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2. Impact of Evidence-Based Quality Improvement on Tailoring VA’s Patient-Centered Medical Home Model to Women Veterans’ Needs
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Yano, Elizabeth M., Than, Claire, Brunner, Julian, Canelo, Ismelda A., Meredith, Lisa S., Rubenstein, Lisa V., and Hamilton, Alison B.
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- 2024
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3. Association of Integrated Mental Health Services with Physical Health Quality Among VA Primary Care Patients
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Leung, Lucinda B, Rubenstein, Lisa V, Jaske, Erin, Taylor, Leslie, Post, Edward P, Nelson, Karin M, and Rosland, Ann-Marie
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Health Services and Systems ,Biomedical and Clinical Sciences ,Public Health ,Health Sciences ,Clinical Research ,Clinical Trials and Supportive Activities ,Mental Health ,Health Services ,Prevention ,Diabetes ,Cardiovascular ,Good Health and Well Being ,Delivery of Health Care ,Integrated ,Glycated Hemoglobin ,Humans ,Hypertension ,Mental Health Services ,Primary Health Care ,Retrospective Studies ,United States ,United States Department of Veterans Affairs ,Health services ,Mental health ,Veterans ,Clinical Sciences ,General & Internal Medicine ,Clinical sciences ,Health services and systems ,Public health - Abstract
BackgroundIntegrated care for comorbid depression and chronic medical disease improved physical and mental health outcomes in randomized controlled trials. The Veterans Health Administration (VA) implemented Primary Care-Mental Health Integration (PC-MHI) across all primary care clinics nationally to increase access to mental/behavioral health treatment, alongside physical health management.ObjectiveTo examine whether widespread, pragmatic PC-MHI implementation was associated with improved care quality for chronic medical diseases.Design, setting, and participantsThis retrospective cohort study included 828,050 primary care patients with at least one quality metric among 396 VA clinics providing PC-MHI services between October 2013 and September 2016.Main measure(s)For outcome measures, chart abstractors rated whether diabetes and cardiovascular quality metrics were met for patients at each clinic as part of VA's established quality reporting program. The explanatory variable was the proportion of primary care patients seen by integrated mental health specialists in each clinic annually. Multilevel logistic regression models examined associations between clinic PC-MHI proportion and patient-level quality metrics, adjusting for regional, patient, and time-level effects and clinic and patient characteristics.Key resultsMedian proportion of patients seen in PC-MHI per clinic was 6.4% (IQR=4.7-8.7%). Nineteen percent of patients with diabetes had poor glycemic control (hemoglobin A1c >9%). Five percent had severely elevated blood pressure (>160/100 mmHg). Each two-fold increase in clinic PC-MHI proportion was associated with 2% lower adjusted odds of poor glycemic control (95% CI=0.96-0.99; p=0.046) in diabetes. While there was no association with quality for patients diagnosed with hypertension, patients without diagnosed hypertension had 5% (CI=0.92-0.99; p=0.046) lower adjusted odds of having elevated blood pressures.Conclusions and relevancePrimary care clinics where integrated mental health care reached a greater proportion of patients achieved modest albeit statistically significant gains in key chronic care quality metrics, providing optimism about the expected effects of large-scale PC-MHI implementation on physical health.
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- 2022
4. Associations Between Primary Care Providers and Staff-Reported Access Management Challenges and Patient Perceptions of Access
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Rose, Danielle E., Leung, Lucinda B., McClean, Michael, Nelson, Karin M., Curtis, Idamay, Yano, Elizabeth M., Rubenstein, Lisa V., and Stockdale, Susan E.
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- 2023
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5. Learning from national implementation of the Veterans Affairs Clinical Resource Hub (CRH) program for improving access to care: protocol for a six year evaluation
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Rubenstein, Lisa V., Curtis, Idamay, Wheat, Chelle L., Grembowski, David E., Stockdale, Susan E., Kaboli, Peter J., Yoon, Jean, Felker, Bradford L., Reddy, Ashok S., and Nelson, Karin M.
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- 2023
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6. Electronic Population-Based Depression Detection and Management Through Universal Screening in the Veterans Health Administration
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Leung, Lucinda B, Chu, Karen, Rose, Danielle, Stockdale, Susan, Post, Edward P, Wells, Kenneth B, and Rubenstein, Lisa V
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Health Services and Systems ,Public Health ,Health Sciences ,Depression ,Mental Illness ,Clinical Research ,Mental Health ,Health Services ,Brain Disorders ,Mental health ,Good Health and Well Being ,Cohort Studies ,Electronics ,Female ,Humans ,Male ,Middle Aged ,Retrospective Studies ,Veterans Health ,Biomedical and clinical sciences ,Health sciences - Abstract
ImportanceIn 2016, the US Preventive Services Task Force newly recommended universal screening for depression, with the expectation that screening would be associated with appropriate treatment. Few studies have been able to assess the population-based trajectory from screening to receipt of follow-up and treatment for individuals with depression.ObjectiveTo examine adherence to guidelines for follow-up and treatment among primary care patients who newly screened positive for depression in the Veterans Health Administration (VA).Design, setting, and participantsThis retrospective cohort study used VA electronic data to identify patients who newly screened positive for depression on the 2-item Patient Health Questionnaire at 82 primary care VA clinics in California, Arizona, and New Mexico between October 1, 2015, and September 30, 2019. Data analysis was performed from December 2020 to August 2021.Main outcomes and measuresReceipt of guideline-concordant care for screen-positive patients who were determined by clinicians as having depression was assessed. Timely follow-up (within 84 days of screening) was defined as receiving 3 or more mental health specialty visits, 3 or more psychotherapy visits, or 3 or more primary care visits with a depression diagnosis according to the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision. Completing at least minimal treatment (within 12 months) was defined as having 60 days or more of antidepressant prescriptions filled, 4 or more mental health specialty visits, or 3 or more psychotherapy visits.ResultsThe final cohort included 607 730 veterans (mean [SD] age, 59.4 [18.2] years; 546 516 men [89.9%]; 339 811 non-Hispanic White [55.9%]); 8%, or 82 998 of 997 185 person-years, newly screened positive for depression. Clinicians identified fewer than half with depression (15 155 patients), of whom 32% (5034 of 15 650 person-years) met treatment guidelines for timely follow-up and 77% (12 026 of 15 650 person-years) completed at least minimal treatment. Younger age (odds ratio, 0.990; 95% CI, 0.986-0.993; P
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7. The Coordination Toolkit and Coaching Project: Cluster-Randomized Quality Improvement Initiative to Improve Patient Experience of Care Coordination
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Noël, Polly H, Barnard, Jenny M, Leng, Mei, Penney, Lauren S, Bharath, Purnima S, Olmos-Ochoa, Tanya T, Chawla, Neetu, Rose, Danielle E, Stockdale, Susan E, Simon, Alissa, Lee, Martin L, Finley, Erin P, Rubenstein, Lisa V, and Ganz, David A
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Health Services and Systems ,Health Sciences ,Prevention ,Clinical Research ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,Humans ,Mentoring ,Patient Outcome Assessment ,Primary Health Care ,Quality Improvement ,primary care ,care coordination ,patient experience ,Veteran ,cluster-randomized controlled trial ,Clinical Sciences ,General & Internal Medicine ,Clinical sciences ,Health services and systems ,Public health - Abstract
BackgroundGiven persistent gaps in coordination of care for medically complex primary care patients, efficient strategies are needed to promote better care coordination.ObjectiveThe Coordination Toolkit and Coaching project compared two toolkit-based strategies of differing intensity to improve care coordination at VA primary care clinics.DesignMulti-site, cluster-randomized QI initiative.ParticipantsTwelve VA primary care clinics matched in 6 pairs.InterventionsWe used a computer-generated allocation sequence to randomize clinics within each pair to two implementation strategies. Active control clinics received an online toolkit with evidence-based tools and QI coaching manual. Intervention clinics received the online toolkit plus weekly assistance from a distance coach for 12 months.Main measuresWe quantified patient experience of general care coordination using the Health Care System Hassles Scale (primary outcome) mailed at baseline and 12-month follow-up to serial cross-sectional patient samples. We measured the difference-in-difference (DiD) in clinic-level-predicted mean counts of hassles between coached and non-coached clinics, adjusting for clustering and patient characteristics using zero-inflated negative binomial regression and bootstrapping to obtain 95% confidence intervals. Other measures included care coordination QI projects attempted, tools adopted, and patient-reported exposure to projects.Key resultsN = 2,484 (49%) patients completed baseline surveys and 2,481 (48%) completed follow-ups. Six coached clinics versus five non-coached clinics attempted QI projects. All coached clinics versus two non-coached clinics attempted more than one project or projects that were multifaceted (i.e., involving multiple components addressing a common goal). Five coached versus three non-coached clinics used 1-2 toolkit tools. Both the coached and non-coached clinics experienced pre-post reductions in hassle counts over the study period (- 0.42 (- 0.76, - 0.08) non-coached; - 0.40 (- 0.75, - 0.06) coached). However, the DiD (0.02 (- 0.47, 0.50)) was not statistically significant; coaching did not improve patient experience of care coordination relative to the toolkit alone.ConclusionAlthough coached clinics attempted more or more complex QI projects and used more tools than non-coached clinics, coaching provided no additional benefit versus the online toolkit alone in patient-reported outcomes.Trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT03063294.
