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Hwang CS, Roberts ET, Sileanu FE, Li Y, Thorpe CT, Mor MK, Radomski TR, Cashy J, Schwartz AL, Suda KJ, Schleiden LJ, Anderson TS, Vanneman ME, Gellad WF. Impact of VA-Purchased Community Care on Polypharmacy and Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adult Veterans. Health Serv Res. 2026 Aug;61(4):e70152. doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.70152. PubMed PMID: 42544017; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC13430276.
Jacobs JA, Greene T, Vanneman ME, Kean J, Carter SJ, Shah KS, Pandey A, Derington CG, Zheutlin AR, Fang J, Stehlik J, Fonarow GC, Bress AP. Time to Quadruple Therapy After Initial Diagnosis of Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction. JAMA Cardiol. 2026 Jun 1;11(6):506-514. doi: 10.1001/jamacardio.2026.0375. PubMed PMID: 41920552; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC13044787.
Vanneman ME, Rahim FG, Amuan ME, Nelson RE, Gordon AJ, Jones AL. Expanding Access to Methadone Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder: Measurement and Policy Considerations for the Veterans Health Administration. Health Serv Res. 2026 Apr;61(2):e70114. doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.70114. PubMed PMID: 41968874; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC13071470.
Kocher KE, Myers AD, Urech TH, Asch S, Admon A, Fuehrlein BS, Gettel CJ, Patel N, Pines JM, Potochny NS, Sabbatini AK, Vanneman M, Ward MJ, Vashi A. Establishing criteria for emergency department-based episode of care definitions: a modified Delphi study. BMJ Open. 2026 Mar 4;16(3):e111727. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-111727. PubMed PMID: 41781042; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC12970077.
Stromberg KM, Bouldin ED, Vogt D, Miles SR, Vanneman ME, Maloney TN, Kean J, Presson AP, Pugh MJ. Linking Neurobehavioral Symptoms to Productive Activities in Post-9/11 Veterans: A Correlational Analysis Using TVMI Data. Mil Med. 2026 Mar 1;191(3-4):e737-e745. doi: 10.1093/milmed/usaf462. PubMed PMID: 41129382; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC12971021.
Rahim F, Vanneman ME, Tuckett S, Zickmund SL, Gordon AJ, Jones AL, Nelson RE, Schlechter CR. Veterans Health System Leader and Clinician Perspectives on Expanding Access to Methadone Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder. J Addict Med. 2025 Sep 17;. doi: 10.1097/ADM.0000000000001585. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 40961535; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC12701498.
Stromberg KM, Bouldin ED, Vogt D, Miles SR, Presson AP, Vanneman ME, Maloney TN, Pugh MJ. Impact of Probable Deployment Traumatic Brain Injury on Post-9/11 Veteran's Productive Activity Participation After Service: A TVMI Study. J Head Trauma Rehabil. 2026 May-Jun 01;41(3):181-188. doi: 10.1097/HTR.0000000000001088. Epub 2025 Aug 13. PubMed PMID: 40802940; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC12890051.
Vanneman ME, Phibbs CS, Ong MK, Zhang Y, Chow A, Yoon J. Veterans' Behavioral Health Hospitalizations and Outcomes in VA Versus Non-VA Hospitals. Health Serv Res. 2026 Feb;61(1):e70013. doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.70013. Epub 2025 Jul 23. PubMed PMID: 40699186; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC12857467.
Roberts ET, Sileanu FE, Li Y, Anderson TS, Thorpe CT, Cashy J, Suda KJ, Radomski TR, Mor MK, Essien UR, Vanneman ME, Fine MJ, Gellad WF. VA-Purchased Community Care and Risk of Potentially Unsafe Concurrent Medication Use Among Veterans Receiving Opioids: A Regression Discontinuity Analysis. Health Serv Res. 2025 Dec;60(6):e70001. doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.70001. Epub 2025 Jul 5. PubMed PMID: 40616320; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC12636259.
