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Association between patient-reported social and behavioral risks and health care costs in high-risk Veterans Health Administration patients

Abstract: Social risks complicate patients' ability to manage their conditions and access healthcare, but their association with health expenditures is not well established. To …

Veterans Health Administration enrollees' choice of care setting relates to the expansion of care options: Evidence from screening colonoscopies before and after the MISSION Act

Abstract: Objective: To estimate whether those enrolled in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) were less likely to use VHA‐delivered colorectal cancer screening …

Developing a brief assessment of social risks for the Veterans Health Administration survey of healthcare experiences of patients

Abstract: Objective: To determine whether a 6- or 12-month look-back period affected rates of reported social risks in a social risk survey for use in the Veterans Health …

Barriers to accessing pain management services among Veterans with bipolar disorder

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To identify barriers veterans with bipolar disorder face to accessing chronic pain management services within a Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system. DATA …

Understanding Veterans' intimate partner violence use and patterns of healthcare utilization

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To understand the association between Veterans' healthcare utilization and intimate partner violence (IPV) use (i.e., perpetration) in order to (1) identify …

Evaluation of a non-pharmacological interdisciplinary pain rehabilitation and functional restoration program for chronic pain in veterans

Abstract: The objective of the study is to conduct a quality improvement evaluation of the Empower Veterans Program (EVP), an interdisciplinary pain rehabilitation/functional …

Predictive modeling of housing instability and homelessness in the Veterans Health Administration

Abstract: Objective: To develop and test predictive models of housing instability and homelessness based on responses to a brief screening instrument administered throughout the …

Linkage of VA and State Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Data to Examine Concurrent Opioid and Sedative‐Hypnotic Prescriptions among Veterans

Abstract: To examine the prevalence of concurrent Veterans Health Administration (VA) and non‐VA prescriptions for opioids and sedative‐hypnotic medications among post‐9/11 …