Extreme makeover: transformation of the veterans health care system
KW Kizer, RA Dudley - Annual review of public health, 2009 - annualreviews.org
The veterans health care system administered by the US Department of Veterans Affairs
(VA) was established after World War I to provide health care for veterans who suffered from …
(VA) was established after World War I to provide health care for veterans who suffered from …
Systematic review: comparison of the quality of medical care in Veterans Affairs and non-Veterans Affairs settings
AN Trivedi, S Matula, I Miake-Lye, PA Glassman… - Medical care, 2011 - journals.lww.com
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 …
system, launched an organizational transformation in the mid 1990s to improve the quality of …
Diabetes and cardiovascular disease during androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer
NL Keating, AJ O'Malley, MR Smith - Journal of clinical oncology, 2006 - ascopubs.org
Purpose Androgen deprivation therapy with a gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH)
agonist is associated with increased fat mass and insulin resistance in men with prostate …
agonist is associated with increased fat mass and insulin resistance in men with prostate …
Diabetes and cardiovascular disease during androgen deprivation therapy: observational study of veterans with prostate cancer
Background Previous studies indicate that androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer
is associated with diabetes and cardiovascular disease among older men. We evaluated the …
is associated with diabetes and cardiovascular disease among older men. We evaluated the …
Outcomes of veterans treated in veterans affairs hospitals vs non–veterans affairs hospitals
Importance Many veterans enrolled in the Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system have
access to non-VA care through insurance and VA-purchased community care. Prior …
access to non-VA care through insurance and VA-purchased community care. Prior …
Late preterm infants: birth outcomes and health care utilization in the first year
OBJECTIVE: To distinguish the effects of late preterm birth from the complications
associated with the causes of delivery timing, this study used propensity score–matching …
associated with the causes of delivery timing, this study used propensity score–matching …
Association of admission to veterans affairs hospitals vs non–veterans affairs hospitals with mortality and readmission rates among older men hospitalized with acute …
Importance Little contemporary information is available about comparative performance
between Veterans Affairs (VA) and non-VA hospitals, particularly related to mortality and …
between Veterans Affairs (VA) and non-VA hospitals, particularly related to mortality and …
Medical tourism services available to residents of the United States
BW Alleman, T Luger, HS Reisinger, R Martin… - Journal of general …, 2011 - Springer
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND There are growing reports of United States (US) residents
traveling overseas for medical care, but empirical data about medical tourism are limited …
traveling overseas for medical care, but empirical data about medical tourism are limited …
A national clinical quality program for Veterans Affairs catheterization laboratories (from the Veterans Affairs clinical assessment, reporting, and tracking program)
TM Maddox, ME Plomondon, M Petrich, TT Tsai… - The American journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
A “learning health care system”, as outlined in a recent Institute of Medicine report,
harnesses real-time clinical data to continuously measure and improve clinical care …
harnesses real-time clinical data to continuously measure and improve clinical care …
Does comorbidity influence the risk of myocardial infarction or diabetes during androgen-deprivation therapy for prostate cancer?
BACKGROUND: Androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT) for prostate cancer (PCa) may be
associated with cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Some data suggest that men with …
associated with cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Some data suggest that men with …