Center for Healthcare Organization & Implementation Research

Publications

December 2020

Aspinall SL, Sylvain NP, Zhao X, Zhang R, Dong D, Echevarria K, Glassman PA, Goetz MB, Miller DR, Cunningham FE. Serious cardiovascular adverse events with fluoroquinolones versus other antibiotics: A self-controlled case series analysis. Pharmacol Res Perspect. 2020 Dec;8(6):e00664. 

Enggasser JL, Livingston NA, Ameral V, Brief DJ, Rubin A, Helmuth E, Roy M, Solhan M, Litwack S, Rosenbloom D, Keane TM. Public implementation of a web-based program for veterans with risky alcohol use and PTSD: A RE-AIM evaluation of VetChange. J Subst Abuse Treat. 2021 Mar;122:108242. doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2020.108242. Epub 2020 Dec 11.  

Garrido MM, Lum J, Pizer SD. Vector-based kernel weighting: A simple estimator for improving precision and bias of average treatment effects in multiple treatment settings. Stat Med. 2020 Dec 16. doi: 10.1002/sim.8836. Epub ahead of print.

Gillmeyer KR, Nunez ER, Rinne ST, Qian SX, Klings ES, Wiener RS. Development and validation of algorithms to identify pulmonary arterial hypertension in administrative data. Chest. 2020 Dec 17:S0012-3692(20)35455-6. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2020.12.010. Epub ahead of print.  

Leishman NJ, Wiener RS, Fagerlin A, Hayward RA, Lowery J, Caverly TJ. Variation in Eligible Patients' Agreeing to and Receiving Lung Cancer Screening: A Cohort Study. Am J Prev Med. 2020 Dec 17:S0749-3797(20)30502-X. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2020.10.014. Epub ahead of print.

Mayo-Smith M, Radwin LE, Abdulkerim H, Mohr DC. Factors Associated With Patient Ratings of Timeliness of Primary Care Appointments. J Patient Exp. 2020 Dec;7(6):1203-1210. doi: 10.1177/2374373520968979. Epub 2020 Oct 27. PMID: 33457566.

August 2020

Abrahamson K, Davila H, Kirk L, Garavito GA, Mueller C. Can a Nursing Home Psychotropic Reduction Project be Successfully Implemented in Assisted Living? [published online ahead of print, 2020 Aug 8]. J Appl Gerontol. 2020;733464820948328. 

Benzer, JK, Gurewich, D, Singer, SJ, McIntosh, NM, Mohr, DC, Vimalananda, VG, Charns, MP. A Mixed Methods Study of the Association of Non-VA Care with Veterans' and Clinicians' Experiences of Care Coordination. Med Care. 2020 Aug;58(8):696-702.  

Bloomfield, HE, Greer, N, Linsky, AM, Bolduc, J, Naidl, T, Vardeny, O, MacDonald, R, McKenzie, L, & Wilt, TJ. (2020). Deprescribing for Community-Dwelling Older Adults: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Journal of general internal medicine, 10.1007/s11606-020-06089-2. Advance online publication. 

Dryden, EM, Hyde, JK, Wormwood, JB, Wu, J, Calloway, R, Cutrona, SL, Elwyn, G, Fix, GM, Orner, MB, Shimada, SL, Bokhour, BG. (2020). Assessing patients' perceptions of clinician communication: Acceptability of brief point-of-care surveys in primary care. J Gen Intern Med. 2020 Aug 3. doi: 10.1007/s11606-020-06062-z. Online ahead of print.

Elwy AR, Taylor SL. Progress of Veterans Health Administration Complementary and Integrative Health Research Along the Quality Enhancement Research Initiative Implementation Roadmap. Med Care. 2020;58 Suppl 2 9S:S75-S77. 

Elwy, AR, Taylor, SL, Zhao, S, McGowan, M, Plumb, DN, Westleigh, W, Gaj, L, Yan, GW, & Bokhour, BG. (2020). Participating in Complementary and Integrative Health Approaches Is Associated With Veterans' Patient-reported Outcomes Over Time. Medical care, 58 Suppl 2 9S, S125-S132.

Etingen, B, Martinez, RN, Smith, BM, Hogan, TP, Miller, L, Saban, KL, Irvin, D, Jankowski, B, Weaver, FM. (2020). Developing an animal-assisted support program for healthcare employees. BMC Health Serv Res. 2020 Aug 3;20(1):714.

Frakt AB, Jha AK, Glied S. Pivoting from decomposing correlates to developing solutions: An evidence-based agenda to address drivers of health [published online ahead of print, 2020 Aug 10]. Health Serv Res. 2020;10.1111/1475-6773.13539.

Germanos G, Light P, Zoorob R, Salemi J, Khan F, Hansen M, Gupta K, Trautner B, & Grigoryan L. (2020). Validating Use of Electronic Health Data to Identify Patients with Urinary Tract Infections in Outpatient Settings. Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland), 9(9), E536. 

Kleckner IR, Feldman MJ, Goodwin MS, Quigley KS. Framework for selecting and benchmarking mobile devices in psychophysiological research [published online ahead of print, 2020 Aug 3]. Behav Res Methods. 2020;10.3758/s13428-020-01438-9.

Massarweh NN, Itani KMF, Tsai TC. Maximizing the US Department of Veterans Affairs' Reserve Role in National Health Care Emergency Preparedness-The Fourth Mission [published online ahead of print, 2020 Aug 18]. JAMA Surg. 2020;10.1001/jamasurg.2020.4153. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2020.4153

Mitchell NS, Stolzmann K, Benning LV, Wormwood JB, Linsky AM. Effect of a Scoring Rubric on the Review of Scientific Meeting Abstracts [published online ahead of print, 2020 Aug 3]. J Gen Intern Med. 2020;10.1007/s11606-020-05960-6.

Ornstein, KA, Garrido, MM, Bollens-Lund, E, Reckrey, JM, Husain, M, Ferreira, KB, Liu, SH, Ankuda, CK, Kelley, AS, & Siu, AL. (2020). The Association Between Income and Incident Homebound Status Among Older Medicare Beneficiaries. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

Portnoy GA, Colon R, Gross GM, Adams LJ, Bastian LA, Iverson KM. Patient and provider barriers, facilitators, and implementation preferences of intimate partner violence perpetration screening. BMC Health Serv Res. 2020;20(1):746. Published 2020 Aug 13. 

Quach ED, Pimentel CB, Hartmann CW. Addressing Inequity Through 'Mentee-Focused' Mentorship [published online ahead of print, 2020 Aug 31]. J Gen Intern Med. 2020;10.1007/s11606-020-06148-8.

Robinson, SA, Moy, ML, & Troosters, T. (2020). Technology to Enhance Engagement in Physical Activity. In M. L. Moy, F. C. Blackstock, & L. Nici (Eds.), The Art and Science of Enhancing Patient Engagement in Pulmonary Healthcare, Springer Nature. [Book Chapter]

Robinson, SA, Wan ES, Shimada SL, Richardson CR, Moy ML. (2020) Age and Attitudes towards an Internet-mediated, Pedometer-based Physical Activity Intervention for COPD: A Secondary Analysis. JMIR Aging.

Saindon, K, & Berlowitz, DR. (2020). Update on pressure injuries: A review of the literature. Adv Skin Wound Care. 2020 Aug;33(8):403-409. 

Scoglio AAJ, Reilly ED, Girouard C, Quigley KS, Carnes S, Kelly MM. Social Functioning in Individuals With Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: A Systematic Review [published online ahead of print, 2020 Aug 19]. Trauma Violence Abuse. 2020;1524838020946800. 

Silva, A, Tarlov, E, Gonzalez, B, Smith, BM, French, DD, Hogan, TP, Jordan, N, Huo, Z, Martinez, RN, Ippolito, D, Stroupe, KT. Did the Affordable Care Act decrease veteran enrollment in the Veterans Health Administration? Med Care. 2020 Aug;58(8):703-709. 

Sullivan, JL, Engle, RL, Shin, MH, Davila, H, Tayade, A, Bower, E, Pendergast, J, Simons, K.  Social connection and psychosocial adjustment among older male Veterans who return to the community from VA nursing homes. Clinical Gerontologist.

Vanneman, ME, Wagner, TH, Shwartz, M, Meterko, M, Francis, J, Greenstone, CL, & Rosen, AK. (2020). Veterans' Experiences With Outpatient Care: Comparing The Veterans Affairs System With Community-Based Care. Health affairs (Project Hope), 39(8), 1368-1376.

Yee, CA, Pizer, SD, & Frakt, A. (2020). Medicare's Bundled Payment Initiatives for Hospital-Initiated Episodes: Evidence and Evolution. The Milbank quarterly, 10.1111/1468-0009.12465. Advance online publication.

July 2020

Burgess C, Miller CJ, Franz A, Abel EA, Gyulai L, Osser D, Smith EG, Connolly S, Krawczyk L, Bauer MS, & Godleski L. Practical lessons learned for assessing and treating bipolar disorder via telehealth modalities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Bipolar Disord. 2020 Jul 1. 

Dismuke-Greer CE, Hirsch S, Carlson, KF, Pogoda TK, Nakase-Richardson R, Bhatnagar S, Eapen BC, Troyanskaya M, Miles S, Nolen T, & Walker, WC. Health Services Utilization, Healthcare Costs, and Diagnoses by Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Exposure: A Chronic Effects of Neurotrauma Consortium (CENC) Study. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

Fried, D, McAndrew, LM, Helmer, DA, Markowitz, S, Quigley, KS. (2020). Interrelationships between symptom burden and health functioning and health care utilization among veterans with persistent physical symptoms. BMC Fam Pract. 2020 Jul 1; 21(1):124.

McCaw, ZR, Tian, L, Vassy, JL, Ritchie, CS, Lee, CC, Kim, DH, Wei, LJ. (2020). How to quantify and interpret treatment effects in comparative clinical studies of COVID-19. Ann Intern Med. 2020 Jul 7.

Nagawa, CS, Emidio, OM, Lapane, KL, Houston, TK, Barton, BA, Faro, JM, Blok, AC, Orvek, EA, Cutrona, SL, Smith, BM, Allison, JJ, Sadasivam, RS. Teamwork for smoking cessation: which smoker was willing to engage their partner? Results from a cross-sectional study. BMC Res Notes . 2020 Jul 20;13(1):344.  doi: 10.1186/s13104-020-05183-2.  

Orkaby, AR, Driver, JA, Ho, YL, Lu, B, Costa, L, Honerlaw, J, Galloway, A, Vassy, JL, Forman, DE, Gaziano, JM, Gagnon, DR, Wilson, PWF, Cho, K, Djousse, L. (2020). Association of statin use with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in US veterans 75 years and older. JAMA. 2020 Jul 7;324(1):68-78.

Quach, ED, Kazis, LE, Zhao, S, McDannold, SE, Clark, VA, Hartmann, CW. Relationship between work experience and safety climate in Veterans Affairs nursing homes nationwide. J Patient Saf. 2020 Jul 22.

Quach, ED, Kazis, LE, Zhao, S, Ni, P, McDannold, SE, Clark, VA, Hartmann, CW. Safety climate associated with adverse events in nursing homes: A national VA study. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2020 Jul 19:S1525-8610(20)30431-X. 

Shepherd-Banigan M, Pogoda TK, McKenna K, Sperber N, & Van Houtven CH. (2020 in press). Experiences of VA vocational and educational training and assistance services: facilitators and barriers reported by veterans with disabilities. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal.

Stieger, M, Robinson, SA, Sullivan Bisson, AN, & Lachman, ME. (2020). The Relationship of Personality and Behavior Change in a Physical Activity Intervention: The Role of Conscientiousness and Healthy Neuroticism. Personality and Individual Differences. 

Wolfe, HL, Fix, GM, Bolton, RE, Ruben, MA, Bokhour, BG. (2020). Development of observational rating scales for evaluating patient-centered communication within a whole health approach to care. Explore (NY) 2020 Jul 5;S1550-8307(20)30218-4.  

June 2020

Burgess C, Miller CJ, Franz A, Abel EA, Gyulai L, Osser D, Smith EG, Connolly S, Krawczyk L, Bauer MS, & Godleski L. Practical lessons learned for assessing and treating bipolar disorder via telehealth modalities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Commentary in the journal Bipolar Disorders, in press.

Connolly, SL, Etingen, B, Shimada, SL, Hogan, TP, Nazi, K, Stroupe, K, & Smith, BM. (in press). Patient portal use among veterans with depression: associations with symptom severity and demographic characteristics. Journal of Affective Disorders.

Gupta, K, Bellino, P, & Charness, ME. (2020). Adverse effects of nasopharyngeal swabs: 3-D printed versus commercial swabs. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2020 Jun 11;1-4.  doi: 10.1017/ice.2020.297.  Online ahead of print.

Haun, JN, Alman, AC, Melillo, C, Standifer, M, McMahon-Grenz, J, Shin, M, Lapcevic, WA, Patel, N, Elwy, AR. (2020) Using electronic data collection platforms to assess complementary and integrative health patient-reported outcomes: Feasibility project. JMIR Med Inform. 2020 Jun 26;8(6):e15609.

Ko, D, Kapoor, A, Rose, AJ, Hanchate, AD, Miller, D, Winter, MR, Pamisano, JN, Henault, LE, Walkey, AJ, Tripodis, Y, Karcz, A, Hylek, EM. (2020). Temporal trends in pharmacologic prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism after hip and knee replacement in older adults. Vasc Med. 2020 Jun 9;1358863X20927096.  doi: 10.1177/1358863X20927096.  Online ahead of print. 

Massarweh, NN, Itani, KMF, Morris, MS. (2020). The VA MISSION Act and the future of veterans' access to quality health care. JAMA. 2020 Jun 30. doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.4505. Online ahead of print.

Mitchell NS, Stolzmann K, Benning LV, Wormwood JB, Linsky AM. (In press) Effect of a scoring rubric on the review of scientific meeting abstracts. Journal of General Internal Medicine.

Molliing, D, Vincent, BM, Wiitala, WL, Escobar, GJ, Hofer, TP, Liu, VX, Rosen, AK, Ryan, AM, Seelye, S, Prescott, HC. (2020). Developing a template matching algorithm for benchmarking hospital performance in a diverse, integrated health system. Medicine (Baltimore) 2020 Jun 12;99(24):e20385.   

Rosen, AK, Vanneman, MB, O'Brien, W, Pershing, S, Wagner, T, Beilstein-Wedel, E, Lo, J, Chen, Q, Cockerham, G, Shwartz, M. (2020). Comparing Cataract Surgery Complication Rates in Veterans Receiving VA and Community Care. Health Services Research. In press.

Rossi, FS, Shankar, M, Buckholdt, K, Bailey, Y, Israni, ST, Iverson KM. (2020). Trying times and trying out solutions: Intimate partner violence screening and support for women veterans during COVID-19. J Gen Intern Med. 2020 Jun 30:1-4. doi: 10.007/s11606-020-05990-0. Online ahead of print.

Sienkiewicz, ME, Amalathas, A, Iverson, KM, Smith, BN, & Mitchell, KS. (2020). Examining the relationship between trauma exposure and work-related outcomes in female veterans. Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17, 4585

Stewart MT, Hogan TP, Nicklas J, Robinson SA, Purington CM, Miller CJ, Vimalananda VG, Connolly SL, Wolfe HL, Nazi KM,  Netherton D, Shimada SL. (2020). The Promise of Patient Portals for Individuals Living with Chronic Illness: Identifying Pathways of Patient Engagement.  J Med Internet Res 2020;0(0):e0

Vujkovic, M, Keaton, JM, Lynch, JA, Miller, DR, Zhou, J, Tcheandjieu, C, ... & Saleheed, D. (2020). Discovery of 318 new risk loci for type 2 diabetes and related vascular outcomes among 1.4 million participants in a multi-ancestry meta-analysis. Nat Genet. 2020 Jun 15. doi: 10.1038/s41588-020-0637-y. 


May 2020

Branch-Elliman, W, Safdar, N, Nelson, R.(2020). Economic Considerations in Infectious Diseases Emergency Response Preparedness: It is All about the Point of View. Clin Infect Dis.2020 May 7. pii: ciaa541. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa541. [Epub ahead of print]

Brecher, SM, Dryowicz-Burek, J, Yu, H, Campbell, S, Ratcliffe, N, Gupta, K. (2020). Patients with common cold coronaviruses tested negative for IgG antibody to SARS-CoV-2. J Clin Microbiol. 2020 May 27;JCM.01029-20.  doi: 10.1128/JCM.01029-20.

Portnoy GA, Relyea, MR, Street, AE, Haskell SG, & Iverson, KM. (2020). A longitudinal analysis of women veterans' partner violence perpetration: The roles of interpersonal trauma and posttraumatic stress symptoms. Journal of Family Violence, 35, 361-372

Gillmeyer, KR, Rinne, ST, Glickman, ME, Lee, KM, Shao, Q, Qian, SX, Klings, ES, Marori, BA, Hanlon, JT, Miller, DR, Wiener, RS. (2020). Factors associated with potentially inappropriate phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitor use for pulmonary hypertension in the United States, 2006 to 2015. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2020 May 12:CIRCOUTCOMES119005993. doi: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.119.005993. [Epub ahead of print]

Griffith, KN, Prentice, JC, Mohr, DC, & Conlin, PR. (2020). Predicting 5- and 10-Year Mortality Risk in Older Adults with Diabetes Mellitus. Diabetes Care, in press.

Herbst, N, Wiener, RS, Helm, ED, O'Donnell, C, Fitzgerald, C, Wong, C, Bulekova, K, Waite, M, Mishuris, RG, & Kathuria, H. (2020). Effectiveness of an opt-out electronic-health record-based tobacco treatment consult service at an urban safety-net hospital.  Chest. 2020 May 16:S0012-3692(20)31413-6. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2020.04.062. Online ahead of print.

Iverson KM, Dichter ME, Stolzmann K, Omonyele LA, Lew RB, Bruce LE, Gerber MR, Portnoy GA, & Miller CJ. Assessing the Veterans Health Administration's response to intimate partner violence among women: Protocol for a randomized hybrid type 2 implementation-effectiveness trial. Implement Sci. 2020 May 7;15(1):29. doi: 10.1186/s13012-020-0969-0.

Kessler, RC, Bauer, MS, Bishop, TM, Demler, OV, Dobscha, SK, Gildea, SM, ... & Bossarte, RM. (2020). Using administrative data to predict suicide after psychiatric hospitalization in the Veterans Health Administration system. Front Psychiatry. 2020 May 6;11:390. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00390.  eCollection 2020

Miller C, Gurewich D, Garvin L, et al. Veterans Affairs and Rural Community Providers' Perspectives on Interorganizational Care Coordination: A Qualitative Analysis [published online ahead of print, 2020 May 30]. J Rural Health. 2020;10.1111/jrh.12453.

Mull, HJ, Stolzmann, K, Shin, M, Schweizer-Looby, M, Branch-Elliman, W. (2020). Novel Methodology to Flag Cardiac Implantable Device Infections by Integrating Text Mining with Structured Data in the Veterans Health Administration's Electronic Medical Record. JAMA Network Open.

Pimentel, C.B., Mills, W.L., Snow, A.L., Palmer, J.A., Sullivan, J.L., Wewiorski, N.J., Hartmann, C.W. Adapting strategies for optimal intervention implementation in nursing homes: A formative evaluation. The Gerontologist, Electronically published ahead of print.

Pimentel, MPT, Pimentel, CB, Wheeler, K, Dehmer, E, Vacanti, JC, Urman, RD. (2020). Using a pre-procedure COVID-19 huddle to improve operating room safety. J Clin Anesth. 2020 May 19;65:109875.  doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2020.109875.

Robinson, SA, Moy, ML, & Troosters, T. (2020). Technology to Enhance Engagement in Physical Activity. In M. L. Moy, F. C. Blackstock, & L. Nici (Eds.), The Art and Science of Enhancing Patient Engagement in Pulmonary Healthcare, Springer Nature.

Schreiner, AM, Livingston, NA, Heilman, M, Lynch, T, Vittorio, L, Brief, DJ, Rubin, A, Enggasser, JL, Roy, M, Solhan, M, Helmuth, E, Rosenbloom, D, Keane, TM. (2020). Understanding motives for and against hazardous drinking and change among returning veterans. Psychol Serv. 2020 May 7. doi: 10.1037/ser0000423. [Epub ahead of print]

Solimeo, SL, Steffen, MJA, Gardner, EE, Adjognon, O, Shin, MH, Moye, J, Sullivan, JL. (2020). Using the PACT Resources Framework to Understand the Needs of Geriatric Primary Care Teams. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2020 May 7. doi: 10.1111/jgs.16498. [Epub ahead of print]

Vimalananda, VG, Meterko, M, Qian, S, Wormwood, JB, Solch, A, & Fincke, BG. (2020). Development and Psychometric Analysis of the Coordination of Specialty Care - Primary Care Provider Survey (CSC-PCP). Health Services Research, in press.

Wiener, RS, Clark, JA, Koppelman, E, Bolton, R, Fix, GM, Slatore, CG, & Kathuria, H. (2020). Patient versus clinician perspectives on communication about results of lung cancer screening: a qualitative study. Chest. 2020 May 6. pii: S0012-3692(20)30860-6. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2020.03.081.

Wu P, Rybin D, Bielak LF, Feitosa MF, Franceschini N, Li Y, Lu Y, Marten J, Musani SK, Noordam R, Raghavan S, Rose LM, Schwander K, Smith AV, Tajuddin SM, Vojinovic D, Amin N, Arnett DK, Bottinger EP, Demirkan A, Florez JC, Ghanbari M, Harris TB, Launer LJ, Liu J, Liu J, Mook-Kanamori DO, Murray AD, Nalls MA, Peyser PA, Uitterlinden AG, Voortman T, Bouchard C, Chasman D, Correa A, de Mutsert R, Evans MK, Gudnason V, Hayward C, Kao L, Kardia SLR, Kooperberg C, Loos RJF, Province MM, Rankinen T, Redline S, Ridker PM, Rotter JI, Siscovick D, Smith BH, van Duijn C, Zonderman AB, Rao DC, Wilson JG, Dupuis J, Meigs JB, Liu CT, Vassy JL. (2020). Smoking-by-genotype interaction in type 2 diabetes risk and fasting glucose. PLoS One. 2020 May 7;15(5):e0230815. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0230815. eCollection 2020

April 2020

Davila, H, Johnson, DR, Sullivan, JL. (2020). Prioritizing LTSS quality: Exploring the views of older adults, families, and professionals. Journal of Aging and Social Policy.  J Aging Soc Policy. 2020 Apr 14:1-20. doi: 10.1080/08959420.2020.1750542

Dismuke-Greer CE, Fakhry SM, Horner MD, Pogoda TK, Pugh MJ, Gebregziabher M, Hall CL, Taber D, Spain DA. (2020) Ethnicity/race and service-connected disability disparities in civilian traumatic brain injury mechanism of injury and VHA health services costs in military veterans: Evidence from a Level 1 Trauma Center and VA Medical Center. Trauma. 2020 Apr 6:1460408620914436.