Vanneman ME, Roberts ET, Li Y, Sileanu FE, Essien UR, Mor MK, Fine MJ, Thorpe CT, Radomski TR, Suda KJ, Gellad WF. Experiences With VA-Purchased Community Care for US Veterans With Mental Health Conditions. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 May 1;8(5):e2511548. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.11548. PubMed PMID: 40397443; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC12096262.
Theilen LH, Kimball E, Galyean PO, Vanneman ME, Varner MW, Silver RM, Zickmund SL. Patient and Provider Perspectives on Cardiovascular Health Education and Engagement Following Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: A Qualitative Study. BJOG. 2026 Jun;133(7):1383-1393. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.18154. Epub 2025 Mar 26. PubMed PMID: 40135357; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC12353844.
Liu T, Garlick B, Metzger N, Paulos E, West BT, Vanneman ME, Caverly TJ, Kerr EA, Forman JH, Fagerlin A, Kullgren JT. US Veterans' Experiences With VA and Non-VA Health Care. JAMA Intern Med. 2025 Feb 1;185(2):240-242. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.6774. PubMed PMID: 39714833; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11791691.
Stone CJ, Ufkes N, Secrest AM, Murtaugh MA, Vanneman ME, Snyder AM. Relationships Between Quality of Life and Emotional Resilience for Those With and Without Acne. J Cosmet Dermatol. 2025 Jan;24(1):e16744. doi: 10.1111/jocd.16744. PubMed PMID: 39760180; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11701875.
Pugh MJ, Haun JN, White PJ, Cochran G, Mohanty AF, McAndrew LM, Gordon AJ, Nelson RE, Vanneman ME, Naranjo DE, Benzinger RC, Jones AL, Kean J, Zickmund SL, Fagerlin A. Developing Evidence to Support Policy: Protocol for the StrAtegic PoLicy EvIdence-Based Evaluation CeNTer (SALIENT). JMIR Res Protoc. 2024 Sep 19;13:e59830. doi: 10.2196/59830. PubMed PMID: 39298752; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11450355.
Snyder AM, Stone CJ, Ufkes N, Greene T, Playdon MC, Murtaugh MA, Vanneman ME, Secrest AM. Lifestyle, medication use, and age considerations with acne vulgaris: A prospective study. JEADV Clin Pract. 2025 Mar;4(1):82-94. doi: 10.1002/jvc2.521. Epub 2024 Aug 15. PubMed PMID: 41522887; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC12788406.
Kelley AT, Torre MP, Wagner TH, Rosen AK, Shwartz M, Lu CC, Brown TK, Zheng T, Beilstein-Wedel E, Vanneman ME. Trends in Bundled Outpatient Behavioral Health Services in VA-Direct Versus VA-Purchased Care. Adm Policy Ment Health. 2024 Nov;51(6):998-1010. doi: 10.1007/s10488-024-01404-z. Epub 2024 Aug 8. PubMed PMID: 39115648; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11489023.
Brown T, Fagerlin A, Samore MH, Harris AHS, Galyean P, Zickmund S, Pettey WBP, Vanneman ME. Information and resources VA health system leaders need to manage enrollment and retention for Post-9/11 veterans. Health Serv Res. 2024 Oct;59(5):e14351. doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.14351. Epub 2024 Jul 28. PubMed PMID: 39073213; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11366952.
Yoon J, Phibbs CS, Ong MK, Vanneman ME, Kizer KW, Chow A, Redd A, Jiang H, Zhang Y. Acute hospitalizations and outcomes in Veterans Affairs Hospitals 2011 to 2017. Medicine (Baltimore). 2024 Jul 26;103(30):e38934. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000038934. PubMed PMID: 39058822; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11272369.
Krishnamurthy S, Li Y, Sileanu F, Essien UR, Vanneman ME, Mor M, Fine MJ, Thorpe CT, Radomski T, Suda K, Gellad WF, Roberts ET. Racial and Ethnic Differences in Health Care Experiences for Veterans Receiving VA Community Care from 2016 to 2021. J Gen Intern Med. 2024 Sep;39(12):2249-2260. doi: 10.1007/s11606-024-08818-3. Epub 2024 May 31. PubMed PMID: 38822210; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11347541.
