Women's Health Care Delivery and Coordination After Transitioning From One Electronic Health Record to Another: Perspectives From Staff in the Veterans Health Administration.

Objectives: The Veterans Health Administration (VA) is transitioning its 1,300 health care facilities from one electronic health record (EHR) to another. The transition aims to improve care delivery and interoperability; however, specific effects on women veterans, who comprise only 7.5% of the patient population, may be obscured without focused evaluation.

Cardiovascular risk factors and disease in women.

Coronary artery disease and stroke predominantly affect older women as opposed to younger women, but the risk factors that contribute to atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk often start in young women. Young women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), with migraine, and who use oral contraceptive pills (OCPs) have short-term increases in thrombotic complications that can result in coronary events or stroke. Attention should be focused on risk reduction in women of all ages.