Fields, AC, & Itani, KMF. (2020) More Evidence in the Treatment of Subcutaneous Abdominal WOund Healing Impairment. JAMA Surg. 2020 Apr 15. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2020.0415. [Epub ahead of print]

Figueroa, JF, Frakt, AB, Jha, AK. (2020). Addessing Social Determinants of Health: Time for a Polysocial Risk Score. JAMA. 2020 Apr 3. doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.2436. [Epub ahead of print]

Fouayzi, H, Ash, AS, Rosen, AK. (2020). A cardiovascular disease risk prediction algorithm for use with the Medicare current beneficiary survey. Health Serv Res. 2020 Apr 14. doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.13290. [Epub ahead of print]

Golden, SE, Ono, SS, Thakurta, SG, Wiener, RS, Iaccarino, JM, Melzer, AC, Datta, SK, Slatore, CG. (2020). 'I'm putting my trust in their hands': A qualitative study of patients' views on clinician initial communication about lung cancer screening. Chest. 2020 Apr 9. pii: S0012-3692(20)30592-4. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2020.02.072. [Epub ahead of print]

Mazzone, PJ, Gould, MK, Arenberg, DA, Chen, AC, Choi, HK, Detterbeck, FC, Farjah, F, Fong, KM, Iaccarino, JM, Janes, SM, Kanne, JP, Kazerooni, EA, MacMahon, H, Naidich, DP, Powell, CA, Raoof, S, Rivera, MP, Tanner, NT, Tanoue, LK, Tremblay A, Vachani, A, White, CS, Wiener, RS, Silvestri, GA. (2020). Management of Lung Nodules and Lung Cancer Screening During the COID-19 Pandemic: CHEST Expert Panel Report.  Chest. 2020 Apr 22. pii: S0012-3692(20)30758-3. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2020.04.020. [Epub ahead of print]

Miller CJ, Griffith KN, Stolzmann K, Kim B, Connolly SL, & Bauer MS. (In press). An economic analysis of the implementation of team-based collaborative care in outpatient general mental health clinics. Medical Care.

Miller CJ, Gurewich D, Garvin L, Pugatch M, Koppelman E, Pendergast J, Harrington K, & Clark JA. (In press). Veterans Affairs and rural community providers' perspectives on interorganizational care coordination: A qualitative analysis. Journal of Rural Health.

Nillni, YI, Shayani, DR, Finley, E, Copeland, LA, Perkins, DF, Vogt, DS. (2020). The Impact of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Moral Injury on Women Veterans' Perinatal Outcomes Following Separation From Military Service. J Trauma Stress. 2020 Apr 15. doi: 10.1002/jts.22509. [Epub ahead of print]

O'Brien WJ, Gupta, K, Itani, KMF. (2020). Implications of Postoperative Infections on Long-term Outcomes - Reply. JAMA Surg. 2020 Apr 8. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2020.0419. [Epub ahead of print]

Oppel, EM, Mohr, DC. Multilevel analysis exploring the relative importance of workplace resources in  explaining nurses' workload perceptions - Are we setting the right focus? Health Care Manage Rev. 2020 Apr 6. doi: 10.1097/HMR.0000000000000285. [Epub ahead of print]

Peracca, S, Jackson, G, Lamkin, R, Mohr, D, Zhao, M, Lachica, O, Grenga, A, Gifford, A, Chapman, J, Weinstock, M, & Oh, D. (2020). Implementing teledermatology for rural Veterans: An evaluation using the RE-AIM framework. Telemedicine and e-Health.

Rinne, ST & Press, VG. (2020). Moving the Bar on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Readmissions before and after the Hospital Readmission Reduction Program: Myth of Reality? Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2020 Apr;17(4):423-425. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202001-010ED.

Robinson, SA, Zocchi, MS, Netherton, D, Ash, A, Purington, CM, Connolly, SL, Vimalananda, V, Hogan, TP, Shimada, SL (In Press). Secure Messaging, Diabetes Self-Management, and the Importance of Patient Autonomy: A Mixed Methods Study. Journal of General Internal Medicine.

Sabin, LL, Halim, N, Hamer, DH, Simmons, EM, Jonnalagadda, S, Larson Williams, A, Chemusto, H, Gifford, AL, Bonawitz, R, Aroda, P, DeSilva, M, Gasuza, J, Mukasa, B, Messersmith, LJ. Retention in HIV Care Among HIV-Seropositive Pregnant and Postpartum Women in Uganda: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial. AIDS Behav. 2020 Apr 20. doi: 10.1007/s10461-020-02875-5. [Epub ahead of print]

Sartelli, M, Coccolini, F, Abu-Zidan, FM, Ansaloni, L, Bartoli, S, Biffl, W, Borghi, F, Chouillard, E, Cui, Y, Nascimento, RO, De Simone, B, Di Saverio, S, Duane, T, Eckmann, C, Eid, HO, Gomes, CA, Gomes, FC, Hecker, A, Hecker, B, Isik, A, Itani, KMF, Leppaniemi, A, Litvin, A, Luppi, D, Maier, R, Manzano-Nunez, R, Marwah, S, Mazuski, J, Moore, E, Perrone, G, Rasa, K, Rubio, I, Sawyer, R, Labricciosa, FM, Catena, F. (2020). Hey surgeons! It is time to lead and be a champion in preventing and managing surgical infections! World J Emerg Surg. 2020 Apr 19;15(1):28. doi: 10.1186/s13017-020-00308-1.

Sorrentino, AE, Iverson, KM, Tuepker, A, True, G, Cusack, M, Newell, S, Dichter, ME. (2020). Mental health care in the context of intimate partner violence: Survivor perspectives. Psychol Serv. 2020 Apr 2. doi: 10.1037/ser0000427. [Epub ahead of print]

Strong, JV, Plys, E, Hartmann, CW, Hinrichs, KLM, McCullough, M. (2020). Strategies for Implementing Group Mental Health Interventions in a VA Community Living Center. Clin Gerontol. 2020 Apr 21:1-13. doi: 10.1080/07317115.2020.1756550. [Epub ahead of print]

Strymish, JM, O'Brien, W, Itani, K, Gupta, K, Branch-Elliman, W. What is the Primary Driver of Pre-Operative Vancomycin Use? It's Not MRSA-or Allergy. Clin Infect Dis. 2020 Apr 27. pii: ciaa475. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa475. [Epub ahead of print] 

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Waddimba, AC, Mohr, DC, Beckman, HB, Meterko, MM. (2020). Physicians' Perceptions of Autonomy Support during Transition to Value-Based 3 Reimbursement: A Multi-center Psychometric Evaluation of Six-Item and Three-Item Measures. PLoS One. 2020 Apr 1;15(4):e0230907. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0230907. eCollection 2020.

Yang, Y, Gupta, K, Elkinci, KL. (2020). All-electrical monitoring of bacterial antibiotic susceptibility in a microfluidic device. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2020 Apr 29. pii: 201922172. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1922172117. [Epub ahead of print]

2017

Quality of nursing care as perceived by cancer patients: A cross-sectional survey in four European countries.
Adam C, Patiraki E, Lemonidou C, Radwin L*, Charalambous A, Charalambous M, Berg A, Sjövall K, Katajisto J, Stolt M, Suhonen R.
JBUON 2017; 22(3): 777-782.

The Basic Research Factors Questionnaire for Studying Early Childhood Caries.
Albino J, Tiwari T, Gansky SA, Henshaw MM, Barker JC, Brega AG, Gregorich SE, Heaton B, Batliner TS, Borrelli B, Geltman P, Kressin NR, Weintraub JA, Finlayson TL, Garcia RI, Early Childhood Caries Collaborating Centers.
BMC Oral Health. 2017 May; 17(1): 83.

The Deployment Trauma Phenotype and Employment Status in Veterans of the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Amick MM, Meterko M, Fortier CB, Fonda JR, Milberg WP, McGlinchey RE.
J Head Trauma Rehabil. 2017 Apr 18.

Acknowledging the Risk for Traumatic Brain Injury in Women Veterans.
Amoroso T, Iverson KM.
J Nerv Ment Dis. 2017 Apr; 205(4): 318-323.

Should Human Immunodeficiency Virus Specialty Clinics Treat Patients with Hypertension or Refer to Primary Care? An Analysis of Treatment Outcomes.
Appenheimer AB, Bokhour BG, McInnes DK, Richardson KK, Thurman AL, Beck BF, Vaughan-Sarrazin M, Asch SM, Midboe AM, Taylor T, Dvorin K, Gifford AL, Ohl ME.
Open Forum Infect Dis. 2017 Feb; 4(1).

Eating Disorder Symptoms in Female Veterans: The Role of Childhood, Adult, and Military Trauma Exposure.
Ardiette Hall KA, Bartlett BA, Iverson KM, Mitchell KS.
Psychological Trauma: Research, Practice, and Policy. 2017 Jul 06.

Implementing and Sustaining Team-Based Telecare for Bipolar Disorder: Lessons Learned from a Model-Guided, Mixed Methods Analysis.
Bauer MS, Krawczyk L, Tuozzo K, Frigand C*, Holmes S,* Miller CJ, Abel E, Osser DN, Franz A, Brandt C, Rooney M, Fleming J, Smith E, Godleski L.
Telemed J E Health. 2017 June 30.

The Role of Organizational Structure in Readiness for Change: A Conceptual Integration.
Benzer JK, Charns MP, Hamdan S, Afable M*.
Health Serv Manage Res. 2017 Feb;30(1):34-46.

Repurposing a Program Evaluation for Parkinson's Disease for a Healthcare Management Research Study.
Benzer JK, Cramer IE, Labonte AJ*, Charns MP, Nealon Seibert M*, Burgess JF Jr.
SAGE Research Methods Cases. 2017.

The Patient Safety Climate in Healthcare Organizations (PSCHO) Survey: Short-form Development.
Benzer JK, Meterko M, Singer SJ.
J Eval Clin Pract. 2017 Aug;23(4):853-859.

Effect of Intensive Blood-Pressure Treatment on Patient-Reported Outcomes.
Berlowitz DR, Foy CG, Kazis LE, Bolin LP, Conroy MB, Fitzpatrick P, Gure TR, Kimmel PL, Kirchner K, Morisky DE, Newman J, Olney C, Oparil S, Pajewski NM, Powell J, Ramsey T, Simmons DL, Snyder J, Supiano MA, Weiner DE, Whittle J, SPRINT Research Group.
N Engl J Med. 2017 Aug; 337:733-744.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guideline for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection, 2017.
Berrios-Torres SI, Umscheid CA, Bratzler DW, Leas B, Stone EC, Kelz RR, Reinke CE, Morgan S, Solomkin JS, Mazuski JE, Dellinger EP, Itani KMF, Berbari EF, Segreti J, Parivizi J, Blanchard J, Allen G, Kluytmans JAJW, Donlan R, Schecter WP, Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee.
JAMA Surgery. 2017 Aug;152(8):784-791.

Virtual Patient Technology: Engaging Primary Care in Quality Improvement Innovations.
Blok AC, May CN, Sadasivam RS, Houston TK.
JMIR Med Educ. 2017 Feb;3(1):e3.

Cognitive-Behavioral Treatments for Criminogenic Thinking: Barriers and Facilitators to Implementation Within the Veterans Health Administration.
Blonigen DM, Rodriguez AL, Manfredi L, Nevedal A, Rosenthal J, McGuire JF, Smelson D, Timko C.
Psychol Serv. 2017 May. Epub ahead of print.

Longitudinal Associations between Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Severity and Personality Disorder Features among Female Rape Survivors.
Bovin MJ, Wolf EF, Resick PA.
Front Psychiatry. 2017 Feb;8:6.

Risk of Surgical Site Infection, Acute Kidney Injury, and Clostridium Difficile Infection Following Antibiotic Prophylaxis with Vancomycin Plus a Beta-Lactam Versus Either Drug Alone: A National Propensity-Score-Adjusted Retrospective Cohort Study.
Branch-Elliman W, Ripollone JE, O'Brien WJ, Itani KMF, Schweizer ML, Perencevich E, Styrmish J, Gupta K.
PLoS Med. 2017 Jul; 14(7): e1002340

Cost-Effectiveness of Intensive versus Standard Blood-Pressure Control.
Bress AP, Bellows BK, King JB, Hess R, Beddhu S, Berlowitz DR, Control MB, Fine L, Oparil S, Morisky DE, Kazis LE, Ruiz-Negron N, Powell J, Tamariz L, Whittle J, Wright JT Jr, Supiano MA, Cheung AK, Weintraub WS, Moran AE, SPRINT Research Group.
N Engl J Med. 2017;377:745-755.

Healthcare Providers' Responses to Narrative Communication about Racial Healthcare Disparities.
Burgess DJ, Bokhour BG, Cunningham BA, Do T, Gordon HS, Jones DM, Pope C, Saha S, Gollust SE.
Health Commun. 2017 Oct 25: 1-13.

Association Between Teaching Status and Mortality in US Hospitals.
Burke LG, Frakt AB, Khullar D, Orav EJ, Jha AK.
JAMA. 2017 May;317(20):2105-2113.

Prescription Medication Changes Following Direct-to-Consumer Personal Genomic Testing: Findings from the Impact of Personal Genomics (PGen) Study.
Carere DA, VanderWeele TJ, Vassy JL, van der Wouden CH, Roberts JS, Kraft P, Green RC.
Genet Med. 2017 May; 19(5):537-545.

Supported Employment for Veterans With Traumatic Brain Injury: Patient Perspectives.
Carlson KF, Pogoda TK, Gilbert TA, Resnick SG, Twamley EW, O'Neil ME, Sayer NA.
Arch Phys Med and Rehab. 2017 Aug. Epub ahead of print.

Patients with co-occurring bipolar disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder: a rapid review of the literature.
Cerimele JM, Bauer AM, Fortney JC, Bauer MS.
J Clin Psychiatry. 2017 May; 78(5): e506-e514.

Unsupervised Ensemble Ranking of Terms in Electronic Health Record Notes Based on Their Importance to Patients.
Chen J, Yu H.
J Biom Inf. 2017 Apr;68:121-131.

Does Surveillance Bias Influence the Validity of Measures of Inpatient Complications? A Systematic Review.
Chen L, Chan JA, Alligood E, Rosen AK, Borzecki AM.
American Journal of Medical Quality. 2017 Sep. Epub ahead of print.

Detection and potential consequences of intraoperative adverse events: A pilot study in the veterans health administration.
Chen Q, Oriel BS, Rosen AK, Greenan MA, Amirfarzan H, Mull HJ, Shapiro M, Fisichella PM, Itani KMF.
Am J Surg. 2017 Nov;214(5):786-791.

Using Getting To Outcomes to Facilitate the Use of an Evidence-Based Practice in VA Homeless Programs: A Cluster-Randomized Trial of an Implementation Support Strategy.
Chinman M, McCarthy S, Hannah G, Byrne TH, Smelson DA.
Implement Sci. 2017 Mar;12(1):34.

Establishing a Research Agenda for Understanding the Role and Impact of Mental Health Peer Specialists.
Chinman M, McInnes DK, Eisen S, Ellison M, Farkas M, Armstrong M, Resnick SG.
Psychiatr Serv. 2017 Sep;68(9):955-957.

A study to reduce readmissions after surgery in the Veterans Health Administration: design and methodology.
Copeland LA, Graham LA, Richman JS, Rosen AK, Mull HJ, Burns EA, Whittle J, Itani KMF, Hawn MT.
BMC Health Services Research. 2017 Mar; 17: 198.

Teach Us to Care.
Cutrona SL.
Ann Intern Med. 2017 May;166(9):679.

Intimate Partner Staking: Contributions to PTSD Symptomatology Among a National Sample of Women Veterans.
Dardis CM, Amoroso T, Iverson KM.
Psychol Trauma. 2017 Aug;9(Suppl 1):67-73.

Intimate Partner Violence Screening in the Veterans Health Administration: Demographic and Military Service Characteristics.
Dichter ME, Haywood TN, Butler AE, Bellamy SL, Iverson KM.
Am J Prev Med. 2017 Jun; 52(6): 761-768.

HIV Patient and Provider Feedback on a Telehealth Collaborative Care for Depression Intervention.
Drummond KL, Painter JT, Curran GM, Stanley R, Gifford AL, Rodriguez-Barradas M, Rimland D, Monson TP, Pyne JM.
AIDS Care. 2017 Mar;29(3):290-298.

Influence of Metabolic Syndrome and Race on the Relationship Between Intensive Blood Pressure Control and Cardiovascular Outcomes in the SPRINT Cohort.
Dungan K, Craven TE, Soe K, Wright JT Jr, Basile J, Haley WE, Kressin NR, Rani U, Tamariz L, Whittle J, Wiggers A, Osei K.
Diabetes Obes Metab. 2017 Oct. Epub ahead of print.

Development and Validation of the Work-Related Well-Being Index: Analysis of the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS).
Eaton JL, Mohr DC, Hodgson MJ, McPhaul KM.
J Occup Environ Med. 2017 Oct 11.

Preventing Hospitalization with Veterans Affairs Home-Based Primary Care: Which Individuals Benefit Most?
Edwards ST, Saha S, Prentice JC, Pizer SD.
J Am Geriatr Soc. 2017 Aug;65(8):1676-1683.

Identifying Barriers to Culture Change: A Qualitative Analysis of the Obstacles to Delivering Resident-Centered Care.
Engle RL, Tyler DA, Gormley KE, Afable MK*, Adjognon OL, Parker VA, Curyto K, Sullivan JL.
Psychological Services. 2017 Aug; 14(3): 316-326.

Access, Education and Policy Awareness: Predictors of Influenza Vaccine Acceptance Among VHA Healthcare Workers.
Eaton JL, Mohr DC, McPhaul KM, Kaslow RA, Martinello RA.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2017 Jun 23:1-6.

Disparities in Potentially Preventable Hospitalizations: Near-National Estimates for Hispanics.
Feg C, Paasche-Orlow MK, Kressin NR, Rosen JE, Lopez L, Kim EL, Lin MY, Hanchate AD.
Health Serv Res. 2017 Apr. Epub ahead of print.

Use of Veterans Health Administration Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Treatment After Exiting Prison: The Health Care for Reentry Veterans Program.
Finlay AK, Stimmel M, Blue-Howells J, Rosenthal J, McGuire J, Binswanger I, Smelson D, Harris AH, Frayne SM, Bowe T, Timko C.
Adm Policy Ment Health. 2017 Mar;44(2):177-187.

Patient-Centred Care is a Way of Doing Things: How Healthcare Employees Conceptualize Patient-Centred Care.
Fix GM, VanDeusen Lukas C*, Bolton RE, Hill JN, Meuller N, LaVela SL, Bokhour BG.
Health Expect. Epub 2017 Aug.

The Association of Mental Health Program Characteristics and Patient Satisfaction.
Frakt AB, Trafton J, Pizer SD.
Am J Manag Care. 2017 May;23(5):e129-e137.

Prioritizing Measures of Digital Patient Engagement: A Delphi Expert Panel Study.
Garvin LA, Simon SR.
J Med Internet Res. 2017 May;19(5):e182.

Evaluations of Implementation at Early-Adopting Lung Cancer Screening Programs: Lessons Learned.
Gesthalter YB, Koppelman E, Bolton R, Slatore CG, Yoon SH, Tanner NT, Au DH, Clark JA, Wiener RS.
Chest. 2017 Jul;152(1):70-80.

Practice-Based Research Networks Add Value to Evidence-Based Quality Improvement.
Goldstein KM, Vogt D, Hamilton A, Frayne SM, Gierisch J, Blakeney J, Sadler A, Bean-Mayberry BM, Carney D, DiLeone B, Fox AB, Klap R, Yee E, Romodan Y, Strehlow H, Yosef J, Yano EM.
Healthc (Amst). 2017 Jul. Epub ahead of print.

Examining the Diagnostic Utility of the DSM-5 PTSD Symptoms Among Male and Female Returning Veterans.
Green JD, Annunziata A, Kleiman SE, Bovin MJ, Harwell AM, Fox AML, Black SK, Schnurr PP, Holowka DW, Rosen RC, Keane TM, Marx BP.
Depress Anxiety. 2017 Aug;34(8):752-760.

Less Workup, Longer Treatment, But No Clinical Benefit Observed in Women with Diabetes and Acute Cystitis.
Grigoryan L, Zoorob R, Wang H, Horsfield M, Gupta K, Trautner BW.
Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2017 Jul;129:197-202.

Detecting the Presence of an Indwelling Urinary Catheter and Urinary Symptoms in Hospitalized Patients using Natural Language Processing.
Gundlapalli AV, Divita G, Redd A, Carter ME, Ko D, Rubin M, Samore M, Styrmish J, Krein S, Gupta K, Sales A, Trautner BW.
J Biomed Inform. 2017 Jul;71S:S39-S54.

What Makes Patient Navigation Most Effective: Defining Useful Tasks and Networks.
Gunn C, Battaglia TA, Parker VA, Clark JA, Paskett ED, Calhoun E, Snyder FR, Bergling E, Freund KM.
J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2017;28(2)L663-676.

Does Adding Clinical Data to Administrative Data Improve Agreement Among Hospital Quality Measures?
Hanchate AD, Stolzmann KL, Rosen AK, Fink AS, Shwartz M, Ash AS, Abdulkerim H, Pugh MJV, Shokeen P, Borzecki A.
Healthc (Amst). 2017 Sep; 5(3):112-118.

Adaptation of a Nursing Home Culture Change Research Instrument for Frontline Staff Quality Improvement Use.
Hartmann CW, Palmer JA*, Mills WL, Pimentel CB*, Allen RS, Wewiorski NJ, Dillon KR, Snow AL.
Psychol Serv. 2017 Aug;14(3):337-346.

A Systematic Review of Patient Safety Measures in Adult Primary Care.
Hatoun J, Chan JA, Yaksic E*, Greenan MA, Borzecki AM, Shwartz M, Rosen AK.
Am J Med Qual. 2017 May/Jun; 32(3): 237-245.

Methods for Measuring Racial Differences in Hospital Outcomes Attributable to Disparities in Use of High-Quality Hospital Care.
Herbert PL, Howell EA, Wong ES, Hernandez SE, Rinne ST, Sulc CA, Neely EL, Liu CF.
Health Serv Res. 2017 Apr;52(2):826-848.

The Fifth Vital Sign: Postoperative Pain Predicts 30-Day Readmissions and Subsequeny Emergency Department Visits.
Hernandez-Boussard T, Graham LA, Desai K, Wahl TS, Aucoin E, Richman JS, Morris MS, Itani KM, Telford GL, Hawn MT.
Ann Surg. 2017 Sep;266(3):516-524.

Use of the PARIHS Framework for Retrospective and Prospective Implementation Evaluations.
Hill JN, Guihan M, Hogan TP, Smith BM, LaVela SL, Weaver FM, Anaya HD, Evans CT.
Worldviews Evid Based Nurs. 2017 Apr;14(2):99-107.

Potential of Personal Health Record Portals in the Care of Individuals with Spinal Cord Injuries and Disorders: Provider Perspectives.
Hill JN, Smith BM, Weaver FM, Nazi KM, Thomas FP, Goldstein B, Hogan TP.
J Spinal Cord Med. 2017 Mar;21:1-11.

Treatment Decision Regret Among Long-Term Survivors of Localized Prostate Cancer: Results from the Prostate Cancer Outcomes Study.
Hoffman RM, Lo M, Clark JA*, Albertsen PC, Barry MJ, Goodman M, Penson DF, Stanford JL, Stroup AM, Hamilton AS.
J Clin Oncol. 2017 Jul;35(20):2306-2314.

Hospital Readmissions after Surgery: How Important Are Hospital and Specialty Factors?
Holls RH, Graham LA, Richman JS, Morris MS, Mull HJ, Wahl TS, Burns E, Copeland LA, Telford GL, Rosen AK, Itani KF, Whittle J, Wagner TH, Hawn MT.
J Am Coll Surg. 2017 Apr; 224(4): 515-523.

African American Veterans Storytelling: A Multisite Randomized Trial to Improve Hypertension.
Houston TK*, Fix GM, Shimada SL, Long JA, Gordon HS, Pope C, Colkman J, Allison JJ, DeLaughter K, Orner M, Bokhour BG.
Med Care. 2017 Sep;55 Suppl 9 Suppl 2:S50-S58.

Provider Discussions of Genetic Tests with U.S. Women at Risk for a BRCA Mutation.
Hull LE, Haas JS, Simon SR.
Am J Prev Med. 2017 Dec. Epub ahead of print.

