2023
Trends in Risk-Adjusted Initiation and Reduction of Opioid Use among Veterans With Dementia in US Department of Veterans Affairs Community Living Centers
Wang H, Cai S, Caprio T, Goulet J, Intrator O. Trends in Risk-Adjusted Initiation and Reduction of Opioid Use among Veterans With Dementia in US Department of Veterans Affairs Community Living Centers. Journal Of The American Medical Directors Association 2023, 24: 1061-1067.e4. PMID: 36963437, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2023.02.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity Living CentersAdministration dayOpioid cohortMinimum Data SetOpioid administrationGuideline periodVeterans Affairs Community Living CentersLiving CentersMedication administration dataReduction of opioidsSafe pain reliefNursing home residentsFacility-level characteristicsHealth care professionalsVA Central OfficeQuality of careOpioid initiationOpioid dosageNonpharmacologic treatmentsOpioid usePain reliefOpioid misuseRetrospective studyCLC residentsBenzodiazepine administration
2021
Documentation of Screening for Firearm Access by Healthcare Providers in the Veterans Healthcare System: A Retrospective Study
Brandt CA, Workman TE, Farmer MM, Akgün KM, Abel EA, Skanderson M, Bean-Mayberry B, Zeng-Treitler Q, Mason M, Bastian LA, Goulet JL, Post LA. Documentation of Screening for Firearm Access by Healthcare Providers in the Veterans Healthcare System: A Retrospective Study. Western Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 22: 525-532. PMID: 34125022, PMCID: PMC8203018, DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2021.4.51203.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical notesPatient characteristicsHealthcare providersFirearm accessElectronic health record clinical notesProportion of patientsOutpatient care visitsVeterans Healthcare SystemCohort of veteransUnited States military veteransMilitary service characteristicsDocumentation of screeningDocumentation of accessFirst yearRace/ethnicityCare visitsOutpatient visitsClinical comorbiditiesRetrospective studyVHA careEmergency clinicHandling of firearmsDemographic dataSystemwide processRisk of violence