Dizon MP, Chow A, Ong MK, Phibbs CS, Vanneman ME, Zhang Y, Yoon J. Lower comorbidity scores and severity levels in Veterans Health Administration hospitals: a cross-sectional study. BMC Health Serv Res. 2024 May 8;24(1):601. doi: 10.1186/s12913-024-11063-3. PubMed PMID: 38714970; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11077812.
Yoon J, Phibbs CS, Ong MK, Vanneman ME, Chow A, Redd A, Kizer KW, Dizon MP, Wong E, Zhang Y. Outcomes of Veterans Treated in Veterans Affairs Hospitals vs Non-Veterans Affairs Hospitals. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Dec 1;6(12):e2345898. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.45898. PubMed PMID: 38039003; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10692833.
Dizon MP, Kizer KW, Ong MK, Phibbs CS, Vanneman ME, Wong EP, Zhang Y, Yoon J. Differences in use of Veterans Health Administration and non-Veterans Health Administration hospitals by rural and urban Veterans after access expansions. J Rural Health. 2024 Jun;40(3):446-456. doi: 10.1111/jrh.12812. Epub 2023 Nov 30. PubMed PMID: 38036456; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11136881.
Yoon J, Ong MK, Vanneman ME, Zhang Y, Dizon MP, Phibbs CS. Hospital and Patient Factors Affecting Veterans' Hospital Choice. Med Care Res Rev. 2024 Feb;81(1):58-67. doi: 10.1177/10775587231194681. Epub 2023 Sep 7. PubMed PMID: 37679963; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10842609.
Vanneman ME, Samore MH, Zheng T, Pettey WBP, Fagerlin A, Harris AHS. Choosing Veterans Affairs: Determinants of post-9/11 Veterans' enrollment in Veterans Affairs health care. Medicine (Baltimore). 2023 Aug 18;102(33):e34814. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000034814. PubMed PMID: 37603531; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10443737.
Kelley AT, Incze MA, Baylis JD, Calder SG, Weiner SJ, Zickmund SL, Jones AL, Vanneman ME, Conroy MB, Gordon AJ, Bridges JFP. Patient-centered quality measurement for opioid use disorder: Development of a taxonomy to address gaps in research and practice. Subst Abus. 2022 Dec;43(1):1286-1299. doi: 10.1080/08897077.2022.2095082. Review. PubMed PMID: 35849749; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9703846.
Elbogen EB, Amuan M, Kennedy E, Blakey SM, Graziano RC, Hooshyar D, Tsai J, Nelson RE, Vanneman ME, Jones AL, Pugh MJ. Criminal legal involvement among recently separated veterans: Findings from the LIMBIC study. Law Hum Behav. 2022 Oct;46(5):385-394. doi: 10.1037/lhb0000497. PubMed PMID: 36227321; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC12854079.
Giori NJ, Beilstein-Wedel EE, Shwartz M, Harris AHS, Vanneman ME, Wagner TH, Rosen AK. Association of Quality of Care With Where Veterans Choose to Get Knee Replacement Surgery. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Sep 1;5(9):e2233259. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.33259. PubMed PMID: 36178687; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9526089.
Vanneman ME, Rosen AK, Wagner TH, Shwartz M, Gordon SH, Greenberg G, Zheng T, Cook J, Beilstein-Wedel E, Greene T, Kelley AT. Differences Between VHA-Delivered and VHA-Purchased Behavioral Health Care in Service and Patient Characteristics. Psychiatr Serv. 2023 Feb 1;74(2):148-157. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.202100730. Epub 2022 Aug 30. PubMed PMID: 36039555; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10069743.
Engler ID, Vasavada KD, Vanneman ME, Schoenfeld AJ, Martin BI. Do Community-level Disadvantages Account for Racial Disparities in the Safety of Spine Surgery? A Large Database Study Based on Medicare Claims. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2023 Feb 1;481(2):268-278. doi: 10.1097/CORR.0000000000002323. Epub 2022 Aug 12. PubMed PMID: 35976183; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9831153.
