Background Choice of empiric therapy for pneumonia depends on risk for antimicrobial
resistance. Models to predict resistance are derived from blood and respiratory culture …

Statins (HMG‐CoA reductase inhibitors) have antiinflammatory and possibly anticancer
properties. We hypothesized that statin use is associated with lower risk of pancreatic cancer …

Importance Low-value care is associated with harm among patients and with wasteful health
care spending but has not been well characterized in the Veterans Health Administration …

Objective To examine the risk of incident type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) among patients with
rheumatoid arthritis (RA) versus the risk among 4 different comparison cohorts. Methods …

BackgroundThe purpose of this study was to assess the associations of comorbid opioid use
disorders and psychiatric disorders with suicide attempts among veterans seeking pain care …

Background Less than half of patients with cardiometabolic disease consistently take
prescribed medications. While health insurers and some delivery organizations use claims …

Background: Case-mix systems and comorbidity indices aggregate clinical information
about patients over time and are used to characterize need for health care services. These …

Objective. The role of methotrexate (MTX) for the treatment of spondyloarthritis (SpA)
remains uncertain. Aims were to compare MTX and tumor necrosis factor inhibitor (TNFi) …

Background A growing number of older people are care dependent and live in nursing
homes, which accounts for the majority of long-term-care spending. Specific medical …

Importance Women veterans increasingly seek care yet continue to face barriers in the
Veterans Health Administration (VA), which predominantly cares for men. Evidence-based …