Literature DB >> 30094837

Comparative Assessment of Utilization and Hospital Outcomes of Veterans Receiving VA and Non-VA Outpatient Dialysis.

Virginia Wang1,2, Cynthia J Coffman1,3, Karen M Stechuchak1, Theodore S Z Berkowitz1, Paul L Hebert4,5, David Edelman1,6, Ann M O'Hare4,7, Hollis J Weidenbacher1, Matthew L Maciejewski1,8.   

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Growing demand for VA dialysis exceeds its supply and travel distances prohibit many Veterans from receiving dialysis in a VA facility, leading to increased use of dialysis from non-VA providers. This study compared utilization and hospitalization outcomes among Veterans receiving chronic dialysis in VA and non-VA settings in 2008-2013. DATA SOURCES: VA, Medicare, and national disease registry data. STUDY
DESIGN: National cohort of 27,301 Veterans initiating dialysis, observed for a period of 2 years after treatment initiation. We used multinomial logistic regression to examine associations between patient characteristics and dialysis use in VA, non-VA community settings via VA Purchased Care (VA-PC), community settings via Medicare, or Dual settings. Zero-inflated negative binomial regression was used to compare risk of hospitalization and days spent in the hospital across dialysis settings. PRINCIPAL
FINDINGS: Sixty-seven percent of Veterans obtained community-based dialysis exclusively via Medicare, 11 percent in the community via VA-PC, 4 percent in VA, and 18 percent in Dual settings. Financial and geographic access factors were important predictors of dialysis setting, but days spent in the hospital and risk of hospitalization did not differ meaningfully across settings.
CONCLUSIONS: Most Veterans obtained dialysis in the community. Dialysis setting appeared to have little impact on risk of hospitalization among Veterans. Published 2018. This article is a U.S. Government work and is in the public domain in the USA.

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Keywords:  zzm321990VAzzm321990; Dialysis; Medicare; comparative effectiveness research; end-stage renal disease; veteran

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Year:  2018        PMID: 30094837      PMCID: PMC6235811          DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.13022

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Health Serv Res        ISSN: 0017-9124            Impact factor:   3.402


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