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- 2022
8. Combining Improvement and Implementation Sciences and Practices for the Post COVID-19 Era
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Ovretveit, John, Mittman, Brian S, Rubenstein, Lisa V, and Ganz, David A
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Health Services and Systems ,Health Sciences ,Health Services ,Clinical Research ,COVID-19 ,Humans ,Implementation Science ,Pandemics ,SARS-CoV-2 ,Clinical Sciences ,General & Internal Medicine ,Clinical sciences ,Health services and systems ,Public health - Abstract
Health services made many changes quickly in response to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Many more are being made. Some changes were already evaluated, and there are rigorous research methods and frameworks for evaluating their local implementation and effectiveness. But how useful are these methods for evaluating changes where evidence of effectiveness is uncertain, or which need adaptation in a rapidly changing situation? Has implementation science provided implementers with tools for effective implementation of changes that need to be made quickly in response to the demands of the pandemic? This perspectives article describes how parts of the research and practitioner communities can use and develop a combination of implementation and improvement to enable faster and more effective change in the future, especially where evidence of local effectiveness is limited. We draw on previous reviews about the advantages and disadvantages of combining these two domains of knowledge and practice. We describe a generic digitally assisted rapid cycle testing (DA-RCT) approach that combines elements of each in order to better describe a change, monitor outcomes, and make adjustments to the change when implemented in a dynamic environment.
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- 2021
9. Does Mental Health Care Integration Affect Primary Care Clinician Burnout? Results from a Longitudinal Veterans Affairs Survey
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Leung, Lucinda B, Rose, Danielle, Rubenstein, Lisa V, Guo, Rong, Dresselhaus, Timothy R, and Stockdale, Susan
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Health Services and Systems ,Health Sciences ,Behavioral and Social Science ,Mental Health ,Clinical Research ,Health Services ,Mental health ,Good Health and Well Being ,Burnout ,Professional ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,Humans ,Job Satisfaction ,Primary Health Care ,Surveys and Questionnaires ,United States ,United States Department of Veterans Affairs ,Veterans ,burnout ,primary care ,mental health ,communication ,veterans ,Clinical Sciences ,General & Internal Medicine ,Clinical sciences ,Health services and systems ,Public health - Abstract
BackgroundBurnout among primary care clinicians (PCPs) is associated with negative health and productivity consequences. The Veterans Health Administration (VA) embedded mental health specialists and care managers in primary care to manage common psychiatric diseases. While challenging to implement, mental health integration is a team-based care model thought to improve clinician well-being.ObjectiveTo examine the relationships between PCP-reported burnout (and secondarily, job satisfaction) and mental health integration at provider and clinic levels DESIGN: Analysis of 286 cross-sectional surveys in 2012 (n = 171) and 2013 (n = 115) PARTICIPANTS: 210 PCPs in one VA region MAIN MEASURES: Outcomes were PCP-reported burnout (Maslach Burnout Inventory emotional exhaustion subscale), and secondarily, job satisfaction. Two independent variables represented mental health integration: (1) PCP-specialty communication rating and (2) proportion of clinic patients who saw integrated specialists. Using multilevel regression models, we examined PCP-reported burnout (and job satisfaction) and mental health integration, adjusting for PCP characteristics (e.g., gender), PCP ratings of team functioning (communication, knowledge/skills, satisfaction), and organizational factors.Key resultsOn average, PCPs reported high burnout (29, range = 9-54) across all VA healthcare systems. In total, 46% of PCPs reported "very easy" communication with mental health; 9% of primary clinic patients had seen integrated specialists. Burnout was not significantly associated with mental health communication ratings (β coefficient = - 0.96, standard error [SE] = 1.29, p = 0.46), nor with proportion of clinic patients who saw integrated specialists (β = 0.02, SE = 0.11, p = 0.88). No associations were observed with job satisfaction either. Among study participants, PCPs with poor team functioning, as exhibited by low team communication ratings, reported high burnout (β = - 1.28, SE = 0.22, p
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- 2020
10. Do Collaborative Care Managers and Technology Enhance Primary Care Satisfaction with Care from Embedded Mental Health Providers?
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Leung, Lucinda B, Young, Alexander S, Heyworth, Leonie, Rose, Danielle, Stockdale, Susan, Graaff, A Laurie, Dresselhaus, Timothy R, and Rubenstein, Lisa V
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Humans ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,Personal Satisfaction ,Mental Health ,Mental Health Services ,United States Department of Veterans Affairs ,Technology ,Primary Health Care ,Delivery of Health Care ,Integrated ,United States ,Veterans ,care management ,collaborative care ,health informatics ,health information technology ,mental health ,primary care ,Behavioral and Social Science ,Depression ,Brain Disorders ,Pain Research ,Clinical Research ,Health Services ,Health and social care services research ,8.1 Organisation and delivery of services ,Mental health ,Good Health and Well Being ,Clinical Sciences ,General & Internal Medicine - Abstract
BackgroundTo improve mental health care access, the Veterans Health Administration (VA) implemented Primary Care-Mental Health Integration (PC-MHI) in clinics nationally. Primary care clinical leader satisfaction can inform model implementation and may be facilitated by collaborative care managers and technology supporting cross-specialty collaboration.Objective(1) To determine primary care clinical leaders' overall satisfaction with care from embedded mental health providers for a range of conditions and (2) to examine the association between overall satisfaction and two program features (care managers, technology).DesignCross-sectional organizational survey in one VA region (Southern California, Arizona, and New Mexico), 2018.ParticipantsSixty-nine physicians or other designated clinical leaders in each VA primary care clinic (94% response rate).Main measuresWe assessed primary care clinical leader satisfaction with embedded mental health care on four groups of conditions: target, non-target mental health, behavioral health, suicide risk management. They additionally responded about the availability of mental health care managers and the sufficiency of information technology (telemental health, e-consult, instant messaging). We examined relationships between satisfaction and the two program features using χ2 tests and multivariable regressions.Key resultsMost primary care clinical leaders were "very satisfied" with care for targeted anxiety (71%) and depression (69%), but not for other common conditions (37% alcohol misuse, 19% pain). Care manager availability was significantly associated with "very satisfied" responses for depression (p = .02) and anxiety care by embedded mental health providers (p = .02). Highly rated sufficiency of communication technology (only 19%) was associated with "very satisfied" responses to suicide risk management (p = .002).ConclusionsCare from embedded mental health providers for depression and anxiety was highly satisfactory, which may guide improvement among less satisfactory conditions (alcohol misuse, pain). Observed associations between overall satisfaction and collaborative care features may inform clinics on how to optimize staffing and technology based on priority conditions.
