2023
A comparison of end‐of‐life care quality for Veterans receiving hospice in VA nursing homes and community nursing homes
Wachterman M, Smith D, Carpenter J, Griffin H, Thorpe J, Feder S, Hoelter J, Ersek M, Shreve S, Kutney‐Lee A. A comparison of end‐of‐life care quality for Veterans receiving hospice in VA nursing homes and community nursing homes. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2023, 72: 59-68. PMID: 37947240, PMCID: PMC10842969, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18606.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommunity nursing homesVeterans Health AdministrationBereaved Family SurveyElectronic medical recordsVA CLCsNursing homesEOL careAdjusted proportionVA electronic medical recordsVA nursing homesLife care qualityDays of lifeQuality of endNumber of veteransBFS itemsSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeSymptom managementOverall careMedical recordsRetrospective analysisHospice careLife careHealth AdministrationVA Community
2017
Validation of the ICD-9 Diagnostic Code for Palliative Care in Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure Within the Veterans Health Administration
Feder SL, Redeker NS, Jeon S, Schulman-Green D, Womack JA, Tate JP, Bedimo RJ, Budoff MJ, Butt AA, Crothers K, Akgün KM. Validation of the ICD-9 Diagnostic Code for Palliative Care in Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure Within the Veterans Health Administration. American Journal Of Hospice And Palliative Medicine® 2017, 35: 959-965. PMID: 29254358, PMCID: PMC7491538, DOI: 10.1177/1049909117747519.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationSpecialist palliative carePalliative care consultationHeart failurePalliative careCare consultationsHealth AdministrationElectronic health record reviewICD-9 diagnostic codesIntensive care unit admissionSpecialist palliative care consultationUnmet palliative care needsVeterans Aging Cohort StudyCare unit admissionHealth record reviewPalliative care needsPalliative care servicesAging Cohort StudyGoals of careNinth Revision codesICD-9 codesYear of hospitalizationSite of careNegative predictive valueUnit admission