Abstract: Background: Veterans Health Administration (VHA) direct care (DC) specialists receive salaried compensation, while community care (CC) outpatient services are purchased …
Abstract:Objective: To investigate the relationship between community care (CC) treatment, surgical complexity, and postoperative surgical outcomes in spine surgeries among …
Abstract: Objective: To examine the relationship between mental health provider productivity, staffing levels, and suicide-related events (SREs) among U.S. Veterans receiving care …
Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship between mental health provider productivity, staffing levels, and suicide-related events (SREs) among U.S. Veterans receiving care …
Abstract: IMPORTANCE: There is growing concern that Medicare Advantage (MA) plans are shifting the costs of care to the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) for veterans dually …
Abstract: OBJECTIVES: To demonstrate an innovative method combining machine learning with comparative effectiveness research techniques and to investigate a hitherto unstudied …
Abstract: Objectives: US military veterans have multiple options for health insurance coverage, including the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) and Medicare programs, which can …
Abstract: With the rapid expansion of veterans' access to community care under the Veterans Affairs Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks (VA …
Abstract: Medicare Advantage (MA) plans are increasingly enrolling veterans. Because MA plans receive full capitated payments regardless of whether or not veterans use Medicare …
Abstract: Objective: To estimate a causal relationship between mental health staffing and time to initiation of mental health care for new patients. Data sources and study setting: …
Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether the Veterans Health Administration's (VA) 2019 Referral Coordination Initiative (RCI) was associated with changes in the proportion of …
Abstract: Background: Veterans Affairs (VA) home-based primary care (HBPC) provides comprehensive longitudinal care to patients with complex, chronic disabling disease. While …