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- 2020
11. So What Do We Do Now? New Opioid Prescribing Guidelines, Implementation Science, and How to Improve the Care of Patients Receiving Long-Term Opioid Therapy in Primary Care
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Pytell, Jarratt D. and Rubenstein, Lisa V.
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12. Collaborative care clinician perceptions of computerized cognitive behavioral therapy for depression in primary care
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Leung, Lucinda B, Dyer, Karen E, Yano, Elizabeth M, Young, Alexander S, Rubenstein, Lisa V, and Hamilton, Alison B
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Behavioral and Social Science ,Rehabilitation ,Mental Health ,Brain Disorders ,Depression ,Clinical Research ,8.1 Organisation and delivery of services ,Health and social care services research ,Mental health ,Good Health and Well Being ,Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ,Delivery of Health Care ,Integrated ,Humans ,Mental Health Services ,Perception ,Primary Health Care ,United States ,United States Department of Veterans Affairs ,e-Technology ,Implementation ,Primary care ,Psychiatric disorders/mental health ,Team science and practice ,Clinical Sciences ,Oncology and Carcinogenesis - Abstract
In Veterans Health Administration's (VA) Primary Care-Mental Health Integration (PC-MHI) models, primary care providers, care managers, and mental health clinicians collaboratively provide depression care. Primary care patients, however, still lack timely, sufficient access to psychotherapy treatment. Adapting PC-MHI collaborative care to improve uptake of evidence-based computerized cognitive behavioral therapy (cCBT) may be a potential solution. Understanding primary care-based mental health clinician perspectives is crucial for facilitating adoption of cCBT as part of collaborative depression care. We examined PC-MHI mental health clinicians' perspectives on adapting collaborative care models to support cCBT for VA primary care patients. We conducted 16 semi-structured interviews with PC-MHI nurse care managers, licensed social workers, psychologists, and psychiatrists in one VA health-care system. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed, coded using the constant comparative method, and analyzed for overarching themes. Although cCBT awareness and knowledge were not widespread, participants were highly accepting of enhancing PC-MHI models with cCBT for depression treatment. Participants supported cCBT delivery by a PC-MHI care manager or clinician and saw it as an additional tool to engage patients, particularly younger Veterans, in mental health treatment. They commented that current VA PC-MHI models did not facilitate, and had barriers to, use of online and mobile treatments. If effectively implemented, however, respondents thought it had potential to increase the number of patients they could treat. There is widespread interest in modernizing health systems. VA PC-MHI mental health clinicians appear open to adapting collaborative care to increase uptake of cCBT to improve psychotherapy access.
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13. Contrasting Care Delivery Modalities Used by Primary Care and Mental Health Specialties in VA’s Telehealth Contingency Staffing Program During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Leung, Lucinda B., Rubenstein, Lisa V., Jaske, Erin, Wheat, Chelle L., Nelson, Karin M., and Felker, Bradford L.
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14. Effects of Intensive Primary Care on High-Need Patient Experiences: Survey Findings from a Veterans Affairs Randomized Quality Improvement Trial
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Zulman, Donna M, Chang, Evelyn T, Wong, Ava, Yoon, Jean, Stockdale, Susan E, Ong, Michael K, Rubenstein, Lisa V, and Asch, Steven M
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Health Services and Systems ,Health Sciences ,Clinical Research ,Behavioral and Social Science ,Prevention ,Health Services ,Management of diseases and conditions ,Health and social care services research ,7.1 Individual care needs ,8.1 Organisation and delivery of services ,Generic health relevance ,Good Health and Well Being ,Aged ,Continuity of Patient Care ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,Female ,Humans ,Male ,Middle Aged ,Patient Satisfaction ,Patient-Centered Care ,Professional-Patient Relations ,Quality Improvement ,Surveys and Questionnaires ,United States ,United States Department of Veterans Affairs ,Veterans ,patient-centered care ,primary care ,care coordination ,Clinical Sciences ,General & Internal Medicine ,Clinical sciences ,Health services and systems ,Public health - Abstract
BackgroundIntensive primary care programs aim to coordinate care for patients with medical, behavioral, and social complexity, but little is known about their impact on patient experience when implemented in a medical home.ObjectiveDetermine how augmenting the VA's medical home (Patient Aligned Care Team, PACT) with a PACT-Intensive Management (PIM) program influences patient experiences with care coordination, access, provider relationships, and satisfaction.DesignCross-sectional analysis of patient survey data from a five-site randomized quality improvement study.ParticipantsTwo thousand five hundred sixty-six Veterans with hospitalization risk scores ≥ 90th percentile and recent acute care.InterventionPIM offered patients intensive care coordination, including home visits, accompaniment to specialists, acute care follow-up, and case management from a team staffed by primary care providers, social workers, psychologists, nurses, and/or other support staff.Main measuresPatient-reported experiences with care coordination (e.g., health goal assessment, test and appointment follow-up, Patient Assessment of Chronic Illness Care (PACIC)), access to healthcare services, provider relationships, and satisfaction.Key resultsSeven hundred fifty-nine PIM and 768 PACT patients responded to the survey (response rate 60%). Patients randomized to PIM were more likely than those in PACT to report that they were asked about their health goals (AOR = 1.26; P = 0.046) and that they have a VA provider whom they trust (AOR = 1.35; P = 0.005). PIM patients also had higher mean (SD) PACIC scores compared with PACT patients (2.91 (1.31) vs. 2.75 (1.25), respectively; P = 0.022) and were more likely to report 10 out of 10 on satisfaction with primary care (AOR = 1.25; P = 0.048). However, other effects on coordination, access, and satisfaction did not achieve statistical significance.ConclusionsAugmenting VA's patient-centered medical home with intensive primary care had a modestly positive influence on high-risk patients' experiences with care coordination and provider relationships, but did not have a significant impact on most patient-reported access and satisfaction measures.
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15. Depression Complexity Prevalence and Outcomes Among Veterans Affairs Patients in Integrated Primary Care
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Campbell, Duncan G., Lombardero, Anayansi, English, Ivie, Waltz, Thomas J., Hoggatt, Katherine J., Simon, Barbara F., Lanto, Andrew B., Simon, Alissa, Rubenstein, Lisa V., and Chaney, Edmund F.
