospitals, UniversityHumansInterprofessional RelationsIschemic Attack, TransientOrganizational CulturePatient Care PlanningPatient Care TeamPatient DischargePrimary Health CareStrokeTransitional CareUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsConceptsTransitions of careClinical providersAcute settingDischarge documentationOutpatient providersStroke/transient ischemic attack patientsAcute stroke/TIATransient ischemic attack patientsVeterans Affairs Medical CenterStroke/TIAOutpatient primary carePrimary care clinicsPrimary care providersCare clinicsAcute careLongitudinal managementCare transitionsInpatient providersPrimary careProvider communicationAttack patientsTeaching hospitalComplete medicationMedical CenterDischarge communication