Yoga Therapy for Military Personnel and Veterans: Qualitative Perspectives of Yoga Students and Instructors.
Hurst S, Maiya M, Casteel D, Sarkin AJ, Libretto S, Elwy AR, Park CL, Groessel EJ.
Complementary Therapies in Medicine. 2017 Nov. Epub ahead of print.

Clinical Equipoise and Shared Decision-making in Pulmonary Nodule Management. A Survey of American Thoracic Society Clinicians.
Iccarino JM, Simmons J, Gould MK, Slatore CG, Woloshin S, Schwartz LM, Wiener RS.
Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2017 Jun;14(6):968-975.

Pulmonary Nodule Guidelines: What Physicians Do When Evidence-Based Guidelines Lack High Quality Evidence.
Iccarino JM, Wiener RS.
Chest. 2017 Aug;152(2):232-234.

Surgical Site Infection Research Opportunities.
Itani KMF, Dellinger EP, Mazuski J, Solomkin J, Allen G, Blanchard JC, Kelz R, Berrios-Torres SI.
Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2017 May/Jun;18(4):401-408.

Traumatic brain injury and PTSD symptoms as a consequence of intimate partner violence.
Iverson KM, Dardis CM, Pogoda TK.
Compr Psychiatry. 2017 Apr; 74: 80-87.

Intimate Partner Violence Among Female OEF/OIF/OND Veterans Who Were Evaluated for Traumatic Brain Injury in the Veterans Health Administration: A Preliminary Investigation.
Iverson KM, Sayer NA, Meterko M, Stolzmann K, Suri P, Gormley K, Nealon Seibert M*, Yan K, Pogoda TK.
J Interpersonal Violence. 2017 Apr 18.

Intimate Partner Violence Victimization and Associated Implications for Health and Functioning Among Male and Female Post-9/11 Veterans.
Iverson KM, Vogt D, Maskin RM, Smith BN.
Med Care. 2017 Sep; 55 Suppl 9 Suppl 2: S78-S84.

When Bins Blur: Patient Perspectives on Categories of Results from Clinical Whole Genome Sequencing.
Jamal L, Robinson JO, Christensen KD, Blumenthal-Barby J, Slashinski MJ, Perry DL, Vassy JL, Wycliff J, Green RC, McGuire AL.
AJOB Empir Bioeth. 2017 Apr-Jun;8(2):82-88.

Long-Term Quality of Life after Definitive Treatment for Prostate Cancer: Patient-Reported Outcomes in the Second Posttreatment Decade.
Jang JW, Drumm MR, Efstathiou JA, Paly JJ, Niemierko A, Ancukiewicz M, Talcott JA, Clark JA*, Zietman AL.
Cancer Med. 2017 Jul;6(7):1827-1836.

Who Gets Testosterone? Patient Characteristics Associated with Testosterone Prescribing in the Veterans Affairs System: a Cross-Sectional Study.
Jasuja GK, Bhasin S, Reisman JI, Hanlon JT, Miller DR, Morreale AP, PogachLM, Cunningham FE, Park A, Berlowitz DR, Rose AJ*.
J Gen Intern Med. 2017 Mar;32(3):304-311.

Provider and Site-Level Determinants of Testosterone Prescribing in the Veterans Healthcare System.
Jasuja GK, Bhasin S, Rose AJ*, Reisman JI, Hanlon JT, Miller DR, Morreale AP, Pogach LM, Cunningham FE, Park A, Wiener RS, Gifford AL, Berlowitz DR.
J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2017 Sep;102(9):3226-3233.

Patterns of Testosterone Prescription Overuse.
Jasuja GK, Bhasin S, Rose AJ*.
Curr Opin Endocrinol Diabetes Obes. 2017 Jun;24(3):240-245.

Circulating Estrogen Levels and Self-Reported Health and Mobility Limitation in Community-Dwelling Men of the Framingham Heart Study.
Jasuja GK, Travison TG, Murabito JM, Davada MN, Rose AJ*, Basaria S, Coviello A, Vasan RS, D'Agostino R, Bhasin S.
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2017 Aug;72(8):1137-1142.

Provider-Offered Medicare Advantage Plans: Recent Growth and Care Quality.
Johnson G, Lyon ZM, Frakt A.
Health Affairs. 2017 Mar;36(3):539-547.

Hepatitis C Virus Infection Care Pathway - A Report from the American Gastroenterological Association Institute HCV Care Pathway Work Group.
Kanwal F, Bacon BR, Beste LA, Brill JV, Gifford AL, Gordon SC, Horberg MA, Manthey JG, Reau N, Rustgi VK, Younossi ZM.
Gastroenterology. 2017 May;152(6):1588-1598.

A Randomized Trial of Off-Site Collaborative Care for Depression in Chronic Hepatitis C Virus.
Kanwal F, Pyne JM, Tavakoli-Tabasi S, Nicholson S, Dieckgraefe B, Storay E, Goetz MB, Kramer JR, Smith D, Sansgiry S, Tansel A, Gifford AL, Asch SM.
Health Serv Res. 2017 Sep. Epub ahead of print.

A Team-Based Online Game Improves Blood Glucose Control in Veterans with Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Kerfoot BP, Gagnon DR, McMahon GT, Orlander JD, Kurgansky KE, Conlin PR.
Diabetes Care. 2017 Sept;40(0):1218-1225.

Integrating: A Managerial Practice that Enables Implementation in Fragmented Health Environments.
Kerrissey M, Satterstrom P, Leydon N, Schiff G, Singer S.
Health Care Manage Rev. 2017 Jul/Sep;42(3):213-225.

Priorities for Cardiovascular Outcomes Research: A Report of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's Centers for Cardiovascular Outcomes Research Working Group.
Khazanie P, Krumholz HM, Kiefe CI, Kressin NR, Wells B, Wang TY, Peterson ED.
Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2017 Jul; 10(7).

Improving Physical Health in Patients with Chronic Mental Disorders: Twelve-Month Results from a Randomized Controlled Collaborative Care Trial.
Kilbourne AM, Barbaresso MM, Lai Z, Nord KM, Bramlet M, Goodrich DE, Post EP, Almirall D, Bauer MS.
J Clin Psychiatry. 2017 Jan;78(1):129-137.

Accelerating Research Impact in a Learning Health Care System: VA's Quality Enhancement Research Initiative in the Choice Act Era.
Kilbourne AM, Elwy AR, Sales AE, Atkins D.
Med Care. 2017;55 Suppl 1:S4-S12.

Physical Health Conditions Among a Population-Based Cohort of Vietnam-Era Women Veterans: Agreement Between Self-Report and Medical Records.
Kilbourne AM, Schumacher K, Frayne SM, Cypel Y, Barbaresso MM, Nord KM, Perzhinsky J, Lai Z, Prenovost K, Spiro A, Gleason TC, Kimerling R, Huang GD, Serpi TB, Magruder KM.
J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2017 Nov; 26(11): 1244-1251.

Staff Perceptions Implementing Interprofessional Team-Based Behavioral Health Care.
Kim B, Miller CJ, Elwy AR, Holmes SK*, Coldwell CM, Bauer MS.
J Interprof Care. 2017 May; 31(3): 360-367.

Disparities in Hypertension Associated with Limited English Proficiency.
Kim EJ, Kim T, Paasche-Orlow MK, Rose AJ*, Hanchate AD.
J Gen Intern Med. 2017 Jun;32(6):632-639.

"It is easier for me to shoot up": stigma, abandonment, and why HIV-positive drug users in Russia fail to link to HIV care.
Kiriazova T, Lunze K, Paj A, Bushara N, Blokhina E, Krupitsky E, Bridden C, Lioznov D, Samet JH, Gifford AL.
AIDS Care. 2017 May;29(5):559-563.

Evidence for a Large-Scale Brain System Supporting Allostasis and Interoception in Humans.
Kleckner IR, Zhang J, Touroutoglou A, Chanes L, Xia C, Simmons WK, Quigley KS, Dickerson BC, Barrett LF.
Nat Hum Behav. Epub 2017 Apr.

Does Combat Exposure Affect Well-Being in Later Life? The VA Normative Aging Study.
Lee H, Aldwin CM, Choun S, Spiro A 3rd.
Psychol Trauma. 2017 Nov; 9(6): 672-678.

Supporting Medication Discontinuation: Provider Preferences for Interventions to Facilitate Deprescribing.
Linsky A, Meterko M, Stolzmann K, Simon SR.
BMC Health Serv Res. 2017;17:447.

Patient Perceptions of Deprescribing: Survey Development and Psychometric Assessment.
Linsky A, Simon SR, Stolzmann K, Meterko M.
Med Care. 2017 Mar; 55(3): 306-313.

A Rapid Systematic Review of Outcome Studies in Genetic Counseling.
Madlensky L, Trepanier AM, Cragun D, Lerner B, Shannon KM, Zierhut H.
J Genet Couns. 2017 Jun; 26(3): 361-378.

Sociotechnical Perspective on Implementing Clinical Video Telehealth for Veterans with Spinal Cord Injuries and Disorders.
Martinez RN, Hogan TP, Balbale S, Lones K, Goldstein B, Woo C, Smith BM.
Telemed J E Health. 2017 Jul;23(7):567-576.

Main Outcomes of an RCT to Pilot Test Reporting and Feedback to Foster Research Integrity Climates in the VA.
Martinson BC, Mohr DC, Charns MP, Nelson D, Hagel-Campbell E, Bangerter A, Bloomfield HE, Owen R, Thrush CR.
AJOB Empir Bioeth. 2017 Jul-Sep;8(3):211-219.

The Influence of Veteran Race and Psychometric Testing on Veterans Affairs Posttraumatic Stress Disorder(PTSD) Disability Exam Outcomes.
Marx BP, Engel-Rebitzer E, Bovin MJ, Parker-Guilbert KS, Moshier S, Barretto K, Szafranski D, Gallagher MW, Holowka DW, Rosen RC, Keane TM.
Psychol Assess. 2017 Jun;29(6):710-719.

Resilience During War: Better Unit Cohesion and Reductions in Avoidant Coping are Associated with Better Mental Health Function After Combat Deployment.
McAndrew LM, Markowitz S, Lu SE, Borders A, Rothman D, Quigley KS.
Psychol Trauma. 2017 Jan;9(1):52-61.

High Healthcare Utilization Near the Onset of Medically Unexplained Symptoms.
McAndrew LM, Phillips LA, Helmer DA, Maestro K, Engel CC, Greenberg LM, Anastasides N, Quigley KS.
J Psychosom Res. 2017 Jul;98:98-105.

Forming and Activating an Internal Facilitation Group for Successful Implementation: A Qualitative Study.
McCullough MB, Gillespie C, Petrakis BA, Park AM, Lukas CV*, Rose AJ*.
Res Social Adm Pharm. 2017 Sep-Oct;13(5):1014-1027.

Cookie or Fruit? Relative Reinforcing Value of Snack Foods Among Preschoolers with Overweight/Obesite Compared to Healthy Weight.
McCullough MB, Guilkey H, Stark L.
Appetite. 2017 Apr;111:187-194.

Improving Measures of Work-Related Physical Functioning.
McDonough CM, Ni P, Peterik K, Marfeo EE, Marino ME, Meterko M, Rasch EK, Brandt DE, Jette AM, Chan L.
Qual Life Res. 2017 Mar;26(3):789-798.

Patient Use of Electronic Prescription Refill and Secure Messaging and Its Association with Undetectable HIV Viral Load: A Retrospectice Cohort Study.
McInnes DK, Shimada SL, Midboe AM, Nazi KM, Zhao S, Wu J, Garvey CM, Houston TK.
J Med Internet Res. 2017 Feb;19(2):e34.

A Qualitative Study of Participation in Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs in an Integrated Health Care System.
McIntosh N*, Fix GM, Allsup K, Charns M, McDannold S, Manning K, Forman DE.
Mil Med. 2017 Sep; 182(9): e1757-1763.

Organizational Factors Associated with Perceived Quality of Patient Care in Closed Intensive Care Units.
McIntosh N*, Oppel E, Mohr D, Meterko M.
Am J Crit Care. 2017 Sep; 26(5): 401-407.

Implementation of Infection Prevention and Antimicrobial Stewardship in Cardiac Electrophysiology Laboratories: Results from the SHEA Research Network.
Mehotra P, Gupta K, Styrmish J, Kramer DB, Lambert-Kerzner A, Ho PM, Branch-Elliman W.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2017 Apr;38(4):496-498.

Practical application of opt-out recruitment methods in two health services research studies.
Miller CJ, Burgess JF Jr.*, Fischer EP, Hodges DJ, Belanger LK*, Lipschitz JM*, Easley SR*, Koenig CJ, Stanley RL, Pyne JM.
BMC Med Res Methodol. 2017 Apr 14; 17(1):57.

Applying a Theory-Driven Framework to Guide Quality Improvement Efforts in Nursing Homes: The LOCK Model.
Mills WL, Pimentel CB*, Palmer JA, Snow AL, Wewiorski NJ, Allen RS, Hartmann CW.
Gerontologist. 2017 Jun. Epub ahead of print.

Network Models of DSM-5 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Implications for ICD-11.
Mitchell KS, Wolf EJ, Bovin MJ, Lee LO, Green JD, Rosen RC, Keane TM, Marx BP.
J Abnorm Psychol. 2017 Apr;126(3):355-366.

Comparing definitions of outpatient surgery: Implications for quality measurement.
Mull HJ, Rivard PE, Legler A, Pizer SD, Hawn MT, Itani KM, Rosen AK.
Am J Surg. 2017 Feb 14.

Identifying Risks and Opportunities in Outpatient Surgical Patient Safety: A Qualitative Analysis of Veterans Health Administration Staff Perceptions.
Mull HJ, Rosen AK, Charns MP, Itani KMF, Rivard PE.
J Patient Safety. 2017 Nov. Epub ahead of print.

Initiation, Dropout, and Outcome from Evidence-Based Psychotherapies in a VA PTSD Outpatient Clinic.
Niles BL, Polizzi CP, Voelkel E, Weinstein ES, Smidt K, Fisher LM.
Psychol Serv. 2017 Jul. Epub ahead of print.

Effect of Intensive Blood Pressure Control on Gait Speed and Mobility Limitation in Adults 75 Years or Older: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Odden MC, Peralta CA, Berlowitz DR, Johnson KC, Whittle J, Kitzman DW, Beddhu S, Nord JW, Papademetriou V, Williamson JD, Pajewski NM, SPRINT Research Group.
JAMA Intern Med. 2017 Apr;177(4):500-507.

Let's Be Civil: Elaborating the Link Between Civility Climate and Hospital Performance.
Oppel EM, Mohr DC, Benzer JK.
Health Care Manage Res. 2017 Aug 23. Epub ahead of print.

The Impact of Surgical Hand Antisepsis Technique on Surgical Site Infection.
Oriel BS, Chen Q, Itani KM.
Am J Surg. 2017 Jan;213(1):24-29.

Incidence, Recurrence and Risk Factors of Hernias Following Stoma Reversal.
Oriel BS, Chen Q, Itani KMF.
Am J Surg. 2017 Aug;214(2):232-238.

Effect of Hand Antisepsis Agent Selection and Population Characteristics on Surgical Site Infection Pathogens.
Oriel BS, Chen Q, Wong K, Itani KMF.
Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2017 May/Jun;18(4):413-418.

Continued Use of Warfarin in Veterans with Atrial Fibrillation After Dementia Diagnosis.
Orkaby AR, Ozonoff A, Reisman JI, Miller DR, Zhao S, Rose AJ*.
J Am Geriatr Soc. 2017 Feb;65(2):249-256.

Analysis for the Appropriateness of Off-Label Antipsychotic Use for Mental Health Indicators in a Veteran Population.
Painter JT. Owen R, Henderson KL, Bauer MS, Mittal D, Hudson TJ.
Pharmacotherapy. 2017 Apt; 37(4): 438-446.

Developing the Supporting Choice Observational Tool (SCOT): A Formative Assessment Tool to Assist Nursing Home Staff in Realizing Resident Choice.
Palmer JA, Parker VA, Burgess JF*, Berlowitz D, Lynn Snow A, Mitchell SL, Hartmann CW.
Res Gerontol Nurs. 2017 May;10(3):129-138.

Impact of Number of Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Doses on Genital Warts Diagnoses Among a National Cohort of U.S. Adults.
Perkins RB, Lin M, Wallington SF, Hanchate A.
Sex Transm Dis. 2017 Jun;44(6):365-370.

Validation of an electronic tool for flagging surgical site infections based on clinical practice patterns for triaging surveillance: Operational successes and barriers.
Pindyck T, Gupta K, Styrmish J, Itani KM, Carter ME, Suo Y, Bessessen MT, Topkoff J, Steele AS, Baron AE, Gundlapalli AV, Branch-Elliman W.
Am J Infect Control. 2017 Oct. Epub ahead of print.

Trasmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus to health care worker gowns and gloves during care of residents in Veterans Affairs nursing homes.
Pineles L, Morgan DJ, Lydecker A, Johnson JK, Sorkin JD, Langenberg P, Blanco N, Lesse A, Sellick J, Gupta K, Leykum L, Cadena J, Lepcha N, Roghmann MC.
Am J Infect Control. 2017 Sep;45(9):947-953.

Consult Coordination Affects Patient Experience.
Pizer SD, Davies ML, Prentice JC.
The American Hournal of Accountable Care. 2017; 5(1): 23-28.

Supported Employment for Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury: Provider Perspectives.
Pogoda TK, Carlson KF, Gormley KE, Resnick SG.
Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2017 Aug 4.

Health Services and Rehabilitation for Active Duty Service Members and Veterans with Mild TBI.
Pogoda TK, Levy CE, Kelmick K, Pugh MJ.
Brain Inj. 2017; 3(9): 1220-1234.

Chinese, Vietnamese and Asian Indian Parents' Perspectives About Well-Child Visits: A Qualitative Analysis.
Ragavan M, Li W, Elwy AR, Cowden J, Bair-Merritt M.
Acad Pediatr. 2017 Nov. Epub ahead of print.

Which Homeless Veterans Benefit From a Peer Mentor and How?
Resnik L, Ekerholm S, Johnson EE, Ellison ML, O'Toole TP.
J Clin Psychol. 2017 Sep;73(9):1027-1047.

Perioperative Beta Blockers and Statins for Noncardiac Surgery Patients with Coronary Stents.
Richman JS, Craham LA, DeRussy A, Maddox TM, Itani KMF, Hawn MT.
Am J Surg. 2017 Aug;214(2):180-185.

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Readmissions and Other Measures of Hospital Quality.
Rinne ST, Castaneda J, Lindenauer PK, Cleary PD, Paz HL, Gomez JL.
Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2017 Jul;196(1):47-55.

Impact of Multisystem Health Care on Readmission and Follow-up Among Veterans Hospitalized for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
Rinne ST, Elwy AR, Bastian LA, Wong ES, Wiener RS, Liu CF.
Med Care. 2017 Jul; 55 Suppl 7 Suppl 1:S20-S25.

Implementation of Guideline-Based Therapy for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Differences Between Men and Women Veterans.
Rinne ST, Elwy AR, Liu CF, Wiener RS, Thayer L, Gerity A, Bastian LA.
Chron Repir Dis. 2017 Nov;14(4):385-391.

Association Between Length of Stay and Readmission for COPD.
Rinne ST, Graves MC, Bastian LA, Lindenauer PK, Wong ES, Hebert PL, Liu CF.
Am J Manage Care. 2017 Aug;23(8):e253-e258.

Organizational Practices Affecting Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Readmissions.
Rinne ST, Hebert PL, Wong ES, Au DH, Bastian LA, Nembhard IM, Neely EL, Sulc CA, Liu CF.
Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2017 May;195(9):1269-1272.

Hospital Administrators' Perspectives on Physician Engagement: A Qualitative Study.
Rinne ST, Rinne TJ, Olsen K, Wiener RS, Balcezak TJ, Dardani W, Elwy R.
J Hosp Med. 2017 Nov. Epub ahead of print.

A Qualitative Evaluation of Mental Health Clinic Staff Perceptions of Barriers and Facilitators to Treating Tobacco Use.
Rogers ES, Gillespie C, Smelson D, Sherman SE.
Nicotine Tob Res. 2017 Sep. Epub ahead of print.

The Clinical Pharmacy Specialist: Part of the Solution.
Rose AJ*, McCullough MB, Carter BL, Rudin RS.
J Gen Intern Med. 2017 Apr;32(4):375-377.

Results of a Regional Effort to Improve Warfarin Management.
Rose AJ*, Park A, Gillespie C, Van Deusen Lukas C*, Ozonoff A, Petrakis BA, Reisman JI, Borzecki AM, Benedict AJ, Lukesh WN, Schmoke TJ, Jones EA, Morreale AP, Ourth HL, Schlosser JE, Mayo-Smith MF, Allen AL, Witt DM, Helfrich CD, McCullough MB.
Ann Pharmacother. 2017 May;51(5):373-379.

Trends in Purchase of Surgical Care in the Community by the Veterans Health Administration.
Rosen AK, O'Brien W, Chen Q, Shwartz M, Itani KFM, Gunnar W.
Med Care. 2017 Jul; Suppl 7 Suppl 1: S45-S52.

Do Patient Perceptions of Provider Communication Relate to Experiences of Physical Pain?
Ruben MA, Meterko M, Bokhour BG.
Patient Educ Couns. 2017 Aug. Epub ahead of print.

Share2Quit: Online Social Network Peer Marketing of Tobacco Cessation Systems.
Sadasivam RS, Cutrona SL, Luger TM, Volz E, Kinney R, Rao SR, Allison JJ, Houston TK*.
Nicotine Tob Res. 2017 Mar;19(3):314-323.

A 60-Week Prospective RCT for a Self-Management Intervention for Individuals with Serious Mental Illness and Diabetes Mellitus.
Sajatovic M, Gunzler DD, Kanuch SW, Cassidy KA, Tatsuoka C, McCormick R, Blixen CE, Perzynski AT, Einstadter D, Thomas CL, Lawless ME, Martin S, Falck-Ytter C, Seeholzer EL, McKibben CL, Bauer MS, Dawson NV.
Psychiart Serv. 2017 May 15.

Persuasive Interventions for Controversial Cancer Screening Recommendations: Testing a Novel Approach to Help Patients Make Evidence-Based Decision.
Saver BG, Mazor KM, Luckmann R, Cutrona SL, Hayes M, Gorodetsky T, Esparza N, Bacigalupe G.
Ann Fam Med. 2017 Jan;15(1):48-55.

Off-Label Prescribing of Second-Generation Antipsychotics to Elderly Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Dementia.
Semla TP, Lee A, Gurrera R, Bajor L, Li M, Miller DR, Smith EG, Wang C, Wan Y, Kazis LE, Bauer MS.
J Am Geriatr Soc. 2017 Apr 3.

An Analysis of Patient-Provider Secure Messaging at Two Veterans Health Administration Medical Centers: Message Content and Resolution Through Secure Messaging.
Shimada SL, Petrakis BA, Rothendler JA, Zirkle M, Zhao S, Feng H, Fix GM, Ozkaynak M, Martin T, Johnson SA, Tulu B, Gordon HS, Simon SR, Woods SS.
J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2017 Sep;24(5):942-949.

A Two-State Comparative Implementation of Peer-Support Intervention to Link Veterans to Health-Related Services after Incarceration: A Study Protocol.
Simmons MS*, Fincke BG, Drainoni ML, Kim B, Byrne T, Smelson D, Casey K, Ellison ML, Visher C, Blue-Howells J, McInnes DK.
BMC Health Services Research. 2017; 17: 647.