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Depression, Mental -- Distribution -- Patient outcomes -- Social aspects ,Veterans -- Health aspects -- Psychological aspects ,Primary health care -- Services -- Psychological aspects ,Company distribution practices ,Family and marriage ,Health ,Psychology and mental health - Abstract
Introduction: The Veterans Health Administration (VA) Primary Care-Mental Health Integration (PC-MHI) initiative targets depression (MDD), anxiety/posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and alcohol misuse (AM) for care improvement. In primary care, case finding often relies on depression screening. Whereas clinical practice guidelines solely inform management of depression, minimal information exists to guide treatment when psychiatric symptom clusters coexist. We provide descriptive clinical information for care planners about VA PC patients with depression alone, depression plus alcohol misuse, and depression with complex psychiatric comorbidities (PTSD and/or probable bipolar disorder). Method: We examined data from a VA study that used a visit-based sampling procedure to screen 10,929 VA PC patients for depression: 761 patients with probable major depression completed baseline measures of health and care engagement. Follow-up assessments were completed at 7 months. Results: At baseline, 53% of patients evidenced mental health conditions in addition to depression; 10% had concurrent AM, and 43% had psychiatrically complex depression (either with or without AM). Compared with patients with depression alone or depression with AM, those with psychiatrically complex depression evinced longer standing and more severe mood disturbance, higher likelihood of suicidal ideation, higher unemployment, and higher levels of polypharmacy. Baseline depression complexity predicted worse mental health status and functioning at follow-up. Discussion: A substantial proportion of VA primary care patients with depression presented with high medical multimorbidity and elevated safety concerns. Psychiatrically complex depression predicted lower treatment effectiveness, suggesting that PC-MHI interventions should co-ordinate and individualize care for these patients. Public Significance Statement Limited evidence exists to guide primary care-based management of psychiatrically complex depression. This study's findings demonstrate a prospective relationship between complexity and treatment outcomes and provide descriptive information that will be useful to care planners and providers when psychiatric symptom clusters coexist. Keywords: depression complexity, primary care, integrated behavioral health, collaborative care, Depression is common and debilitating. Twelvemonth prevalence estimates approach 7% of the United States general population, and nearly 17% of persons will experience a major depressive episode in their lifetimes [...]
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16. Mental health care integration and primary care patient experience in the Veterans Health Administration
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Leung, Lucinda B., Rose, Danielle, Guo, Rong, Brayton, Catherine E., Rubenstein, Lisa V., and Stockdale, Susan
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- 2021
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17. Understanding How Contingency Staffing Programs Can Support Mental Health Services in the Veterans Health Administration
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Jaske, Erin, primary, Wheat, Chelle L., additional, Rubenstein, Lisa V., additional, Leung, Lucinda, additional, Curtis, Idamay, additional, Wahlberg, Lawrence, additional, and Felker, Bradford, additional
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18. Challenges with Implementing a Patient-Centered Medical Home Model for Women Veterans
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Chuang, Emmeline, Brunner, Julian, Mak, Selene, Hamilton, Alison B, Canelo, Ismelda, Darling, Jill, Rubenstein, Lisa V, and Yano, Elizabeth M
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Health Services and Systems ,Nursing ,Health Sciences ,Patient Safety ,Clinical Research ,Health Services ,Management of diseases and conditions ,8.1 Organisation and delivery of services ,7.1 Individual care needs ,Health and social care services research ,Good Health and Well Being ,Attitude of Health Personnel ,Continuity of Patient Care ,Female ,Humans ,Interviews as Topic ,Nurses ,Patient Care Team ,Patient-Centered Care ,Physicians ,Primary Care ,Qualitative Research ,United States ,United States Department of Veterans Affairs ,Veterans ,Women's Health Services ,Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine ,Public Health and Health Services ,Public Health ,Midwifery ,Public health ,Policy and administration - Abstract
BackgroundThe Veterans Health Administration (VA) Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) initiative aims to ensure that all patients receive care consistent with medical home principles. Women veterans' unique care needs and minority status within the VA pose challenges to delivery of equitable, comprehensive primary care for this population. Currently, little is known about whether and/or how PACT should be tailored to better meet women veterans' needs.MethodsIn 2014, we conducted semistructured interviews with 73 primary care providers and staff to examine facilitators and barriers encountered in providing PACT-principled care to women veterans. Respondents were located in eight VA medical centers in eight different states across the United States.ResultsRespondents perceived PACT as improving continuity of care for patients and as increasing ability of nursing staff to practice at the top of their license. However, the implementation of core medical home features and team huddles was inconsistent and varied both within and across medical centers. Short staffing, inclusion of part-time providers on teams, balancing performance requirements for continuity and same-day access, and space constraints were identified as ongoing barriers to PACT implementation. Challenges unique to care of women veterans included a higher prevalence of psychosocial needs, the need for specialized training of primary care personnel, and short staffing owing to additional sharing of primary care support staff with specialist providers.ConclusionProviders and staff face unique challenges in delivering comprehensive primary care to women veterans that may require special policy, practice, and management action if benefits of PACT are to be fully realized for this population.
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19. ENGAGING AFRICAN AMERICAN VETERANS WITH HEALTHCARE ACCESS CHALLENGES IN A COMMUNITY-PARTNERED CARE COORDINATION INITIATIVE: A QUALITATIVE NEEDS ASSESSMENT
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Izquierdo, Adriana, Ong, Michael, Jones, Felica U, Jones, Loretta, Ganz, David, and Rubenstein, Lisa V
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- 2017
20. Application of a nonrandomized stepped wedge design to evaluate an evidence-based quality improvement intervention: a proof of concept using simulated data on patient-centered medical homes
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Huynh, Alexis K, Lee, Martin L, Farmer, Melissa M, and Rubenstein, Lisa V
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Health Services and Systems ,Health Sciences ,Clinical Research ,8.1 Organisation and delivery of services ,Health and social care services research ,Generic health relevance ,Good Health and Well Being ,Evidence-Based Practice ,Humans ,Multicenter Studies as Topic ,Patient-Centered Care ,Quality Improvement ,Research Design ,Electronic measures ,Evaluation of evidence-based quality improvement intervention ,Public Health and Health Services ,General & Internal Medicine ,Epidemiology ,Public health - Abstract
BackgroundStepped wedge designs have gained recognition as a method for rigorously assessing implementation of evidence-based quality improvement interventions (QIIs) across multiple healthcare sites. In theory, this design uses random assignment of sites to successive QII implementation start dates based on a timeline determined by evaluators. However, in practice, QII timing is often controlled more by site readiness. We propose an alternate version of the stepped wedge design that does not assume the randomized timing of implementation while retaining the method's analytic advantages and applying to a broader set of evaluations. To test the feasibility of a nonrandomized stepped wedge design, we developed simulated data on patient care experiences and on QII implementation that had the structures and features of the expected data from a planned QII. We then applied the design in anticipation of performing an actual QII evaluation.MethodsWe used simulated data on 108,000 patients to model nonrandomized stepped wedge results from QII implementation across nine primary care sites over 12 quarters. The outcome we simulated was change in a single self-administered question on access to care used by Veterans Health Administration (VA), based in the United States, as part of its quarterly patient ratings of quality of care. Our main predictors were QII exposure and time. Based on study hypotheses, we assigned values of 4 to 11 % for improvement in access when sites were first exposed to implementation and 1 to 3 % improvement in each ensuing time period thereafter when sites continued with implementation. We included site-level (practice size) and respondent-level (gender, race/ethnicity) characteristics that might account for nonrandomized timing in site implementation of the QII. We analyzed the resulting data as a repeated cross-sectional model using HLM 7 with a three-level hierarchical data structure and an ordinal outcome. Levels in the data structure included patient ratings, timing of adoption of the QII, and primary care site.ResultsWe were able to demonstrate a statistically significant improvement in adoption of the QII, as postulated in our simulation. The linear time trend while sites were in the control state was not significant, also as expected in the real life scenario of the example QII.ConclusionsWe concluded that the nonrandomized stepped wedge design was feasible within the parameters of our planned QII with its data structure and content. Our statistical approach may be applicable to similar evaluations.
