Background We sought to determine the leading causes of cardiovascular (CV)
hospitalization, and to describe and compare national rates of CV hospitalization by age …

OBJECTIVE: To compare severity-adjusted in-hospital mortality and length of stay (LOS) in a
Veterans Administration (VA) hospital and private sector hospitals serving the same health …

Importance The Veterans Affairs (VA) Community Care (CC) Program supplements VA care
with community-based medical services. However, access gains and value provided by CC …

Objectives: Chronically ill patients who are not satisfied with their care may change
healthcare providers or systems, which could disrupt continuity of care and impede …

Outcomes Among Patients Undergoing Elective Percutaneous Coronary Intervention at
Veterans Affairs and Community Care Hospitals | Journal of the American College of …

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 …

OBJECTIVES: To examine regional variation in health care utilization and outcomes during
acute and chronic care of veterans following acute myocardial infarction (AMI), identifying …

Objective. To examine the source of observed lower risk‐adjusted mortality for blacks than
whites within the Veterans Affairs (VA) system by accounting for hospital site where treated …

Background: Older veterans enrolled in VA healthcare receive much of their medical care in
the private sector, through Medicare. Less is known about younger VA enrollees' use of the …

Importance The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) operates a nationwide system of
hospitals and hospital-affiliated clinics, providing health care to more than 2 million veterans …