Abstract: OBJECTIVE: Cannabis use disorder diagnoses are increasing among U.S. adults and are more prevalent among people with comorbid psychiatric disorders. Recent changes in …
Abstract: Introduction: The standard treatment approach for DLBCL has traditionally relied on chemo-immunotherapy with R-CHOP (Rituximab, Cyclophosphamide, Doxorubicin, Vincristine …
Abstract: BACKGROUND: While the Veterans Health Administration (VA) has long provided hospice care within VA community living centers (CLCs, i.e., VA nursing homes), an increasing …
Abstract: BACKGROUND: The expansion of telemedicine (e.g., telephone or video) in the Veterans Health Administration (VA) raises concerns for health care disparities between rural …
Abstract: OBJECTIVE: The Veterans Choice Program (VCP) of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) allowed eligible veterans to use their benefits with participating providers …
Abstract: Medical record high-risk flags for suicide indicate patients are receiving enhanced care and alert treating providers to patients’ high-risk status. Risk of suicide …
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Drug overdose deaths are a growing epidemic in the United States owing in part to inadequate support from health care systems. In response, the Veterans …
Abstract: Introduction: The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) distributes video-enabled tablets to individuals with barriers to accessing care. Data suggests that many tablets …
Abstract: Purpose: To examine clinical outcomes and employment status in Veterans with and without a dual diagnosis of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and spinal cord injury …
Abstract: Background The Joint Commission recently named reduction of health care disparities and improvement of health care equity as quality and safety priorities (Leadership …
Abstract: Veterans within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) experience higher rates of chronic disease and poorer health than non-veterans (Balbale et al., 2016). The …