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Patient Preference and Contraindications in Measuring Quality of Care: What Do Administrative Data Miss? by RYOO, Joan J, ORDIN, Diana L, ANTONIO, Anna Liza M, OISHI, Sabine M, GOULD, Michael K, ASCH, Steven M, MALIN, Jennifer L

“…Prior studies report that half of patients with lung cancer do not receive guideline-concordant care. With data from a national Veterans Health Administration…”
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Quality of Nonmetastatic Colorectal Cancer Care in the Department of Veterans Affairs by JACKSON, George L, MELTON, L. Douglas, PROVENZALE, Dawn, ABBOTT, David H, ZULLIG, Leah L, ORDIN, Diana L, GRAMBOW, Steven C, HAMILTON, Natia S, YOUSUF ZAFAR, S, GELLAD, Ziad F, KELLEY, Michael J

“…The Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare system treats approximately 3% of patients with cancer in the United States each year. We measured the quality of…”
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Spectrum of heart failure in older patients: Results from the national heart failure project by Havranek, Edward P., Masoudi, Frederick A., Westfall, Kelly A., Wolfe, Pam, Ordin, Diana L., Krumholz, Harlan M.

“…Background The elderly make up the majority of patients with heart failure (HF), but information on this segment of the HF population is lacking because…”
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Sex differences in cardiac catheterization after acute myocardial infarction: The role of procedure appropriateness by RATHORE, Saif S, YONGFEI WANG, RADFORD, Martha J, ORDIN, Diana L, KRUMHOLZ, Harlan M

“…Many studies have found that women are less likely than men to have cardiac catheterization after an acute myocardial infarction; however, it is unknown…”
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Gender, age, and heart failure with preserved left ventricular systolic function by Masoudi, Frederick A, Havranek, Edward P, Smith, Grace, Fish, Ronald H, Steiner, John F, Ordin, Diana L, Krumholz, Harlan M

“…This study was designed to determine if women are more likely than men to have heart failure (HF) with preserved systolic function after adjustment for…”
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Lower use of carotid artery imaging at minority-serving hospitals by CHENG, Eric M, KEYHANI, Salomeh, OFNER, Susan, WILLIAMS, Linda S, HEBERT, Paul L, ORDIN, Diana L, BRAVATA, Dawn M

“…We determined whether site of care explains a previously identified racial disparity in carotid artery imaging. In this retrospective cohort study, data were…”
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Most hospitalized older persons do not meet the enrollment criteria for clinical trials in heart failure by Masoudi, Frederick A, Havranek, Edward P, Wolfe, Pam, Gross, Cary P, Rathore, Saif S, Steiner, John F, Ordin, Diana L, Krumholz, Harlan M

“…Although it is widely accepted that clinical trials in heart failure may not apply to older populations, the magnitude of the discrepancy between trial…”
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Quality of Medical Care Delivered to Medicare Beneficiaries: A Profile at State and National Levels by Jencks, Stephen F, Cuerdon, Timothy, Burwen, Dale R, Fleming, Barbara, Houck, Peter M, Kussmaul, Annette E, Nilasena, David S, Ordin, Diana L, Arday, David R

“…CONTEXT Despite condition-specific and managed care–specific reports, no systematic program has been developed for monitoring the quality of medical care…”
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Evaluation of a VHA Collaborative to Improve Follow-up After a Positive Colorectal Cancer Screening Test by Powell, Adam A., Nugent, Sean, Ordin, Diana L., Noorbaloochi, Siamak, Partin, Melissa R.

“…Background: In 2005, the Veterans Health Administration initiated a yearlong Colorectal Cancer Care Collaborative (C4) to improve timely follow-up after…”
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Race, Quality of Care, and Outcomes of Elderly Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure by Rathore, Saif S, Foody, JoAnne M, Wang, Yongfei, Smith, Grace L, Herrin, Jeph, Masoudi, Frederick A, Wolfe, Pamela, Havranek, Edward P, Ordin, Diana L, Krumholz, Harlan M

“…CONTEXT Black patients hospitalized with heart failure reportedly receive poorer quality of care and have worse outcomes than white patients. Because previous…”
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Facility characteristics and quality of lung cancer care in an integrated health care system by Ryoo, Joan J, Malin, Jennifer L, Ordin, Diana L, Oishi, Sabine M, Kim, Benjamin, Asch, Steven M, He, Ren, Gould, Michael K

