Objective To investigate the association between travel distance and postoperative length of
stay (LOS) and discharge disposition among veterans undergoing surgical aortic valve …

Objective. To examine the referral process to cardiac surgeons in order to explain racial
disparities in access to high‐quality cardiac surgeons. Data Sources/Study Settings. All …

We examined differences in the use of invasive diagnostic and therapeutic coronary
procedures between white and black Medicare beneficiaries following acute myocardial …

Abstract The “VA Mission Act of 2018” will expand the current “Choice Program” legislation
of 2014, which has enabled outsourcing of VA care to private physicians. As the ranks of …

The Veterans Administration (VA) is mandated by law to provide health care services to
veterans who meet eligibility criteria established by statute. In fiscal year 1985, over $9 …

Objectives. We examined racial differences in cardiac catheterization rates and reviewed
whether patients' beliefs or other variables were associated with observed disparities …

Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals with non-VA hospitals using Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services (CMS) Hospital Compare data. VA hospitals (n= 129) were compared with both …

Background: The Veterans Health Administration, the nation's largest integrated delivery
system, launched an organizational transformation in the mid 1990s to improve the quality of …

Background Reports indicate that black patients are less likely than white patients to receive
invasive cardiac services after hospitalization for acute myocardial infarction (AMI). There is …

ABSTRACT The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has a Congressional mandate but few
empirical data on which to design and improve national health care services for women. We …