2024
Hypertension Control During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic
Korves C, Peixoto A, Lucas B, Davies L, Weinberger D, Rentsch C, Vashi A, Young-Xu Y, King J, Asch S, Justice A. Hypertension Control During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic. Medical Care 2024, 62: 196-204. PMID: 38284412, PMCID: PMC10922611, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001971.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHypertension controlFollow-up intervalPrimary care clinic visitsFollow-up lengthVeterans Health AdministrationControlled hypertensionUncontrolled hypertensionGeneralized estimating equationsCohort of individualsStudy inclusion criteriaHealth careHealth AdministrationLonger follow-up intervalsBlood pressure measurementsAssessed associationsClinic visitsInclusion criteriaDecreased likelihoodEstimating equationsPrepandemic periodLow likelihoodCoronavirus diseaseFollow-upHypertensionIndividuals
2021
HIV care using differentiated service delivery during the COVID‐19 pandemic: a nationwide cohort study in the US Department of Veterans Affairs
McGinnis KA, Skanderson M, Justice AC, Akgün KM, Tate JP, King JT, Rentsch CT, Marconi VC, Hsieh E, Ruser C, Kidwai‐Khan F, Yousefzadeh R, Erdos J, Park LS. HIV care using differentiated service delivery during the COVID‐19 pandemic: a nationwide cohort study in the US Department of Veterans Affairs. Journal Of The International AIDS Society 2021, 24: e25810. PMID: 34713585, PMCID: PMC8554215, DOI: 10.1002/jia2.25810.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans AffairsClinic visitsCohort studyVL testARV coverageCOVID-19 pandemicVeterans Aging Cohort StudyHIV healthcare deliveryNationwide cohort studyAging Cohort StudyViral load testsDifferentiated service deliveryHealthcare deliveryHIV careMost patientsPharmacy recordsVL testingCalendar periodHealthcare encountersOverall healthARVVirtual healthcareVirtual visitsVisitsService delivery
2020
FIB-4 stage of liver fibrosis is associated with incident heart failure with preserved, but not reduced, ejection fraction among people with and without HIV or hepatitis C
So-Armah KA, Lim JK, Re V, Tate JP, Chang CH, Butt AA, Gibert CL, Rimland D, Marconi VC, Goetz MB, Ramachandran V, Brittain E, Long M, Nguyen KL, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Budoff MJ, Tindle HA, Samet JH, Justice AC, Freiberg MS, Team V. FIB-4 stage of liver fibrosis is associated with incident heart failure with preserved, but not reduced, ejection fraction among people with and without HIV or hepatitis C. Progress In Cardiovascular Diseases 2020, 63: 184-191. PMID: 32068085, PMCID: PMC7278895, DOI: 10.1016/j.pcad.2020.02.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnti-HIV AgentsFemaleHealth StatusHeart FailureHepatitis CHIV InfectionsHIV Long-Term SurvivorsHumansIncidenceLiver CirrhosisMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexStroke VolumeTime FactorsUnited StatesVentricular Function, LeftVeterans HealthViral LoadConceptsType of HFIncident heart failureHeart failureHepatitis C statusAdvanced fibrosisLiver fibrosisEjection fractionHazard ratioC statusVeterans Aging Cohort StudyRisk of HFpEFLast clinic visitReduced ejection fractionAging Cohort StudyLiver fibrosis scoresPrevalent cardiovascular diseaseFirst HF eventProportional hazards modelIncident HFpEFHepatitis CClinic visitsCohort studyPrimary outcomeFibrosis scoreHF events
2016
Baseline, Time-Updated, and Cumulative HIV Care Metrics for Predicting Acute Myocardial Infarction and All-Cause Mortality
Salinas JL, Rentsch C, Marconi VC, Tate J, Budoff M, Butt AA, Freiberg MS, Gibert CL, Goetz MB, Leaf D, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Justice AC, Rimland D. Baseline, Time-Updated, and Cumulative HIV Care Metrics for Predicting Acute Myocardial Infarction and All-Cause Mortality. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2016, 63: 1423-1430. PMID: 27539575, PMCID: PMC5106607, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciw564.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionIncident acute myocardial infarctionVeterans Aging Cohort StudyCombination antiretroviral therapyCardiovascular risk factorsHIV-1 RNAVACS IndexHazard ratioMyocardial infarctionRisk factorsMultivariable proportional hazards modelsVACS Index scoreLast clinic visitAging Cohort StudyHuman immunodeficiency virusProportional hazards modelCART initiationAntiretroviral therapyCause mortalityCD4 countClinic visitsCohort studyOrgan injuryPrimary outcomeImmunodeficiency virus
2014
Continuity in a VA Patient-Centered Medical Home Reduces Emergency Department Visits
Chaiyachati KH, Gordon K, Long T, Levin W, Khan A, Meyer E, Justice A, Brienza R. Continuity in a VA Patient-Centered Medical Home Reduces Emergency Department Visits. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e96356. PMID: 24867300, PMCID: PMC4035271, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0096356.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care providersPrimary care clinicsContinuity of carePatient Aligned Care TeamsED visitsEmergency departmentPCMH modelClinic visitsED utilizationCare clinicsCare servicesVeterans Affairs primary care clinicsMultivariable logistic regression analysisVA primary care clinicsTotal clinic visitsObservational cohort studyPrimary care visitsLogistic regression analysisLower ED utilizationOutcomes of interestCare visitsCohort studyVA patientsCare teamMedical home
2006
Associations Between Alcohol Use and Homelessness With Healthcare Utilization Among Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Veterans
Gordon AJ, McGinnis KA, Conigliaro J, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Rabeneck L, Justice AC. Associations Between Alcohol Use and Homelessness With Healthcare Utilization Among Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Veterans. Medical Care 2006, 44: s37-s43. PMID: 16849967, DOI: 10.1097/01.mlr.0000223705.00175.3d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol useOutpatient careAlcohol consumptionHealth care service utilizationVA administrative recordsVeterans Aging CohortOutpatient clinic visitsHealth care visitsHuman immunodeficiency virusHealth care providersHomeless HIVCare visitsHIV diseaseClinic visitsCohort studyHealthcare utilizationImmunodeficiency virusService utilizationInpatient utilizationBinge drinkersCare providersAlcohol abuseHazardous drinkersHIVVA hospitals