2008
Use of Recommended Ambulatory Care Services: Is the Veterans Affairs Quality Gap Narrowing?
Ross JS, Keyhani S, Keenan PS, Bernheim SM, Penrod JD, Boockvar KS, Federman AD, Krumholz HM, Siu AL. Use of Recommended Ambulatory Care Services: Is the Veterans Affairs Quality Gap Narrowing? JAMA Internal Medicine 2008, 168: 950-958. PMID: 18474759, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.168.9.950.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAmbulatory CareBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemBreast NeoplasmsCholesterolColorectal NeoplasmsCounselingDiabetes MellitusDiabetic RetinopathyDisease ManagementDyslipidemiasFemaleHospitals, VeteransHumansInfluenza VaccinesMaleMiddle AgedPneumococcal VaccinesPreventive Health ServicesQuality of Health CareSmoking CessationUnited StatesVeteransConceptsVeterans Affairs Medical CenterAmbulatory care servicesInsured adultsCancer screeningCare servicesBehavior Risk Factor Surveillance SystemRisk Factor Surveillance SystemCardiovascular risk reductionColorectal cancer screeningChronic disease careBreast cancer screeningQuality improvement initiativesQuality of careUS health care systemInfectious disease preventionHealth care systemHealth Care Quality Improvement InitiativeEye examinationSelf-reported useDisease careCancer preventionMellitus managementMedical CenterAmbulatory careService use
2006
Use of Health Care Services by Lower-Income and Higher-Income Uninsured Adults
Ross JS, Bradley EH, Busch SH. Use of Health Care Services by Lower-Income and Higher-Income Uninsured Adults. JAMA 2006, 295: 2027-2036. PMID: 16670411, DOI: 10.1001/jama.295.17.2027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care servicesWeight loss counselingCardiovascular risk reductionCare servicesHigher-income adultsAnnual household incomeAspirin usePneumococcal vaccinationInsured adultsColorectal cancerUninsured adultsDiabetes managementHemoglobin measurementBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemRisk Factor Surveillance SystemAppropriate health care servicesSerum cholesterol screeningCancer prevention servicesCervical cancer screeningPatterns of careHealth insuranceCommunity-dwelling adultsRisk reduction servicesRisk reductionCross-sectional analysis