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Patients Want the Facts Delivered in a Personal Story
Patients are less willing to accept explanations and recommendations if they feel misunderstood, judged, discriminated against, or rushed by the...
Clinical Review
Preventing ASCVD Events: Using Coronary Artery Calcification Scores to Personalize Risk and Guide Statin Therapy
Chest low-dose computed tomography for lung cancer screening provides important information about the absence or severity of coronary artery...
Original Research
Audit and Feedback: A Quality Improvement Study to Improve Antimicrobial Stewardship
Education coupled with antibiotic prescribing audit and feedback sessions resulted in a decline in potentially inappropriate antibiotic...
Original Research
High Rate of Inappropriate Fecal Immunochemical Testing at a Large Veterans Affairs Health Care System
A retrospective quality assurance study found that efforts are still required to improve both patient and health care provider education and...
Program Profile
Veteran and Provider Perspectives on Telehealth for Vocational Rehabilitation Services
Both vocational rehabilitation providers and their patients recognized the benefit of teleconference-provided vocational program established at 2...
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COVID-19 Vaccine in Veterans with Multiple Sclerosis: Protect the Vulnerable
Vaccination is recommended for veterans with MS and is especially important for those with progressive MS whose associated comorbidities place...
Best Practices
Behavioral Interventions in Multiple Sclerosis
Behavioral interventions can improve many of the most common and disabling symptoms in multiple sclerosis.
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The Multiple Sclerosis Centers of Excellence: A Model of Excellence in the VA
The MS Centers of Excellence at the VA improves the consistency and quality of care for veterans with MS.
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The Multiple Sclerosis Surveillance Registry: A Novel Interactive Database Within the Veterans Health Administration
The VA MS Surveillance Registry combines a traditional MS registry with individual clinical and utilization data within the largest integrated...
Case Reports
Role of Speech Pathology in a Multidisciplinary Approach to a Patient With Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Speech-language pathologists can fill a unique need in the treatment of patients with several conditions that are seen regularly in primary care...