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21. Greater patient-centered medical home implementation was associated with lower attrition from VHA primary care
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Yoon, Jean, Leung, Lucinda B., Rubenstein, Lisa V., Nelson, Karin, Rose, Danielle E., Chow, Adam, and Stockdale, Susan E.
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- 2020
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22. Meeting high-risk patient pain care needs through intensive primary care: a secondary analysis
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Giannitrapani, Karleen F, primary, Holliday, Jesse R, additional, McCaa, Matthew D, additional, Stockdale, Susan, additional, Bergman, Alicia A, additional, Katz, Marian L, additional, Zulman, Donna M, additional, Rubenstein, Lisa V, additional, and Chang, Evelyn T, additional
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- 2024
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23. Cluster randomized trial of a multilevel evidence-based quality improvement approach to tailoring VA Patient Aligned Care Teams to the needs of women Veterans.
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Yano, Elizabeth M, Darling, Jill E, Hamilton, Alison B, Canelo, Ismelda, Chuang, Emmeline, Meredith, Lisa S, and Rubenstein, Lisa V
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Humans ,Cluster Analysis ,Evidence-Based Medicine ,United States Department of Veterans Affairs ,Veterans ,Patient Care Team ,United States ,Female ,Veterans Health ,Quality Improvement ,Evidence-based quality improvement ,Implementation ,Patient-centered medical home ,Women’s health ,Women's health ,Information and Computing Sciences ,Medical and Health Sciences ,Health Policy & Services - Abstract
BackgroundThe Veterans Health Administration (VA) has undertaken a major initiative to transform care through implementation of Patient Aligned Care Teams (PACTs). Based on the patient-centered medical home (PCMH) concept, PACT aims to improve access, continuity, coordination, and comprehensiveness using team-based care that is patient-driven and patient-centered. However, how VA should adapt PACT to meet the needs of special populations, such as women Veterans (WVs), was not considered in initial implementation guidance. WVs' numerical minority in VA healthcare settings (approximately 7-8 % of users) creates logistical challenges to delivering gender-sensitive comprehensive care. The main goal of this study is to test an evidence-based quality improvement approach (EBQI) to tailoring PACT to meet the needs of WVs, incorporating comprehensive primary care services and gender-specific care in gender-sensitive environments, thereby accelerating achievement of PACT tenets for women (Women's Health (WH)-PACT).Methods/designEBQI is a systematic approach to developing a multilevel research-clinical partnership that engages senior organizational leaders and local quality improvement (QI) teams in adapting and implementing new care models in the context of prior evidence and local practice conditions, with researchers providing technical support, formative feedback, and practice facilitation. In a 12-site cluster randomized trial, we will evaluate WH-PACT model achievement using patient, provider, staff, and practice surveys, in addition to analyses of secondary administrative and chart-based data. We will explore impacts of receipt of WH-PACT care on quality of chronic disease care and prevention, health status, patient satisfaction and experience of care, provider experience, utilization, and costs. Using mixed methods, we will assess pre-post practice contexts; document EBQI activities undertaken in participating facilities and their relationship to provider/staff and team actions/attitudes; document WH-PACT implementation; and examine barriers/facilitators to EBQI-supported WH-PACT implementation through a combination of semi-structured interviews and monthly formative progress narratives and administrative data.DiscussionLack of gender-sensitive comprehensive care has demonstrated consequences for the technical quality and ratings of care among WVs and may contribute to decisions to continue use or seek care elsewhere under the US Affordable Care Act. We hypothesize that tailoring PACT implementation through EBQI may improve the experience and quality of care at many levels.Trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov, NCT02039856.
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24. Development of the Quality Improvement Minimum Quality Criteria Set (QI-MQCS): a tool for critical appraisal of quality improvement intervention publications
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Hempel, Susanne, Shekelle, Paul G, Liu, Jodi L, Danz, Margie Sherwood, Foy, Robbie, Lim, Yee-Wei, Motala, Aneesa, and Rubenstein, Lisa V
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Clinical Research ,Generic health relevance ,Health Services Research ,Humans ,Periodicals as Topic ,Psychometrics ,Publishing ,Quality Improvement ,Reproducibility of Results ,Evaluation methodology ,Evidence-based medicine ,Healthcare quality improvement ,Quality improvement ,Quality improvement methodologies ,Clinical Sciences ,Public Health and Health Services ,Curriculum and Pedagogy ,Health Policy & Services - Abstract
ObjectiveValid, reliable critical appraisal tools advance quality improvement (QI) intervention impacts by helping stakeholders identify higher quality studies. QI approaches are diverse and differ from clinical interventions. Widely used critical appraisal instruments do not take unique QI features into account and existing QI tools (eg, Standards for QI Reporting Excellence) are intended for publication guidance rather than critical appraisal. This study developed and psychometrically tested a critical appraisal instrument, the QI Minimum Quality Criteria Set (QI-MQCS) for assessing QI-specific features of QI publications.MethodsApproaches to developing the tool and ensuring validity included a literature review, in-person and online survey expert panel input, and application to empirical examples. We investigated psychometric properties in a set of diverse QI publications (N=54) by analysing reliability measures and item endorsement rates and explored sources of disagreement between reviewers.ResultsThe QI-MQCS includes 16 content domains to evaluate QI intervention publications: Organisational Motivation, Intervention Rationale, Intervention Description, Organisational Characteristics, Implementation, Study Design, Comparator Description, Data Sources, Timing, Adherence/Fidelity, Health Outcomes, Organisational Readiness, Penetration/Reach, Sustainability, Spread and Limitations. Median inter-rater agreement for QI-MQCS items was κ 0.57 (83% agreement). Item statistics indicated sufficient ability to differentiate between publications (median quality criteria met 67%). Internal consistency measures indicated coherence without excessive conceptual overlap (absolute mean interitem correlation=0.19). The critical appraisal instrument is accompanied by a user manual detailing What to consider, Where to look and How to rate.ConclusionsWe developed a ready-to-use, valid and reliable critical appraisal instrument applicable to healthcare QI intervention publications, but recognise scope for continuing refinement.
