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Utilization and Costs by Primary Care Provider Type: Are There Differences Among Diabetic Patients of Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, and Physician Assistants? by Smith, Valerie A., Morgan, Perri A., Edelman, David, Woolson, Sandra L., Berkowitz, Theodore S.Z., Van Houtven, Courtney H., Hendrix, Cristina C., Everett, Christine M., White, Brandolyn S., Jackson, George L.

“…OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to compare health care utilization and costs among diabetes patients with physician, nurse practitioner (NP), or…”
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Comprehensive support of family caregivers: Are there health system cost offsets? by Van Houtven, Courtney Harold, Smith, Valerie A., Stechuchak, Karen M., Berkowitz, Theodore S. Z., Miller, Katherine E. M., Shepherd‐Banigan, Megan, Kabat, Margaret, Henius, Jennifer

“…Objectives To examine the effect of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Caregivers (PCAFC) on total VA health care…”
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Comparative Assessment of Utilization and Hospital Outcomes of Veterans Receiving VA and Non‐VA Outpatient Dialysis by Wang, Virginia, Coffman, Cynthia J., Stechuchak, Karen M., Berkowitz, Theodore S.Z., Hebert, Paul L., Edelman, David, O'Hare, Ann M., Weidenbacher, Hollis J., Maciejewski, Matthew L.

“…Objective Growing demand for VA dialysis exceeds its supply and travel distances prohibit many Veterans from receiving dialysis in a VA facility, leading to…”
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Trends in food insecurity for adults with cardiometabolic disease in the United States: 2005-2012 by Berkowitz, Seth A, Berkowitz, Theodore S Z, Meigs, James B, Wexler, Deborah J

“…Food insecurity, the uncertain ability to access adequate food, can limit adherence to dietary measures needed to prevent and manage cardiometabolic…”
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Impact Of Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, And Physician Assistants On Utilization And Costs For Complex Patients by Morgan, Perri A., Smith, Valerie A., Berkowitz, Theodore S. Z., Edelman, David, Van Houtven, Courtney H., Woolson, Sandra L., Hendrix, Cristina C., Everett, Christine M., White, Brandolyn S., Jackson, George L.

“…Because of workforce needs and demographic and chronic disease trends, nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) are taking a larger role in the…”
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Bariatric Surgery and Suicide Risk in Patients with Obesity by Hung, Anna, Maciejewski, Matthew L., Berkowitz, Theodore S. Z., Arterburn, David E., Mitchell, James E., Bradley, Katharine A., Kimbrel, Nathan A., Smith, Valerie A.

“…In a large multisite cohort of Veterans who underwent Roux-en-Y gastric bypass or laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, we compared the 5-year suicidal ideation and…”
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Trajectories of Physical Resilience Among Older Veterans With Stage 4 CKD by Bowling, C. Barrett, Berkowitz, Theodore S.Z., Burrows, Brett T., Ma, Jessica E., Whitson, Heather E., Smith, Battista, Crowley, Steven D., Wang, Virginia, Maciejewski, Matthew L., Olsen, Maren K.

“…Although functional impairment is common among older adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD), functional reserve before an acute health event and physical…”
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The Effect of Bariatric Surgery on Long-term Depression Treatment in Patients With Obesity by Smith, Valerie A, Maciejewski, Matthew L, Berkowitz, Theodore S Z, Mitchell, James E, Liu, Chuan-Fen, Bradley, Katharine A, Olsen, Maren K, Livingston, Edward L, Arterburn, David E

“…In a large multisite cohort of Veterans who underwent Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) or laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG), initiation of (ie, incident)…”
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Video‐Enhanced Care Management for Medically Complex Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment by Hastings, Susan N., Mahanna, Elizabeth P., Berkowitz, Theodore S. Z., Smith, Valerie A., Choate, Ashley L., Hughes, Jaime M., Pavon, Juliessa, Robinson, Katina, Hendrix, Cristina, Van Houtven, Courtney, Gentry, Pamela, Rose, Cynthia, Plassman, Brenda L., Potter, Guy, Oddone, Eugene

“…OBJECTIVE This pilot study assessed feasibility of video‐enhanced care management for complex older veterans with suspected mild cognitive impairment (CI) and…”
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Unintended Consequences of COVID-19 Social Distancing Among Older Adults With Kidney Disease by Bowling, C Barrett, Berkowitz, Theodore S Z, Smith, Battista, Whitson, Heather E, DePasquale, Nicole, Wang, Virginia, Maciejewski, Matthew L, Olsen, Maren K

“…Abstract Background While social distancing policies protect older adults with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) from exposure to COVID-19, reduced social…”
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Association Between Bariatric Surgery and Long-term Health Care Expenditures Among Veterans With Severe Obesity by Smith, Valerie A, Arterburn, David E, Berkowitz, Theodore S Z, Olsen, Maren K, Livingston, Edward H, Yancy, Jr, William S, Weidenbacher, Hollis J, Maciejewski, Matthew L

“…Bariatric surgery has been associated with improvements in health in patients with severe obesity; however, it is unclear whether these health benefits…”
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Geographic Variation in Obesity, Behavioral Treatment, and Bariatric Surgery for Veterans by Maciejewski, Matthew L., Arterburn, David E., Berkowitz, Theodore S.Z., Weidenbacher, Hollis J., Liu, Chuan‐Fen, Olsen, Maren K., Funk, Luke M., Mitchell, James E., Smith, Valerie A.

