• Author: Karl A. Lorenz
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Initial long-term opioid prescriptions among Veterans with and without kidney disease

Abstract:Approximately 50% of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have chronic pain. This pain is often severe and associated with poor quality of life, contributing to …

Temporal trends in opioid-related care and pain among Veterans at the end of life

Abstract: Context: In response to the opioid crisis, federal guidelines were implemented, including the Veterans Health Administration's (VA) Opioid Safety Initiative in 2013. The …

Integrating patient and expert perspectives to conceptualize high-quality palliative cancer care for symptoms in the US Veterans Health Administration: A qualitative study

Abstract: Quality measurement is typically the domain of clinical experts and health system leaders; patient/caregiver perspectives are rarely solicited. We aimed to describe and …