Congratulations to Sophia Johnson, PharmD, MPH, who has received an AHRQ F32 grant, Predictors, Use & Consequences of Biologics & Other Agents in Older IBD Patients. The proposed research will analyze a cohort of 10,479 Medicare beneficiaries with IBD who are age 65 and above to address the following aims: (1) to examine clinical and… Read more »
The VA Coordinated-Transitional Care (C-TraC) team, which includes Amy Kind, Laury Jensen, Marilyn Bazinski, and Brock Polnaszek, has been awarded the Greater Madison Federal Agency Association’s (GMFAA) Partnership/Teamwork award for 2013 for their work to bridge gaps among federal, state, and private/local health care settings to improve patient care quality and outcomes. The GMFAA Federal… Read more »
The VA Coordinated-Transitional Care (C-TraC) team was awarded the 2013 Innovations in Practice award from the National Gerontological Nursing Association. At the Association’s annual convention on October 3-5, 2013 in Clearwater, FL, the VA C-TraC program’s nurse case manager, Laury Jensen, presented “Development and Implementation of the VA Coordinated Transitional Care (C-TraC) Program: Successes, Challenges,… Read more »
Annual lipid testing is recommended to reduce morbidity and mortality for patients with rheumatoid arthritis and comorbid cardiovascular disease, diabetes, or hyperlipidemia. Dr. Christie Bartels et al. used Chronic Conditions Warehouse data to examine the extent to which lipid testing was performed among patients over 65 years old with rheumatoid arthritis and found that although… Read more »
In this study co-authored by Dr. Jennifer Weiss, the authors examined the 5-year incidence of clinically presenting colorectal cancers following a negative CT colonography (CTC) screening. The study found that clinically presenting cancers are rare in the 5 years following a negative CTC screening, a 6mm polyp size threshold is safe, and a 5-year CTC… Read more »
Diabetes mellitus is an important predictor of mortality in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and both diseases increase the risk of cardiovascular disease. In this study, Dr. Christie Bartels et al. identified patients 65 years or older who had diabetes and examined whether they had comorbid RA and whether they received guideline recommended A1c and… Read more »
In this article by Dr. Jennifer Weiss et al., the authors used SEER-Medicare data to predict all-cause 5-year mortality by colon cancer stage and location. There was no significant difference in 5-year mortality between right- and left-sided cancers for all stages combined or for stage I cancers. Right-sided cancers had a lower 5-year mortality in… Read more »
Dr. Christie Bartels et al. examined the performance of primary lipid screening in rheumatoid arthritis patients. The retrospective cohort study examined a 5% Medicare sample and found that primary lipid screening was performed in fewer than half of eligible RA patients highlighting a key target for cardiovascular disease risk reduction efforts. Half of RA patients… Read more »
Dr. Amy Kind and co-authors examined predictors of and payments for rehospitalization at a different hospital among a 5% random national sample of Medicare patients with rehospitalizations within 30 days of discharge. They found rehospitalizations at different hospitals are common for Medicare patients. Rehospitalizations are more likely among those initially hospitalized at a for-profit hospital,… Read more »
Many guidelines recommend screening mammography every 1-2 years for women older than 40 years; more than 70% of women now participate in routine screening. This study which includes HIP Investigator Dr. Maureen Smith examines the societal impact of screening practices over the past decade in the United States on costs and quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs). This… Read more »
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