A Hybrid III stepped wedge cluster randomized trial testing an implementation strategy to facilitate the use of an evidence-based practice in VA Homeless Primary Care Treatment Programs.
Simmons MM*, Gabrielian S, Byrne T, McCullough MB, Smith JL, Taylor TJ, O'Toole TP, Kane V, Yakovchenko V, McInnes DK, Smelson DA.
Implement Sci. 2017 Apr;12(1):46.

Patient-Centered Medical Home Implementation and Burnout Among VA Primary Care Employees.
Simonetti JA, Sylling PW, Nelson K, Taylor L, Mohr DC, Curtis I, Schectman G, Fihn SD, Helfrich CD.
J Amnul Care Manage. 2017 Apr/Jun;40(2):158-166.

The Role of Postdeployment Social Factors in Linking Deployment Experiences and Current Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptomatology Among Male and Female Veterans.
Smith BN, Wang JM, Vaughn-Coaxum RA, Di Leone BA, Vogt D.
Anxiety Stress Coping. 2017 Jan;30(1):39-51.

Development of a New Tool for Systematic Observation of Nursing Home Resident and Staff Engagement and Relationship.
Snow AL, Jacobs ML, Palmer JA, Parmelee PA, Allen RS, Wewiorski NJ, Hilgeman MM, Vinson LD, Berlowitz DR, Halli-Tierney AD, Hartmann CW.
Gerontologist. 2017 May. Epub ahead of print.

Longitudinal Analysis of Quality of Diabetes Care and Relational Climate in Primary Care.
Soley-Bori M, Benzer JK, Burgess JF Jr*.
Health Serv Res. 2017 Mar. Epub ahead of print.

Introduction to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee Guideline for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infections.
Solomkin JS, Mazuski J, Blanchard JC, Itani KMF, Ricks P, Dellinger EP, Allen G, Kelz R, Reinke CE, Berrios-Torres SI.
Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2017 May/Jun;18(4):385-393.

Long-Term Outcomes of Military Service: The Health and Well-Being of Aging Veterans.
Spiro A, Settersten RA Jr., Aldwin CM.
Washington DC: American Psychological Association. October 2017.

Perceived Discrimination, Racial Identity, and Health Behaviors among Black Primary-Care Patients who use Drugs.
Squires LE, Pafai TP, Allensworth-Davies D, Chenge DM, Bernstein J, Kressin N, Saitz R.
J Ethn Subst Abuse. 2017 Mar; 10:1-18.

Comparison of Methods to Identify Advance Care Planning in Patients with Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbation.
Stephens AR, Wiener RS, Ieong MH.
J Palliat Med. 2017 Aug. Epub ahead of print.

Assessment of a Revised Wartime Experiences Scale for Vietnam-Era Women: The Health of Vietnam-Era Women's Study (HealthViEWS).
Sternke LM, Serpi T, Spiro A 3rd, Kimmerling R, Kilbourne AM, Sypel Y, Frayne SM, Furey J, Juang GD, Reinhard MJ, Magruder K.
Womens Health Issues. 2017 Jul-Aug; 27(4): 471-477.

Association between Do Not Recuscitate/Do Not Intubate Status and Resident Physician Decision-making. A National Survey.
Stevenson EK, Mehter HM, Walkey AJ, Wiener RS.
Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2017 Apr;14(4):536-542.

Electronic Consultations (E-consults): Advancing Infectious Disease Care in a Large Veterans Affairs Healthcare System.
Strymish J, Gupte C, Afable MK*, Gupta K, Kim EJ, Vimalananda V, Simon SR, Orlander JD.
Clin Infect Dis. 2017 Apr;64(8):1123-1125.

Identifying and overcoming implementation challenges: Experience of 59 noninstitutional long-term services and support pilot programs in the Veterans Health Administration.
Sullivan JL, Adjognon OL, Engle RL, Shin MH, Afable MK*, Rudin W, White B, Shay K, Lukas CV*.
Health Care Manage Rev. 2017 Jan 25.

A Longitudinal Assessment of the Effect of Resident-Centered Care on Quality in Veterans Health Administration Community Living Centers.
Sullivan JL, Shwartz M, Stolzmann K, Afable MK*, Burgess JF*.
Health Serv Res. 2017 Mar 28.

Associations Between Traumatic Brain Injury History and Future Headache Severity in Veterans: A Longitudinal Study.
Suri P, Stolzmann K, Iverson KM, Williams R, Meterko M, Yan K, Gormley K, Pogoda TK.
Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2017 May 5.

Hospital Payer and Racial/Ethnic Mix at Private Academic Medical Centers in Boston and New York City.
Tikkanen RS, Woolhandler S, Himmelstein DU, Kressin NR, Hanchate A, Lin MY, McCormick, Lasser KE.
Int J Health Serv. 2017 Jul; 47(3): 460-476.

The Association of Dietary Quality with Colorectal Cancer Among Normal Weight, Overweight and Obese Men and Women: A Prospective Longitudinal Study in the USA.
Torres Stone RA, Waring ME, Cutrona SL, Kiefe CI, Allison J, Doubeni CA.
BMJ Open. 2107 Jul;7(6):e015619.

Perceptions of Voluntary Consent Among Jail Diverted Veterans with Co-Occurring Disorders.
Trojano ML, Christopher PP, Pinals DA, Harnish A, Smelson D.
Behavioral Sciences & The Law. 2017 Aug;35(5-6):408-417.

"Where's My Choice?" An Examination of Veteran and Provider Experiences With Hepatitis C Treatment Through the Veteran Affairs Choice Program.
Tsai J, Yakovchenko V, Jones N, Skolnik A*, Noska A, Gifford AL, McInnes DK.
Med Care. 2017 Jul;55 Suppl 7 Suppl 1.

Triple Antithrombotic Therapy and Outcomes in Post-PCI Patients Undergoing Non-cardiac Surgery.
Valle JA, Graham L, DeRussy A, Itani K, Hawn MT, Maddox TM.
World J Surg. 2017 Feb;41(2):423-432.

"It Keeps Us from Putting Drugs in Pockets.": How a Public-Private Partnership for Hospital Management May Help Curb Corruption.
Vian T, McIntosh N*, Grabowski A.
Perm J. 2017; 21:12-113

A Quality Improvement Program to Reduce Potential Overtreatment of Diabetes Among Veterans at High Risk of Hypoglycemia.
Vimalananda VG, DeSotto K, Chen T, Mullakary J, Schlosser J, Archambeault C, Peck J, Cassidy H, Conlin PR, Evans S, McConnell M, Shirley E.
Diabetes Spectr. 2017 Aug;30(3):211-216.

Role of Social Context in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
Vogt D, Erbes CR, Polusny MA.
Curr Opin Psychol. 2017 APr;14:138-142.

Consequences of PTSD for the Work and Family Quality of Life of Female and Male U.S. Afghanistan and Iraq War Veterans.
Vogt D, Smith BN, Fox AB, Amoroso T, Taverna E, Schnurr PP.
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2017 Mar;52(3):341-352.

End-of-Life Experience of Older Adults Dying of End-Stage Renal Disease: A Comparison with Cancer.
Wachterman MW, Lipsitz SR, Lorenz KA, Marcantonio ER, Li Z, Keating NL.
J Pain Symptom Manage. 2017 Dec; 54(6): 789-797.

Hospital Variation in Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders and End-of-Life Healthcare in the United States.
Walkey AJ, Barnato AE, Rinne ST, Cooke CR, Shieh MS, Pekow PS, Lundenauer PK.
Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2017 Sep;14(9):1485-1489.

Hospital Variation in Utilization of Life-Sustaining Treatments among Patients with Do Not Resuscitate Orders.
Walkey AJ, Weinberg J, Wiener RS, Cooke CR, Lindenauer PK.
Health Serv Res. 2017 Jan. Epub ahead of print.

The Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale for DSM-5 (CAPS-5): Development and Initial Psychometric Evaluation in Military Veterans.
Weathers FW, Bovin MJ, Lee DJ, Sloan DM, Schnurr PP, Kaloupek DG, Keane TM, Marx BP.
Psychol Assess. 2017 May. Epub ahead of print.

Development of the Teen Oral Health-Related Quality of Life Instrument.
Wright WG, Spiro A 3rd, Jones JA, Rich SE, Garcia RI.
J Public Health Dent. 2017 Mar; 77(2): 115-124.

Salience Network Connectivity Modulates Skin Conductance Responses in Predicting Arousal Experience.
Xia C, Touroutoglou A, Quigley KS, Feldman Barrett L, Dickerson BC.
J Cogn Neurosci. 2017 May;29(5):827-836.

Readibility Formulas and User Perceptions of Electronic Health Records Difficulty: A Corpus Study.
Zheng J, Yu H.
J Med Internet Res. 2017 Mar;19(3):e59.

2016

The impact of new-onset cancer among veterans who are receiving warfarin for atrial fibrillation and venous thromboembolism.
Ambrus DB, Reisman JI, Rose AJ^*.
Thromb Res. 2016 Aug;144:21-6.

Building Systemwide Improvement Capability: Does an Organization's Strategy for Quality Improvement Matter?
Babich LP^*, Charns MP, McIntosh N*, Lerner B, Burgess JF Jr*, Stolzmann KL, VanDeusen Lukas C*.
Quality management in health care. 2016; 25(2):92-101.

Unnecessary Antibiotics for Acute Respiratory Tract Infections: Association With Care Setting and Patient Demographics.
Barlam TF, Soria-Saucedo R, Cabral HJ, Kazis LE.
Open Forum Infect Dis. 2016 Feb 23;3(1):ofw045.

An Active Inference Theory of Allostasis and Interoception in Depression.
Barrett LF, Quigley KS, Hamilton P.
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2016 Nov; 371(1708).

Developing a Model of Advanced Training to Promote Career Advancement for Certified Genetic Counselors: An Investigation of Expanded Skills, Advanced Training Paths, and Professional Opportunities.
Baty BJ, Trepanier A, Bennett RL, Davis C, Erby L, Hippman C, Lerner B, Matthews A, Myers MF, Robbins CB, Singletary CN.
J Genet Couns. 2016 Aug;25(4):625-34. Epub 2016 Jan 7.

Hope, Faith, Love, and Treating Serious Mental Health Conditions.
Bauer MS.
The American journal of psychiatry. 2016; 173(4):319-20.

A population-based study of the comparative effectiveness of second-generation antipsychotics vs older antimanic agents in bipolar disorder.
Bauer MS, Miller CJ, Li M, Bajor LA*, Lee A.
Bipolar Disord. 2016 Sept; 18(6): 481-489.

Team-Based Telecare for Bipolar Disorder.
Bauer MS, Krawczyk L, Miller CJ, Abel E, Osser DN, Franz A, Brandt C, Rooney M, Fleming J, Godleski L.
Telemedicine journal and e-health: the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association. 2016.

Partnering with health system operations leadership to develop a controlled implementation trial.
Bauer MS, Miller C, Kim B, Lew R, Weaver K, Coldwell C, Henderson K, Holmes S*, Seibert MN*, Stolzmann K, Elwy AR, Kirchner J.
Implementation science: IS. 2016; 11:22.

Team Process Variation Across Diabetes Quality of Care Trajectories. 
Benzer JK, Mohr DC, Evans L, Young G, Meterko MM, Moore SC, Nealon Seibert M*, Osatuke K, Stolzmann KL, White B, Charns MP.
Med Care Res Rev. 2016 Oct;73(5):565-589.

Understanding Uncontrolled Hypertension.
Berlowitz DR.
J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2016 Aug 2.

Hypertension Treatment and Concern About Falling: Baseline Data from the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial.
Berlowitz DR, Breaux-Shrophire T, Foy CG, Gren LH, Kazis L, Lerner AJ, Newman JC, Powell JR, Riley WT, Rosman R, Wadley VG, Williams JA, SPRINT REsearch Group.
J Am Geriatr Soc. 216 Nov;64(11):2302-2306.

Dental Care in an Equal Access System Valuing Equity: Are There Racial Disparities?
Boehmer U, Glickman M, Jones JA, Orner MB, Wheler C, Berlowitz DR, Kressin NR.
Med Care. 2016 May 23.

Can stories influence African-American patients' intentions to change hypertension management behaviors? A randomized control trial.
Bokhour BG, Fix GM, Gordon HS, Long JA, DeLaughter K, Orner MB, Pope C, Houston TK*.
Patient Educ Couns. 2016 Jun 21.

Do Acute Myocardial Infarction and Heart Failure Readmissions Flagged as Potentially Preventable by the 3M Potentially Preventable Readmissions Software Have More Process-of-Care Problems?
Borzecki AM, Chen Q, Mull HJ, Shwartz M, Bhatt DL, Hanchate A, Rosen AK.
Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2016 Sep;9(5):532-41.

Response to: 'Misinterpretation of meaning and intended use of potentially preventable readmissions' by Goldfield et al.
Borzecki A, Chen Q, Restuccia J*, Mull H, Shwartz M, Gupta K, Hanchate A, Strymish J, Rosen A.
BMJ Qual Saf. 2016 Mar;25(3):208-9.

Psychometric Properties of the PTSD Checklist for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-Fifth Edition (PCL-5) in Veterans.
Bovin MJ, Marx BP, Weathers FW, Gallagher MW, Rodriguez P, Schnurr PP, Keane TM.
sychol Assess. 2016 Nov; 28(11):1379-1391.

What Works in Readmissions Reduction: How Hospitals Improve Performance.
Brewster AL, Cherlin EJ, Ndumele CD, Collins D, Burgess JF*, Charns MP, Bradley EH, Curry LA.
Med Care. 2016 Jun;54(6):600-7.

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How older adults use cognition in sentence-final word recognition.
Cahana-Amitay D, Spiro A 3rd, Sayers JT, Oveis AC, Higby E, Ojo EA, Duncan S, Goral M, Hyun J, Albert ML, Obler LK.
Neuropsychol Dev Cogn B Aging Neuropsychol Cogn. 2016 Jul;23(4):418-44. Epub 2015 Nov 16.

Job satisfaction of Department of Veterans Affairs peer mental health providers.
Chang BH, Mueller L, Resnick SG, Osatuke K, Eisen SV^*.
Psychiatr Rehabil J. 2016 Mar;39(1):47-54.

An international study of hospitalized cancer patients' health status, nursing care quality, perceived individuality in care and trust in nurses: A path analysis.
Charalambous A, Radwin L*, Berg A, Sjovall K, Patiraki E, Lemonidou C, Katajisto J, Suhonen R.
Int J Nurs Stud. 2016 Sep;61:176-86. Epub 2016 Jun 23.

Finding Important Terms for Patients in Their Electronic Health Records: A Learning-to-Rank Approach Using Expert Annotations.
Chen J, Zheng J, Yu H.
JMIR Med Inform. 2016 Nov;4(4):e40.

Measuring readmissions after surgery: do different methods tell the same story?
Chen Q, Mull HJ, Rosen AK, Borzecki AM, Pilver C^*, Itani KM.
Am J Surg. 2016 Jul;212(1):24-33.

Using Harm-Based Weights for the AHRQ Patient Safety for Selected Indicators Composite (PSI-90): Does It Affect Assessment of Hospital Performance and Financial Penalties in Veterans Health Administration Hospitals?
Chen Q, Rosen AK, Borzecki A, Shwartz M.
Health Serv Res. 2016 Dec;51(6):2140-2157.

Partnering With VA Stakeholders to Develop a Comprehensive Patient Safety Data Display: Lessons Learned From the Field.
Chen Q, Shin MH, Chan JA, Sullivan JL, Borzecki AM, Shwartz M, Rivard PE, Hatoun J, Rosen AK.
American journal of medical quality: the official journal of the American College of Medical Quality. 2016; 31(2):178-86.

Long-term exposure to black carbon, cognition and single nucleotide polymorphisms in microRNA processing genes in older men.
Colicino E, Giuliano G, Power MC, Lepeule J, Wilker EH, Vokonas P, Brennan KJ, Fossati S, Hoxha M, Spiro A 3rd, Weisskopf MG, Schwartz J, Baccarelli AA.
Environment international. 2016; 88:86-93.

Comorbidity Correlates of Death Among New Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan Deployment.
Copeland LA, Finley EP, Bollinger MJ, Amuan ME, Pugh MJ.
Med Care. 2016 Jun 30.

Online Tobacco Websites and Online Communities - Who Uses Them and Do Users Quit Smoking? The Quit-Primo and National Dental Practice-Based Research Network Hi-Quit Studies.
Cutrona SL, Sadasivam RS, DeLaughter K, Kamberi A, Volkman JE, Cobb N, Gilbert GH, Ray NM, Houston TK*, National Dental PBRN Collaborative Group.
Transl Behav Med. 2016 Dec; 6(4):546-557.

Cognitive Function and Short-Term Exposure to Residential Air Temperature: A Repeated Measures Study Based on Spatiotemporal Estimates of Temperature.
Dai L, Kloog I, Coull BA, Sparrow D, Spiro A 3rd, Vokonas PS, Schwartz JD.
Environ Res. 2016 Oct;150:446-451.

"In our stories": The perspectives of women living with HIV on an evidence-based group intervention.
Dale SK, Grimes T, Miller L, Ursillo A, Drainoni ML.
J Health Psychol. 2016 Jan 14.

Intimate Partner Stalking: Contributions to PTSD Symptomatology Among a National Sample of Women Veterans.
Dardis CM, Amoroso T, Iverson KM.
Psychol Trauma. 2016 Jul 14.

Intimate partner violence among women veterans by sexual orientation.
Dardis CM, Shipherd JC, Iverson KM.
Women Health. 2016 Jun 20:1-17.

From Late-Onset Stress Symptomatology to Later-Adulthood Trauma Reengagement in Aging Combat Veterans: Taking a Broader View.
Davison EH, Kaiser AP, Spiro A 3rd, Moye J, King LA, King DW.
The Gerontologist. 2016; 56(1):14-21.

Crave-Out: A Distraction/Motivation Mobile Game to Assist in Smoking Cessation.
DeLaughter KL, Sadasivam RS, Kamberi A, English TM, Seward GL, Chan SW, Volkman JE^*, Amante DJ, Houston TK*.
JMIR Serious Games. 2016 May 26;4(1):e3.

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Development and Validation of a Computerized-Adaptive Test for PTSD (P-CAT).
Eisen SV^*, Schultz MR, Ni P, Haley SM, Smith EG, Spiro A, Osei-Bonsu PE^*, Nordberg S^*, Jette AM.
Psychiatr Serv. 2016 Jun 1.

Explication and Definition of Mental Health Recovery: A Systematic Review.
Ellison ML, Belanger LK*, Niles BL, Evans LC, Bauer MS.
Adm Policy Ment Health. 2016 Oct 05.

Patterns and predictors of engagement in peer support among homeless veterans with mental health conditions and substance use histories.
Ellison ML, Schutt RK, Glickman ME, Schultz MR, Chinman M, Jensen K, Mitchell-Miland C, Smelson D, Eisen S*.
Psychiart Rehabil J. 2016 Sep; 39(3): 266-73.

Using Mixed Methods to Examine the Role of Veterans' Illness Perceptions on Depression Treatment Utilization and HEDIS Concordance.
Elwy AR, Glickman ME, Bokhour BG, Dell NS, Mueller NM, Zhao S, Osei-Bonsu PE^*, Rodrigues S, Coldwell CM, Ngo TA, Schlosser J, Vielhauer MJ, Pirraglia PA, Eisen SV^*.
Med Care. 2016 Jun;54(6):e35-42.

Surgeons' Disclosures of Clinical Adverse Events.
Elwy AR, Itani KM, Bokhour BG, Mueller NM, Glickman ME, Zhao S, Rosen AK, Lynge D, Perkal M, Brotschi EA, Sanchez VM, Gallagher TH.
JAMA Surg. 2016 Jul 20.

What roles do middle managers play in implementation of innovative practices?
Engle RL, Lopez ER^*, Gormley KE, Chan JA, Charns MP, Lukas CV*.
Health care management review. 2016.

Receipt of pharmacotherapy for opioid use disorder by justice-involved U.S. Veterans Health Administration patients.
Finlay AK, Harris AH, Rosenthal J, Blue-Howells J, Clark S, McGuire J, Timko C, Frayne SM, Smelson D, Oliva E, Binswanger I.
Drug Alcohol Depend. 2016 Mar 1;160:222-6. Epub 2016 Jan 24.

Encouraging Patient Portal Use in the Patient-Centered Medical Home: Three Stakeholder Perspectives.
Fix GM, Hogan TP, Amante DJ, McInnes DK, Nazi KM, Simon SR.
J Med Internet Res. 2016 Nov;18(11):e308.

Decisive Bearing of Organizational Dynamics on the Application and Success of Hospital-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation.
Forman DE, Fix GM, McDannold S, McIntosh N, Schopfer DW, Whooley MA, Charns MP.
Mayo Clin Proc. 2016 Jul;91(7):975-7.

Blood Pressure, Sexual Activity, and Dysfunction in Women With Hypertension: Baseline Findings From the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT).
Foy CG, Newman JC, Berlowitz DR, Russell LP, Kimmel PL, Wadley VG, Thomas HN, Lerner AJ, Riley WT; SPRINT Study Research Group.
J Sex Med. 2016 Sep;13(9):1333-46.

The Cost of Medicare Advantage.
Frakt AB^*.
JAMA. 2016 Jun 14;315(22):2387-8.

We Can't All Have It All: The Economic Limits of Pharmaceutical Innovation.
Frakt AB^*.
JAMA. 2016 May 10;315(18):1936-7.

The promise and perils of big data in healthcare.
Frakt AB^*, Pizer SD.
Am J Manag Care. 2016 Feb;22(2):98-9

Patients' Knowledge, Beliefs, and Distress Associated with Detection and Evaluation of Incidental Pulmonary Nodules for Cancer: Results from a Multicenter Survey.
Freiman MR, Clark JA*, Slatore CG, Gould MK, Woloshin S, Schwartz LM, Wiener RS.
J Thorac Oncol. 2016 May;11(5):700-8.

Achieving care integration from the patients' perspective: Results from a care management program.
Fryer AK, Friedberg MW, Thompson RW, Singer SJ.
Healthc (Amst). 2016 Mar;4(1):36-44. Epub 2016 Jan 21.

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Assessing efficacy of a retention-in-care intervention among HIV patients with depression, anxiety, heavy alcohol consumption and illicit drug use.
Gardner LI, Marks G, Shahani L, Giordano TP, Wilson TE, Drainoni ML, Keruly JC, Batey DS, Metsch LR.
AIDS. 2016 Apr 24;30(7):1111-9.

A Call to Formalize Training in Tobacco Dependence Treatment for Pulmonologists.
Gesthalter YB, Wiener RS, Kathuria H.
Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2016 Apr;13(4):460-1.

Organizational Characteristics of Veterans Affairs Clinics With High and Low Utilization of Clozapine.
Gören JL, Rose AJ^*, Engle RL, Smith EG, Christopher ML, Rickles NM, Semla TP, McCullough MB.
Psychiatr Serv. 2016 Jun 15:appips201500506. 

The Business Case for Expanded Clozapine Utilization.
Gören JL, Rose AJ*, Smith EG, Ney JP.
Psychiatr Serv. 2016 Jun 15:appips201500507.

Perceptions of Duchenne and non-Duchenne smiles: A meta-analysis.
Gunnery SD, Ruben MA^*.
Cogn Emot. 2016;30(3):501-15. Epub 2015 Mar 19.

Disruptive Innovation: Implementation of Electronic Consultations in a Veterans Affairs Health Care System.
Gupte G^*, Vimalananda V, Simon SR, DeVito K, Clark J, Orlander JD.
JMIR Med Inform. 2016 Feb 12;4(1):e6.

Emergence of Transdiagnostic Treatments for PTSD and Posttraumatic Distress.
Gutner CA, Galovski T, Bovin MJ, Schnurr PP.
Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2016 Oct;18(10):95.