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25. Cluster randomized trial of a multilevel evidence-based quality improvement approach to tailoring VA Patient Aligned Care Teams to the needs of women Veterans
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Yano, Elizabeth M, Darling, Jill E, Hamilton, Alison B, Canelo, Ismelda, Chuang, Emmeline, Meredith, Lisa S, and Rubenstein, Lisa V
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Biomedical and Clinical Sciences ,Psychology ,Clinical Trials and Supportive Activities ,Health Services ,Clinical Research ,Prevention ,8.1 Organisation and delivery of services ,Health and social care services research ,Generic health relevance ,Good Health and Well Being ,Cluster Analysis ,Evidence-Based Medicine ,Female ,Humans ,Patient Care Team ,Quality Improvement ,United States ,United States Department of Veterans Affairs ,Veterans ,Veterans Health ,Implementation ,Evidence-based quality improvement ,Patient-centered medical home ,Women's health ,Women’s health ,Information and Computing Sciences ,Medical and Health Sciences ,Health Policy & Services ,Biomedical and clinical sciences - Abstract
BackgroundThe Veterans Health Administration (VA) has undertaken a major initiative to transform care through implementation of Patient Aligned Care Teams (PACTs). Based on the patient-centered medical home (PCMH) concept, PACT aims to improve access, continuity, coordination, and comprehensiveness using team-based care that is patient-driven and patient-centered. However, how VA should adapt PACT to meet the needs of special populations, such as women Veterans (WVs), was not considered in initial implementation guidance. WVs' numerical minority in VA healthcare settings (approximately 7-8 % of users) creates logistical challenges to delivering gender-sensitive comprehensive care. The main goal of this study is to test an evidence-based quality improvement approach (EBQI) to tailoring PACT to meet the needs of WVs, incorporating comprehensive primary care services and gender-specific care in gender-sensitive environments, thereby accelerating achievement of PACT tenets for women (Women's Health (WH)-PACT).Methods/designEBQI is a systematic approach to developing a multilevel research-clinical partnership that engages senior organizational leaders and local quality improvement (QI) teams in adapting and implementing new care models in the context of prior evidence and local practice conditions, with researchers providing technical support, formative feedback, and practice facilitation. In a 12-site cluster randomized trial, we will evaluate WH-PACT model achievement using patient, provider, staff, and practice surveys, in addition to analyses of secondary administrative and chart-based data. We will explore impacts of receipt of WH-PACT care on quality of chronic disease care and prevention, health status, patient satisfaction and experience of care, provider experience, utilization, and costs. Using mixed methods, we will assess pre-post practice contexts; document EBQI activities undertaken in participating facilities and their relationship to provider/staff and team actions/attitudes; document WH-PACT implementation; and examine barriers/facilitators to EBQI-supported WH-PACT implementation through a combination of semi-structured interviews and monthly formative progress narratives and administrative data.DiscussionLack of gender-sensitive comprehensive care has demonstrated consequences for the technical quality and ratings of care among WVs and may contribute to decisions to continue use or seek care elsewhere under the US Affordable Care Act. We hypothesize that tailoring PACT implementation through EBQI may improve the experience and quality of care at many levels.Trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov, NCT02039856.
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26. How middle managers facilitate interdisciplinary primary care team functioning
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Giannitrapani, Karleen F., Rodriguez, Hector, Huynh, Alexis K., Hamilton, Alison B., Kim, Linda, Stockdale, Susan E., Needleman, Jack, Yano, Elizabeth M., and Rubenstein, Lisa V.
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27. The Anatomy of Primary Care and Mental Health Clinician Communication: A Quality Improvement Case Study
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Chang, Evelyn T, Wells, Kenneth B, Young, Alexander S, Stockdale, Susan, Johnson, Megan D, Fickel, Jacqueline J, Jou, Kevin, and Rubenstein, Lisa V
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Health Services and Systems ,Health Sciences ,Clinical Research ,Health Services ,Mental Health ,Health and social care services research ,7.3 Management and decision making ,Management of diseases and conditions ,8.1 Organisation and delivery of services ,Good Health and Well Being ,Community Mental Health Services ,Cooperative Behavior ,Health Communication ,Humans ,Outpatient Clinics ,Hospital ,Patient Care Team ,Physicians ,Primary Care ,Psychiatry ,Quality Improvement ,primary care ,mental health ,communication ,quality improvement ,ambulatory care ,primary care redesign ,Clinical Sciences ,General & Internal Medicine ,Clinical sciences ,Health services and systems ,Public health - Abstract
BackgroundThe high prevalence of comorbid physical and mental illnesses among veterans is well known. Therefore, ensuring effective communication between primary care (PC) and mental health (MH) clinicians in the Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system is essential. The VA's Patient Aligned Care Teams (PACT) initiative has further raised awareness of the need for communication between PC and MH. Improving such communication, however, has proven challenging.ObjectiveTo qualitatively understand barriers to PC-MH communication in an academic community-based clinic by using continuous quality improvement (CQI) tools and then initiate a change strategy.Design, participants, and approachAn interdisciplinary quality improvement (QI) work group composed of 11 on-site PC and MH providers, administrators, and researchers identified communication barriers and facilitators using fishbone diagrams and process flow maps. The work group then verified and provided context for the diagram and flow maps through medical record review (32 patients who received both PC and MH care), interviews (6 stakeholders), and reports from four previously completed focus groups. Based on these findings and a previous systematic review of interventions to improve interspecialty communication, the team initiated plans for improvement.Key resultsKey communication barriers included lack of effective standardized communication processes, practice style differences, and inadequate PC training in MH. Clinicians often accessed advice or formal consultation based on pre-existing across-discipline personal relationships. The work group identified collocated collaborative care, joint care planning, and joint case conferences as feasible, evidence-based interventions for improving communication.ConclusionsCQI tools enabled providers to systematically assess local communication barriers and facilitators and engaged stakeholders in developing possible solutions. A locally tailored CQI process focusing on communication helped initiate change strategies and ongoing improvement efforts.
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28. Teamlet Structure and Early Experiences of Medical Home Implementation for Veterans
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Rodriguez, Hector P, Giannitrapani, Karleen F, Stockdale, Susan, Hamilton, Alison B, Yano, Elizabeth M, and Rubenstein, Lisa V
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Behavioral and Social Science ,Clinical Research ,Health and social care services research ,8.1 Organisation and delivery of services ,Generic health relevance ,Good Health and Well Being ,Data Collection ,Humans ,Patient Care Team ,Patient-Centered Care ,Primary Health Care ,Time Factors ,United States ,United States Department of Veterans Affairs ,Veterans Health ,team structure ,patient-centered medical home ,practice redesign ,primary care teams ,veterans ,Clinical Sciences ,General & Internal Medicine - Abstract
BackgroundHigh functioning interdisciplinary primary care teams are a critical component of the patient-centered medical home. In 2010, the Veterans Administration (VA) implemented a medical home model termed the Patient Aligned Care Teams (PACT), with reorganization of staff into small teams ("teamlets") as a core feature.ObjectiveTo examine the early experiences of primary care personnel as they assumed new roles through reorganization into teamlets.DesignConvergent mixed methods study design involving semi-structured interviews and a survey; data were collected in 2011 and 2012.ParticipantsWe interviewed 41 frontline teamlet members (i.e., primary care physicians and staff) from three practices that were part of a PACT demonstration laboratory and examined clinician and staff survey data from 22 practices.Main measuresSemi-structured interview guide and clinician and staff survey questions covering the following domains: teamlet formation and structure, within-teamlet communication, cross-coverage, role changes, teamlet training, impact on Veterans, and leadership facilitation and support.Key resultsRespondents had limited input into teamlet structure and indicated limited training on the PACT initiative. Guidelines delineating each teamlet member's roles and responsibilities were emphasized as important needs. Chronic understaffing also contributed to implementation challenges and territorial attitudes surfaced when cross-coverage was not clear. In addition, several core features of VA's medical home transformation were not fully implemented by teamlet members. Most also reported limited guidance and feedback from leadership. Despite these challenges, teamlet-based care was perceived to have a positive impact on Veterans' experiences of primary care and also resulted in improved communication among staff.ConclusionsThe PACT teamlet model holds much promise for improving primary care at the VA. However, more comprehensive training, improving the stability of teamlets, developing clear cross-coverage policies, and better defined teamlet member responsibilities are important areas in need of attention by VA leadership.
