Best Practices
Original Research
Effects of Process Improvement on Guideline-Concordant Cardiac Enzyme Testing
Easily implemented ordering practices in the electronic health record increased the rate of guideline-concordant testing, decreased cost, and...
Commentary
Clinical Pharmacist Credentialing and Privileging: A Process for Ensuring High-Quality Patient Care
The Red Lake Indian Health Service (IHS) health care facility is in north-central Minnesota within the Red Lake Nation....
Commentary
Use of GBCA in MRIs for High-Risk Patients
Original Research
Evaluation of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Appropriate Use Criteria for the Nonarthroplasty Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis in Veterans
While patients without knee instability use more nonarthroplasty treatments over a longer period prior to total knee arthroplasty, patients with...
PACT Case Study
The Dyad Model for Interprofessional Academic Patient Aligned Care Teams
Combining interprofessional education, clinical or workplace learning, and physician resident
teachers in the ambulatory setting, the dyad...
Best Practices
Advances in CAR T-Cell Therapies
Article
Barriers and Facilitators to the Use of Genomic-Based Targeted Therapy in the VA: Qualitative Findings
Reflexive testing, standardization of the mutation test ordering procedure and results reporting, and elimination of the preauthorization...
Best Practices
A National WestlawNext Database Analysis of Malpractice Litigation in Radiation Oncology
Although litigation involving radiation oncologists was infrequent and most verdicts were in favor of the defendants, many cases resulted from...
Best Practices
Mohs Micrographic Surgery in the VHA
Veterans with skin cancer have seen improved access to Mohs micrographic surgery over the past 10 years, yet the challenges of travel distance and...