New PubMed Articles 05 Feb 2010

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Posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and functional impairment among OEF and OIF national guard and reserve veterans.

Shea MT, Vujanovic AA, Mansfield AK, Sevin E, Liu F.

J Trauma Stress. 2010 Feb 1. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 20127726 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

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Psychiatric diagnoses among Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans screened for deployment-related traumatic brain injury.

Carlson KF, Nelson D, Orazem RJ, Nugent S, Cifu DX, Sayer NA.

J Trauma Stress. 2010 Feb 1. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 20127725 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

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Cost, Utilization, and Policy of Provision of Assistive Technology Devices to Veterans Poststroke by Medicare and VA.

Winkler SL, Vogel B, Hoenig H, Ripley DC, Wu S, Fitzgerald SG, Mann WC, Reker DM.

Med Care. 2010 Feb 1. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 20125048 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

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Military Combat and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease and Ischemic Stroke in Aging Men: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study.

Johnson AM, Rose KM, Elder GH Jr, Chambless LE, Kaufman JS, Heiss G.

Ann Epidemiol. 2010 Feb;20(2):143-150.PMID: 20123165 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

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The relation of tobacco use during hospitalization to post-discharge smoking cessation among US veterans.

Duffy SA, Scholten RL, Karvonen-Gutierrez CA.

Prev Med. 2010 Jan 29. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 20122956 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

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Telemedicine for anger management therapy in a rural population of combat veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder: a randomized noninferiority trial.

Morland LA, Greene CJ, Rosen CS, Foy D, Reilly P, Shore J, He Q, Frueh BC.

J Clin Psychiatry. 2010 Jan 26. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 20122374 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

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Persistence of Traumatic Memories in World War II Prisoners of War.

Rintamaki LS, Weaver FM, Elbaum PL, Klama EN, Miskevics SA.

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2009 Dec;57(12):2257-62.PMID: 20121989 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

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Co-morbidity and the utilization of health care for Australian veterans with diabetes.

Zhang Y, Vitry A, Roughead E, Ryan P, Gilbert A.

Diabet Med. 2010 Jan;27(1):65-71.PMID: 20121891 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

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Patient misidentification in laboratory medicine: a qualitative analysis of 227 root cause analysis reports in the veterans health administration.

Dunn EJ, Moga PJ.

Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2010 Feb;134(2):244-55.PMID: 20121614 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

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Predictors of retention in HIV care among a national cohort of US veterans.

Giordano TP, Hartman C, Gifford AL, Backus LI, Morgan RO.

HIV Clin Trials. 2009 Sep-Oct;10(5):299-305.PMID: 19906622 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Army and Columbia University Attempting to Measure Mild TBI

Study Measures Traumatic Brain Injury 02/05/10. Scientists at the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center and a professor at Columbia University are working on a collaborative study measuring brain damage on traumatic brain injury patients.

"It's a large problem to the Army and the soldiers," Thomas Meitzler, a scientist at the Army center, said during a Feb. 3 interview on the Pentagon Channel podcast “Armed with Science: Research and Applications for the Modern Military.”

He was also joined by Joy Hirsch, professor at Columbia University and director of the Program for Imaging and Cognitive Sciences.

Soldiers who are exposed to blasts associated with roadside bombs often are not aware of any resulting mild TBI and return to duty without proper medical diagnosis and treatment. The study, a cooperative research and development agreement between TARDEC and the Columbia University Medical School, is helping to determine what areas of the brain are susceptible to damage and measuring how the brain is engaged while performing certain functions.  DoD

VA Attempting to Adapt to Increased Number of Female Veterans

VA Hospital Upgrades Care For Female Vets 02/05/10. More than 230,000 women have served in Iraq and Afghanistan, but many report that when they return from war, they face another battle at home: getting the care and respect they need at VA hospitals. The traditionally male-dominated environment often doesn't recognize that women veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have experienced the same psychological, physical and emotional trauma as male veterans. VA hospitals across the nation are taking a number of steps to treat the whole female veteran. NPR

New PubMed Articles 04 Feb 2010

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An estimate of the veteran population in England: based on data from the 2007 Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey.

Woodhead C, Sloggett A, Bray I, Bradbury J, McManus S, Meltzer H, Brugha T, Jenkins R, Greenberg N, Wessely S, Fear N.

