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HSR&D 2005 National Meeting: Abstracts

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Humphreys
Does Following Clinical Practice Guidelines Matter in the Real World of Heroin Dependence Treatment?
Plenary
Kerr
Profiling Facilities Using Three Different Performance Measurement Systems
Plenary
Moffett
Do JCAHO Accreditation Surveys Predict Quality of Care for VA Heart Failure Patients?
Plenary
Hannold
Empowerment: The Value of a Patient-Centered Approach to Care
Plenary
Appelt
Arthritis-Specific Health Beliefs Among Older Male Patients with Knee/Hip Osteoarthritis
Plenary
Chinman
Evaluating Computer Self-Assessments In Patients With Severe Mental Illness
Oral
Trafton
PTSD Does Not Adversely Affect Substance Use Outcomes in Opioid Substitution Treatment
Oral
Fenn
Co-Morbid Medical Conditions in Bipolar Affective Disorder
Oral
Sayer
Changes in Symptoms, Functioning, and Service Utilization After PTSD Claim Determinations
Oral
Valenstein
Do VA Antidepressant Augmentation Practices Reflect the Research Evidence?
Oral
Barnett
Is Opioid Agonist Therapy Inhibited by VA Resource Allocation Incentives?
Oral
Chermack
The Delivery of Psychotherapy and Medication Management Services to Depressed Patients in the VA
Oral
Lash
Improving Substance Abuse Treatment Aftercare Adherence and Outcome
Oral
Wryobeck
Using the Addiction Severity Index to Predict Health Service Use in a VA Substance Abuse Clinic
Oral
Seal
Impact of Injection Drug Use on Treatment Candidacy and Outcomes in Veterans with Hepatitis C
Oral
Burgess
What Do Practicing Providers Think About Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Healthcare?
Oral
Volpp
Accounting for Apparent Racial Disparities in VA-Based Medical Care: The Influence of Out-of-VA Care
Oral
Halanych
Disparities in Diabetes Care in Hispanic, Black, and White Veterans Who Use VHA Services
Oral
Straits-Troster
Factors Related to Racial Disparities in Influenza Immunization Among Veterans Aged >50
Oral
Washington
Are Women Who Are Raped or Assaulted in the Military Likely to Receive Care?
Oral
Kelly
Health Literacy: Patients’ Proficiency and Physicians’ Perceptions
Oral
McGrath
The Influence of Electronic Medical Record Usage on Nonverbal Communication in the Medical Interview
Poster
Shrank
Tailoring End-of-Life Conversations to Meet the Needs of Patients and Their Families
Oral
Gordon
Racial Differences in Patient Trust and Physician-Patient Communication
Oral
Fung
Patient Preferences for Technical Versus Interpersonal Quality When Selecting a Primary Care Physician
Oral
Lawrence
Preoperative Pulmonary Risk Stratification for Noncardiopulmonary Surgery: A Systematic Review
Oral
Conlin
Web-Based Care Management in Patients with Poorly Controlled Diabetes Mellitus
Oral
Litaker
Does Continuity of Care Assure Better Preventive Care and Treatment Outcomes? A View from the VA
Oral
Aspinall
Bleeding Risk Index in an Anticoagulation Clinic: Assessment by Indication and Implications for Care
Oral
Kanwal
Impact of Chronic Viral Hepatitis on Health Related Quality of Life in HIV
Oral
Lee
Potential Cost Savings from Smoking Cessation in the Veterans Affairs Patient Population
Oral
Morrison
Hospital Expenses Related to Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Levels, Outbreaks, and Control Measures
Oral
Pietz
The Effect of Transfer Patients on VAMC Funding Allocation
Oral
Maciejewski
Utilization and Expenditures of Veterans Obtaining Primary Care at VAMCs and CBOCs
Oral
Johnson
Trends in Pharmacy Use Among Veterans with Chronic Heart Failure (1999-2002)
Oral
Gordon
Patient and Process Outcomes of Homeless in VA and Community Housing Programs
Oral
Christiansen
Using Patient Safety Indicators to Identify VA Outlier Hospitals: A Picture is Worth 1000 Statistics
Oral
Kim
Assessment of Diabetic Retinopathy via Telemedicine
Oral
Chaney
