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  • Pages: 5129-5132
  • First Published: 14 November 2018

Linking VA and Non-VA Data to Address US Veteran Health Services Issues

HSR Commentary: Linking VA and Non-VA Data to Address Important US Veteran Health Services Research Issues

Denise M. Hynes M.P.H., Ph.D., R.N.,  Matthew L. Maciejewski Ph.D.,  David Atkins M.D., M.P.H., 
  • Pages: 5133-5139
  • First Published: 14 November 2018

Fee-for-Service Medicare-Enrolled Elderly Veterans Are Increasingly Voting with Their Feet to Use More VA and Less Medicare, 2003–2014

Chuan-Fen Liu Ph.D., M.P.H.,  Adam Batten B.A.,  Edwin S. Wong Ph.D.,  Stephan D. Fihn M.D., M.P.H.,  Paul L. Hebert Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 5140-5158
  • First Published: 27 August 2018

Reliance on Medicare Providers by Veterans after Becoming Age-Eligible for Medicare is Associated with the Use of More Outpatient Services

Paul L. Hebert Ph.D.,  Adam S. Batten B.A.,  Eric Gunnink M.S.,  Ashok Reddy M.D., M.P.H.,  Edwin S. Wong Ph.D.,  Stephan D. Fihn M.D., M.P.H.,  Chuan-Fen Liu Ph.D., M.P.H., 
  • Pages: 5159-5180
  • First Published: 03 September 2018

Empirical-Based Typology of Health Care Utilization by Medicare Eligible Veterans

Mary Vaughan Sarrazin Ph.D.,  Gary E. Rosenthal M.D., F.A.C.P.,  Carolyn L. Turvey Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 5181-5200
  • First Published: 12 June 2018

Association between Continuity and Team-Based Care and Health Care Utilization: An Observational Study of Medicare-Eligible Veterans in VA Patient Aligned Care Team

Ashok Reddy M.D., M.Sc.,  Edwin Wong Ph.D.,  Anne Canamucio M.S.,  Karin Nelson M.D., M.S.H.S.,  Stephan D. Fihn M.D., M.P.H.,  Jean Yoon Ph.D., M.H.S.,  Rachel M. Werner M.D., Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 5201-5218
  • First Published: 11 September 2018

Dual Use and Hospital Admissions among Veterans Enrolled in the VA's Homeless Patient Aligned Care Team

Amal N. Trivedi M.D., M.P.H.,  Lan Jiang M.S.,  Erin E. Johnson B.A.,  Julie C. Lima Ph.D.,  Michael Flores Ph.D.,  Thomas P. O'Toole M.D., 
  • Pages: 5219-5237
  • First Published: 27 August 2018

The Impact of Medicaid Enrollment on Veterans Health Administration Enrollees' Behavioral Health Services Use

Megan E. Vanneman Ph.D., M.P.H.,  Ciaran S. Phibbs Ph.D.,  Sharon K. Dally M.S.,  Amal N. Trivedi M.P.H.,  Jean Yoon Ph.D., M.H.S., 
  • Pages: 5238-5259
  • First Published: 08 October 2018

Selection of Higher Risk Pregnancies into Veterans Health Administration Programs: Discoveries from Linked Department of Veterans Affairs and California Birth Data

Jonathan G. Shaw M.D., M.S.,  Vilija R. Joyce M.S.,  Susan K. Schmitt Ph.D.,  Susan M. Frayne M.D., M.P.H.,  Kate A. Shaw M.D., M.S.,  Beate Danielsen Ph.D.,  Rachel Kimerling Ph.D.,  Steven M. Asch M.D., M.P.H.,  Ciaran S. Phibbs Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 5260-5284
  • First Published: 10 September 2018

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

Kathleen F. Carlson M.S., Ph.D.,  Tess A. Gilbert M.H.S.,  Benjamin J. Morasco Ph.D.,  Dagan Wright Ph.D., M.S.P.H.,  Joshua Van Otterloo M.S.P.H.,  Aldona Herrndorf M.P.H.,  Lawrence J. Cook M.Stat., Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 5285-5308
  • First Published: 07 August 2018

