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The relationship between nursing home quality and costs: Evidence from the VA by Carey, Kathleen, Zhao, Shibei, Snow, A Lynn, Hartmann, Christine W

“…Ensuring quality of care in nursing homes is a public health priority, yet how nursing home quality relates to cost is not well understood. This paper…”
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Excess Costs Attributable to Postoperative Complications by Carey, Kathleen, Stefos, Theodore, Shibei Zhao, Borzecki, Ann M., Rosen, Amy K.

“…This article estimates excess costs associated with postoperative complications among inpatients treated in Veterans Health Administration (VA) hospitals. The…”
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Organizational readiness to change as a leverage point for improving safety: a national nursing home survey by Quach, Emma D, Kazis, Lewis E, Zhao, Shibei, Ni, Pengsheng, Clark, Valerie A, McDannold, Sarah E, Hartmann, Christine W

“…Abstract Background A stronger safety climate in nursing homes may reduce avoidable adverse events. Yet efforts to strengthen safety climate may fail if…”
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Outcomes of Anticoagulation Therapy in Patients with Mental Health Conditions by Paradise, Helen T., Berlowitz, Dan R., Ozonoff, Al, Miller, Donald R., Hylek, Elaine M., Ash, Arlene S., Jasuja, Guneet K., Zhao, Shibei, Reisman, Joel I., Rose, Adam J.

“…Background Patients with mental health conditions (MHCs) experience poor anticoagulation control when using warfarin, but we have limited knowledge of the…”
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Hospital Safety Climate and Safety Outcomes: Is There a Relationship in the VA? by Rosen, Amy K., Singer, Sara, Shibei Zhao, Shokeen, Priti, Meterko, Mark, Gaba, David

“…Strengthening safety climate is recognized as a necessary strategy for improving patient safety. Yet there is little empirical evidence linking hospitals’…”
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Capturing the Dynamics of Homelessness Through Ethnography and Mobile Technology: Protocol for the Development and Testing of a Smartphone Technology-Supported Intervention by Foster, Marva, Fix, Gemmae M, Hyde, Justeen, Dunlap, Shawn, Byrne, Thomas H, Sugie, Naomi F, Kuhn, Randall, Gabrielian, Sonya, Roncarati, Jill S, Zhao, Shibei, McInnes, D Keith

“…US military veterans who have experienced homelessness often have high rates of housing transition. Disruptions caused by these transitions likely exacerbate…”
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How does patient safety culture in the operating room and post-anesthesia care unit compare to the rest of the hospital? by Kaafarani, Haytham M.A., M.D., M.P.H, Itani, Kamal M.F., M.D, Rosen, Amy K., Ph.D, Zhao, Shibei, M.P.H, Hartmann, Christine W., Ph.D, Gaba, David M., M.D

“…Abstract Background A strong patient safety culture in the operating room (OR) and post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) is essential to promote safe care. Methods…”
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Relationship of Hospital Organizational Culture to Patient Safety Climate in the Veterans Health Administration by Hartmann, Christine W., Meterko, Mark, Rosen, Amy K., Shibei Zhao, Shokeen, Priti, Singer, Sara, Gaba, David M.

“…Improving safety climate could enhance patient safety, yet little evidence exists regarding the relationship between hospital characteristics and safety…”
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Identifying the Risks of Anticoagulation in Patients with Substance Abuse by Efird, Lydia M., Miller, Donald R., Ash, Arlene S., Berlowitz, Dan R., Ozonoff, Al, Zhao, Shibei, Reisman, Joel I., Jasuja, Guneet K., Rose, Adam J.

“…ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Warfarin is effective in preventing thromboembolic events, but concerns exist regarding its use in patients with substance abuse. OBJECTIVE…”
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Using Patient Safety Indicators to Estimate the Impact of Potential Adverse Events on Outcomes by Rivard, Peter E., Luther, Stephen L., Christiansen, Cindy L., Shibei Zhao, Loveland, Susan, Elixhauser, Anne, Romano, Patrick S., Rosen, Amy K.

