Strategic planning to reduce the burden of stroke among veterans: Using simulation modeling to inform decision making

Stroke

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 2078-2084

  Lich, Kristen Hassmiller ^a   Tian, Yuan ^b   Beadles, Christopher A ^c   Williams, Linda S ^d,e,f,g   Bravata, Dawn M ^d,e,f,h   Cheng, Eric M ^i,j   Bosworth, Hayden B ^c,k   Homer, Jack B ^l   Matchar, David B ^b,k,m  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b DUKE NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Singapore)

^c DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d VA HSR and D Stroke Quality Enhancement Research Initiative Program   (United States)

^e VHA HSRandD Center of Excellence on Implementing Evidence Based Practice (CIEBP)   (United States)

^f REGENSTRIEF INSTITUTE   (United States)

^g DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^h INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

ⁱ VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^k DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^l Homer Consulting   (United States)

^m DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

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Author keywords

comparative effectiveness research; computer simulation; health planning; stroke; Veterans

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY CARE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; REHABILITATION CARE; RISK REDUCTION; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STRATEGIC PLANNING; STROKE PATIENT; SYSTEM DYNAMICS STROKE MODEL; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; UNCERTAINTY; UNITED STATES; VETERAN;

COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEALTH PLANNING; STROKE; VETERANS;

ADULT; CALIBRATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COST OF ILLNESS; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH PLANNING; HUMANS; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STROKE; SYSTEMS THEORY; UNCERTAINTY; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; VETERANS; VETERANS HEALTH;

EID: 84903789840     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: 15244628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.114.004694     Document Type: Article

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