2023
Changes in Pain Among Housed and Unhoused U.S. Veterans After Receiving Battlefield Acupuncture at One Medical Center
Flike K, St. Pierre C, Howard A, Tsai J. Changes in Pain Among Housed and Unhoused U.S. Veterans After Receiving Battlefield Acupuncture at One Medical Center. Journal Of Alternative And Complementary Medicine 2023, 30: 306-309. PMID: 37878270, DOI: 10.1089/jicm.2023.0131.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Experiences with interferon-free hepatitis C therapies: addressing barriers to adherence and optimizing treatment outcomes
Skolnik AA, Noska A, Yakovchenko V, Tsai J, Jones N, Gifford AL, McInnes DK. Experiences with interferon-free hepatitis C therapies: addressing barriers to adherence and optimizing treatment outcomes. BMC Health Services Research 2019, 19: 91. PMID: 30709352, PMCID: PMC6359844, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-019-3904-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTreatment completionPositive patient-provider relationshipImproved side effect profileVeterans Affairs Medical CenterNew HCV medicationsHepatitis C therapySide effect profileHepatitis C treatmentPerspectives of patientsPatient-provider relationshipHepatitis CC therapyHCV medicationsHepatitis C.Pill burdenSymptom reliefLiver diseaseMedication treatmentPatient responseTreatment outcomesMedical CenterTreatment effectivenessPatientsMedicationsTreatment
2017
Medical-Legal Partnerships At Veterans Affairs Medical Centers Improved Housing And Psychosocial Outcomes For Vets
Tsai J, Middleton M, Villegas J, Johnson C, Retkin R, Seidman A, Sherman S, Rosenheck RA. Medical-Legal Partnerships At Veterans Affairs Medical Centers Improved Housing And Psychosocial Outcomes For Vets. Health Affairs 2017, 36: 2195-2203. PMID: 29200329, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2017.0759.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Affairs Medical CenterMental healthMedical CenterVA health care systemOutcomes of veteransLow-income veteransHealth care providersMedical-legal partnershipsGreater improvementHealth care systemCare providersMental illnessSocial determinantsPsychosocial outcomesLegal PartnershipsCare systemCommunity-based partnershipsVA benefitsVeteransHousing statusHealthPartnership sitesCommunity integrationOutcomesSignificant improvement“Where’s My Choice?” An Examination of Veteran and Provider Experiences With Hepatitis C Treatment Through the Veteran Affairs Choice Program
Tsai J, Yakovchenko V, Jones N, Skolnik A, Noska A, Gifford AL, McInnes DK. “Where’s My Choice?” An Examination of Veteran and Provider Experiences With Hepatitis C Treatment Through the Veteran Affairs Choice Program. Medical Care 2017, 55: s13-s19. PMID: 28263281, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000706.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVA providersHCV treatmentCommunity providersVeterans AffairsVeteran patientsChronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infectionHepatitis C virus infectionC virus infectionHepatitis C treatmentVA Medical CenterLocation of treatmentHCV providersFragmented careCare coordinationVirus infectionMedical CenterSpecialist servicesEligible veteransVeterans' accessProvider experienceRapid assessment procedureVeteransTreatmentPatientsThird-party administrators
2016
Partnerships Between Health Care and Legal Providers in the Veterans Health Administration
Tsai J, Middleton M, Retkin R, Johnson C, Kenneally K, Sherman S, Rosenheck RA. Partnerships Between Health Care and Legal Providers in the Veterans Health Administration. Psychiatric Services 2016, 68: 321-323. PMID: 27903138, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201600486.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationMedical-legal partnershipsLarge safety net health care systemHealth AdministrationSafety net health care systemVHA medical centersSerious mental illnessHealth care teamHealth care systemCare teamMedical CenterMental illnessSocial determinantsCare systemVulnerable populationsHealth careVeteransAdministrationCareInnovative service modelIllness