Racial disparities in patient activation: Evaluating the mediating role of health literacy with path analyses.
Gwynn KB, Winter MR, Cabral HJ, Wolf MS, Hanchate AD, Henault L, Waite K, Bickmore TW, Paasche-Orlow MK.
Patient Educ Couns. 2016 Jun;99(6):1033-7. Epub 2016 Jan 8.

The Association between Self-Reported Medication Adherence Scores and Systolic Blood Pressure Control: A SPRINT Baseline Data Study.
Haley WE, Gilbert ON, Riley RF, Newman JC, Roumie CL, Whittle J, Kronish IM, Tamariz L, Wiggers A, Morisky DE, Conroy MB, Kovalik E, Kressin NR, Muntner P, Goff DC Jr, SPRINT Study Research Group.
J Am Soc Hypertens. 2016 Nov;10(11):857-864.

Impact of Massachusetts Health Reform on Inpatient Care Use: Was the Safety-Net Experience Different Than in the Non-Safety-Net?
Hanchate AD, McCormick D, Lasser KE, Feng C, Manze MG, Kressin NR.
Health Serv Res. 2016 Aug 8.

Longitudinal Pressure Ulcer Rates After Adoption of Culture Change in Veterans Health Administration Nursing Homes.
Hartmann CW, Shwartz M, Zhao S, Palmer JA^*, Berlowitz DR.
J Am Geriatr Soc. 2016 Jan;64(1):151-5.

Contextual Facilitators of and Barriers to Nursing Home Pressure Ulcer Prevention.
Hartmann CW, Solomon J^*, Palmer JA^*, Lukas CV*.
Adv Skin Wound Care. 2016 May;29(5):226-38; quiz E1.

A Systematic Review of Patient Safety Measures in Adult Primary Care.
Hatoun J, Chan JA, Yaksic E^*, Greenan MA, Borzecki AM, Shwartz M, Rosen AK.
American journal of medical quality: the official journal of the American College of Medical Quality. 2016.

The facilitators and barriers associated with implementation of a patient-centered medical home in VHA.
Helfrich CD, Sylling PW, Gale RC, Mohr DC, Stockdale SE, Joos S, Brown EJ, Grembowski D, Asch SM, Fihn SD, Nelson KM, Meredith LS.
Implement Sci. 2016 Feb 24;11:24.

Health Information Seeking and Technology Use Among Veterans With Spinal Cord Injuries and Disorders.
Hogan TP, Hill JN, Locatelli SM, Weaver FM, Thomas FP, Nazi KM, Goldstein B, Smith BM.
PM R. 2016 Feb;8(2):123-30.

The Incremental Risk of Coronary Stents on Postoperative Adverse Events: A Matched Cohort Study.
Holcomb CN, Graham LA, Richman JS, Itani KM, Maddox TM, Hawn MT.
Ann Surg. 2016 May;263(5):924-30.

Association of Coronary Stent Indication With Postoperative Outcomes Following Noncardiac Surgery.
Holcomb CN, Hollis RH, Graham LA, Richman JS, Valle JA, Itani KM, Maddox TM, Hawn MT.
JAMA Surg. 2016 May 1;151(5):462-9.

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Coronary Angiography and Failure to Rescure after Postoperative Myocardial Infarction in Patients with Coronary Stents Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery.
Hollis RH, Holcomb CN, Valle JA, DeRussy AJ, Graham LA, Richman JS, Itani KM, Maddox TM, Hawn MT.
Am J Surg. 2016 Nov;212(5):814-822.

Blood Transfusion and 30-Day Mortality in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease and Anemia Following Noncardiac Surgery.
Hollis RH, Singletary BA, McMurtrie JT, Graham LA, Richman JS, Holcomb CN, Itani KM, Maddox TM, Hawn MT.
JAMA Surg. 2016 Feb;151(2):139-45.

Validation of the 30-Day Postoperative Mortality Standard and Its Relevance.
Itani KM.
JAMA Surg. 2016 May 1;151(5):423.

Female veterans' preferences for counseling related to intimate partner violence: Informing patient-centered interventions.
Iverson KM, Stirman SW, Street AE, Gerber MR, Carpenter SL, Dichter ME, Bair-Merritt M, Vogt D.
Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2016 May-Jun;40:33-8. Epub 2016 Mar 18.

A cohort study examining headaches among veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan wars: Associations with traumatic brain injury, PTSD, and depression.
Jaramillo CA, Eapen BC, McGeary CA, McGeary DD, Robinson J, Amuan M, Pugh MJ.
Headache. 2016; 56(3):528-39.

Do hassles and uplifts trajectories predict mortality? Longitudinal findings from the VA Normative Aging Study.
Jeong YJ, Aldwin CM, Igarashi H, Spiro A 3rd.
Journal of behavioral medicine. 2016; 39(3):408-19.

Transitional care interventions and hospital readmissions in surgical populations: a systematic review.
Jones CE, Hollis RH, Wahl TS, Oriel BS, Itani KM, Morris MS, Hawn MT.
Am J Surg. 2016 Aug;212(2):327-35. Epub 2016 Jun 1. Review.

A Life-span Perspective on Combat Exposure and PTSD Symptoms in Later Life: Findings From the VA Normative Aging Study.
Kang S, Aldwin CM, Choun S, Spiro A 3rd.
The Gerontologist. 2016; 56(1):22-32.

Collaborative Care for Depression in Chronic Hepatitis C Clinics.
Kanwal F, Pyne JM, Tavakoli-Tabasi S, Nicholson S, Dieckgraefe B, Storay E, Bidwell Goetz M, Smith DL, Sansgiry S, Gifford A, Asch SM.
Psychiatr Serv. 2016;67(10):1076-1082.

Low Self-Reported Function Predicts Adverse Postoperative Course in Veterans Affairs Beneficiaries Undergoing Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement.
Kapoor A, Chew PW, Reisman JI, Berlowitz DR.
J Am Geriatr Soc. 2016 Apr;64(4):862-9.

Recovery Curves for Pediatric Burn Survivors: Advances in Patient-Oriented Outcomes.
Kazis LE, Lee AF, Rose M, Liang MH, Li NC, Ren XS, Sheridan R, Gilroy-Lewis J, Stoddard F, Hinson M, Warden G, Stubbs K, Blakeney P, Meyer W 3rd, McCauley R, Herndon D, Palmieri T, Mooney K, Wood D, Pidcock F, Reilly D, Cullen M, Calvert C, Ryan CM, Schneider JC, Soley-Bori M, Tompkins RG.
JAMA Pediatr. 2016 Jun 1;170(6):534-42.

An intraorganizational model for developing and spreading quality improvement innovations.
Kellogg KC, Gainer LA, Allen AS, OʼSullivan T, Singer SJ.
Health Care Manage Rev. 2016 Jul 15.

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Process Mapping Appointments to Identify Improvements in Care Delivered to Patients who Screen Positive for Depression.
Kim B, Rodrigues S, Dell NS, Elwy R.
European J Person Centered Healthcare. 2016;4(3):433-438.

Psychological factors and DNA methylation of genes related to immune/inflammatory system markers: the VA Normative Aging Study.
Kim D, Kubzansky LD, Baccarelli A, Sparrow D, Spiro A 3rd, Tarantini L, Cantone L, Vokonas P, Schwartz J.
BMJ open. 2016; 6(1):e009790.

Prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence among Women Veterans who Utilize Veterans Health Administration Primary Care.
Kimerling R, Iverson KM, Dichter ME, Rodriguez AL, Wong A, Pavao J.
J Gen Intern Med. 2016 Aug;31(8):888-94. Epub 2016 Apr 29.

Implementation Science Supports Core Clinical Compentencies: An Overview and Clinical Example.
Kirchner JE. Woodward EN, Smith JL, Curran GM, Kilbourne AM, Owen RR, Bauer MS.
Prim Care Companion CNS Disord. 2016 Dec 8; 18(6).

Problem-gambling severity and psychiatric disorders among American-Indian/Alaska native adults.
Kong G, Smith PH, Pilver C^*, Hoff R, Potenza MN.
J Psychiatr Res. 2016 Mar;74:55-62.

Quality of HIV Care and Mortality Rates in HIV-Infected Patients.
Korthuis PT, McGinnis KA, Kraemer KL, Gordon AJ, Skanderson M, Justice AC, Crystal S, Goetz MB, Gibert CL, Rimland D, Fiellin LE, Gaither JR, Wang K, Asch SM, McInnes DK, Ohl ME, Bryant K, Tate JP, Duggal M, Fiellin DA; Veterans Aging Cohort Study.
Clin Infect Dis. 2016 Jan 15;62(2):233-9. Epub 2015 Sep 3.

Relationship between tobacco cessation and mental health outcomes in a tobacco cessation trial.
Krebs P, Rogers E, Smelson D, Fu S, Wang B, Sherman S.
J Health Psychol. 2016 May 4.

A Tale of Two Patients: Patient-Centered Approaches to Adherence as a Gateway to Reducing Disparities.
Kressin NR, Chapman SE, Magnani JW.
Circulation. 2016 Jun 14;133(24):2583-92.

Content, Readability, and Understandability of Dense Breast Notifications by State.
Kressin NR, Gunn CM, Battaglia TA.
JAMA. 2016 Apr 26;315(16):1786-8.

A Brief, Multifaceted, Generic Intervention to Improve Blood Pressure Control and Reduce Disparities Had Little Effect.
Kressin NR, Long JA, Glickman ME, Bokhour BG, Orner MB, Clark C, Rothendler JA, Berlowitz DR.
Ethn Dis. 2016 Jan 21;26(1):27-36.

Proportion of work appropriate for pharmacy technicians in anticoagulation clinics.
Kuhn H, Park A, Kim B, Lukesh W, Rose A^*.
Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2016 Mar 1;73(5):322-7.

The Effects of Organization Design and Patient Perceptions of Care on Switching Behavior and Reliance on a Health Care System Across Time.
Labonte AJ*, Benzer JK, Burgess JF Jr*, Cramer IE^*, Meterko M, Pogoda TK, Charns MP.
Med Care Res Rev. 2016 Apr;73(2):182-204. Epub 2015 Aug 26.

"Walking in a maze": community providers' difficulties coordinating health care for homeless patients.
LaCoursiere Zucchero T, McDannold S, McInnes DK.
BMC Health Serv Res. 2016 Sep 7;16:480.

Examination of the dynamic interplay between posttraumatic stress symptoms and alcohol misuse among combat-exposed Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF)/Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) Veterans.
Langdon KJ, Fox AB, King LA, King DW, Eisen S^*, Vogt D.
J Affect Disord. 2016 May 15;196:234-42.

Massachusetts Health Reform's Effect on Hospitals' Racial Mix of Patients and on Patients' Use of Safety-net Hospitals.
Lasser KE, Hanchate AD, McCormick D, Chu C, Xuan Z, Kressin NR.
Med Care. 2016 Sep;54(9):827-36.

Intimate partner violence screening in a women veterans' health clinic: Assessing feasibility.
Latta RE, Elwy AR, Ngo TA, Kelly MM.
J of Family Violence. 2016 Jul;31(5):595-606.

The value of genetic testing: beyond clinical utility.
Lerner B, Marshall N, Oishi S, Lanto A, Lee M, Hamilton AB, Yano EM, Scheuner MT.
Genet Med. 2016 Dec 15.

Activity of Fosfomycin against Extended-Spectrum-β-Lactamase-Producing Uropathogens in Patients in the Community and Hospitalized Patients.
Linsenmeyer K, Strymish J, Weir S, Berg G, Brecher S, Gupta K.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2015 Nov 23;60(2):1134-6.

Capsule Commentary on Genoff et al., Navigating Language Barriers: A Systematic Review of Patient Navigators' Impact on Cancer Screening for Limited English Proficient Patients.
Linsky A.
J Gen Intern Med. 2016 Apr;31(4):415.

Prescribers' perceptions of medication discontinuation: survey instrument development and validation.
Linsky A, Simon SR, Stolzmann K, Bokhour BG, Meterko M.
Am J Manag Care. 2016 Nov;22(11):747-754.

Somatic mutations in histiocytic sarcoma identified by next generation sequencing.
Liu Q, Tomaszewicz K, Hutchinson L, Hornick JL, Woda B, Yu H.
Virchows Arch. 2016 Aug;469(2):233-41. Epub 2016 Jun 3.

Older Veteran Digital Disparities: Examining the Potential for Solutions Within Social Networks.
Luger TM, Hogan TP, Richardson LM, Cioffari-Bailiff L, Harvey K, Houston TK*.
J Med Internet Res. 2016 Nov;18(11):e296.

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Factors associated with bariatric postoperative emergency department visits.
Macht R, George J, Ameli O, Hess D, Cabral H, Kazis L.
Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2016 Mar 2.

An Exploration of System-Level Factors and the Geographic Variation in Bariatric Surgery Utilization.
Macht R, Rosen A, Horn G, Carmine B, Hess D.
Obes Surg. 2016 Jul;26(7):1635-8.

Evaluating the Implementation of a National Disclosure Policy for Large-Scale Adverse Events in an Integrated Health Care System: Identification of Gaps and Successes.
Maguire EM, Bokhour BG, Wagner TH, Asch SM, Gifford AL, Gallagher TH, Durfee JM, Martinello RA, Elwy RA.
BMC Health Serv Res. 2016 Nov;16(1):648.

Disclosing large scale adverse events in the US Veterans Health Administration: lessons from media responses.
Maguire EM, Bokhour BG, Asch SM, Wagner TH, Gifford AL, Gallagher TH, Durfee JM, Martinello RA, Elwy AR.
Public health. 2016; 135:75-82.

Consumption of a cranberry juice beverage lowered the number of clinical urinary tract infection episodes in women with a recent history of urinary tract infection.
Maki KC, Kaspar KL, Khoo C, Derrig LH, Schild AL, Gupta K.
Am J Clin Nutr. 2016 Jun;103(6):1434-42.

The perceived role of clinicians in pregnancy prevention among young Black women.
Manze MG, McCloskey L, Bokhour BG, Paasche-Orlow MK, Parker VA.
Sex Reprod Healthc. 2016 Jun;8:19-24. Epub 2016 Feb 4.

Development of a Conceptual Framework to Measure the Social Impact of Burns.
Marino M, Soley-Bori M*, Jette AM, Slavin MD, Ryan CM, Schneider JC, Resnik L, Acton A, Amaya F, Rossi M, Soria-Saucedo R, Kazis LE.
J Burn Care Res. 2016 Nov/Dec;37(6):e569-e578.

Measuring the Social Impact of Burns on Survivors.
Marino M, Soley-Bori M*, Jette AM, Slavin MD, Ryan CM, Schneider JC, Acton A, Amaya F, Rossi M, Soria-Saucedo R, Resnik L, Kazis LE.
J Burn Care Res. 2016 Jun 29.

Single Viral Load Measurements Overestimate Stable Viral Suppression among HIV Patients in Care: Clinical and Public Health Implications.
Marks G, Patel U, Stirratt MJ, Mugavero MJ, Mathews WC, Giordano TP, Crepaz N, Gardner LI, Grossman C, Davila J, Sullivan M, Rose CE, O'Daniels C, Rodriguez A, Wawrzyniak AJ, Golden MR, Dhanireddy S, Ellison J, Drainoni ML, Metsch LR, Cachay ER.
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2016 Oct 1.

Evaluation and Treatment of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Through the Implementation of Clinical Video Telehealth: Provider Perspectives From the Veterans Health Administration.
Martinez RN, Hogan TP, Lones K, Balbale S, Scholten J, Bidelspach D, Musson N, Smith BM.
PM R. 2016 Jul 15. pii: S1934-1482(16)30256-8.

Initial Results from the Survey of Organizational Research Climates (SOuRCe) in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Healthcare System.
Martinson BC, Nelson D, Hagel-Campbell E, Mohr D, Charns MP, Bangerter A, Thrush CR, Ghilardi JR, Bloomfield H, Owen R, Wells JA.
PLoS One. 2016 Mar 11;11(3):e0151571.

Association of Nevus Count with Prevention Attitudes and Behaviors Before Belanoma Diagnosis.
Mayer JE, Swetter SM, Miller DR, Sober AJ, Johnson TM, Geller AC.
Melanoma Res. 2016 Oct;26(5):513-516.

Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans report symptoms consistent with chronic multisymptom illness one year after deployment.
McAndrew LM, Helmer DA, Phillips LA, Chandler HK, Ray K, Quigley KS.
Journal of rehabilitation research and development. 2016; 53(1):59-70.

Knowing the patient: A qualitative study on care-taking and the clinical pharmacist-patient relationship.
McCullough MB, Petrakis BA, Gillespie C, Solomon JL^*, Park AM, Ourth H, Morreale A, Rose AJ^*.
Research in social & administrative pharmacy: RSAP. 2016; 12(1):78-7; quiz 88-90.

Hospital Variation in Early Tracheostomy in the United States: A Population-Based Study.
Mehta AB, Cooke CR, Wiener RS, Walkey AJ.
Crit Care Med. 2016 Aug;44(8):1506-14.

The authors reply.
Mehta AB, Cooke CR, Wiener RS, Walkey AJ.
Crit Care Med. 2016 Dec;44(12):e1261-e1262.

Effect of Patient Navigation With or Without Financial Incentives on Viral Suppression Among Hospitalized Patients With HIV Infection and Substance Use: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Metsch LR, Feaster DJ, Gooden L, Matheson T, Stitzer M, Das M, Jain MK, Rodriguez AE, Armstrong WS, Lucas GM, Nijhawan AE, Drainoni ML, Herrera P, Vergara-Rodriguez P, Jacobson JM, Mugavero MJ, Sullivan M, Daar ES, McMahon DK, Ferris DC, Lindblad R, VanVeldhuisen P, Oden N, Castellón PC, Tross S, Haynes LF, Douaihy A, Sorensen JL, Metzger DS, Mandler RN, Colfax GN, del Rio C.
JAMA. 2016 Jul 12;316(2):156-70.

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Interest in Use of Technology for Healthcare Among Veterans Receiving Treatment for Mental Health.
Miller CJ, McInnes DK, Stolzmann K, Bauer MS.
Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association. 2016.

Studying Nursing Home Innovation: The Green House Model of Nursing Home Care.
Miller SC, Mor V, Burgess JF Jr*.
Health Serv Res. 2016 Feb;51 Suppl 1:335-43.

A Comparison of Ambulatory Surgery Center Production Costs and Medicare Payments: Evidence on Colonoscopy and Endoscopy.
Mitchell JM, Carey K.
Med Care. 2016 Feb;54(2):126-32.

Integrated Employee Occupational Health and Organizational-Level Registered Nurse Outcomes.
Mohr DC, Schult T, Eaton JL, Awosika E, McPhaul KM.
J Occup Environ Med. 2016 May;58(5):466-70.

Implementation of the Surgical Safety Checklist in South Carolina Hospitals Is Associated with Improvement in Perceived Perioperative Safety.
Molina G, Jiang W, Edmondson L, Gibbons L, Huang LC, Kiang MV, Haynes AB, Gawande AA, Berry WR, Singer SJ.
J Am Coll Surg. 2016 May;222(5):725-736.e5. Epub 2016 Jan 13.

Getting What You Pay For: The Economics of Quality Care for Sexually Transmitted Infections.
Morgan JR, Drainoni ML, Sequeira S, Sullivan M, Hsu KK.
Sex Transm Dis. 2016 Jan;43(1):18-22.

Postoperative 30-day Readmission: Time to Focus on What Happens Outside the Hospital.
Morris MS, Graham LA, Richman JS, Hollis RH, Jones CE, Wahl T, Itani KM, Mull HJ, Rosen AK, Copeland L, Burns E, Telford G, Whittle J, Wilson M, Knight SJ, Hawn MT.
Ann Surg. 2016 Jun 28.

Patient and Clinician Characteristics Associated with Adherence. A Cohort Study of Veterans with Incidental Pulmonary Nodules.
Moseson EM, Wiener RS, Golden SE, Au DH, Gorman JD, Laing AD, Deffebach ME, Slatore CG.
Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2016 May;13(5):651-9.

Association Between Postoperative Admission and Location of Hernia Surgery: A Matched Case-Control Study in the Veterans Administration.
Mull HJ, Rosen AK, Pizer SD, Itani KMF.
JAMA Surgery. 2016 Dec 01; 151(12): 1187-1190.

Defining Outpatient SUrgery: Perspectives of Surgical Staff in the Veterans Health Administration.
Mull HJ, Rosen AK, Rivard PE, Itani KM.
Am Surg. 2016 Nov 1; 82(11): 1142-1145.

Seeking Safety Pilot Outcome Study at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
Najavits LM, Lande RG, Gragnani C, Isenstein D, Schmitz M.
Mil Med. 2016 Aug;181(8):740-6.

Feasibility, Qualitative Findings and Satisfaction of a Brien Tai Chi Mind-Body Programme for Veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms.
Niles BL, Mori DL, Polizzi CP, Pless Kaiser A, Ledoux AM, Wang C.
BMJ Open. 2016; 6(11).

Classification of patients with incident non-specific low back pain: implications for research.
Norton G, McDonough CM, Cabral HJ, Shwartz M, Burgess JF Jr*.
Spine J. 2016 May;16(5):567-76. Epub 2015 Aug 14.

Gambling involvement indicative of underlying behavioral and mental health disorders.
Okunna NC, Rodriguez-Monguio R, Smelson DA, Poudel KC, Volberg R.
Am J Addict. 2016 Mar;25(2):160-72. Epub 2016 Feb 12.

Antimicrobial Formulation and Delivery in the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection.
O'Neal PB, Itani KM.
Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2016 Jun;17(3):275-85. Epub 2016 Feb 24.

Surgical Hand Antisepsis and Surgical Site Infections.
Oriel BS, Itani KM.
Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2016 Aug 10. 

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Mental Health Providers' Decision-Making Around the Implementation of Evidence-Based Treatment for PTSD.
Osei-Bonsu PE*, Bolton RE, Wiltsey Stirman S^*, Eisen SV^*, Herz L, Pellowe ME.
J Behav Health Serv Res. 2016 Jan 7.

Characterizing Frailty Status in the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial.
Pajewski NM, Williamson JD, Applegate WB, Berlowitz DR, Bolin LP, Chertow GM, Krousel-Wood MA, Lopez-Barrera N, Powell JR, Roumie CL, Still C, Sink KM, Tang R, Wright CB, Supiano MA; SPRINT Study Research Group.
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2016 May;71(5):649-55.

Predictors of Employment Burnout Among VHA Peer Support Specialists.
Park SG, Chang BH, Mueller L, Resnick SG, Eisen SV^*.
Psychiatr Serv. 2016 Oct 1;67(10):1109-1115.

Factors Associated With Missed and Cancelled Colonoscopy Appointments at Veterans Health Administration Facilities.
Partin MR, Gravely A, Gellad ZF, Nugent S, Burgess JF Jr*, Shaukat A, Nelson DB.
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2016 Feb;14(2):259-67.

Reply.
Partin MR, Shaukat A, Nelson DB, Gravely A, Nugent S, Gellad ZF, Burgess JF Jr*.
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2016 Mar;14(3):486.

Medication Complexity, Medication Number, and Their Relationships to Medication Discrepancies.
Patel CH, Zimmerman KM, Fonda JR, Linsky A.
Ann Pharmacother. 2016 Jul;50(7):534-40. Epub 2016 May 4.

Space-Time Cluster Analysis to Detect Innovative Clinical Practices: A Case Study of Aripiprazole in the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Penfold RB, Burgess JF Jr*., Lee AF, Li M, Miller CJ, Nealon Seibert M*, Semla TP, Mohr DC, Kazis LE, Bauer MS.
Health Serv Res. 2016 Dec 22.

Why don't adolescents finish the HPV vaccine series? A qualitative study of parents and providers.
Perkins RB, Chigurupati NL, Apte G, Vercruysse J, Wall-Haas C, Rosenquist A, Lee L, Clark JA*, Pierre-Joseph N.
Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2016 Jun 2;12(6):1528-35. Epub 2016 Jan 25.

