Abstract: BACKGROUND: Prior studies at the national level indicate that primary care wait times exceeded the 20-day veterans Health Administration (VA) wait time standards set for …
Abstract: Background: The Age-Friendly Health System movement has been building teams and systems to implement the assessment of the “4Ms” (What Matters, Medications, Mobility, …
Abstract: Background: The Age-Friendly Health System movement has been building teams and systems to implement the assessment of the “4Ms” (What Matters, Medications, Mobility, …
Abstract: Background: In the US, over half of all cervical and lumbar arthrodesis spine surgeries are for people >= 60 years of age. The extent to which adverse outcomes vary by …
Abstract: Although surgery among persons with dementia is common, dementia is a strong predictor of poor surgical outcomes, including readmissions and mortality. Increasingly, …
Abstract: Background: American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) women serve in the U.S. military, use Veterans Health Administration (VA) health care, and reside in rural areas at the …
Abstract: Purpose: Growing numbers of older adults need home health care, yhese services may be more difficult to access for rural Veterans, who represent one-third of Veterans …
Abstract: Importance: The 2018 Veterans Affairs Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks (VA MISSION) Act was implemented to increase timely …
Abstract: US veterans have a unique dementia risk profile that may be evolving over time. Age-standardized incidence and prevalence of Alzheimer's disease (AD), AD and related …
Abstract: For two decades, the U.S. government has publicly reported performance measures for most nursing homes, spurring some improvements in quality. Public reporting is new, …