Abstract Background The Veterans Health Administration (VA) serves Veterans in the
nation's largest integrated healthcare system. VA seeks to provide high quality of healthcare …

Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the first-line treatment for obstructive sleep
apnea (OSA). Although CPAP improves symptoms (eg, daytime sleepiness), there is a lack …

Background Acupuncture and chiropractic care are evidence-based pain management
alternatives to opioids. The Veterans Health Administration (VA) provides this care in some …

Importance Veterans Health Administration (VHA) enrollees receive care for COVID-19 in
both VHA and non-VHA (ie, community) hospitals, but little is known about the frequency or …

Important changes in the delivery of Veteran emergency care in the early 2000s in the
Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) emergency departments and urgent care clinics …

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a heterogeneous pulmonary
disease affecting 16 million Americans. Individuals with COPD are susceptible to …

Many Veterans receive Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)-purchased care from non-VA
facilities but little is known about factors that Veterans consider for this choice. Between May …

Research has focused on developing ways to prevent death by suicide, such as 24-hr crisis
lines. The purpose of the study was to examine health-related outcomes among individuals …

Objective To examine changes in hospitalization trends and healthcare utilization among
Veterans following Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside …

Objective Persons with serious mental illness (SMI: schizophrenia-spectrum disorders,
bipolar disorder) experience increased risk of mortality after contracting COVID-19 based on …