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29. VA Health Service Utilization for Homeless and Low-income Veterans
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Gabrielian, Sonya, Yuan, Anita H, Andersen, Ronald M, Rubenstein, Lisa V, and Gelberg, Lillian
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Applied Economics ,Economics ,Health Sciences ,Human Society ,Social Work ,8.1 Organisation and delivery of services ,Health and social care services research ,Good Health and Well Being ,Aged ,Case Management ,Female ,Health Behavior ,Health Services ,Ill-Housed Persons ,Humans ,Los Angeles ,Male ,Marital Status ,Mental Health Services ,Middle Aged ,Poverty ,Public Housing ,Racial Groups ,United States ,United States Department of Veterans Affairs ,veterans ,homelessness ,supportive housing ,Public Health and Health Services ,Health Policy & Services ,Applied economics ,Health services and systems ,Policy and administration - Abstract
BackgroundThe US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)-VA Supportive Housing (VASH) program-the VA's Housing First effort-is central to efforts to end Veteran homelessness. Yet, little is known about health care utilization patterns associated with achieving HUD-VASH housing.ObjectivesWe compare health service utilization at the VA Greater Los Angeles among: (1) formerly homeless Veterans housed through HUD-VASH (HUD-VASH Veterans); (2) currently homeless Veterans; (3) housed, low-income Veterans not in HUD-VASH; and (4) housed, not low-income Veterans.Research designWe performed a secondary database analysis of Veterans (n=62,459) who received VA Greater Los Angeles care between October 1, 2010 and September 30, 2011. We described medical/surgical and mental health utilization [inpatient, outpatient, and emergency department (ED)]. We controlled for demographics, need, and primary care use in regression analyses of utilization data by housing and income status.ResultsHUD-VASH Veterans had more inpatient, outpatient, and ED use than currently homeless Veterans. Adjusting for demographics and need, HUD-VASH Veterans and the low-income housed Veterans had similar likelihoods of medical/surgical inpatient and outpatient utilization, compared with the housed, not low-income group. Adjusting first for demographics and need (model 1), then also for primary care use (model 2), HUD-VASH Veterans had the greatest decrease in incident rates of specialty medical/surgical, mental health, and ED care from models 1 to 2, becoming similar to the currently homeless, compared with the housed, not low-income group.ConclusionsOur findings suggest that currently homeless Veterans underuse health care relative to housed Veterans. HUD-VASH may address this disparity by providing housing and linkages to primary care.
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30. Team functioning as a predictor of patient outcomes in early medical home implementation
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Wu, Frances M., Rubenstein, Lisa V., and Yoon, Jean
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- 2018
31. Communication Among Team Members Within the Patient-centered Medical Home and Patient Satisfaction With Providers : The Mediating Role of Patient-Provider Communication
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Stockdale, Susan E., Rose, Danielle, Darling, Jill E., Meredith, Lisa S., Helfrich, Christian D., Dresselhaus, Timothy R., Roos, Philip, and Rubenstein, Lisa V.
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- 2018
32. Fostering evidence-based quality improvement for patient-centered medical homes : Initiating local quality councils to transform primary care
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Stockdale, Susan E., Zuchowski, Jessica, Rubenstein, Lisa V., Sapir, Negar, Yano, Elizabeth M., Altman, Lisa, Fickel, Jacqueline J., McDougall, Skye, Dresselhaus, Timothy, and Hamilton, Alison B.
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- 2018
33. Rates and Impact of Adherence to Recommended Care for Unhealthy Alcohol Use
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Hepner, Kimberly A., Paddock, Susan M., Watkins, Katherine E., Hoggatt, Katherine J., Rubenstein, Lisa V., Bogart, Andy, Iyiewuare, Praise O., Rosenbluth, Susan C., and Pincus, Harold Alan
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- 2019
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34. Primary Care Patients' Involvement in Decision-Making Is Associated with Improvement in Depression
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Clever, Sarah L., Ford, Daniel E., Rubenstein, Lisa V., Rost, Kathryn M., Meredith, Lisa S., Sherbourne, Cathy D., Wang, Nae-Yuh, Arbelaez, Jose J., and Cooper, Lisa A.
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- 2006
35. Implementing collaborative care for depression treatment in primary care: A cluster randomized evaluation of a quality improvement practice redesign
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Chaney, Edmund F, Rubenstein, Lisa V, Liu, Chuan-Fen, Yano, Elizabeth M, Bolkan, Cory, Lee, Martin, Simon, Barbara, Lanto, Andy, Felker, Bradford, and Uman, Jane
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Abstract Background Meta-analyses show collaborative care models (CCMs) with nurse care management are effective for improving primary care for depression. This study aimed to develop CCM approaches that could be sustained and spread within Veterans Affairs (VA). Evidence-based quality improvement (EBQI) uses QI approaches within a research/clinical partnership to redesign care. The study used EBQI methods for CCM redesign, tested the effectiveness of the locally adapted model as implemented, and assessed the contextual factors shaping intervention effectiveness. Methods The study intervention is EBQI as applied to CCM implementation. The study uses a cluster randomized design as a formative evaluation tool to test and improve the effectiveness of the redesign process, with seven intervention and three non-intervention VA primary care practices in five different states. The primary study outcome is patient antidepressant use. The context evaluation is descriptive and uses subgroup analysis. The primary context evaluation measure is naturalistic primary care clinician (PCC) predilection to adopt CCM. For the randomized evaluation, trained telephone research interviewers enrolled consecutive primary care patients with major depression in the evaluation, referred enrolled patients in intervention practices to the implemented CCM, and re-surveyed at seven months. Results Interviewers enrolled 288 CCM site and 258 non-CCM site patients. Enrolled intervention site patients were more likely to receive appropriate antidepressant care (66% versus 43%, p = 0.01), but showed no significant difference in symptom improvement compared to usual care. In terms of context, only 40% of enrolled patients received complete care management per protocol. PCC predilection to adopt CCM had substantial effects on patient participation, with patients belonging to early adopter clinicians completing adequate care manager follow-up significantly more often than patients of clinicians with low predilection to adopt CCM (74% versus 48%%, p = 0.003). Conclusions Depression CCM designed and implemented by primary care practices using EBQI improved antidepressant initiation. Combining QI methods with a randomized evaluation proved challenging, but enabled new insights into the process of translating research-based CCM into practice. Future research on the effects of PCC attitudes and skills on CCM results, as well as on enhancing the link between improved antidepressant use and symptom outcomes, is needed. Trial Registration ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT00105820
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- 2011
36. Identifying Quality Improvement intervention publications - A comparison of electronic search strategies
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Hempel, Susanne, Rubenstein, Lisa V, Shanman, Roberta M, Foy, Robbie, Golder, Su, Danz, Marjorie, and Shekelle, Paul G
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Abstract Background The evidence base for quality improvement (QI) interventions is expanding rapidly. The diversity of the initiatives and the inconsistency in labeling these as QI interventions makes it challenging for researchers, policymakers, and QI practitioners to access the literature systematically and to identify relevant publications. Methods We evaluated search strategies developed for MEDLINE (Ovid) and PubMed based on free text words, Medical subject headings (MeSH), QI intervention components, continuous quality improvement (CQI) methods, and combinations of the strategies. Three sets of pertinent QI intervention publications were used for validation. Two independent expert reviewers screened publications for relevance. We compared the yield, recall rate, and precision of the search strategies for the identification of QI publications and for a subset of empirical studies on effects of QI interventions. Results The search yields ranged from 2,221 to 216,167 publications. Mean recall rates for reference publications ranged from 5% to 53% for strategies with yields of 50,000 publications or fewer. The 'best case' strategy, a simple text word search with high face validity ('quality' AND 'improv*' AND 'intervention*') identified 44%, 24%, and 62% of influential intervention articles selected by Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) experts, a set of exemplar articles provided by members of the Standards for Quality Improvement Reporting Excellence (SQUIRE) group, and a sample from the Cochrane Effective Practice and Organization of Care Group (EPOC) register of studies, respectively. We applied the search strategy to a PubMed search for articles published in 10 pertinent journals in a three-year period which retrieved 183 publications. Among these, 67% were deemed relevant to QI by at least one of two independent raters. Forty percent were classified as empirical studies reporting on a QI intervention. Conclusions The presented search terms and operating characteristics can be used to guide the identification of QI intervention publications. Even with extensive iterative development, we achieved only moderate recall rates of reference publications. Consensus development on QI reporting and initiatives to develop QI-relevant MeSH terms are urgently needed.