“…Objective This study aims to describe geographic variation in veterans’ prevalence of obesity, participation in Veterans Health Administration’s behavioral…”
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Predictors of discharge from the VA Caregiver Support Program by Van Houtven, Courtney Harold, Smith, Valerie A, Berkowitz, Theodore S Z, Miller, Katherine E M, Shepherd-Banigan, Megan, Henius, Jennifer, Kabat, Margaret

“…The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) is a clinical program providing training, a monthly…”
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Survival among Veterans Obtaining Dialysis in VA and Non-VA Settings by Wang, Virginia, Coffman, Cynthia J, Stechuchak, Karen M, Berkowitz, Theodore S Z, Hebert, Paul L, Edelman, David, O'Hare, Ann M, Crowley, Susan T, Weidenbacher, Hollis J, Maciejewski, Matthew L

“…Outcomes of veterans with ESRD may differ depending on where they receive dialysis and who finances this care, but little is known about variation in outcomes…”
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Comprehensive Caregiver Supports and Ascertainment and Treatment of Veteran Pain by Van Houtven, Courtney H., Smith, Valerie A., Miller, Katherine E. M., Berkowitz, Theodore S. Z., Shepherd-Banigan, Megan, Hein, Tyler, Penney, Lauren S., Allen, Kelli D., Kabat, Margaret, Jobin, Timothy, Hastings, S. Nicole

“…Disabled Veterans commonly experience pain. The Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) provides training, a stipend, and services to…”
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Long-term opioid use after bariatric surgery by Maciejewski, Matthew L., Smith, Valerie A., Berkowitz, Theodore S.Z., Arterburn, David E., Bradley, Katharine A., Olsen, Maren K., Liu, Chuan-Fen, Livingston, Edward H., Funk, Luke M., Mitchell, James E.

“…Opioid analgesics are often prescribed to manage pain after bariatric surgery, which may develop into chronic prescription opioid use (CPOU) in opioid-naïve…”
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Clinical factors associated with persistently poor diabetes control in the Veterans Health Administration: A nationwide cohort study by Alexopoulos, Anastasia-Stefania, Jackson, George L, Edelman, David, Smith, Valerie A, Berkowitz, Theodore S Z, Woolson, Sandra L, Bosworth, Hayden B, Crowley, Matthew J

“…Patients with persistent poorly-controlled diabetes mellitus (PPDM) despite engagement in clinic-based care are at particularly high risk for diabetes…”
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Design and analysis of outcomes following SARS-CoV-2 infection in veterans by Smith, Valerie A, Berkowitz, Theodore S Z, Hebert, Paul, Wong, Edwin S, Niederhausen, Meike, Pura, John A, Berry, Kristin, Green, Pamela, Korpak, Anna, Fox, Alexandra, Baraff, Aaron, Hickok, Alex, Shahoumian, Troy A, Bohnert, Amy S B, Hynes, Denise M, Boyko, Edward J, Ioannou, George N, Iwashyna, Theodore J, Bowling, C Barrett, O'Hare, Ann M, Maciejewski, Matthew L

“…Understanding how SARS-CoV-2 infection impacts long-term patient outcomes requires identification of comparable persons with and without infection. We report…”
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Phenotypes of Symptom, Function, and Medication Burden in Older Adults with Nondialysis Advanced Kidney Disease by Ma, Jessica E, Berkowitz, Theodore S Z, Olsen, Maren K, Smith, Battista, Lorenz, Karl A, Bowling, C Barrett

“…Key Points There are three distinct classes of symptoms, functional impairment, and medication burden among older adults with advanced kidney disease. One…”
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Reserve and resilience in CKD: concept introduction and baseline results from the Physical REsilience Prediction in Advanced REnal Disease (PREPARED) study by Bowling, C Barrett, Olsen, Maren K, Berkowitz, Theodore S Z, Smith, Battista, Floyd, Breana, Majette, Nadya, Miles, Amy L, Crowley, Steven D, Wang, Virginia, Maciejewski, Matthew L, Whitson, Heather E

“…The purpose of this manuscript is to introduce reserve and resilience as novel concepts in chronic kidney disease (CKD) research and present baseline data from…”
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