Social Support Resources and Preferences in Depressed Veterans in Primary Care
Oral
Adler
Electronic Reminders Improve Osteoporosis Diagnosis and Treatment in Men
Oral
Felker
Patient Characteristics Associated with Comorbid Depression and PTSD in VA Primary Care Patients
Oral
Kimerling
Validation of a Brief Screen for PTSD in Substance Use Disorder Treatment Settings
Oral
Mittal
Impact of Comorbid Anxiety Disorders on Health Related Quality of Life in Major Depressive Disorder
Oral
Bauer
Chronic Care Models for Chronic Mental Illness? Results of CSP #430
Oral
Sernyak
Impact of Generic Fluoxetine Availability
Oral
Hynes
Adherence to Guidelines for ESRD Anemia Management: Implications for Cost and Quality of Care
Oral
Volpp
Financial Incentives for Smoking Cessation
Oral
Voils
Understanding Adherence to BP-Lowering Regimens: A Qualitative Study of Facilitators and Barriers
Oral
Barnett
The Economic Impact of Compliance with Opioid Agonist Treatment Guidelines
Oral
Hudson
Improvement in Medication Adherence Using a Patient-Tailored Strategy
Oral
Wu
The Addiction Behaviors Checklist: Validation of a Measure of Problematic Opiate Use in Chronic Pain
Oral
Williams
How Valid are Family Proxy Quality of Life Ratings in Stroke?
Oral
Kramer
Linkage of VA and IHS Healthcare Data
Oral
Restrepo
Evaluation of Predictive Tools to Define Need for ICU in Patients with Community-Acquired Pneumonia
Oral
Johnson
A New Pharmacy-Based Measure of Comorbidity for Use in Outpatient Populations
Oral
Pasquale
Effectiveness of the FairCare System for Patients with Advanced Illness
Oral
Yancy
The Association Between Obesity and Coronary Procedure Utilization
Oral
Shively
Readiness to Change Health Behaviors in Veterans with Chronic Heart Failure
Oral
Kwon
Measuring Stroke Impact with SIS: Validity of SIS Telephone Administration
Oral
Concato
Comprehensive Assessment of Prognosis in Prostate Cancer
Oral
Bean-Mayberry
Organizational Factors Associated with Development of VA Women’s Health Clinics for Primary Care
Oral
Cowper
Access, Utilization, and Provider Selection Patterns of US Veterans
Oral
Cowper
Using Location Based Analysis to Identify Gaps in VHA Services
Oral
Arar
My HealtheVet: A Novel Approach for Optimizing Quality of Care Among Veterans
Oral
Stroupe
VA Versus Private-Sector Coverage of Hemodialysis Care for Veterans
Oral
Phibbs
The Effects of Geriatrics Evaluation and Management on Nursing Home Use and Health Care Costs
Oral
Pugh
Variation in Inappropriate Prescribing for Older Veterans: The Impact of System-Level Factors
Oral
Lemke
The Undiagnosed Substance Use Disorder Patient in VA Nursing Homes
Oral
Foulis
Using Knowledge Discovery Strategies to Identify Fall Related Injuries
Oral
Mansell
Geriatric Substance Abuse: An Opportunity to Improve Care
Oral
Zeber
The Effect of a Medication Copayment Increase on Veterans with Schizophrenia
Oral
Campbell
Patterns in Inpatient, Ambulatory, and Pharmacy Costs in Veterans with Chronic Heart Failure
Oral
Ferreira
Process Evaluation in an Intervention to Improve Colorectal Cancer Screening
Oral
Fletcher
Evaluation of Primary Care Nurse Practitioners’ Duties and Responsibilities in VISN 11
Oral
Meterko
The Accuracy of VA Staff Perceptions of the Quality of Care They Provide
Oral
Heidenreich
A Randomized Trial of Reminders Attached to Echocardiography Reports to Increase Use of Beta-Blockers
Oral
Halloran
Use of and Satisfaction With Two Interventions Derived from Previous QUERI HIV Findings
Oral
Martins
Barriers to Hypertension Guideline Adherence Identified from Clinician Feedback to Decision Support
Oral
Mittman
A Leadership Role for VHA in Addressing the “Clinical Research Enterprise” Crisis
Oral
Oslin
Screening, Assessment, and Management of Depression and Alcohol Misuse in Primary Care: Effects of the Behavioral Health Laboratory
Oral
Weaver
Two Years of QUERI Intervention: Have Respiratory Vaccinations for Veterans with SCI&D Improved?
