2023
Longitudinal Care Patterns and Utilization Among Patients With New-Onset Neck Pain by Initial Provider Specialty
Fenton J, Fang S, Ray M, Kennedy J, Padilla K, Amundson R, Elton D, Haldeman S, Lisi A, Sico J, Wayne P, Romano P. Longitudinal Care Patterns and Utilization Among Patients With New-Onset Neck Pain by Initial Provider Specialty. Spine 2023, 48: 1409-1418. PMID: 37526092, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000004781.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeck painProvider specialtyTherapeutic interventionsCare patternsPain visitsInitial visitOptum Labs Data WarehouseDiagnostic imagingAcute back painAcute neck painPlurality of patientsRetrospective cohort studyElectronic health record dataLarge national cohortInvasive therapeutic interventionsHealth record dataCohort studyMajor surgeryBack painOutpatient visitsNational cohortPrimary careTherapeutic injectionsEmergency physiciansBACKGROUND DATA
2017
Barriers and facilitators to provide quality TIA care in the Veterans Healthcare Administration
Damush TM, Miech EJ, Sico JJ, Phipps MS, Arling G, Ferguson J, Austin C, Myers L, Baye F, Luckhurst C, Keating AB, Moran E, Bravata DM. Barriers and facilitators to provide quality TIA care in the Veterans Healthcare Administration. Neurology 2017, 89: 2422-2430. PMID: 29117959, PMCID: PMC5729798, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000004739.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAftercareAttitude of Health PersonnelContinuity of Patient CareCross-Sectional StudiesEmergency MedicineGuideline AdherenceHealth Services AccessibilityHospitalistsHumansIschemic Attack, TransientLeadershipMedical Staff, HospitalNeuroimagingNeurologistsNursesOphthalmologistsPhysiciansPractice Guidelines as TopicQualitative ResearchQuality of Health CareRadiologistsSurgeonsUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsConceptsTIA careVeterans Health AdministrationNurse coordinatorClinical staffNational Veterans Health AdministrationInadequate staff educationSystem-level facilitatorsGuideline-based careVeterans Healthcare AdministrationHealth care facilitiesSystem-level factorsTIA patientsVHA hospitalsTimely followEmergency departmentEvidence-based practiceCare coordinationInpatient settingObservational studyIndividual patientsContinuous careStaff educationCare facilitiesHealth AdministrationPatient care