Disparities in Nutrition Counseling at Pediatric Wellness Visits in South Carolina.

In 2007, an Expert Committee recommended that dietary patterns be assessed at each wellness visit and that counseling on diet and nutrition be provided to all children. Few studies have examined the "uptake" of obesity prevention practices into pediatric primary care. This study aimed to describe patterns of nutrition counseling among children at wellness visits in South Carolina between 2008 and 2017 and determine whether sociodemographic disparities existed.

Army Warrior Care Project (AWCP): Rationale and methods for a longitudinal study of behavioral health care in Army Warrior Transition Units using Military Health System data, FY2008-2015.

Objectives: Warrior Transition Units (WTUs) are specialized military units co-located with major military treatment facilities providing a Triad of Care involving primary care physicians, case managers, and military leadership to soldiers needing comprehensive medical care. We describe the rationale and methods for studying behavioral health care in WTUs and characterize soldiers assigned to WTUs.

Methods: The Army Warrior Care Project (AWCP) analyzes U.

Behavioral Health Service Use by Military Children During Afghanistan and Iraq Wars.

Medical claims were analyzed from 2810 military children who visited a civilian emergency department (ED) or hospital from 2000 to 2014 with behavioral health as the primary diagnosis and TRICARE as the primary/secondary payer. Visit prevalence was estimated annually and categorized: 2000-2002 (pre-deployment), 2003-2008 (first post-deployment), 2009-2014 (second post-deployment). Age was categorized: preschoolers (0-4 years), school-aged (5-11 years), adolescents (12-17 years).

Purchased Behavioral Health Care Received by Military Health System Beneficiaries in Civilian Medical Facilities, 2000-2014.

Introduction: Behavioral health conditions are a significant concern for the U.S. military and the Military Health System (MHS) because of decreased military readiness and increased health care utilization.

Statewide Longitudinal Progression of the Whole-Patient Measure of Safety in South Carolina.

Meaningful improvement in patient safety encompasses a vast number of quality metrics, but a single measure to represent the overall level of safety is challenging to produce. Recently, Perla et al. established the Whole-Person Measure of Safety (WPMoS) to reflect the concept of global risk assessment at the patient level.