Popul Trends. 2009 Winter;(138):50-4.PMID: 20120251 [PubMed - in process]

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The longevity gap between Black and White men in the United States at the beginning and end of the 20th century.

Sloan FA, Ayyagari P, Salm M, Grossman D.

Am J Public Health. 2010 Feb;100(2):357-63. Epub 2009 Dec 17.PMID: 20019309 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

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Vitamin d deficiency/insufficiency practice patterns in a veterans health administration long-term care population: a retrospective analysis.

Braddy KK, Imam SN, Palla KR, Lee TA.

J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2009 Nov;10(9):653-7.PMID: 19883889 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

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Risk stratification for predicting 30-day mortality of intracerebral hemorrhage.

Chuang YC, Chen YM, Peng SK, Peng SY.

Int J Qual Health Care. 2009 Dec;21(6):441-7. Epub 2009 Oct 14.PMID: 19828550 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

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Adherence to sleep apnea therapy and use of lipid-lowering drugs: a study of the healthy-user effect.

Platt AB, Kuna ST, Field SH, Chen Z, Gupta R, Roche DF, Christie JD, Asch DA.

Chest. 2010 Jan;137(1):102-8. Epub 2009 Oct 9.PMID: 19820075 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

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Colorectal cancer screening mode preferences among US veterans.

Powell AA, Burgess DJ, Vernon SW, Griffin JM, Grill JP, Noorbaloochi S, Partin MR.

Prev Med. 2009 Nov;49(5):442-8. Epub 2009 Sep 8.PMID: 19747502 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

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Clinical Case Registries: simultaneous local and national disease registries for population quality management.

Backus LI, Gavrilov S, Loomis TP, Halloran JP, Phillips BR, Belperio PS, Mole LA.

J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2009 Nov-Dec;16(6):775-83. Epub 2009 Aug 28.PMID: 19717794 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

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Osteoporotic fractures and hospitalization risk in chronic spinal cord injury.

Morse LR, Battaglino RA, Stolzmann KL, Hallett LD, Waddimba A, Gagnon D, Lazzari AA, Garshick E.

Osteoporos Int. 2009 Mar;20(3):385-92. Epub 2008 Jun 26.PMID: 18581033 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

VAOIG Review of Inappropriate Copayment Billing for Treatment Related to Military Sexual Trauma

Healthcare Inspection Review of Inappropriate Copayment Billing for Treatment Related to Military Sexual Trauma 02/04/10. OHI reviewed allegations that veterans at VA Austin Outpatient Clinic (OPC) in Texas (part of Central Texas Veterans Health Care System) have been charged for treatment that was related to Military Sexual Trauma (MST) treatment. Erroneous copayments for MST-related care occurred because staff inappropriately changed patients’ copayment status from “not required to make a copayment” to “copayment required”, without reviewing for an MST designation. In addition to educating staff on the process for reviewing MSTs prior to adding charges, the standard operation procedure should require staff to establish a process to check for the practice in an established on-going quality assurance activity. CTVHCS managers cancelled all erroneous charges and refunded the patients any payments received. VAOIG

CRS Report on Project HERO Implementation

Veterans Health Care: Project HERO Implementation 02/04/10. In general, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), through the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), provides a majority of medical services to veterans within its health care system.  However, in some instances, such as when a clinical service cannot be provided by a VA medical center, when a veteran is unable to access VA health care facilities due to geographic inaccessibility, or in emergencies when delays could lead to life threatening situations, VHA is
authorized by law to send the veteran outside of VA’s health care system to seek care. In 2006, the conference report to accompany the Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act of 2006 (P.L. 109-114, H.Rept. 109-305) directed the VA to implement a cost-effective purchased care management program and to develop at least three pilot programs to encourage collaboration with industry and academia. In response to this requirement, VHA established a demonstration program to enhance the existing fee basis care program that was named Project HERO (Healthcare Effectiveness through Resource Optimization). Congressional Research Service via Federation of American Scientists

Craft Kit Therapy Benefits Veterans

Help Hospitalized Veterans (HHV) Reports Benefits Of Craft Kit Therapy 02/04/10. Nearly 90 percent of HHV craft kit users report physical and mental improvements as a direct result of craft-kit therapy. Craft kits are an important rehabilitative tool used by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to restore coordination and impaired motor skills, improve attention spans and concentration, and relax frayed nerves in patients. Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development via Medical News Today

New PubMed Articles 03 Feb 2010

1.