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37. Partnering to improve care : the case of the Veterans’ Health Administration’s Quality Enhancement Research Initiative
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Bergman, Alicia A, Delevan, Deborah M, Miake-Lye, Isomi M, Rubenstein, Lisa V, and Ganz, David A
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- 2017
38. A social marketing approach to implementing evidence-based practice in VHA QUERI: the TIDES depression collaborative care model
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Luck, Jeff, Hagigi, Fred, Parker, Louise E, Yano, Elizabeth M, Rubenstein, Lisa V, and Kirchner, JoAnn E
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Abstract Collaborative care models for depression in primary care are effective and cost-effective, but difficult to spread to new sites. Translating Initiatives for Depression into Effective Solutions (TIDES) is an initiative to promote evidence-based collaborative care in the U.S. Veterans Health Administration (VHA). Social marketing applies marketing techniques to promote positive behavior change. Described in this paper, TIDES used a social marketing approach to foster national spread of collaborative care models. TIDES social marketing approach The approach relied on a sequential model of behavior change and explicit attention to audience segmentation. Segments included VHA national leadership, Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) regional leadership, facility managers, frontline providers, and veterans. TIDES communications, materials and messages targeted each segment, guided by an overall marketing plan. Results Depression collaborative care based on the TIDES model was adopted by VHA as part of the new Primary Care Mental Health Initiative and associated policies. It is currently in use in more than 50 primary care practices across the United States, and continues to spread, suggesting success for its social marketing-based dissemination strategy. Discussion and conclusion Development, execution and evaluation of the TIDES marketing effort shows that social marketing is a promising approach for promoting implementation of evidence-based interventions in integrated healthcare systems.
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39. The SGIM Policy Analysis: Supporting the Generalist Voice for Participation in Policymaking
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Rubenstein, Lisa V. and Rigotti, Nancy A.
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40. Clinic-Level Process of Care for Depression in Primary Care Settings
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Fickel, Jacqueline J., Yano, Elizabeth M., Parker, Louise E., and Rubenstein, Lisa V.
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Medicine & Public Health ,Health Informatics ,Psychiatry ,Health Administration ,Public Health/Gesundheitswesen ,Clinical Psychology ,Mental health services ,Primary health care ,Quality of health care - Abstract
Multi-component models for improving depression care target primary care (PC) clinics, yet few studies document usual clinic-level care. This case comparison assessed usual processes for depression management at 10 PC clinics. Although general similarities existed across sites, clinics varied on specific processes, barriers, and adherence to practice guidelines. Screening for depression conformed to guidelines. Processes for assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up varied to different degrees in different clinics. This individuality of usual care should be defined prior to quality improvement interventions, and may provide insights for introducing or tailoring changes, as well as improving interpretation of evaluation results.
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41. The Acceptability of Treatment for Depression among African-American, Hispanic, and White Primary Care Patients
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Cooper, Lisa A., Gonzales, Junius J., Gallo, Joseph J., Rost, Kathryn M., Meredith, Lisa S., Rubenstein, Lisa V., Wang, Nae-Yuh, and Ford, Daniel E.
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- 2003
42. What Patient Population Does Visit-Based Sampling in Primary Care Settings Represent?
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Lee, Martin L., Yano, Elizabeth M., Wang, MingMing, Simon, Barbara F., and Rubenstein, Lisa V.
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- 2002
43. Differences in Depression Care for Men and Women among Veterans with and without Psychiatric Comorbidities
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Lam, Christine A., Sherbourne, Cathy, Gelberg, Lillian, Lee, Martin L., Huynh, Alexis K., Chu, Karen, Strauss, Jennifer L., Metzger, Maureen E., Post, Edward P., Rubenstein, Lisa V., and Farmer, Melissa M.
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- 2017
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44. Assessing fidelity to evidence-based quality improvement as an implementation strategy for patient-centered medical home transformation in the Veterans Health Administration
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Stockdale, Susan E., Hamilton, Alison B., Bergman, Alicia A., Rose, Danielle E., Giannitrapani, Karleen F., Dresselhaus, Timothy R., Yano, Elizabeth M., and Rubenstein, Lisa V.
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- 2020
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45. Structured Implicit Review: A New Method for Monitoring Nursing Care Quality
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Pearson, Marjorie L., Lee, Jan L., Chang, Betty L., Elliott, Marc, Kahn, Katherine L., and Rubenstein, Lisa V.
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- 2000
46. From Understanding Health Care Provider Behavior to Improving Health Care: The QUERI Framework for Quality Improvement
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Rubenstein, Lisa V., Mittman, Brian S., Yano, Elizabeth M., and Mulrow, Cynthia D.
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- 2000
47. A Scoping Review of Guidelines and Quality Measures to Screen for Social and Caregiver Support and Cognitive Impairment in Primary Care
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Newberry, Sydne J., Motala, Aneesa, Rubenstein, Lisa V., Shekelle, Paul G., and Larkin, Jody
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Health Care Delivery, Quality, and Patient Safety - Abstract
High-risk patients—those patients with complex health care needs who are most likely to face hospitalization or death in the following two years—are most often initially seen in the primary care setting. This small group of patients uses a disproportionate amount of care resources. Contributing to the challenges of care planning for this population is that individuals are highly heterogeneous; no two patients present the same set of symptoms, diagnoses, and challenges related to social determinants of health (SDOH). Methods for early identification of these high-risk patients—and their care needs—have raised the possibility of timely enhanced care. In this study, the authors conduct a scoping review to identify existing measures of care quality; assessment and screening guidelines; and tools that (1) assess social support, the need for caregiver support, and the need for referral to social services and (2) screen for cognitive impairment (CI). Evidence-based screening guidelines define who and what should be assessed—and how often—to enhance care quality and improve health outcomes, whereas measures permit ascertainment that this assessment is occurring. Evidence-based guidelines and measures—those that are found to lead to better health care outcomes—would be candidates for inclusion in a measure dashboard for high-risk patients in primary care settings.
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48. Health Habit Counseling Amidst Competing Demands: Effects of Patient Health Habits and Visit Characteristics
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Chernof, Bruce A., Sherman, Scott E., Lanto, Andrew B., Lee, Martin L., Yano, Elizabeth M., and Rubenstein, Lisa V.
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- 1999
49. The ED-PACT Tool Initiative: Communicating Veteransʼ Care Needs After Emergency Department Visits
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Cordasco, Kristina M., Saifu, Hemen N., Song, Hyun-Sung, Hsiao, Jonie J., Khafaf, Mana, Doyle, Brian, Rubenstein, Lisa V., Chrystal, Joya G., Bharath, Purnima, and Ganz, David A.
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50. Finding Joy in the Practice of Implementation Science: What Can We Learn from a Negative Study?
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Rubenstein, Lisa V.
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