Risk of Undetected Cancer at the Time of Laparoscopic Supracervical Hysterectomy and Laparoscopic Myomectomy: Implications for the Use of Power Morcellation.
Perkins RB, Handal-Orefice R, Hanchate AD, Lin M, Paasche-Orlow MK.
Womens Health Issues. 2016 Jan-Feb;26(1):21-6.

Impact of school-entry and education mandates by states on HPV vaccination coverage: Analysis of the 2009-2013 National Immunization Survey-Teen.
Perkins RB, Lin M, Wallington SF, Hanchate AD.
Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2016 Jun 2;12(6):1615-22. Epub 2016 May 6.

Associations Between Traumatic Brain Injury, Suspected Psychiatric Conditions, and Unemployment in Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom Veterans.
Pogoda TK, Stolzmann KL, Iverson KM, Baker E^*, Krengel M, Lew HL, Amara JH, Meterko M.
The Journal of head trauma rehabilitation. 2016; 31(3):191-203.

The Primary Care PTSD Screen for DSM-5 (PC-PTSD-5): Development and Evaluation Within a Veteran Primary Care Sample.
Prins A, Bovin MJ, Smolenski DJ, Marx BP, Kimerling R, Jenkins-Guarnieri MA, Kaloupek DG, Schnurr PP, Kaiser AP, Levya TE, Tiet QQ.
J Gen Intern Med. 2016 Oct;31(10):1206-1211.

Identifying the Independent Effect of HbA1C Variablity on Adverse Health Outomes in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes.
Prentice JC, Pizer SD, Conlin PR.
Diabet Med. 2016 Dec; 33(12): 1640-1648.

Increasing Prevalence of Chronic Lung Disease in Veterans of the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Pugh MJ, Jaramillo CA, Leung KW, Faverio P, Fleming N, Mortensen E, Amuan ME, Wang CP, Eapen B, Restrepo M, Morris MJ.
Mil Med. 2016 May;181(5):476-81.

An Expanded Theoretical Framework of Care Coordination Across Transitions in Care Settings.
Radwin LE*, Castonguay D, Keenan CB, Hermann C.
J Nurs Care Qual. 2016 Jul-Sep;31(3):269-74.

Variation in 30-Day Readmission Rates Among Medically Complex Patients at Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities and Contributing Factors.
Ramey L, Goldstein R, Zafonte R, Ryan C, Kazis L, Schneider J.
J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2016 Aug 1;17(8):730-6.

The effects of daily co-occurrence of affect on older adults' reactivity to health stressors.
Ramsey JL, Neupert SD, Mroczek DK, Spiro A 3rd.
Psychology & health. 2016; 31(3):364-78.

The Role of Organizational Factors in the Provision of Comprehensive Women's Health in the Veterans Health Administration.
Reddy SM, Rose DE, Burgess JF Jr*, Charns MP, Yano EM.
Womens Health Issues. 2016 Nov; 26(6): 648-655.

Patient Prioritization of Comorbid Chronic Conditions in the Veteran Population: Implications for Patient-Centered Care.
Richardson LM, Hill JN, Smith BM, Bauer E, Weaver FM, Gordon HS, Stroupe KT, Hogan TP.
SAGE Open Med. 2016 Nov. eCollection 2016.

The reliability and validity of three-item screening measures for burnout: Evidence from group-employed health care practitioners in upstate New York.
Riley MR, Mohr DC, Waddimba AC.
Stress and Health. 2017; 1-7.

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The E-Coach technology-assisted care transition system: a pragmatic randomized trial.
Ritchie CS, Houston TK*, Richman JS, Sobko HJ, Berner ES, Taylor BB, Salanitro AH, Locher JL.
Transl Behav Med. 2016 Sep;6(3):428-37.

Arthritis, comorbidities and care utilization in veterans of Operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom.
Rivera JC, Amuan ME, Morris RM, Johnson AE, Pugh MJ.
J Orthop Res. 2016 Jun 3.

Telephone Smoking-Cessation Counseling for Smokers in Mental Health Clinics: A Patient-Randomized Controlled Trial.
Rogers ES, Smelson DA, Gillespie CC, Elbel B, Poole S, Hagedorn HJ, Kalman D, Krebs P, Fang Y, Wang B, Sherman SE.
Am J Prev Med. 2016 Apr;50(4):518-27.

A Call to Reduce the Use of Bridging Anticoagulation.
Rose AJ^*, Allen AL, Minichello T.
Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2016 Jan;9(1):64-7.

A Practical Guide to Using the Positive Deviance Method in Health Services Research.
Rose AJ^*, McCullough MB.
Health Serv Res. 2016 Jun 28. [Epub ahead of print]

Does Use of a Hospital-wide Readmission Measure Versus Condition-specific Readmission Measures Make a Difference for Hospital Profiling and Payment Penalties?
Rosen AK, Chen Q, Shwartz M, Pilver C^*, Mull HJ, Itani KF, Borzecki A.
Med Care. 2016 Feb;54(2):155-61.

Identifying adverse events after outpatient surgery: improving measurement of patient safety.
Rosen AK, Mull HJ.
BMJ Qual Saf. 2016 Jan;25(1):3-5.

A Difference-in-Difference Analysis of Changes in Quality, Utilization and Cost Following the Colorado Multi-Payer Patient-Centered Medical Home Pilot.
Rosenthal MB, Alidina S, Friedberg MW, Singer SJ, Eastman D, Li Z, Schneider EC.
J Gen Intern Med. 2016 Mar;31(3):289-96.

Impact of the Cincinnati Aligning Forces for Quality Multi-Payer Patient Centered Medical Home Pilot on Health Care Quality, Utilization, and Costs.
Rosenthal MB, Alidina S, Friedberg MW, Singer SJ, Eastman D, Li Z, Schneider EC.
Med Care Res Rev. 2016 Oct;73(5):532-45.

Nonverbal Communication as a Pain Reliever: The Impact of Physician Supportive Nonverbal Behavior on Experimentally Induced Pain.
Ruben MA^*, Blanch-Hartigan D, Hall JA.
Health Commun. 2016 Jul 27:1-7.

Healthcare providers' nonverbal behavior can lead patients to show their pain more accurately: An analogue study.
Ruben MA^*, Hall JA.
J Nonverbal Behav. 2016 Sept;40(3):221-34.

A Lens Model Approach to the Communication of Pain.
Ruben MA^*, Hall JA.
Health Commun. 2016 Aug;31(8):934-45. Epub 2016 Jan 11.

The burn outcome questionnaires: Patient and family reported outcome metrics for children of all ages.
Ryan CM, Cartwright S, Schneider JC, Tompkins RG, Kazis LE.
Burns. 2016 Aug;42(5):1144-5. Epub 2016 Jan 21.

Is Real-Time Feedback of Burn-Specific Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in Clinical Settings Practical and Useful? A Pilot Study Implementing the Young Adult Burn Outcome Questionnaire.
Ryan CM, Lee AF, Kazis LE, Shapiro GD, Schneider JC, Goverman J, Fagan SP, Wang C, Kim J, Sheridan RL, Tompkins RG.
J Burn Care Res. 2016 Jan-Feb;37(1):64-74.

Innovation-Innovation Tradeoffs in Drug Pricing.
Sachs RE, Frakt AB.
Ann Intern Med. 2016 Dec 20;165(12):871-872.

Myopic and Forward Looking Behavior in Branded Oral Anti-Diabetic Medication Consumption: An Example from Medicare Part D.
Sacks NC, Burgess JF Jr*, Cabral HJ, Pizer SD.
Health Econ. 2016 May 6.

Collective-Intelligence Recommender Systems: Advancing Computer Tailoring for Health Behavior Change Into the 21st Century.
Sadasivam RS, Cutrona SL, Kinney RL, Marlin BM, Mazor KM, Lemon SC, Houston TK*.
J Med Internet Res. 2016 Mar 7;18(3):e42. Review.

Yoga versus education for Veterans with chronic low back pain: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.
Saper RB, Lemaster CM, Elwy AR, Paris R, Herman PM, Plumb DN^*, Sherman KJ, Groessl EJ, Lynch S, Wang S, Weinberg J.
Trials. 2016 Apr 29;17(1):224.

Associations of Socioeconomic Variables With Resection, Stage, and Survival in Patients With Early-Stage Pancreatic Cancer.
Shapiro M, Chen Q, Huang Q, Boosalis VA, Yoon CH, Saund MS, Whang EE, Gold JS.
JAMA Surg. 2016 Apr;151(4):338-45.

Functional Status Outperforms Comorbidities as a Predictor of 30-Day Acute Care Readmissions in the Inpatient Rehabilitation Population.
Shih SL, Zafonte R, Bates DW, Gerrard P, Goldstein R, Mix J, Niewczyk P, Greysen SR, Kazis L, Ryan CM, Schneider JC.
J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2016 Jul 13.

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Sustained Use of Patient Portal Features and Improvements in Diabetes Physiological Measures.
Shimada SL, Allison JJ, Rosen AK, Feng H, Houston TK*.
J Med Internet Res. 2016 Jul 1;18(7):e179.

Does Acupuncture Treatment Affect Utilization of Other Hospital Services at an Urban Safety-Net Hospital?
Silver Highfield E, Longacre M, Chuang YH, Burgess JF Jr*.
J Altern Complement Med. 2016 Apr;22(4):323-7. Epub 2016 Mar 16. 

Systems-Level Resources for Pulmonary Nodule Evaluation in the United States: A National Survey.
Simmons J, Gould MK, Iaccarino J, Slatore CG, Wiener RS.
Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2016 May 1;193(9):1063-5.

Relationship Between Operating Room Teamwork, Contextual Factors, and Safety Checklist Performance.
Singer SJ, Molina G, Li Z, Jiang W, Nurudeen S, Kite JG, Edmondson L, Foster R, Haynes AB, Berry WR.
J Am Coll Surg. 2016 Jul 26.

Longitudinal Assessment of Distress among Veterans with Incidental Pulmonary Nodules.
Slatore CG, Wiener RS, Golden SE, Au DH, Ganzini L.
Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2016 Nov;13(11):1983-1991.

What is a Lung Nodule?
Slatore CG, Wiener RS, Laing AD.
Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2016 Apr 1;193(7):P11-2.

Integrating Permanent Supportive Housing and Co-Occurring Disorders Treatment for Individuals Who Are Homeless.
Smelson DA, Zaykowski H, Guevermont N, Siegfriedt J, Sawh L, Modzelewski D, Tsemberis S, Kane V.
J Dual Diagn. 2016 Apr-Jun;12(2):193-201. Epub 2016 Apr 11.

Receipt of Evidence-Based Pharmacotherapy and Psychotherapy Among Children and Adolescents With New Diagnoses of Depression.
Soria-Saucedo R, Walter HJ, Cabral H, England MJ, Kazis LE.
Psychiatr Serv. 2016 Mar;67(3):316-23.

The Role of Geography in the Assessment of Quality: Evidence from the Medicare Advantage Program.
Soria-Saucedo R, Xu P, Newsom J, Cabral H, Kazis LE.
PLoS One. 2016 Jan 4;11(1):e0145656.

Long-term Outcomes of Military Service in Aging and the Life Course: A Positive Re-envisioning.
Spiro A 3rd, Settersten RA, Aldwin CM.
The Gerontologist. 2016; 56(1):5-13.

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Measuring trust in nurses - Psychometric properties of the Trust in Nurses Scale in four countries.
Stolt M, Charalambous A, Radwin L*, Adam C, Katajisto J, Lemonidou C, Patiraki E, Sjövall K, Suhonen R.
Eur J Oncol Nurs. 2016 Dec;25:46-54.

Hospitalised cancer patients' perceptions of individualised nursing care in four European countries.
Suhonen R, Charalambous A, Berg A, Katajisto J, Lemonidou C, Patiraki E, Sjövall K, Stolt M, Radwin LE*.
Eur J Cancer Care (Engl). 2016 May 30.

Applying the High Reliability Health Care Maturity Model to Assess Hospital Performance: A VA Case Study.
Sullivan JL, Rivard PE, Shin MH, Rosen AK.
Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2016 Sep;42(9):389-411.

Homelessness, HIV, and Incomplete Viral Suppression.
Thakarar K, Morgan JR, Gaeta JM, Hohl C, Drainoni ML.
J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2016 Feb;27(1):145-156.

Antihypertensive medications and sexual function in women: baseline data from the SBP intervention trial (SPRINT).
Thomas HN, Evans GW, Berlowitz DR, Chertow GM, Conroy MB, Foy CG, Glasser SP, Lewis CE, Riley WT, Russell L, Williams O, Hess R; SPRINT Study Group.
J Hypertens. 2016 Jun;34(6):1224-31.

Current Status and Challenges of Laparoscopy in Ventral Hernia Repair.
Tobler WD Jr, Itani KM.
J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2016 Apr;26(4):281-9. Epub 2016 Mar 30.

Readiness for Implementation of Lung Cancer Screening: A National Survey of VA Pulmonologists.
Tukey MH, Clark JA*, Bolton R, Kelley MJ, Slatore CG, Au DH, Wiener RS.
Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2016 Jul 13.

The Role of Motivation in Predicting Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence in China.
Vian T, Bachman DeSilva M, Cabral HJ, Williams GC, Gifford AL, Zhong L, Xie W, Gill CJ, Sabin LL.
J Health Psychol. 2016 Oct. Epub ahead of print.

Weight loss among women and men in the ASPIRE-VA behavioral weight loss intervention trial.
Vimalananda V, Damschroder L, Janney CA, Goodrich D, Kim HM, Holleman R, Gillon L, Lutes L.
Obesity (Silver Spring). 2016 Sep;24(9):1884-91.

Jump, Hop, or Skip: Modeling Practice Effects in Studies of Determinants of Cognitive Change in Older Adults.
Vivot A, Power MC, Glymour MM, Mayeda ER, Benitez A, Spiro A 3rd, Manly JJ, Proust-Lima C, Dufouil C, Gross AL.
American journal of epidemiology. 2016; 183(4):302-14.

Creating Highly Reliable Accountable Care Organizations.
Vogus TJ, Singer SJ.
Med Care Res Rev. 2016 Mar 28.

Unpacking Accountable Care: Using Organization Theory to Understand the Adoption, Implementation, Spread, and Performance of Accountable Care Organizations.
Vogus TJ, Singer SJ.
Med Care Res Rev. 2016 Mar 21.

The Moderating Effect of Job Satisfaction on Physicians' Motivation to Adhere to Financially Incentivized Clinical Practice Guidelines.
Waddimba AC, Beckman HB, Mahoney TL, Burgess JF Jr*.
Med Care Res Rev. 2016 Feb 9.

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Quality of End-of-Life Care Provided to Patients With Different Serious Illnesses.
Wachterman MW, Pilver C^*, Smith D, Ersek M, Lipsitz SR, Keating NL.
JAMA Intern Med. 2016 Aug 1.

Opportunities to Enhance Value-Related Research in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
Wagner TH, Burstin H, Frakt AB^*, Krein SL, Lorenz K, Maciejewski ML, Pizer SD, Weiner M, Yoon J, Zulman DM, Asch SM.
J Gen Intern Med. 2016 Apr;31 Suppl 1:78-83.

Association of Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders and Hospital Mortality Rate Among Patients With Pneumonia.
Walkey AJ, Weinberg J, Wiener RS, Cooke CR, Lindenauer PK.
JAMA internal medicine. 2016; 176(1):97-104.

Correlates of Emergency Department Use by Individuals With Bipolar Disorder Enrolled in a Collaborative Care Implementation Study.
Waxmonsky J, Verchinina L, Kim HM, Lai Z, Eisenberg D, Kyle JT, Nord KM, Rementer JH, Goodrich DE, Bauer MS, Thomas MR, Kilbourne AM.
Psychiatr Serv. 2016 Nov 1;67(11):1265-1268.

Implementation of Lung Cancer Screening Programs with Low-Dose Computed Tomography in Clinical Practice.
Weinstock T, Kidambi P, Channick CL, Michaud GC, Broaddus C, Makani SS, Wiener RS, Wilson KC, Thomson CC.
Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 2016; 13(3):425-7.

Opening the Black Box of Communication and Decision-Making for Lung Cancer Screening and Nodule Evaluation. Implications for Policy Practice.
Wiener RS.
Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2016 Nov;13(11):1887-1889.

Intensive vs Standard Blood Pressure Control and Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes in Adults Aged ≥75 Years: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Williamson JD, Supiano MA, Applegate WB, Berlowitz DR, Campbell RC, Chertow GM, Fine LJ, Haley WE, Hawfield AT, Ix JH, Kitzman DW, Kostis JB, Krousel-Wood MA, Launer LJ, Oparil S, Rodriguez CJ, Roumie CL, Shorr RI, Sink KM, Wadley VG, Whelton PK, Whittle J, Woolard NF, Wright JT Jr, Pajewski NM; SPRINT Research Group.
JAMA. 2016 Jun 28;315(24):2673-82.

An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report. A Framework for Addressing Multimorbidity in Clinical Practice Guidelines for Pulmonary Disease, Critical Illness, and Sleep Disorders.
Wilson KC, Gould MK, Krishnan JA, Boyd CM, Brozek JL, Cooke CR, Douglas IS, Goodman RA, Joo MJ, Lareau S, Mularski RA, Patel MR, Rosenfeld RM, Shanawani H, Slatore C, Sockrider M, Sufian B, Thomson CC, Wiener RS; ATS Guideline Methodology Working Group.
Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2016 Mar;13(3):S12-21.

Threat perception after the Boston Marathon bombings: The effects of personal relevance and conceptual framing.
Wormwood JB, Lynn SK, Feldman Barrett L, Quigley KS.
Cognition & emotion. 2016; 30(3):539-49.

Patient cost-sharing and insurance arrangements are associated with hospital readmissions after abdominal surgery: Implications for access and quality health care.
Youn B, Soley-Bori M*, Soria-Saucedo R, Ryan CM, Schneider JC, Haynes AB, Cabral HJ, Kazis LE.
Surgery. 2016 Mar;159(3):919-29.

Hepatitis C Is Poorly Associated With Drug Use in Cambodian Americans in Lowell, Massachusetts.
Yu C, Gifford AL, Christiansen CL^*, Drainoni ML.
Open Forum Infect Dis. 2016 May 12;3(2):ofw099. eCollection 2016 Apr.

α-Hemoglobin-stabilizing Protein: An Effective Marker for Erythroid Precursors in Bone Marrow Biopsy Specimens.
Yu H, Pinkus JL, Pinkus GS.
Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol. 2016 Jan;24(1):51-6.

Fat Reduction Efforts: A 24-Month Longitudinal Comparison of a Large Sample of Maintainers, Relapsers, and Non-Changers.
Yusufov M, Paiva AL, Redding CA, Lipschitz JM*, Gokbayrak NS, Greene G, Rossi JS, Blissmer B, Velicer WF, Prochaska JO.
Health Promot Pract. 2016 Jan;17(1):116-26.

2015

The Health Effects of Masculine Self-Esteem Following Treatment for Localized Prostate Cancer Among Gay Men.
Allensworth-Davies D, Talcott JA, Heeren T, de Vries B, Blank TO, Clark JA*.
LGBT Health. 2015 Dec 24.

Association of skeletal muscle relaxers and antihistamines on mortality, hospitalizations, and emergency department visits in elderly patients: a nationwide retrospective cohort study.
Alvarez CA, Mortensen EM, Makris UE, Berlowitz DR, Copeland LA, Good CB, Amuan ME, Pugh MJ.
BMC Geriatr. 2015 Jan 27;15:2.

Access to care and use of the Internet to search for health information: results from the US National Health Interview Survey.
Amante DJ, Hogan TP, Pagoto SL, English TM, Lapane KL.
J Med Internet Res. 2015 Apr 29;17(4):e106.

National hospital ratings systems share few common scores and may generate confusion instead of clarity.
Austin JM, Jha AK, Romano PS, Singer SJ, Vogus TJ, Wachter RM, Pronovost PJ.
Health Aff (Millwood). 2015 Mar;34(3):423-30.

Evaluating implementation of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) prevention guidelines in spinal cord injury centers using the PARIHS framework: a mixed methods study.
Balbale SN, Hill JN, Guihan M, Hogan TP, Cameron KA, Goldstein B, Evans CT.
Implement Sci. 2015 Sep 9;10:130.

Antibiotics for respiratory tract infections: a comparison of prescribing in an outpatient setting.
Barlam TF, Morgan JR, Wetzler LM, Christiansen CL^*, Drainoni ML.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2015 Feb;36(2):153-9.

Informing policy to deliver comprehensive care for women veterans.
Bastian LA, Mattocks KM, Rosen AK, Hamilton AB, Bean-Mayberry B, Sadler AG, Klap RS, Yano EM.
Med Care. 2015 Apr;53(4 Suppl 1):S1-4.

An introduction to implementation science for the non-specialist.
Bauer MS, Damschroder L, Hagedorn H, Smith J, Kilbourne AM.
BMC Psychol. 2015 Sep 16;3:32.

Effects of diagnostic inclusion criteria on prevalence and population characteristics in database research.
Bauer MS, Lee A, Miller CJ, Bajor L^*, Li M, Penfold RB.
Psychiatr Serv. 2015 Feb 1;66(2):141-8.

Breast: Sezary Syndrome: A Unique Presentation.
Bedayat A, Mirzabeigi M, Yu H, Hultman R, MacMaster S.
Breast J. 2015 Jul-Aug;21(4):423-7. Epub 2015 May 3.

How personal and standardized coordination impact implementation of integrated care.
Benzer JK, Cramer IE^*, Burgess JF Jr*, Mohr DC, Sullivan JL, Charns MP.
BMC Health Serv Res. 2015 Oct 2;15:448.

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Sustainability assessment of a short-term international medical mission.
Bido J, Singer SJ, Diez Portela D, Ghazinouri R, Driscoll DA, Alcantara Abreu L, Aggouras BM, Thornhill TS, Katz JN.
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2015 Jun 3;97(11):944-9.

What Is in a Name? How Biomedical Language May Derail Patient Understanding of Hypertension.
Bokhour BG, Kressin NR.
Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2015 Jul;8(4):452-4. Epub 2015 Jul 7. Review.

The role of evidence and context for implementing a multimodal intervention to increase HIV testing.
Bokhour BG, Saifu H, Goetz MB, Fix GM, Burgess J*, Fletcher MD, Knapp H, Asch SM.
Implement Sci. 2015 Feb 13;10:22.

Do pneumonia readmissions flagged as potentially preventable by the 3M PPR software have more process of care problems? A cross-sectional observational study.
Borzecki AM, Chen Q, Restuccia J, Mull HJ, Shwartz M, Gupta K, Hanchate A, Strymish J, Rosen A.
BMJ Qual Saf. 2015 Dec;24(12):753-63. Epub 2015 Aug 17.

Natural Language Processing for Real-Time Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection Surveillance: Results of a Pilot Implementation Trial.
Branch-Elliman W, Strymish J, Kudesia V, Rosen AK, Gupta K.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2015 Sep;36(9):1004-10. Epub 2015 May 29.

Capsule commentary on Tannenbaum et al., nudging physician prescription decisions by partitioning the order set: results of a vignette-based study.
Burgess JF Jr*, Jones EA, Morgan JR.
J Gen Intern Med. 2015 Mar;30(3):343.

Biomarkers of "Linguistic Anxiety" in aphasia: a proof-of-concept case study.
Cahana-Amitay D, Oveis AC, Sayers JT, Pineles SL, Spiro A 3rd, Albert ML.
Clinical linguistics & phonetics. 2015; 29(5):401-13.