Oral
Wu
Sustainability and Spread of Chronic Illness Improvement
Oral
Hirschler
One-Year Follow-Up After a Breakthrough Series (BTS)
Oral
Wallace
Status of Intervention Strategies after Completion of an Implementation Project: What was Sustained?
Oral
Lee
Design and Statistical Strategies for Evaluating Provider Behavior Change
Workshop
Van Deusen Lukas
Closing the Gap Between Research and Practice: The Challenges of Organizational Change
Workshop
Cook
Modern Psychometric Methods: A Conceptual Introduction to Item Response Theory and Its Applications
Workshop
Hayward
Avoiding Statistical Blunder: Methods for Recognizing and Adjusting for Measurement Error
Workshop
Bauer
Designing Effectiveness Studies for Chronic Mental Illness: Lessons from CSP #430
Workshop
Richardson
Measuring Physical Activity for Health Services Researchers
Workshop
Kochevar
Advanced Implementation Research Issues
Workshop
Glickman
Classification and Regression Trees: An Important Statistical Tool for Health Researchers
Workshop
Chaney
The Trajectory Toward National Rollout of Improved Depression Care: Building Villages, Not Empires
Workshop
Kiefe
Implementation of Research: The State of the Art
Workshop
Yano
Building the VA Business Case for Quality Improvement and Health Services Research
Workshop
Bryan
Demystifying the scientific review process: A simulated review
Workshop
Hogan
Enhancing Performance Monitoring: What Can We Learn from Physician Explanations of Poor Care?
Poster
Nelson
The Association Between Type of Health Insurance Coverage and Diabetes Care
Poster
Sloan
Low Density Lipoprotein in Ischemic Heart Disease Patients: Impact of Cut-Point on Facility Profiles
Poster
Curran
The Views and Experiences of Persons with Comorbid Substance Use and Depressive Disorders
Poster
Arar
Communicating About Medications During Primary Care Outpatient Visits: The Role of Electronic Medical Records
Poster
Smith
Cultural Consensus Analysis Identifies Specific Tensions for Remediation at Five Academic Clinics
Poster
Dominick
Arthritis Prevalence and Symptoms Among Non-Veterans, Veterans, and VA Health Care Users
Poster
Yu
The Relationships Among Veterans’ Ages, Chronic Conditions, and Costs
Poster
Harris
Dropouts from VA SUD Treatment: Predictors of 5-Year Outcomes
Poster
McCarthy
VA Health System Treatment Retention Among Patients with Psychoses: A National Assessment
Poster
Zemencuk
What Effect Does Physician "Profiling" Have on Inpatient Physician Satisfaction and Length of Stay?
Poster
Lee
Characterizing COPD Exacerbation Patterns in the VA Healthcare System
Poster
Booth
Predictors of Attrition from VA Methadone Maintenance Programs
Poster
Brennan
Pain and Use of Alcohol to Manage Pain Among Older Adults with Alcohol Problems
Poster
Zikmund-Fisher
Highlighting "Additional Risk" in Side Effect Risk Communications
Poster
Zikmund-Fisher
Getting to Goal Isn’t Everything: Seeing Risk Reductions in Absolute, Rather than Relative, Terms
Poster
Shen
VA-Medicare Dual Beneficiaries with Stroke: Where Do They Get Care?