Obesity paradox and cardiorespiratory fitness in 12,417 male veterans aged 40 to 70 years.

McAuley PA, Kokkinos PF, Oliveira RB, Emerson BT, Myers JN.

Mayo Clin Proc. 2010 Feb;85(2):115-21.PMID: 20118386 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

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Antibiotic Prescribing for Acute Respiratory Infection and Subsequent Outpatient and Hospital Utilization in Veterans With Spinal Cord Injury and Disorder.

Evans CT, Li K, Burns SP, Smith B, Lee TA, Weaver FM.

PM R. 2010 Jan 29. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 20117971 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

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Low cerebrospinal fluid and plasma orexin-A (hypocretin-1) concentrations in combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder.

Strawn JR, Pyne-Geithman GJ, Ekhator NN, Horn PS, Uhde TW, Shutter LA, Baker DG, Geracioti TD Jr.

Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2010 Jan 28. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 20116928 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

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Survey results of Internet and computer usage in veterans with epilepsy.

Pramuka M, Hendrickson R, Van Cott AC.

Epilepsy Behav. 2010 Jan 27. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 20116339 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

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Investigating the Risk of Cancer in 1990-1991 US Gulf War Veterans With the Use of State Cancer Registry Data.

Young HA, Maillard JD, Levine PH, Simmens SJ, Mahan CM, Kang HK.

Ann Epidemiol. 2010 Jan 27. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 20116284 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

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Hearing aid effectiveness after aural rehabilitation - individual versus group (HEARING) trial: RCT design and baseline characteristics.

Collins MP, Souza PE, Liu CF, Heagerty PJ, Amtmann D, Yueh B.

BMC Health Serv Res. 2009 Dec 15;9:233.PMID: 20003515 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

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Dose dependent effect of statins on postoperative atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery among patients treated with beta blockers.

Mithani S, Akbar MS, Johnson DJ, Kuskowski M, Apple KK, Bonawitz-Conlin J, Ward HB, Kelly RF, McFalls EO, Bloomfield HE, Li JM, Adabag S.

J Cardiothorac Surg. 2009 Nov 4;4:61.PMID: 19889221 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

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The US Department of Defense Millennium Cohort Study: career span and beyond longitudinal follow-up.

Smith TC; Millennium Cohort Study Team.

J Occup Environ Med. 2009 Oct;51(10):1193-201.PMID: 19786902 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

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Co-occurring medical and mental illness and substance use disorders among veteran clinic users with spinal cord injury patients with complexities.

Banerjea R, Findley PA, Smith B, Findley T, Sambamoorthi U.

Spinal Cord. 2009 Nov;47(11):789-95. Epub 2009 May 5.PMID: 19417763 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

New PubMed Posts 02 Feb 2010

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Doctors need better training to help war veterans.

Eaton L.

BMJ. 2010 Jan 28;340:c526. doi: 10.1136/bmj.c526. No abstract available. PMID: 20110308 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

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Gender Differences in Rates of Depression, PTSD, Pain, Obesity, and Military Sexual Trauma Among Connecticut War Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan.

Haskell SG, Gordon KS, Mattocks K, Duggal M, Erdos J, Justice A, Brandt CA.

J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2010 Jan 29. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 20109115 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

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The Clinical Nurse Leader: impact on practice outcomes in the Veterans Health Administration.

Ott KM, Haddock KS, Fox SE, Shinn JK, Walters SE, Hardin JW, Durand K, Harris JL.

Nurs Econ. 2009 Nov-Dec;27(6):363-70, 383; quiz 371.PMID: 20050486 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

New Treatment for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

Scientists discover new treatment for chronic pain condition 02/02/10. Scientists at the University of Liverpool have discovered that treating the immune system of patients with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CPRS) leads to a significant reduction in pain. CRPS is an unexplained chronic pain condition that usually develops after an injury or trauma to a limb, and continues after the injury has healed. CPRS I - formerly called Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy - can arise after any type of injury. CRPS II, previously called causalgia (a term coined in the American Civil War when it was first diagnosed), follows partial damage to a nerve. In some cases the pain can be so severe that patients request amputation, only to find that the pain returns in the stump. Annals of Internal Medicine via Eurekalert!