Effects of metabolic syndrome on language functions in aging.
Cahana-Amitay D, Spiro A 3rd, Cohen JA, Oveis AC, Ojo EA, Sayers JT, Obler LK, Albert ML.
Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society: JINS. 2015; 21(2):116-25.

iMStrong: Deployment of a Biosensor System to Detect Cocaine Use.
Carreiro S, Fang H, Zhang J, Wittbold K, Weng S, Mullins R, Smelson D, Boyer EW.
J Med Syst. 2015 Dec;39(12):186. doi: 10.1007/s10916-015-0337-9. Epub 2015 Oct 21.

Real-time mobile detection of drug use with wearable biosensors: a pilot study.
Carreiro S, Smelson D, Ranney M, Horvath KJ, Picard RW, Boudreaux ED, Hayes R, Boyer EW.
J Med Toxicol. 2015 Mar;11(1):73-9.

Narratives to enhance smoking cessation interventions among African-American smokers, the ACCE project.
Cherrington A, Williams JH, Foster PP, Coley HL, Kohler C, Allison JJ, Kiefe CI, Volkman JE^*, Houston TK*.
BMC Res Notes. 2015 Oct 14;8:567.

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Resolute efforts to cure hepatitis C: Understanding patients' reasons for completing antiviral treatment.
Clark JA*, Gifford AL.
Health (London). 2015 Sep;19(5):473-89.

Online tobacco websites and online communities-who uses them and do users quit smoking? The quit-primo and national dental practice-based research network Hi-Quit studies.
Cutrona SL, Sadasivam RS, DeLaughter K, Kamberi A, Volkman JE^*, Cobb N, Gilbert GH, Ray MN, Houston TK*; National Dental PBRN Collaborative Group comprises practitioners, faculty and staff who contributed to this activity. A list of these persons is at http://nationaldentalpbrn.org/publication.php.
Transl Behav Med. 2015 Dec 1.

Identification of Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis in electronic health record databases.
Davis RL, Gallagher MA, Asgari MM, Eide MJ, Margolis DJ, Macy E, Burmester JK, Selvam N, Boscarino JA, Cromwell LF, Feigelson HS, Kuntz JL, Pawloski PA, Penfold RB, Raebel MA, Sridhar G, Wu A, La Grenade LA, Pacanowski MA, Pinheiro SP.
Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety. 2015; 24(7):684-92.

Facilitators and barriers to the active participation of clients with serious mental illnesses in medication decision making: the perceptions of young adult clients.
Delman J, Clark JA*, Eisen SV^*, Parker VA.
J Behav Health Serv Res. 2015 Apr;42(2):238-53.

A behaviourally anchored rating scale for evaluating the use of the WHO surgical safety checklist: development and initial evaluation of the WHOBARS.
Devcich DA, Weller J, Mitchell SJ, McLaughlin S, Barker L, Rudolph JW, Raemer DB, Zammert M, Singer SJ, Torrie J, Frampton CM, Merry AF.
BMJ Qual Saf. 2015 Nov 20.

Intimate Partner Violence Detection and Care in the Veterans Health Administration: Patient and Provider Perspectives.
Dichter ME, Wagner C, Goldberg EB, Iverson KM.
Womens Health Issues. 2015 Sep-Oct;25(5):555-60. Epub 2015 Jul 27.

Cue-induced craving in patients with cocaine use disorder predicts cognitive control deficits toward cocaine cues.
DiGirolamo GJ, Smelson D, Guevremont N.
Addict Behav. 2015 Aug;47:86-90. Epub 2015 Apr 1.

Hemoglobin Level and Hospital Mortality Among ICU Patients With Cardiac Disease Who Received Transfusions.
Ding YY, Kader B^*, Christiansen CL^*, Berlowitz DR.
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2015 Dec 8;66(22):2510-8.

Using a single item to measure burnout in primary care staff: a psychometric evaluation.
Dolan ED, Mohr D, Lempa M, Joos S, Fihn SD, Nelson KM, Helfrich CD.
J Gen Intern Med. 2015 May;30(5):582-7. Dec 2.

Impact of clinical quality on employee choice of providers for workers' compensation-related medical care.
Eaton JL, Mohr DC, Gallarde S, Hodgson MJ.
J Occup Environ Med. 2015 Mar;57 Suppl 3:S31-5.

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Implementation of a novel occupational and environmental medicine specialty teleconsultation service: the VHA experience.
Eaton JL, Mohr DC, Mohammad A, Kirkhorn S, Gerstel-Santucci C, McPhaul K, Hodgson MJ.
Journal of occupational and environmental medicine/American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2015; 57(2):173-7.

Mental health and quality of life among veterans employed as peer and vocational rehabilitation specialists.
Eisen SV^*, Mueller LN, Chang BH, Resnick SG, Schultz MR, Clark JA*.
Psychiatr Serv. 2015 Apr 1;66(4):381-8. Epub 2015 Jan 2.

Adapting supported employment for emerging adults with serious mental health conditions.
Ellison ML, Klodnick VV, Bond GR, Krzos IM, Kaiser SM, Fagan MA, Davis M.
J Behav Health Serv Res. 2015 Apr;42(2):206-22.

Hospital Characteristics and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Inpatient Quality Indicators: A Systematic Review.
Engineer LD, Winters BD, Weston CM, Zhang A, Sharma R, Bass E, Jones D, Rosen A, Yoon FB, Borzecki A, Dy SM.
J Healthc Qual. 2015 Oct 30.

Identification of Relationships Between Patients Through Elements in a Data Warehouse Using the Familial, Associational, and Incidental Relationship (FAIR) Initiative: A Pilot Study.
English TM, Kinney RL, Davis MJ, Kamberi A, Chan W, Sadasivam RS, Houston TK*.
JMIR Med Inform. 2015 Feb 13;3(1):e9.

The CREB Coactivator CRTC2 Is a Lymphoma Tumor Suppressor that Preserves Genome Integrity through Transcription of DNA Mismatch Repair Genes.
Fang M, Pak ML, Chamberlain L, Xing W, Yu H, Green MR.
Cell Rep. 2015 Jun 9;11(9):1350-7. Epub 2015 May 21.

Appropriate Recall Interval for Periodontal Maintenance: A Systematic Review.
Farooqi OA, Wehler CJ, Gibson G, Jurasic MM, Jones JA.
The journal of evidence-based dental practice. 2015; 15(4):171-81.

Sex differences in mental health and substance use disorders and treatment entry among justice-involved Veterans in the Veterans Health Administration.
Finlay AK, Binswanger IA, Smelson D, Sawh L, McGuire J, Rosenthal J, Blue-Howells J, Timko C, Blodgett JC, Harris AH, Asch SM, Frayne S.
Med Care. 2015 Apr;53(4 Suppl 1):S105-11.

Use of Veterans Health Administration Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Treatment After Exiting Prison: The Health Care for Reentry Veterans Program.
Finlay AK, Stimmel M, Blue-Howells J, Rosenthal J, McGuire J, Binswanger I, Smelson D, Harris AH, Frayne SM, Bowe T, Timko C.
Adm Policy Ment Health. 2015 Dec 21.

A national cohort study of the association between the polytrauma clinical triad and suicide-related behaor among US Veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Finley EP, Bollinger M, Noël PH, Amuan ME, Copeland LA, Pugh JA, Dassori A, Palmer R, Bryan C, Pugh MJ.
American journal of public health. 2015; 105(2):380-7.

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Learning About Competition From the UK's National Health Service.
Frakt AB^*.
JAMA. 2015 Aug 11;314(6):547-8

Protection or harm? Suppressing substance-use data.
Frakt AB^*, Bagley N.
N Engl J Med. 2015 May 14;372(20):1879-81. Epub 2015 Apr 15.

The effect of Medicaid expansions on demand for care from the Veterans Health Administration.
Frakt AB^*, Hanchate A, Pizer SD.
Healthc (Amst). 2015 Sep;3(3):123-8. Epub 2015 Mar 12.

Maintenance of access as demand for substance use disorder treatment grows.
Frakt AB^*, Trafton J, Pizer SD.
J Subst Abuse Treat. 2015 Aug;55:58-63. Epub 2015 Mar 12.

Cohort Profile: The National Academy of Sciences-National Research Council Twin Registry (NAS-NRC Twin Registry).
Gatz M, Harris JR, Kaprio J, McGue M, Smith NL, Snieder H, Spiro A 3rd, Butler DA.
International journal of epidemiology. 2015; 44(3):819-25.

The risk experience: the social effects of health screening and the emergence of a proto-illness.
Gillespie C.
Sociology of health & illness. 2015; 37(7):973-87.

Alcohol Misuse Among Female Veterans: Exploring Associations With Interpersonal Violence and Mental Health.
Gobin RL, Green KE, Iverson KM.
Subst Use Misuse. 2015;50(14):1765-77. Epub 2015 Dec 7.

Primary Care Providers and a System Problem: A Qualitative Study of Clinicians Caring for Patients With Incidental Pulmonary Nodules.
Golden SE, Wiener RS, Sullivan D, Ganzini L, Slatore CG.
Chest. 2015 Dec;148(6):1422-9.

Memantine improves buprenorphine/naloxone treatment for opioid dependent young adults.
Gonzalez G, DiGirolamo G, Romero-Gonzalez M, Smelson D, Ziedonis D, Kolodziej M.
Drug Alcohol Depend. 2015 Nov 1;156:243-53. Epub 2015 Sep 30.

Traumatic Brain Injury and Suicidal Ideation Among U.S. Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom Veterans.
Gradus JL, Wisco BE, Luciano MT, Iverson KM, Marx BP, Street AE.
J Trauma Stress. 2015 Aug;28(4):361-5. Epub 2015 Jul 14.

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The Essential Properties of Yoga Questionnaire: Development and Methods.
Groessl EJ, Maiya M, Elwy AR, Riley KE, Sarkin AJ, Eisen SV^*, Braun T, Gutierrez I, Kidane L, Park CL.
Int J Yoga Therap. 2015;25(1):51-9.

How pooling fragmented healthcare encounter data affects hospital profiling.
Hanchate AD, Ash AS, Borzecki A, Abdulkerim H, Stolzmann KL, Rosen AK, Fink AS, Pugh MJ, Shokeen P, Shwartz M.
Am J Manag Care. 2015 Feb;21(2):129-38.

Massachusetts health reform and disparities in joint replacement use: difference in differences study.
Hanchate AD, Kapoor A, Katz JN, McCormick D, Lasser KE, Feng C, Manze MG, Kressin NR.
BMJ. 2015 Feb 20;350:h440.

Understanding inter-individual variability in purpose: Longitudinal findings from the VA Normative Aging Study.
Hill PL, Turiano NA, Spiro A 3rd, Mroczek DK.
Psychology and aging. 2015; 30(3):529-33.

Integrated Care Increases Treatment and Improves Outcomes of Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection and Psychiatric Illness or Substance Abuse.
Ho SB, Bräu N, Cheung R, Liu L, Sanchez C, Sklar M, Phelps TE, Marcus SG, Wasil MM, Tisi A, Huynh L, Robinson SK, Gifford AL, Asch SM, Groessl EJ.
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2015 Nov;13(11):2005-14.e1-3. Epub 2015 Feb 24.

Quality management and federal workers' compensation: the Veterans Health Administration workers' compensation program model.
Hodgson MJ, Mohr DC, Lipkowitz-Eaton J, Rodrigues D, Moreau S, McPhaul K.
Journal of occupational and environmental medicine/American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2015; 57 Suppl 3:S36-42.

Advanced Imaging Utilization Trends in Privately Insured Patients From 2007 to 2013.
Horný M, Burgess JF Jr*, Cohen AB.
J Am Coll Radiol. 2015 Dec;12(12 Pt B):1380-1387.e4.

Evaluating the QUIT-PRIMO clinical practice ePortal to increase smoker engagement with online cessation interventions: a national hybrid type 2 implementation study.
Houston TK*, Sadasivam RS, Allison JJ, Ash AS, Ray MN, English TM, Hogan TP, Ford DE.
Implement Sci. 2015 Nov 2;10:154.

A National Survey of Pulmonologists' Views on Low-Dose Computed Tomography Screening for Lung Cancer.
Iaccarino JM, Clark J*, Bolton R, Kinsinger L, Kelley M, Slatore CG, Au DH, Wiener RS.
Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2015 Nov;12(11):1667-75.

Care Bundles and Prevention of Surgical Site Infection in Colorectal Surgery.
Itani KM.
JAMA. 2015 Jul 21;314(3):289-90.

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Rape survivors' trauma-related beliefs before and after Cognitive processing therapy: associations with PTSD and depression symptoms.
Iverson KM, King MW, Cunningham KC, Resick PA.
Behav Res Ther. 2015 Mar;66:49-55. Epub 2015 Jan 29.

Accuracy of an intimate partner violence screening tool for female VHA patients: a replication and extension.
Iverson KM, King MW, Gerber MR, Resick PA, Kimerling R, Street AE, Vogt D.
J Trauma Stress. 2015 Feb;28(1):79-82. Epub 2015 Jan 26.

Traumatic brain injury among women veterans: an invisible wound of intimate partner violence.
Iverson KM, Pogoda TK.
Med Care. 2015 Apr;53(4 Suppl 1):S112-9.

Intimate Partner Violence and Current Mental Health Needs Among Female Veterans.
Iverson KM, Vogt D, Dichter ME, Carpenter SL, Kimerling R, Street AE, Gerber MR.
J Am Board Fam Med. 2015 Nov-Dec;28(6):772-6.

Ascertainment of Testosterone Prescribing Practices in the VA.
Jasuja GK, Bhasin S, Reisman JI, Berlowitz DR, Rose AJ^*.
Med Care. 2015 Sep;53(9):746-52.

Lead exposure and tremor among older men: the VA normative aging study.
Ji JS, Power MC, Sparrow D, Spiro A 3rd, Hu H, Louis ED, Weisskopf MG.
Environ Health Perspect. 2015 May;123(5):445-50. Epub 2015 Jan 23.

A differential item function analysis of somatic symptoms of depression in people with cancer.
Jones SM, Ludman EJ, McCorkle R, Reid R, Bowles EJ, Penfold R, Wagner EH.
Journal of affective disorders. 2015; 170:131-7.

A Pilot Study of Seeking Safety in a Sample of German Women Outpatients with Substance Dependence and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.
Kaiser D, Grundmann J, Schulze C, Stubenvoll M, Kosar M, Junker M, Najavits LM, Schäfer I.
J Psychoactive Drugs. 2015 Nov-Dec;47(5):401-8. Epub 2015 Oct 29.

The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension Diet and New and Recurrent Root Caries Events in Men.
Kaye EK, Heaton B, Sohn W, Rich SE, Spiro A 3rd, Garcia RI.
J Am Geriatr Soc. 2015 Sep;63(9):1812-9. Epub 2015 Aug 17.

Housing First and the Risk of Failure: A Comment on Westermeyer and Lee (2013).
Kertesz SG, Austin EL, Holmes SK*, Pollio DE, VanDeusen Lukas C*.
J Nerv Ment Dis. 2015 Jul;203(7):559-62.

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Long-Term Clinical Outcomes from a Randomized Controlled Trial of Two Implementation Strategies to Promote Collaborative Care Attendance in Community Practices.
Kilbourne AM, Goodrich DE, Nord KM, Van Poppelen C, Kyle J, Bauer MS, Waxmonsky JA, Lai Z, Kim HM, Eisenberg D, Thomas MR.
Adm Policy Ment Health. 2015 Sep;42(5):642-53.

Care coordination between specialty care and primary care: a focus group study of provider perspectives on strong practices and improvement opportunities.
Kim B, Lucatorto MA, Hawthorne K, Hersh J, Myers R, Elwy AR, Graham GD.
J Multidiscip Healthc. 2015 Jan 22;8:47-58.

Predicting outcomes among patients with atrial fibrillation and heart failure receiving anticoagulation with warfarin.
Kim EJ, Ozonoff A, Hylek EM, Berlowitz DR, Ash AS, Miller DR, Zhao S, Reisman JI, Jasuja GK, Rose AJ^*.
Thromb Haemost. 2015 Jul;114(1):70-7.

Positive Adjustment Among American Repatriated Prisoners of the Vietnam War: Modeling the Long-Term Effects of Captivity.
King DW, King LA, Park CL, Lee LO, Kaiser AP, Spiro A 3rd, Moore JL, Kaloupek DG, Keane TM.
Clin Psychol Sci. 2015 Nov 1;3(6):861-876.

Methodological recommendations for a heartbeat detection-based measure of interoceptive sensitivity.
Kleckner IR, Wormwood JB, Simmons WK, Barrett LF, Quigley KS.
Psychophysiology. 2015; 52(11):1432-40.

Use of the Blue Button Online Tool for Sharing Health Information: Qualitative Interviews With Patients and Providers.
Klein DM, Fix GM, Hogan TP, Simon SR, Nazi KM, Turvey CL.
J Med Internet Res. 2015 Aug 18;17(8):e199.  

Using the integrated nurse leadership program to reduce sepsis mortality.
Kliger J, Singer SJ, Hoffman FH.
Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2015 Jun;41(6):264-72.

Assessing traumatic experiences in screening for PTSD in substance use disorder patients: what is the gain in addition to PTSD symptoms?
Kok T, de Haan H, van der Meer M, Najavits L, de Jong C.
Psychiatry Res. 2015 Mar 30;226(1):328-32. Epub 2015 Jan 28.

Race/ethnicity, and Americans' perceptions and experiences of over- and under-use of care: a cross-sectional study.
Kressin NR, Lin MY.
BMC Health Serv Res. 2015 Oct 1;15:443.

Organization of nursing and quality of care for veterans at the end of life.
Kutney-Lee A, Brennan CW, Meterko M, Ersek M.
J Pain Symptom Manage. 2015 Mar;49(3):570-7.

Sulfonylureas and risk of falls and fractures among nursing home residents with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Lapane KL, Jesdale BM, Dubé CE, Pimentel CB*, Rajpathak SN.
Diabetes research and clinical practice. 2015; 109(2):411-9.

A shift in perspective: Decentering through mindful attention to imagined stressful events.
Lebois LA, Papies EK, Gopinath K, Cabanban R, Quigley KS, Krishnamurthy V, Barrett LF, Barsalou LW.
Neuropsychologia. 2015; 75:505-24.

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Quantifying Risk Factors for Long-Term Sleep Problems After Burn Injury in Young Adults.
Lee AF, Ryan CM, Schneider JC, Kazis LE, Li NC, Rose M, Liang MH, Wang C, Palmieri T, Meyer WJ 3rd, Pidcock FS, Reilly D, Sheridan RL, Tompkins RG; and the Multi-Center Benchmarking Study Group.
J Burn Care Res. 2015 Nov 25.

Do cherished children age successfully? Longitudinal findings from the Veterans Affairs Normative Aging Study.
Lee LO, Aldwin CM, Kubzansky LD, Chen E, Mroczek DK, Wang JM, Spiro A.
Psychology and aging. 2015; 30(4):894-910.

Race/ethnicity and Americans' experiences with treatment decision making.
Lin MY, Kressin NR.
Patient Educ Couns. 2015 Jul 19.

Patient perceptions of proactive medication discontinuation.
Linsky A, Simon SR, Bokhour B.
Patient Educ Couns. 2015 Feb;98(2):220-5.

Clinical provider perceptions of proactive medication discontinuation.
Linsky A, Simon SR, Marcello TB, Bokhour B.
Am J Manag Care. 2015 Apr;21(4):277-83.

Transtheoretical Principles and Processes for Adopting Physical Activity: A Longitudinal 24-Month Comparison of Maintainers, Relapsers, and Nonchangers.
Lipschitz JM*, Yusufov M, Paiva A, Redding CA, Rossi JS, Johnson S, Blissmer B, Gokbayrak NS, Velicer WF, Prochaska JO.
J Sport Exerc Psychol. 2015 Dec;37(6):592-606.

Provider perspectives on and experiences with engagement of patients and families in implementing patient-centered care.
Locatelli SM, Hill JN, Bokhour BG, Krejci L, Fix GM, Nora Mueller, Solomon JL^*, Van Deusen Lukas C*, LaVela SL.
Healthc (Amst). 2015 Dec;3(4):209-14.  Epub 2015 Jun 13.

Do depressed newly diagnosed cancer patients differentially benefit from nurse navigation?
Ludman EJ, McCorkle R, Bowles EA, Rutter CM, Chubak J, Tuzzio L, Jones S, Reid RJ, Penfold R, Wagner EH.
General hospital psychiatry. 2015; 37(3):236-9.

Decision making from economic and signal detection perspectives: development of an integrated framework.
Lynn SK, Wormwood JB, Barrett LF, Quigley KS.
Frontiers in psychology. 2015; 6:952.

Prevalence of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Vietnam-Era Women Veterans: The Health of Vietnam-Era Women's Study (HealthVIEWS).
Magruder K, Serpi T, Kimerling R, Kilbourne AM, Collins JF, Cypel Y, Frayne SM, Furey J, Huang GD, Gleason T, Reinhard MJ, Spiro A, Kang H.
JAMA Psychiatry. 2015 Nov;72(11):1127-34.

Exposure to High-Risk Medications is Associated With Worse Outcomes in Older Veterans With Chronic Pain.
Makris UE, Pugh MJ, Alvarez CA, Berlowitz DR, Turner BJ, AungK, Mortensen EM.
Am J Med Sci. 2015 Oct;350(4):279-85.

Brief provider communication skills training fails to impact patient hypertension outcomes.
Manze MG, Orner MB, Glickman M, Pbert L, Berlowitz D, Kressin NR.
Patient Educ Couns. 2015 Feb;98(2):191-8.

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Work-related measures of physical and behavioral health function: Test-retest reliability.
Marino ME, Meterko M, Marfeo EE, McDonough CM, Jette AM, Ni P, Bogusz K, Rasch EK, Brandt DE, Chan L.
Disabil Health J. 2015 Oct;8(4):652-7. Epub 2015 Apr 15.

Effect of Massachusetts healthcare reform on racial and ethnic disparities in admissions to hospital for ambulatory care sensitive conditions: retrospective analysis of hospital episode statistics.
McCormick D, Hanchate AD, Lasser KE, Manze MG, Lin M, Chu C, Kressin NR.
BMJ. 2015 Apr 1;350:h1480.

The interplay of contextual elements in implementation: an ethnographic case study.
McCullough MB, Chou AF, Solomon JL^*, Petrakis BA, Kim B, Park AM, Benedict AJ, Hamilton AB, Rose AJ^*.
BMC Health Serv Res. 2015 Feb 14;15:62.

Knowing the patient: A qualitative study on care-taking and the clinical pharmacist-patient relationship.
McCullough MB, Petrakis BA, Gillespie C, Solomon JL^*, Park AM, Ourth H, Morreale A, Rose AJ^*.
Res Social Adm Pharm. 2016 Jan-Feb;12(1):78-7; quiz 88-90. Epub 2015 Apr 27.

Balancing collaborative and independent practice roles in clinical pharmacy: a qualitative research study.
McCullough MB, Solomon JL^*, Petrakis BA, Park AM, Ourth H, Morreale AP, Rose AJ^*.
Ann Pharmacother. 2015 Feb;49(2):189-95.

How older black women perceive the effects of stigma and social support on engagement in HIV care.
McDoom MM, Bokhour B, Sullivan M, Drainoni ML.
AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2015 Feb;29(2):95-101.

Use of quality improvement interventions and the link to performance on percutaneous intervention for acute myocardial infarction.
McHugh M, Kang R, Cohen AB, Restuccia JD*, Periyanayagam U, Hasnain-Wynia R.
J Emerg Med. 2015 Jun;48(6):744-50. Epub 2015 Mar 9.

Preliminary needs assessment of mobile technology use for healthcare among homeless veterans.
McInnes DK, Fix GM, Solomon JL^*, Petrakis BA, Sawh L, Smelson DA.
PeerJ. 2015 Jul 30;3:e1096.

