PURPOSE: Mortality data are important tools for research requiring vital status information.
We reviewed the major mortality databases and mortality ascertainment services available in …

Background Stroke is the third leading cause of death in United States following heart disease
and cancer, although the survival rate for acute stroke has improved over recent years …

Background Care coordination is crucial to avoid potential risks of care fragmentation in people
with complex care needs. While there are many empirical and conceptual approaches to …

Background One of the national mortality databases in the US is the Beneficiary Identification
and Record Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File that contains death dates of those who …

Objectives: We examined the impact of access to care characteristics on health care use
patterns among those veterans dually eligible for Medicare and Veterans Affairs (VA) services. …

Background: Patients frequently voice concerns regarding wait times for cancer treatment;
however, little is known about the length of wait times from diagnosis to surgery in the United …

Background: Information about the effectiveness of oral antivirals in preventing short- and
long-term COVID-19–related outcomes in the setting of Omicron variant transmission and …

Hypothesis Specific complications occur more frequently in elderly patients undergoing
major gastrointestinal (GI) tract operations that may represent opportunities for quality …

Background: Little is known about real-world COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness (VE) in racially
and ethnically diverse, elderly populations with high comorbidity burden. Objective: To …

The relationship between patient characteristics and outcomes of total joint arthroplasty (TJA)
was examined in a population of veterans treated in VA hospitals. Outcomes included 30-…