Poster
Cramer
Patient Centeredness: How Do Employees Define It and What Does It Look Like?
Poster
Smith
Assessing VISN-Level Mental Health Service Lines in a Multi-Site Implementation Study
Poster
DeBenedetti
Services for Dual Diagnosis Patients in the Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Systems
Poster
Lorenz
Generalists, Specialists, and the Shared Responsibility for Outpatient End-of-Life Care
Poster
Lee
Risk of Pneumonia-Related Hospitalizations in Patients with Chronic Lung Disease
Poster
Shrank
Prescribing Generic or “Preferred” Medications Improves Adherence in Three-Tier Pharmacy Plans
Poster
Rich
Withdrawals in the VA Dental Diabetes Study (VA-DDS)
Poster
Young
Factors Associated with Physician Adherence to Evidence-Based Prescribing Practices
Poster
Kahwati
Physical Activity Levels and Barriers Among Patients Enrolled in a VA Weight Management Program
Poster
Ashton
Implementation of ALLHAT Results in VHA
Poster
Aspinall
Antibiotic Prescribing in Veterans with Acute Respiratory Infections of Non-Bacterial Origin
Poster
Desai
Screening for Alcohol Use Disorders Among Medical Outpatients in the Veterans Health Administration
Poster
Calhoun
Comorbid PTSD and VA Health Service Utilization in Patients with Primary Psychotic Disorders
Poster
Kopjar
Acute Myocardial Infarction Among the Inpatients in VA Hospitals
Poster
Lowery
Variability in Human Subjects Protection for Health Services Research
Poster
Mularski
Pain as the 5th Vital Sign: No Detectable Impact on the Quality of Pain Management in a VHA Clinic
Poster
Kinsinger
Implementation in VHA of NHLBI Guidelines on Identification and Treatment of Overweight/Obesity
Poster
Vogt
Short- and Long-Term Effects of a Gender Awareness Intervention Among VA Healthcare Employees
Poster
Halpern
Causes of Death for Patients with HIV: Impacts of HAART on End-of-Life Care
Poster
Powell-Cope
Development of a Brief Culture of Safety Questionnaire for Employees
Poster
Velozo
Development of a Computerized Adaptive Self-Report Functional Measure
Poster
Tseng
Nephrologist Care Reduced One-Year Mortality for Diabetic Patients with Chronic Kidney Diseases
Poster
Yancy
Effects of a Low-Carbohydrate vs. a Low-Fat Diet on Health-Related Quality of Life
Poster
Falciglia
Hyperglycemia Predicts Mortality in Critically Ill Patients: Effect in Diabetes vs. No Diabetes
Poster
Perry
The Role of Cultural Affiliation in Accessing Mental Health Care Among Native American Veterans
Poster
Quigley
Pilot Study: Clinical Effectiveness of a Fall Detection System Among Community-Based Elderly Veterans
Poster
Luther
Modifying the SF-36V Physical Functioning Scale for Use with Persons with SCI
Poster
Dolan
Colorectal Cancer Screening Among African-American and White Males in a VA General Medicine Practice
Poster
Leibowitz
Disclosure of Trauma in the Medical Environment: Early Results
Poster
Campbell
Expectations for Mood Improvement: Possible Implications for Primary Care Interventions
Poster
Gerrity
Screening for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in VA Primary Care Patients with Depression Symptoms
Poster
Young
Implementing Routine Outcome Assessment to Improve Care for Chronic Mental Illness
Poster
Armitage
Effects of Guideline-Implementation Strategies on Service Utilization for Schizophrenia Patients
Poster
Shannon
Access to Home and Community-Based Services May Reduce Utilization of High-Cost Medical Services
Poster
Houston
Preventive Services Among Veterans Using VHA, Veterans Not Using VHA, and Non-Veterans
Poster
Bryson
Association Between Urine Cadmium and Hypertension, Microalbuminuria, and Reduced Renal Function
Poster
Soban
The Role of the Local Health Care Environment in VA Care: Does Managed Care Matter?
