Publications by authors named "Anne Hines"
Article Synopsis
- Goals of care conversations are important for guiding medical decisions for seriously ill patients, but most occur in hospitals rather than outpatient settings, highlighting the need for better implementation in primary care.
- This study will use a cluster randomized trial approach to evaluate various strategies aimed at improving documentation of these conversations between clinicians and high-risk patients across three VA healthcare sites.
- The research includes an innovative design that targets both clinicians and patients with intensified strategies for those who do not respond, aiming to influence future policy decisions within the VA healthcare system.
Background: Veterans are often transferred from rural areas to urban VA Medical Centers for care. The transition from hospital to home is vulnerable to postdischarge adverse events.
Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of the rural Transitions Nurse Program (TNP).
Risk of MRSA Infection in Patients with Intermittent versus Persistent MRSA Nares Colonization.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
November 2015
Objective: To determine the relative risk of invasive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection among non-colonized (NC) patients, intermittently colonized (IC) patients, and persistently colonized (PC) patients.
Design: Observational cohort study of patient data collected longitudinally over a 41-month period.
Setting: Department of Veterans Affairs Eastern Colorado Healthcare System, a tertiary care medical center.
Males with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at risk for osteoporosis but infrequently undergo dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). We examined the frequency of DXA in males enrolled in the Veterans Affairs Rheumatoid Arthritis Registry. The Osteoporosis Self-Assessment Tool (OST) index, a formula using age and weight, was calculated for all subjects.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe objective of this study was to investigate the efficacy of the distal-revascularization-interval ligation (DRIL) technique in alleviating symptoms of ischemic steal syndrome and in preserving hemodialysis access. A retrospective chart review was conducted of all patients receiving the DRIL procedure in a 3-year period. There were 38 DRIL bypass grafts identified in 35 patients, with 36 DRILs with follow-up adequate for analysis.
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