2011
A Budget Impact Analysis of Rapid Human Immunodeficiency Virus Screening in Veterans Administration Emergency Departments
Gidwani R, Goetz MB, Kominski G, Asch S, Mattocks K, Samet JH, Justice A, Gandhi N, Needleman J. A Budget Impact Analysis of Rapid Human Immunodeficiency Virus Screening in Veterans Administration Emergency Departments. Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2011, 42: 719-726. PMID: 21277144, PMCID: PMC3204328, DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2010.11.038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAIDS SerodiagnosisEmergency Service, HospitalHealth Care CostsHIV InfectionsHospitals, VeteransHumansMass ScreeningConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virus screeningUsual careEmergency departmentVirus screeningVeteran's Administration emergency departmentsRapid testing programmeTreatment-naïve HIVUsual care armProportion of patientsHIV testing programsRapid testingDistribution of CD4Budget impact analysisDisease severity categoriesDecision analysis modelLow disease prevalenceCare armChart reviewPositive patientsRapid HIVHIV prevalenceLate-stage symptomsDiagnostic testing approachPatientsTest acceptance
2009
Comparison of Two VA Laboratory Data Repositories Indicates That Missing Data Vary Despite Originating From the Same Source
McGinnis KA, Skanderson M, Levin FL, Brandt C, Erdos J, Justice AC. Comparison of Two VA Laboratory Data Repositories Indicates That Missing Data Vary Despite Originating From the Same Source. Medical Care 2009, 47: 121-124. PMID: 19106740, PMCID: PMC3032537, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0b013e31817d69c2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlanine TransaminaseAspartate AminotransferasesClinical Laboratory Information SystemsCohort StudiesCreatinineGlycated HemoglobinHealth Care CostsHIV SeropositivityHospitals, VeteransHumansLaboratories, HospitalLeukocytesMedical Records Systems, ComputerizedQuality of Health CareReference StandardsRegistriesResearch DesignSystems IntegrationUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsViral LoadConceptsDecision support systemData repositoryInformation systemsElectronic medical information systemsSupport systemMedical information systemsViral loadCase RegistryHealth information systemsHIV RNA viral loadCD4 lymphocyte countRNA viral loadWhite blood countLaboratory dataVA healthcare systemRepositoryPercent of individualsHIV careLymphocyte countBlood countData variesAlanine aminotransferaseFiscal year 2002Aspartate aminotransferaseVirtual cohort