“…In a national, integrated health care system, we sought to identify facility-level attributes associated with better quality of lung cancer care. Adherence to…”
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Correlation of Inpatient and Outpatient Measures of Stroke Care Quality Within Veterans Health Administration Hospitals by ROSS, Joseph S, ARLING, Greg, OFNER, Susan, ROUMIE, Christianne L, KEYHANI, Salomeh, WILLIAMS, Linda S, ORDIN, Diana L, BRAVATA, Dawn M

“…Quality of care delivered in the inpatient and ambulatory settings may be correlated within an integrated health system such as the Veterans Health…”
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The Use and Misuse of Thrombolytic Therapy Within the Veterans Health Administration by Keyhani, Salomeh, Arling, Greg, Williams, Linda S., Ross, Joseph S., Ordin, Diana L., Myers, Jennifer, Tyndall, Gary, Vogel, Bruce, Bravata, Dawn M.

“…Background: Within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), approximately 6000 veterans are hospitalized with acute ischemic stroke annually. We examined the…”
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Using NCCN clinical practice guidelines in oncology to measure the quality of colorectal cancer care in the veterans health administration by Jackson, George L, Zullig, Leah L, Zafar, S Yousuf, Powell, Adam A, Ordin, Diana L, Gellad, Ziad F, Abbott, David, Schlosser, James M, Hersh, Janis, Provenzale, Dawn

“…Clinical practice guidelines can be used to help develop measures of quality of cancer care. This article describes the use of a Cancer Care Quality…”
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Hospital Characteristics Associated with Timeliness of Care in Veterans with Lung Cancer by Schultz, Ellen M, Powell, Adam A, McMillan, Alex, Olsson, Julie K, Enderle, Mark A, Graham, Barry A, Ordin, Diana L, Gould, Michael K

“…Timeliness is one of six important dimensions of health care quality recognized by the Institute of Medicine. To evaluate timeliness of lung cancer care and…”
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Prevalence of Inadequate Blood Pressure Control Among Veterans After Acute Ischemic Stroke Hospitalization: A Retrospective Cohort by ROUMIE, Christianne L, OFNER, Susan, ROSS, Joseph S, ARLING, Greg, WILLIAMS, Linda S, ORDIN, Diana L, BRAVATA, Dawn M

“…Reducing blood pressure (BP) after stroke reduces risk for recurrent events. Our aim was to describe hypertension care among veterans with ischemic stroke…”
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Estimating and Reporting on the Quality of Inpatient Stroke Care by Veterans Health Administration Medical Centers by ARLING, Greg, REEVES, Mathew, ORDIN, Diana L, MYERS, Jennifer, BRAVATA, Dawn M, ROSS, Joseph, WILLIAMS, Linda S, KEYHANI, Salomeh, CHUMBLER, Neale, PHIPPS, Michael S, ROUMIE, Christianne, MYERS, Laura J, SALANITRO, Amanda H

“…Reporting of quality indicators (QIs) in Veterans Health Administration Medical Centers is complicated by estimation error caused by small numbers of eligible…”
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Timely follow-up of positive fecal occult blood tests strategies associated with improvement by Powell, Adam A, Gravely, Amy A, Ordin, Diana L, Schlosser, James E, Partin, Melissa R

“…In light of previous research indicating that many patients fail to receive timely diagnostic follow-up of positive colorectal cancer (CRC) screening tests,…”
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Developing and Sustaining Quality Improvement Partnerships in the VA: The Colorectal Cancer Care Collaborative by Jackson, George L., Powell, Adam A., Ordin, Diana L., Schlosser, James E., Murawsky, Jeffery, Hersh, Janis, Ponte, George, Zullig, Leah L., Erb, Fabiane, Parlier, Renee, Haggstrom, David A., Koets, Nancy, Mills, Peter D., Francis, Joseph, Kelley, Michael J., Davies, Michael L., Provenzale, Dawn

“…Objective The Veterans Affairs (VA) Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (QUERI) seeks to develop partnerships between VA health services researchers and…”
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Colorectal Cancer Diagnosis Improvement Project Evaluation Demonstrates the Importance of Using Multiple Measures to Track Progress Toward Timeliness Goals by Partin, Melissa R., Powell, Adam A., Nugent, Sean, Ordin, Diana L.

“…Using data from an improvement collaborative, we examined whether facility‐specific conclusions regarding the success of efforts to improve timely access could…”
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