Abstract: Declining response rates pose a threat to the validity of large surveys designed to measure quality of care. For over a decade, the Department of Veterans Affairs has …
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 …
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 …
Abstract: Context: Concurrent care allows patients to receive hospice while continuing disease-directed therapies. This treatment model is available in the Veterans Administration …
Abstract: Outcomes: 1. Describe gaps in five-star quality rating system in measuring nursing home end-of-life care quality. 2. Identify two areas for improvement and/or active …
Abstract: Outcomes: 1. Along with understanding sources for rising cancer prevalence among Veterans of Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander heritage, participants will be able to …
Abstract: 1. Describe the 6-step model on how to honor Veterans after their death on an inpatient hospice unit. 2. Recite the chaplain's military speech during the final journey. …
Abstract: Outcomes: 1. To better understand provider barriers faced by organizational leaders when implementing goals of care conversations in primary care settings. 2. To better …
Abstract: CONTEXT: Seriously ill patients are at higher risk for adverse surgical outcomes. Palliative care (PC) interventions for seriously ill surgical patients are associated …
Abstract: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may emerge or re-emerge at end of life (EOL), increasing patient suffering. Understanding factors associated with PTSD at EOL may …
Abstract:Â Objectives: Describe a method for identifying high and low performing geographical regions in terms of palliative care use within the Veterans Health …
Abstract: The objectives of the study is to identify opportunities to use existing process level EHR data in their practice settings for quality assessment and to identify …