“…The authors estimated the impact of potentially preventable patient safety events, identi- fied by Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Patient…”
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Evaluating the Patient Safety Indicators: How Well Do They Perform on Veterans Health Administration Data? by Rosen, Amy K., Peter Rivard, Shibei Zhao, Loveland, Susan, Dennis Tsilimingras, Christiansen, Cindy L., Elixhauser, Anne, Romano, Patrick S.

“…Background: The Patient Safety Indicators (PSIs), an administrative data-based tool developed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, are…”
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Identifying Major Hemorrhage with Automated Data: Results of the Veterans Affairs Study to Improve Anticoagulation (VARIA) by Jasuja, Guneet K, Reisman, Joel I, Miller, Donald R, Berlowitz, Dan R, Hylek, Elaine M, Ash, Arlene S, Ozonoff, Al, Zhao, Shibei, Rose, Adam J

“…Abstract Introduction Identifying major bleeding is fundamental to assessing the outcomes of anticoagulation therapy. This drives the need for a credible…”
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An Overview of Patient Safety Climate in the VA by Hartmann, Christine W., Rosen, Amy K., Meterko, Mark, Shokeen, Priti, Zhao, Shibei, Singer, Sara, Falwell, Alyson, Gaba, David M.

“…Objective. To assess variation in safety climate across VA hospitals nationally. Study Setting. Data were collected from employees at 30 VA hospitals over a…”
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Testing the Association Between Patient Safety Indicators and Hospital Structural Characteristics in VA and Nonfederal Hospitals by Rivard, Peter E., Elixhauser, Anne, Christiansen, Cindy L., Shibei Zhao, Rosen, Amy K.

“…This study tested the association between hospital structural characteristics—teaching status, bedsize, and nurse staffing—and potentially preventable adverse…”
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Gaps in Monitoring During Oral Anticoagulation by Rose, Adam J., MD, Miller, Donald R., ScD, Ozonoff, Al, PhD, Berlowitz, Dan R., MD, Ash, Arlene S., PhD, Zhao, Shibei, MPH, Reisman, Joel I., AB, Hylek, Elaine M., MD

“…Background Among patients receiving oral anticoagulation, a gap of > 56 days between international normalized ratio tests suggests loss to follow-up that could…”
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Individual Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Using Mantram Repetition: A Randomized Clinical Trial by Bormann, Jill E, Thorp, Steven R, Smith, Eric, Glickman, Mark, Beck, Danielle, Plumb, Dorothy, Zhao, Shibei, Ackland, Princess E, Rodgers, Carie S, Heppner, Pia, Herz, Lawrence R, Elwy, A. Rani

“…Objective:Previous studies suggest that group “mantram” (sacred word) repetition therapy, a non-trauma-focused complementary therapy for posttraumatic stress…”
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Continued Use of Warfarin in Veterans with Atrial Fibrillation After Dementia Diagnosis by Orkaby, Ariela R., Ozonoff, Al, Reisman, Joel I., Miller, Donald R., Zhao, Shibei, Rose, Adam J.

“…Objectives To determine the effectiveness of warfarin in older adults with dementia. Design Retrospective cohort study. Setting Department of Veterans Affairs…”
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Participating in Complementary and Integrative Health Approaches Is Associated With Veterans’ Patient-reported Outcomes Over Time by Elwy, A. Rani, Taylor, Stephanie L., Zhao, Shibei, McGowan, Michael, Plumb, Dorothy N., Westleigh, Wendy, Gaj, Lauren, Yan, Grace W., Bokhour, Barbara G.

“…Veterans Affairs is dedicated to providing a Whole Health approach to care, including offering complementary and integrative health (CIH) approaches to…”
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Case Management in Primary Care Associated With Service Use by Adults With Dementia and Comorbidities by Quach, Emma, Moo, Lauren, Hartmann, Christine, Zhao, Shibei, Ni, Pengsheng

“…Abstract Community-dwelling adults with dementia are at higher risks than counterpart without dementia of poor health outcomes, and those with dementia and…”
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Case Management in Primary Care Associated With Service Use by Adults With Dementia and Comorbidities by Quach, Emma, Moo, Lauren, Hartmann, Christine, Zhao, Shibei, Ni, Pengsheng

“…Community-dwelling adults with dementia are at higher risks than counterpart without dementia of poor health outcomes, and those with dementia and co-occurring…”
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