VAOIG Review of Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, Augusta, Georgia

Combined Assessment Program Review of the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, Augusta, Georgia 02/02/10. The purpose of the review was to evaluate selected operations, focusing on patient care administration and quality management (QM). During the review, we also provided fraud and integrity awareness briefings to 225 employees. The review focused on eight operational activities. We made recommendations for improvement in all of the following activities: Environment of care. QM. Physician credentialing and privileging. Medication management. Magnetic resonance imaging safety. Contracted/agency registered nurses. Coordination of care. Medical center policies. VAOIG

New PubMed Articles 01 Feb 2010

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Effects of Duloxetine in Treatment-Refractory Men with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.

Walderhaug E, Kasserman S, Aikins D, Vojvoda D, Nishimura C, Neumeister A.

Pharmacopsychiatry. 2009 Dec 15. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 20108200 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

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Underuse of indicated medications among physically frail older US veterans at the time of hospital discharge: results of a cross-sectional analysis of data from the Geriatric Evaluation and Management Drug Study.

Wright RM, Sloane R, Pieper CF, Ruby-Scelsi C, Twersky J, Schmader KE, Hanlon JT.

Am J Geriatr Pharmacother. 2009 Oct;7(5):271-80.PMID: 19948303 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

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Self-reported pain in persons with dementia predicts subsequent decreased psychosocial functioning.

Snow AL, Chandler JF, Kunik ME, Davila JA, Balasubramanyam V, Steele AB, Morgan RO.

Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2009 Oct;17(10):873-80.PMID: 19910876 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

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Early evidence of low-tech communication in an Otto Dix painting of 1920.

Reily L, Panhan H, Tupinambá A.

Augment Altern Commun. 2009 Dec;25(4):217-24.PMID: 19883288 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

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Investigating the MMPI-2 trauma profile in treatment-seeking peacekeepers.

Rademaker AR, Kleber RJ, Meijer ME, Vermetten E.

J Pers Assess. 2009 Nov;91(6):593-600.PMID: 19838909 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

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Hippocampal volume and declarative memory function in combat-related PTSD.

Woodward SH, Kaloupek DG, Grande LJ, Stegman WK, Kutter CJ, Leskin L, Prestel R, Schaer M, Reiss AL, Eliez S.

J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2009 Nov;15(6):830-9. Epub 2009 Aug 25.PMID: 19703322 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

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Longitudinal effects of PTSD on memory functioning.

Samuelson KW, Neylan TC, Lenoci M, Metzler TJ, Cardenas V, Weiner MW, Marmar CR.

J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2009 Nov;15(6):853-61. Epub 2009 Aug 25.PMID: 19703319 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

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Intensity of renal replacement therapy in acute kidney injury: perspective from within the Acute Renal Failure Trial Network Study.

Palevsky PM, O'Connor TZ, Chertow GM, Crowley ST, Zhang JH, Kellum JA; US Department of Veterans Affairs/National Institutes of Health Acute Renal Failure Trial Network.

Crit Care. 2009;13(4):310. Epub 2009 Aug 11.PMID: 19678919 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

New OPM Plan for Veterans' Employment

OPM Releases Strategic Plan on Veterans Employment 02/01/10. The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) released a government wide Strategic Plan to increase support and access for Veterans seeking employment with the Federal government. The plan is part of President Obama’s Veterans Employment Initiative, a pragmatic, straightforward approach to helping the men and women who have served our country in the military find employment as civilians in the Federal Government. OPM

Big 2011 Budget for VA

White House Seeks $125 Billion for Veterans in 2011 02/01/10. To expand health care to a record-number of Veterans, reduce the number of homeless Veterans and process a dramatically increased number of new disability compensation claims, the White House has announced a proposed $125 billion budget next year for the Department of Veterans Affairs. “Our budget proposal provides the resources necessary to continue our aggressive pursuit of President Obama’s two over-arching goals for Veterans,” said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki. “First, the requested budget will help transform VA into a 21^st;century organization. And second, it will ensure that we approach Veterans’ care as a lifetime initiative, from the day they take their oaths until the day they are laid to rest.” VA

New PubMed Articles 31 Jan 2010

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The impact of reported direct and indirect killing on mental health symptoms in Iraq War veterans.

Maguen S, Lucenko BA, Reger MA, Gahm GA, Litz BT, Seal KH, Knight SJ, Marmar CR.

J Trauma Stress. 2010 Jan 26. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 20104592 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

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PTSD symptoms, hazardous drinking, and health functioning among U.S.OEF and OIF veterans presenting to primary care.