Comparative Assessment of Utilization and Hospital Outcomes of Veterans Receiving VA and Non-VA Outpatient Dialysis

Virginia Wang Ph.D.,  Cynthia J. Coffman Ph.D.,  Karen M. Stechuchak M.S.,  Theodore S.Z. Berkowitz M.S.,  Paul L. Hebert Ph.D.,  David Edelman M.D.,  Ann M. O'Hare M.D.,  Hollis J. Weidenbacher Ph.D.,  Matthew L. Maciejewski Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 5309-5330
  • First Published: 09 August 2018

Attributable Cost of Dementia: Demonstrating Pitfalls of Ignoring Multiple Health Care System Utilization

Lianlian Lei M.A.,  Susan G. Cooley Ph.D.,  Ciaran S. Phibbs Ph.D.,  Bruce Kinosian M.D.,  Richard M. Allman M.D.,  Anton P. Porsteinsson M.D.,  Orna Intrator Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 5331-5351
  • First Published: 23 September 2018

Costs Associated with Health Care Services Accessed through VA and in the Community through Medicare for Veterans Experiencing Homelessness

Richard E. Nelson Ph.D.,  Ying Suo M.Stat.,  Warren Pettey M.P.H., C.P.H.,  Megan Vanneman Ph.D., M.P.H.,  Ann Elizabeth Montgomery Ph.D.,  Thomas Byrne Ph.D.,  Jamison D. Fargo Ph.D.,  Adi V. Gundlapalli M.D., Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 5352-5374
  • First Published: 23 September 2018

Effect of Dual Use of Veterans Affairs and Medicare Part D Drug Benefits on Antihypertensive Medication Supply in a National Cohort of Veterans with Dementia

Carolyn T. Thorpe Ph.D., M.P.H.,  Walid F. Gellad M.D., M.P.H.,  Maria K. Mor Ph.D.,  John P. Cashy Ph.D.,  John R. Pleis Ph.D.,  Courtney H. Van Houtven Ph.D.,  Loren J. Schleiden M.S.,  Joseph T. Hanlon Pharm.D., M.S.,  Joshua D. Niznik Pharm.D.,  Ronald L. Carico Jr. Pharm.D., M.P.H.,  Chester B. Good M.D., M.P.H.,  Joshua M. Thorpe Ph.D., M.P.H., 
  • Pages: 5375-5401
  • First Published: 16 October 2018

Dual Use of Department of Veterans Affairs and Medicare Benefits on High-Risk Opioid Prescriptions in Veterans Aged 65 Years and Older: Insights from the VA Musculoskeletal Disorders Cohort

Philip W. Chui M.D.,  Lori A. Bastian M.D., M.P.H.,  Eric DeRycke M.P.H.,  Cynthia A. Brandt M.D., M.P.H.,  William C. Becker M.D.,  Joseph L. Goulet Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 5402-5418
  • First Published: 08 October 2018

The Impact of Healthcare-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections on Postdischarge Health Care Costs and Utilization across Multiple Health Care Systems

Richard E. Nelson Ph.D.,  Makoto Jones M.D.,  Chuan-Fen Liu Ph.D., M.P.H.,  Matthew H. Samore M.D.,  Martin E. Evans M.D.,  Vanessa W. Stevens Ph.D.,  Thomas Reese Pharm.D.,  Michael A. Rubin M.D., Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 5419-5437
  • First Published: 09 October 2018

Differences in Risk Scores of Veterans Receiving Community Care Purchased by the Veterans Health Administration

Amy K. Rosen Ph.D.,  Todd H. Wagner Ph.D.,  Warren B. P. Pettey M.P.H., C.P.H.,  Michael Shwartz Ph.D.,  Qi Chen M.D., Ph.D.,  Jeanie Lo M.P.H.,  William J. O'Brien M.S.,  Megan E. Vanneman Ph.D., M.P.H., 
  • Pages: 5438-5454
  • First Published: 24 September 2018