• Author: Robert A. Tessler
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Area deprivation, fragmented care, and colectomy case acuity in the Veterans Health Administration

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Colectomy for benign or malignant disease may be elective, urgent, or emergent. Data suggest successively worse outcomes for nonelective colectomy. Limited …

Receipt of home health and 30-day outcomes among Veterans with dementia following inpatient surgery

Abstract: Although surgery among persons with dementia is common, dementia is a strong predictor of poor surgical outcomes, including readmissions and mortality. Increasingly, …

Care fragmentation, social determinants of health, and postoperative mortality in older Veterans

Abstract: Introduction: Veterans Affairs Surgical Quality Improvement Program (VASQIP) benchmarking algorithms helped the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) reduce postoperative …