McDevitt-Murphy ME, Williams JL, Bracken KL, Fields JA, Monahan CJ, Murphy JG.

J Trauma Stress. 2010 Jan 26. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 20104586 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

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Methods of a multisite randomized clinical trial of supported employment among veterans with spinal cord injury.

Ottomanelli L, Goetz L, McGeough C, Suris A, Sippel J, Sinnott P, Wagner TH, Cipher DJ.

J Rehabil Res Dev. 2009;46(7):919-30.PMID: 20104414 [PubMed - in process]Free article

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Community integration: current issues in cognitive and vocational rehabilitation for individuals with ABI.

Wehman P, Gentry T, West M, Arango-Lasprilla JC.

J Rehabil Res Dev. 2009;46(6):909-18.PMID: 20104411 [PubMed - in process]Free article

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Insomnia in the context of traumatic brain injury.

Zeitzer JM, Friedman L, O'Hara R.

J Rehabil Res Dev. 2009;46(6):827-36.PMID: 20104406 [PubMed - in process]Free article

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Eye and visual function in traumatic brain injury.

Cockerham GC, Goodrich GL, Weichel ED, Orcutt JC, Rizzo JF, Bower KS, Schuchard RA.

J Rehabil Res Dev. 2009;46(6):811-8.PMID: 20104404 [PubMed - in process]Free article

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Neuropsychiatric diagnosis and management of chronic sequelae of war-related mild to moderate traumatic brain injury.

Halbauer JD, Ashford JW, Zeitzer JM, Adamson MM, Lew HL, Yesavage JA.

J Rehabil Res Dev. 2009;46(6):757-96.PMID: 20104402 [PubMed - in process]Free article

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Advances in neuroimaging of traumatic brain injury and posttraumatic stress disorder.

Van Boven RW, Harrington GS, Hackney DB, Ebel A, Gauger G, Bremner JD, D'Esposito M, Detre JA, Haacke EM, Jack CR Jr, Jagust WJ, Le Bihan D, Mathis CA, Mueller S, Mukherjee P, Schuff N, Chen A, Weiner MW.

J Rehabil Res Dev. 2009;46(6):717-57.PMID: 20104401 [PubMed - in process]Free article

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Veterans with history of mild traumatic brain injury and posttraumatic stress disorder: challenges from provider perspective.

Sayer NA, Rettmann NA, Carlson KF, Bernardy N, Sigford BJ, Hamblen JL, Friedman MJ.

J Rehabil Res Dev. 2009;46(6):703-16.PMID: 20104400 [PubMed - in process]Free article

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Prevalence of chronic pain, posttraumatic stress disorder, and persistent postconcussive symptoms in OIF/OEF veterans: polytrauma clinical triad.

Lew HL, Otis JD, Tun C, Kerns RD, Clark ME, Cifu DX.

J Rehabil Res Dev. 2009;46(6):697-702.PMID: 20104399 [PubMed - in process]Free article

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Posttraumatic epilepsy and treatment.

Chen JW, Ruff RL, Eavey R, Wasterlain CG.

J Rehabil Res Dev. 2009;46(6):685-96.PMID: 20104398 [PubMed - in process]Free article

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Infectious complications in OIF/OEF veterans with traumatic brain injury.

Dau B, Oda G, Holodniy M.

J Rehabil Res Dev. 2009;46(6):673-84.PMID: 20104397 [PubMed - in process]Free article

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Acute clinical care and care coordination for traumatic brain injury within Department of Defense.

Jaffee MS, Helmick KM, Girard PD, Meyer KS, Dinegar K, George K.

J Rehabil Res Dev. 2009;46(6):655-66.PMID: 20104395 [PubMed - in process]Free article

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Traumatic brain injury research opportunities: results of Department of Veterans Affairs Consensus Conference.

Kupersmith J, Lew HL, Ommaya AK, Jaffee M, Koroshetz WJ.

J Rehabil Res Dev. 2009;46(6):vii-xvi. No abstract available. PMID: 20104393 [PubMed - in process]Free article

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Hepatitis C and the Risk of Kidney Disease and Mortality in Veterans With HIV.

Fischer MJ, Wyatt CM, Gordon K, Gibert CL, Brown ST, Rimland D, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Justice AC, Parikh CR; for the VACS Project Team.

