Rural Residence Associated with Receipt of Recommended Post-Discharge COPD Care among a Cohort of U.S. Veterans.

Rationale: Individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in rural areas experience inequitable access to care.

Objective: To assess whether rural residence is associated with receipt of recommended post-discharge COPD care.

Methods: We conducted a cohort study of all U.

Sexually Transmitted Infection Testing in the National Veterans Health Administration Patient Cohort During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic.

Background: We performed a retrospective study of chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) during 2019-2021.

Methods: We determined the annual number of chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, and HIV tests from 2019 through 2021 using electronic health record data. We calculated rates by age, birth sex, race, census region, rurality, HIV status, and use of preexposure prophylaxis.