Associations between air pollution and perceived stress: the Veterans Administration Normative Aging Study.
Mehta AJ, Kubzansky LD, Coull BA, Kloog I, Koutrakis P, Sparrow D, Spiro A 3rd, Vokonas P, Schwartz J.
Environ Health. 2015 Jan 27;14:10.

Trends in Tracheostomy for Mechanically Ventilated Patients in the United States, 1993-2012.
Mehta AB, Syeda SN, Bajpayee L, Cooke CR, Walkey AJ, Wiener RS.
Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2015 Aug 15;192(4):446-54.

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Epidemiological trends in invasive mechanical ventilation in the United States: A population-based study.
Mehta AB, Syeda SN, Wiener RS, Walkey AJ.
J Crit Care. 2015 Dec;30(6):1217-21.

Sexual intimate partner violence as a form of MST: An initial investigation.
Mercado R, Foynes MM, Carpenter SL, Iverson KM.
Psychol Serv. 2015 Nov;12(4):348-56.

Impact of Childhood Abuse on Physical and Mental Health Status and Health Care Utilization Among Female Veterans.
Mercado RC, Wiltsey-Stirman S^*, Iverson KM.
Mil Med. 2015 Oct;180(10):1065-74.

Work disability functional assessment battery: feasibility and psychometric properties.
Meterko M, Marfeo EE, McDonough CM, Jette AM, Ni P, Bogusz K, Rasch EK, Brandt DE, Chan L.
Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2015 Jun;96(6):1028-35.

The Ascendancy of Second-Generation Antipsychotics as Frontline Antimanic Agents.
Miller CJ, Li M, Penfold RB, Lee AF, Smith EG, Nordberg SS^*, Osser DN, Bajor L^*, Zhang F, Bauer MS.
Journal of clinical psychopharmacology. 2015; 35(6):645-53.

Barriers to patient portal access among veterans receiving home-based primary care: a qualitative study.
Mishuris RG, Stewart M, Fix GM, Marcello T, McInnes DK, Hogan TP, Boardman JB, Simon SR.
Health Expect. 2015 Dec;18(6):2296-305.

How Hospitals Reengineer Their Discharge Processes to Reduce Readmissions.
Mitchell SE, Martin J, Holmes S*, van Deusen Lukas C*, Cancino R, Paasche-Orlow M, Brach C, Jack B.
J Healthc Qual. 2016 Mar-Apr;38(2):116-26.

Patient Decision Control and the Use of Cardiac Catheterization.
Mitchell SE, Paasche-Orlow MK, Orner MB, Stewart SK, Kressin NR.
Global advances in health and medicine: improving healthcare outcomes worldwide. 2015; 4(4):24-31.

Does Employee Safety Matter for Patients Too? Employee Safety Climate and Patient Safety Culture in Health Care.
Mohr DC, Eaton JL, McPhaul KM, Hodgson MJ.
J Patient Saf. 2015 Apr 22.

Emotional Reactivity and Mortality: Longitudinal Findings From the VA Normative Aging Study.
Mroczek DK, Stawski RS, Turiano NA, Chan W, Almeida DM, Neupert SD, Spiro A 3rd.
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2015 May;70(3):398-406.

Identifying Previously Undetected Harm: Piloting the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's Global Trigger Tool in the Veterans Health Administration.
Mull HJ, Brennan CW, Folkes T, Hermos J, Chan J, Rosen AK, Simon SR.
Qual Manag Health Care. 2015 Jul-Sep;24(3):140-6.

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Assessing the potential adoption and usefulness of concurrent, action-oriented, electronic adverse drug event triggers designed for the outpatient setting.
Mull HJ, Rosen AK, Shimada SL, Rivard PE, Nordberg B, Long B, Hoffman JM, Leecaster M, Savitz LA, Shanahan CW, Helwig A, Nebeker JR.
EGEMS (Wash DC). 2015 Apr 30;3(1):1116.

Attitudes toward Substance Abuse Clients: An Empirical Study of Clinical Psychology Trainees.
Mundon CR, Anderson ML, Najavits LM.
J Psychoactive Drugs. 2015 Sep-Oct;47(4):293-300. Epub 2015 Sep 16.

Reliability and validity of nonverbal thin slices in social interactions.
Murphy NA, Hall JA, Schmid Mast M, Ruben MA^*, Frauendorfer D, Blanch-Hartigan D, Roter DL, Nguyen L.
Pers Soc Psychol Bull. 2015 Feb;41(2):199-213.

Changes in identity after aphasic stroke: implications for primary care.
Musser B, Wilkinson J, Gilbert T, Bokhour BG.
Int J Family Med. 2015;2015:970345. Epub 2015 Jan 21.

The problem of dropout from "gold standard" PTSD therapies.
Najavits LM.
F1000Prime Rep. 2015 Apr 2;7:43.

How Do Females With PTSD and Substance Abuse View 12-Step Groups? An Empirical Study of Attitudes and Attendance Patterns.
Najavits LM, de Haan H, Kok T.
Subst Use Misuse. 2015;50(14):1786-94. Epub 2015 Nov 25.

VA OpenNotes: exploring the experiences of early patient adopters with access to clinical notes.
Nazi KM, Turvey CL, Klein DM, Hogan TP, Woods SS.
Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association: JAMIA. 2015; 22(2):380-9.

Cost-utility of cognitive behavioral therapy for low back pain from the commercial payer perspective.
Norton G, McDonough CM, Cabral H, Shwartz M, Burgess JF*.
Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2015 May 15;40(10):725-33.

What is the value of adding Medicare data in estimating VA hospital readmission rates?
O'Brien WJ, Chen Q, Mull HJ, Shwartz M, Borzecki AM, Hanchate A, Rosen AK.
Health Serv Res. 2015 Feb;50(1):40-57.

Assessing multilevel determinants of adoption and implementation of genomic medicine: an organizational mixed-methods approach.
Oishi SM, Marshall N, Hamilton AB, Yano EM, Lerner B, Scheuner MT.
Genet Med. 2015 Nov;17(11):919-26. Epub 2015 Mar 5.

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Exploring the effect of complex patients on care delivery tasks.
Ozkaynak M, Johnson SA, Tulu B, Donovan JL, Kanaan AO, Rose A^*.
Int J Health Care Qual Assur. 2015;28(5):494-509.

Cost-Effectiveness of Collaborative Care for Depression in HIV Clinics.
Painter JT, Fortney JC, Gifford AL, Rimland D, Monson T, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Pyne JM.
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2015 Dec 1;70(4):377-85.

Organizational predictors of colonoscopy follow-up for positive fecal occult blood test results: an observational study.
Partin MR, Burgess DJ, Burgess JF Jr*, Gravely A, Haggstrom D, Lillie SE, Nugent S, Powell AA, Shaukat A, Walter LC, Nelson DB.
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2015 Feb;24(2):422-34.

Why are U.S. girls getting meningococcal but not human papilloma virus vaccines? Comparison of factors associated with human papilloma virus and meningococcal vaccination among adolescent girls 2008 to 2012.
Perkins RB, Lin M, Silliman RA, Clark JA*, Hanchate A.
Womens Health Issues. 2015 Mar-Apr;25(2):97-104.

Pain management in nursing home residents with cancer.
Pimentel CB*, Briesacher BA, Gurwitz JH, Rosen AB, Pimentel MT, Lapane KL.
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2015; 63(4):633-41.

Use of atypical antipsychotics in nursing homes and pharmaceutical marketing.
Pimentel CB*, Donovan JL, Field TS, Gurwitz JH, Harrold LR, Kanaan AO, Lemay CA, Mazor KM, Tjia J, Briesacher BA.
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2015; 63(2):297-301.

Figure-associated text summarization and evaluation.
Polepalli Ramesh B, Sethi RJ, Yu H.
PLoS One. 2015 Feb 2;10(2):e0115671.

A Comparison of the Mental Health and Well-Being of Sexual Minority and Heterosexual First-Year Medical Students: A Report From the Medical Student CHANGE Study.
Przedworski JM, Dovidio JF, Hardeman RR, Phelan SM, Burke SE, Ruben MA^*, Perry SP, Burgess DJ, Nelson DB, Yeazel MW, Knudsen JM, van Ryn M.
Acad Med. 2015 May;90(5):652-9.

The prevalence of epilepsy and association with traumatic brain injury in veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars.
Pugh MJ, Orman JA, Jaramillo CA, Salinsky MC, Eapen BC, Towne AR, Amuan ME, Roman G, McNamee SD, Kent TA, McMillan KK, Hamid H, Grafman JH.
J Head Trauma Rehabil. 2015 Jan-Feb;30(1):29-37.

VHA Patient-Centered Medical Home Associated With Lower Rate of Hospitalizations and Specialty Care Among Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.
Randall I, Mohr DC, Maynard C.
J Healthc Qual. 2015 Nov 12.

Explaining racial disparities in anticoagulation control: results from a study of patients at the Veterans Administration.
Rao SR, Reisman JI, Kressin NR, Berlowitz DR, Ash AS, Ozonoff A, Miller DR, Hylek EM, Zhao S, Rose AJ^*.
Am J Med Qual. 2015 May;30(3):214-22.

Improving Anticoagulation Measurement Novel Warfarin Composite Measure.
Razouki Z, Burgess JF Jr*, Ozonoff A, Zhao S, Berlowitz D, Rose AJ^*.
Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2015 Nov;8(6):600-7.

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The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Inpatient Quality Indicator #11 overall mortality rate does not accurately assess mortality risk after abdominal aortic aneurysm repair.
Robinson WP, Huang W, Rosen A, Schanzer A, Fang H, Anderson FA, Messina LM.
J Vasc Surg. 2015 Jan;61(1):44-9.

An observational study of social and emotional support in smoking cessation Twitter accounts: content analysis of tweets.
Rocheleau M, Sadasivam RS, Baquis K, Stahl H, Kinney RL, Pagoto SL, Houston TK*.
J Med Internet Res. 2015 Jan 14;17(1):e18.

Comparison of the Abilities of Summary Measures of International Normalized Ratio Control to Predict Clinically Relevant Bleeding.
Rose AJ^*, Delate T, Ozonoff A, Witt DM.
Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2015 Sep;8(5):524-31.

A Comparison of Methods for Analyzing Viral Load Data in Studies of HIV Patients.
Rose CE, Gardner L, Craw J, Girde S, Wawrzyniak AJ, Drainoni ML, Davila J, DeHovitz J, Keruly JC, Westfall AO, Marks G.
PLoS One. 2015 Jun 19;10(6):e0130090.

Healthcare providers' accuracy in assessing patients' pain: A systematic review.
Ruben MA^*, van Osch M, Blanch-Hartigan D.
Patient Educ Couns. 2015 Oct;98(10):1197-206. Epub 2015 Jul 21.

Why We Should Not Be Indifferent to Specification Choices for Difference-in-Differences.
Ryan AM, Burgess JF Jr*, Dimick JB.
Health Serv Res. 2015 Aug;50(4):1211-35.

He Looks Normal But … Challenges of Family Caregivers of Veterans Diagnosed with a Traumatic Brain Injury.
Saban KL, Hogan NS, Hogan TP, Pape TL.
Rehabil Nurs. 2015 Sep-Oct;40(5):277-85.

Improving Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy With Triggered Real-time Text Message Reminders: The China Adherence Through Technology Study.
Sabin LL, Bachman DeSilva M, Gill CJ, Zhong L, Vian T, Xie W, Cheng F, Xu K, Lan G, Haberer JE, Bangsberg DR, Li Y, Lu H, Gifford AL.
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2015 Aug 15;69(5):551-9.

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Recent national trends in acute myocardial infarction hospitalizations in Medicare: shrinking declines and growing disparities.
Sacks NC, Ash AS, Ghosh K, Rosen AK, Wong JB, Cutler DM, Rosen AB.
Epidemiology. 2015 Jul;26(4):e46-7.

The Effects of Cost Sharing on Adherence to Medications Prescribed for Concurrent Use: Do Definitions Matter?
Sacks NC, Burgess JF*, Cabral HJ, McDonnell ME, Pizer SD.
J Manag Care Spec Pharm. 2015 Aug;21(8):678-87.

Evaluating Quality of Care for Sexually Transmitted Infections in Different Clinical Settings.
Sequeira S, Morgan JR, Fagan M, Hsu KK, Drainoni ML.
Sex Transm Dis. 2015 Dec;42(12):717-24.

Site-level variation in and practices associated with dabigatran adherence.
Shore S, Ho PM, Lambert-Kerzner A, Glorioso TJ, Carey EP, Cunningham F, Longo L, Jackevicius C, Rose A^*, Turakhia MP.
JAMA. 2015 Apr 14;313(14):1443-50.

Composite Measures of Health Care Provider Performance: A Description of Approaches.
Shwartz M, Restuccia JD*, Rosen AK.
Milbank Q. 2015 Dec;93(4):788-825.

Can Composite Measures Provide a Different Perspective on Provider Performance Than Individual Measures?
Shwartz M, Rosen AK, Burgess JF Jr*.
Med Care. 2015 Jul 29.

Skin preparation before surgery: options and evidence.
Sidhwa F, Itani KM.
Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2015 Feb;16(1):14-23. Review.

Attitudes about low-dose computed tomography screening for lung cancer: a survey of American Thoracic Society Clinicians.
Simmons J, Gould MK, Woloshin S, Schwartz LM, Wiener RS.
Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2015 Feb 15;191(4):483-6.

Making time for learning-oriented leadership in multidisciplinary hospital management groups.
Singer SJ, Hayes JE, Gray GC, Kiang MV.
Health Care Manage Rev. 2015 Oct-Dec;40(4):300-12.

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Surgical team member assessment of the safety of surgery practice in 38 South Carolina hospitals.
Singer SJ, Jiang W, Huang LC, Gibbons L, Kiang MV, Edmondson L, Gawande AA, Berry WR.
Med Care Res Rev. 2015 Jun;72(3):298-323. Epub 2015 Mar 31.

Evaluating ambulatory practice safety: the PROMISES project administrators and practice staff surveys.
Singer SJ, Reyes Nieva H, Brede N, Ling J, Leydon N, Weissman JS, Goldmann D, Griswold P, Yoon C, Orav EJ, Bates DW, Biondolillo M, Schiff GD.
Med Care. 2015 Feb;53(2):141-52.

Decision making among Veterans with incidental pulmonary nodules: a qualitative analysis.
Slatore CG, Au DH, Press N, Wiener RS, Golden SE, Ganzini L.
Respir Med. 2015 Apr;109(4):532-9. Epub 2015 Jan 27.

Distress and patient-centered communication among veterans with incidental (not screen-detected) pulmonary nodules. A cohort study.
Slatore CG, Golden SE, Ganzini L, Wiener RS, Au DH.
Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2015 Feb;12(2):184-92.

An Official American Thoracic Society Research Statement: A Research Framework for Pulmonary Nodule Evaluation and Management.
Slatore CG, Horeweg N, Jett JR, Midthun DE, Powell CA, Wiener RS, Wisnivesky JP, Gould MK; ATS Ad Hoc Committee on Setting a Research Framework for Pulmonary Nodule Evaluation.
Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2015 Aug 15;192(4):500-14.

Functional Status Predicts Acute Care Readmissions from Inpatient Rehabilitation in the Stroke Population.
Slocum C, Gerrard P, Black-Schaffer R, Goldstein R, Singhal A, DiVita MA, Ryan CM, Mix J, Purohit M, Niewczyk P, Kazis L, Zafonte R, Schneider JC.
PLoS One. 2015 Nov 23;10(11):e0142180.

A cluster randomized Hybrid Type III trial testing an implementation support strategy to facilitate the use of an evidence-based practice in VA homeless programs.
Smelson DA, Chinman M, McCarthy S, Hannah G, Sawh L, Glickman M.
Implement Sci. 2015 May 28;10:79.

Long-term effects of lithium on renal function.
Smith EG.
Lancet. 2015 Nov 14;386(10007):1943. Epub 2015 Nov 13.

Mortality associated with lithium and valproate treatment of US Veterans Health Administration patients with mental disorders.
Smith EG, Austin KL, Kim HM, Eisen SV^*, Kilbourne AM, Miller DR, Zivin K, Hannemann C, Sauer BC, Valenstein M.
Br J Psychiatry. 2015 Jul;207(1):55-63. Epub 2015 May 7.

Development and validation of the primary care team dynamics survey.
Song H, Chien AT, Fisher J, Martin J, Peters AS, Hacker K, Rosenthal MB, Singer SJ.
Health Serv Res. 2015 Jun;50(3):897-921.

Team dynamics, clinical work satisfaction, and patient care coordination between primary care providers: A mixed methods study.
Song H, Ryan M, Tendulkar S, Fisher J, Martin J, Peters AS, Frolkis JP, Rosenthal MB, Chien AT, Singer SJ.
Health Care Manage Rev. 2015 Nov 5.

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A Birth-cohort testing intervention identified hepatitis c virus infection among patients with few identified risks: a cross-sectional study.
Southern WN, Norton B, Steinman M, DeLuca J, Drainoni ML, Smith BD, Litwin AH.
BMC Infect Dis. 2015 Dec 1;15:553.

Brief CBT and Suicide Risk: Ruling Out Nonspecific Effects of Individual Therapy.
Stankiewicz BW, Smith EG, Herz L.
Am J Psychiatry. 2015 Oct;172(10):1022.

Firearm Prevalence and Homicides of Law Enforcement Officers in the United States.
Swedler DI, Simmons MM*, Dominici F, Hemenway D.
American journal of public health. 2015; 105(10):2042-8.

Predictors of Frequent Emergency Room Visits among a Homeless Population.
Thakarar K, Morgan JR, Gaeta JM, Hohl C, Drainoni ML.
PLoS One. 2015 Apr 23;10(4):e0124552.

Attention network test: assessment of cognitive function in chronic fatigue syndrome.
Togo F, Lange G, Natelson BH, Quigley KS.
Journal of neuropsychology. 2015; 9(1):1-9.

Variability in estimated glomerular filtration rate values is a risk factor in chronic kidney disease progression among patients with diabetes.
Tseng CL, Lafrance JP, Lu SE, Soroka O, Miller DR, Maney M, Pogach LM.
BMC Nephrol. 2015 Mar 25;16:34.

Family stressors and postdeployment mental health in single versus partnered parents deployed in support of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Vaughn-Coaxum R, Smith BN, Iverson KM, Vogt D.
Psychol Serv. 2015 Aug;12(3):241-9.

Self-Reported Sleep Disturbance Mediates the Relationship Between PTSD and Cognitive Outcome in Blast-Exposed OEF/OIF Veterans.
Verfaellie M, Lee LO, Lafleche G, Spiro A.
J Head Trauma Rehabil. 2015 Nov 17.

Electronic consultations (e-consults) to improve access to specialty care: a systematic review and narrative synthesis.
Vimalananda VG, Gupte G, Seraj SM, Orlander J, Berlowitz D, Fincke BG, Simon SR.
Journal of telemedicine and telecare. 2015; 21(6):323-30.

Night-shift work and incident diabetes among African-American women.
Vimalananda VG, Palmer JR, Gerlovin H, Wise LA, Rosenzweig JL, Rosenberg L, Ruiz Narváez EA.
Diabetologia. 2015; 58(4):699-706.

Quality of End-of-Life Care Provided to Patients With Different Serious Illnesses.
Wachterman MW, Pilver C^*, Smith D, Ersek M, Lipsitz SR, Keating NL.
JAMA Intern Med. 2016 Aug 1.

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Intended and unintended effects of large-scale adverse event disclosure: a controlled before-after analysis of five large-scale notifications.
Wagner TH, Taylor T, Cowgill E, Asch SM, Su P, Bokhour B, Durfee J, Martinello RA, Maguire E, Elwy AR.
BMJ Qual Saf. 2015 May;24(5):295-302.

Engagement and Substance Dependence in a Primary Care-Based Addiction Treatment Program for People Infected with HIV and People at High-Risk for HIV Infection.
Walley AY, Palmisano J, Sorensen-Alawad A, Chaisson C, Raj A, Samet JH, Drainoni ML.
J Subst Abuse Treat. 2015 Dec;59:59-66. Epub 2015 Jul 21.

Gender differences in the impact of warfare exposure on self-rated health.
Wang JM, Lee LO, Spiro A 3rd.
Womens Health Issues. 2015 Jan-Feb;25(1):35-41.

Low-dose computed tomography screening for lung cancer.
Wiener RS.
Ann Intern Med. 2015 Mar 17;162(6):460.

'The thing is not knowing': patients' perspectives on surveillance of an indeterminate pulmonary nodule.
Wiener RS, Gould MK, Woloshin S, Schwartz LM, Clark JA*.
Health Expect. 2015 Jun;18(3):355-65.  

An official American Thoracic Society/American College of Chest Physicians policy statement: implementation of low-dose computed tomography lung cancer screening programs in clinical practice.
Wiener RS, Gould MK, Arenberg DA, Au DH, Fennig K, Lamb CR, Mazzone PJ, Midthun DE, Napoli M, Ost DE, Powell CA, Rivera MP, Slatore CG, Tanner NT, Vachani A, Wisnivesky JP, Yoon SH; ATS/ACCP Committee on Low-Dose CT Lung Cancer Screening in Clinical Practice.
Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2015 Oct 1;192(7):881-91.

Pulmonologists' Reported Use of Guidelines and Shared Decision-making in Evaluation of Pulmonary Nodules: A Qualitative Study.
Wiener RS, Slatore CG, Gillespie C, Clark JA*.
Chest. 2015 Dec;148(6):1415-21.

Relationships between Medicare Advantage contract characteristics and quality-of-care ratings: an observational analysis of Medicare Advantage star ratings.
Xu P, Burgess JF Jr*, Cabral H, Soria-Saucedo R, Kazis LE.
Ann Intern Med. 2015 Mar 3;162(5):353-8.

Diabetes Management and Its Association with Transtibial Amputation.
Yan K, Pogoda TK.
J Am Podiatr Med Assoc. 2015 May;105(3):238-43.

Self-Reported Traumatic Brain Injury, Health and Rate of Chronic Multisymptom Illness in Veterans From the 1990-1991 Gulf War.
Yee MK, Seichepine DR, Janulewicz PA, Sullivan KA, Proctor SP, Krengel MH.
J Head Trauma Rehabil. 2015 Aug 19.

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Organizational culture in cardiovascular care in Chinese hospitals: a descriptive cross-sectional study.
Yin ES, Downing NS, Li X, Singer SJ, Curry LA, Li J, Krumholz HM, Jiang L.
BMC Health Serv Res. 2015 Dec 21;15:569.

Methods for Linking EHR Notes to Education Materials.
Zheng J, Yu H.
AMIA Jt Summits Transl Sci Proc. 2015 Mar 25;2015:209-15.

The Contribution of Missed Clinic Visits to Disparities in HIV Viral Load Outcomes.
Zinski A, Westfall AO, Gardner LI, Giordano TP, Wilson TE, Drainoni ML, Keruly JC, Rodriguez AE, Malitz F, Batey DS, Mugavero MJ.
Am J Public Health. 2015 Oct;105(10):2068-75. Epub 2015 Aug 13.

Qualitative analysis of patient-centered decision attributes associated with initiating hepatitis C treatment.
Zuchowski JL, Hamilton AB, Pyne JM, Clark JA*, Naik AD, Smith DL, Kanwal F.
BMC Gastroenterol. 2015 Oct 1;15:124.

How Can eHealth Technology Address Challenges Related to Multimorbidity? Perspectives from Patients with Multiple Chronic Conditions.
Zulman DM, Jenchura EC, Cohen DM, Lewis ET, Houston TK*, Asch SM.
J Gen Intern Med. 2015 Aug;30(8):1063-70.

*Denotes former CHOIR employee/affiliate who contributed to the article while still working with CHOIR.

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