Poster
Casarett
Initial Development of the FATE (Family Assessment of Treatment at End-of-life) as a VA-Wide Quality Measure
Poster
Washington
To Use or Not to Use – Reasons Women Veterans Choose VA Versus Non-VA Health Care Services
Poster
Goldstein
Patient and Physician Satisfaction with Initiation of a Group Medical Visit Model for Patients with…
Poster
Weeks
Directing Private Sector Revascularization to Improve VA Patients’ Outcomes
Poster
Campbell
Hospitalizations Due to Medical Interventions: Developing a Patient-Centric VHA Monitoring System
Poster
Jia
Inpatient and Outpatient Healthcare Utilization by Veteran and Non-veteran Men with HIV Infection
Poster
Van Houtven
Informal Caregiver Intensity and Caregiver Drug Utilization
Poster
Smith
The Impact of Co-Payment Change on Discontinuation of VA Pharmacy Use
Poster
Thrall
Health Literacy in the Diabetes Population at VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System
Poster
Mills
Results of Aggregate Root Cause Analysis of Suicide and Para-Suicidal Behaviors in the VA System
Poster
Striplin
Veterans' Views of HIPAA, Privacy Protection, and Health Services Research
Poster
Spoont
Beliefs and Knowledge about the C&P Process Influence Symptoms at the Time of the PTSD C&P Exam
Poster
Nebeker
Hypersensitivity Cases Associated with Drug-Eluting Coronary Stents: Follow Up from RADAR Project
Poster
Chew
Can Health Behaviors Identify Patients at Increased Risk for Potentially Avoidable Hospitalizations?
Poster
Kressin
Computerized BP Reminders vs. Provider Training: Effects on BP Control and Racial Disparities
Poster
Rittman
Ethnic Variations in Factors Associated with Informal Stroke Caregiving
Poster
Greiner
The State of Emergency Medicine in VHA: Results of the 2003 VHA Emergency Department Survey
Poster
Stroupe
Medication Copay Increase and Medication Acquisition from the VA
Poster
Mortensen
Differences in Length of Stay for Patients with Community-Acquired Pneumonia
Poster
Kovac
Improving End-of-Life Processes of Care Among Hospitalized Patients
Poster
Williams
Screening for Dementia in Primary Care: Validity of Brief Screeners
Poster
Hopp
Opportunities and Barriers in Tele-Health
Poster
Hubbard
Characterization of Veterans Prescribed Wheelchairs and Scooters by the VHA
Poster
Hudson
A Research-Clinical Partnership to Improve Safety of Antipsychotic Medications
Poster
Smith
The Use of Multilevel Modeling in Implementation Research: An Example from SCI QUERI
Poster
Liu
What Does it Take to Implement an Evidence-Based Depression Treatment in Primary Care?
Poster
Sherman
Effectiveness of a VA Program to Increase Smoking Cessation Quitline Referrals
Poster
Pineros
Results of a Patient Education Demonstration Project
Poster
Chou
Macro- and Micro-Level Factors Affecting Antimicrobial-Resistance Control Strategies Implementation
Poster
Jackson
Using the QUERI Diabetes Registry to Describe Simultaneous Control of Intermediate Diabetes Outcomes
Poster
Takahashi
Informatics in the Implementation of Research
Poster
Goetz
Barriers to the Effective Use of HIV Drug Resistance Tests
Poster
Friedemann- Sanchez
Research and Educational Implications on Colorectal Cancer Screening Perceptions
Poster
Ritchie
Comparison of Stakeholder Perspectives on the Value of Care Management Activities
Poster
Yano
Practice- and Patient-Level Factors Predicting Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates
Poster
Siddharthan
Improving Care for Veterans with Diabetes: Analysing Rates of Lower-Extremity Amputation
Poster
Strasser
Measuring Team Functioning to Enhance Patient Outcomes
Poster
Smelson
A Brief Community Linkage Program for Dually Diagnosed Individuals
Poster