J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2010 Feb;53(2):222-226.PMID: 20104121 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

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Intensive Insulin Protocol Implementation and Outcomes in the Medical and Surgical Wards at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center(February).

Chen HJ, Steinke DT, Karounos DG, Lane MT, Matson AW.

Ann Pharmacother. 2010 Jan 26. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 20103610 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

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Diabetes Care In Black And White Veterans In The Southeastern United States Running Title: Diabetes Care In Black And White Veterans.

Twombly JG, Long Q, Zhu M, Wilson PW, Venkat Narayan K, Fraser LA, Webber BC, Phillips LS.

Diabetes Care. 2010 Jan 26. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 20103548 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

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Severe aortic stenosis in a veteran population: treatment considerations and survival.

Bakaeen FG, Chu D, Ratcliffe M, Gopaldas RR, Blaustein AS, Venkat R, Huh J, LeMaire SA, Coselli JS, Carabello BA.

Ann Thorac Surg. 2010 Feb;89(2):453-8.PMID: 20103320 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

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Providing optimal care for veterans.

Wynn ST, Sherrod RA.

J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv. 2010 Jan;48(1):4-6. doi: 10.3928/02793695-20091204-04. No abstract available. PMID: 20102122 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

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Implementing evidence-based patient self-management programs in the Veterans Health Administration: perspectives on delivery system design considerations.

Damush TM, Jackson GL, Powers BJ, Bosworth HB, Cheng E, Anderson J, Guihan M, LaVela S, Rajan S, Plue L.

J Gen Intern Med. 2010 Jan;25 Suppl 1:68-71.PMID: 20077155 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

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Integration of women veterans into VA quality improvement research efforts: what researchers need to know.

Yano EM, Hayes P, Wright S, Schnurr PP, Lipson L, Bean-Mayberry B, Washington DL.

J Gen Intern Med. 2010 Jan;25 Suppl 1:56-61.PMID: 20077153 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

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Use of health information technology to advance evidence-based care: lessons from the VA QUERI Program.

Hynes DM, Weddle T, Smith N, Whittier E, Atkins D, Francis J.

J Gen Intern Med. 2010 Jan;25 Suppl 1:44-9.PMID: 20077151 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

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Developing and sustaining quality improvement partnerships in the VA: the Colorectal Cancer Care Collaborative.

Jackson GL, Powell AA, Ordin DL, Schlosser JE, Murawsky J, Hersh J, Ponte G, Zullig LL, Erb F, Parlier R, Haggstrom DA, Koets N, Mills PD, Francis J, Kelley MJ, Davies ML, Provenzale D; VA Colorectal Cancer Care Planning Committee Members.

J Gen Intern Med. 2010 Jan;25 Suppl 1:38-43.PMID: 20077150 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

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Practice changes associated with the Department of Veterans Affairs' Family Care Collaborative.

Hall C, Sigford B, Sayer N.

J Gen Intern Med. 2010 Jan;25 Suppl 1:18-26.PMID: 20077147 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

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Implementation of the Tobacco Tactics program in the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Duffy SA, Karvonen-Gutierrez CA, Ewing LA, Smith PM; Veterans Integrated Services Network 11 Tobacco Tactics Team.

J Gen Intern Med. 2010 Jan;25 Suppl 1:3-10.PMID: 20077145 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

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Antibiotic prescriptions are associated with increased patient satisfaction with emergency department visits for acute respiratory tract infections.

Stearns CR, Gonzales R, Camargo CA Jr, Maselli J, Metlay JP.

Acad Emerg Med. 2009 Oct;16(10):934-41.PMID: 19799568 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

GAO Examines Veterans Claims Process

Veterans' Disability Benefits: Further Evaluation of Ongoing Initiatives Could Help Identify Effective Approaches for Improving Claims Processing. 01/31/10. For years, the disability compensation claims process has been the subject of concern and attention by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Congress, and veteran service organizations (VSO), due in part to long waits for decisions and the large number of claims pending a decision. As GAO and other organizations have reported over the last decade, VA has also faced challenges in improving the accuracy and consistency of disability decisions. GAO was asked to examine:
(1) trends in VA’s disability compensation claims processing at the initial claims and appeals levels and (2) actions that VA has taken to improve its disability claims process. To do this, GAO reviewed and analyzed VA performance data, budget submissions, program documents, and external studies and interviewed VA officials and VSO representatives. GAO