veterans
No Cerebral or Cervical Venous Insufficiency in US Veterans With Multiple Sclerosis [Original Contribution]
Objective To determine if chronic cerebral venous insufficiency exists in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) using ultrasonography and 4-dimensional color Doppler ultrasonography examination and unverified criteria proposed by Zamboni et al.
Improving Care After Myocardial Infarction Using a 2-Year Internet-Delivered Intervention: The Department of Veterans Affairs Myocardial Infarction-Plus Cluster-Randomized Trial [Original Investigation]
Background Cardiovascular risk reduction in ambulatory patients who survive myocardial infarction (MI) is effective but underused. We sought to evaluate a provider-directed, Internet-delivered intervention to improve cardiovascular management for post-MI outpatients.
Receipt of opioid agonist treatment in the Veterans Health Administration: Facility and patient factors
Publication year: 2011Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence, Available online 23 November 2011Elizabeth M. Oliva, Alex H.S. Harris, Jodie A. Trafton, Adam J. Gordon
Care for mentally ill veterans is as good or better than in other health systems, study finds
A major study of the quality of mental health care provided by the US Department of Veterans Affairs finds that the care provided by the VA is as good as or better than that reported by privately insured, Medicare or Medicaid populations. The study also finds that treating US veterans with mental illness and substance use disorders is more expensive than caring for veterans with other medical conditions, costing more than $12 billion in 2007.
Long-term Outcomes of Disability Benefits in US Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder [Original Article]
Context Most studies examining the clinical impact of disability benefits have compared aid recipients with people who never applied for benefits. Such practices may bias findings against recipients because disability applicants tend to be much sicker than never-applicants. Furthermore, these studies ignore the outcomes of denied claimants.