Trivedi RB, Rossi FS, Javier SJ, Greene L, Singer SJ, Vanneman ME, Goldstein M, Zulman DM. Association Between Mental Health Conditions and Outpatient Care Fragmentation: a National Study of Older High-Risk Veterans. J Gen Intern Med. 2022 Dec;37(16):4071-4079. doi: 10.1007/s11606-022-07705-z. Epub 2022 Jul 22. PubMed PMID: 35869316; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9708986.
Geraci JC, Finley EP, Edwards ER, Frankfurt S, Kurz AS, Kamdar N, Vanneman ME, Lopoo LM, Patnaik H, Yoon J, Armstrong N, Greene AL, Cantor G, Wrobleski J, Young E, Goldsmith M, Seim RW, Goodman M. Partnered implementation of the veteran sponsorship initiative: protocol for a randomized hybrid type 2 effectiveness-implementation trial. Implement Sci. 2022 Jul 8;17(1):43. doi: 10.1186/s13012-022-01212-9. PubMed PMID: 35804354; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9264302.
Yoon J, Kizer KW, Ong MK, Zhang Y, Vanneman ME, Chow A, Phibbs CS. Health Care Access Expansions and Use of Veterans Affairs and Other Hospitals by Veterans. JAMA Health Forum. 2022 Jun;3(6):e221409. doi: 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.1409. eCollection 2022 Jun. PubMed PMID: 35977247; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9187948.
Zulman DM, Greene L, Slightam C, Singer SJ, Maciejewski ML, Goldstein MK, Vanneman ME, Yoon J, Trivedi RB, Wagner T, Asch SM, Boothroyd D. Outpatient care fragmentation in Veterans Affairs patients at high-risk for hospitalization. Health Serv Res. 2022 Aug;57(4):764-774. doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.13956. Epub 2022 Mar 11. PubMed PMID: 35178702; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9264453.
Vanneman ME, Yoon J, Singer SJ, Wagner TH, Goldstein MK, Hu J, Boothroyd D, Greene L, Zulman DM. Anticipating VA/non-VA care coordination demand for Veterans at high risk for hospitalization. Medicine (Baltimore). 2022 Feb 18;101(7):e28864. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000028864. PubMed PMID: 35363189; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9281999.
Ko H, Brodke DS, Vanneman ME, Schoenfeld AJ, Martin BI. Is Discretionary Care Associated with Safety Among Medicare Beneficiaries Undergoing Spine Surgery?. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2022 Feb 2;104(3):246-254. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.21.00389. PubMed PMID: 34890371.
Rosen AK, Beilstein-Wedel EE, Harris AHS, Shwartz M, Vanneman ME, Wagner TH, Giori NJ. Comparing Postoperative Readmission Rates Between Veterans Receiving Total Knee Arthroplasty in the Veterans Health Administration Versus Community Care. Med Care. 2022 Feb 1;60(2):178-186. doi: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000001678. PubMed PMID: 35030566; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC12962061.
Sharpe JA, Thackeray A, Fritz JM, Martin BI, Magel J, Vanneman ME. Patients' use of physical therapy for lower back pain: A qualitative study. Musculoskelet Sci Pract. 2021 Dec;56:102468. doi: 10.1016/j.msksp.2021.102468. Epub 2021 Oct 18. PubMed PMID: 34688104; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8629949.
Sharpe JA, Martin BI, Magel J, Fritz JM, Vanneman ME, Thackeray A. Effect of Patient Use of Physical Therapy After Referral for Musculoskeletal Conditions on Future Medical Utilization: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2021 Oct;44(8):621-636. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2022.01.001. Epub 2022 Mar 16. PubMed PMID: 35305822.
Harris AHS, Beilstein-Wedel EE, Rosen AK, Shwartz M, Wagner TH, Vanneman ME, Giori NJ. Comparing Complication Rates After Elective Total Knee Arthroplasty Delivered Or Purchased By The VA. Health Aff (Millwood). 2021 Aug;40(8):1312-1320. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2020.01679. PubMed PMID: 34339235; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC13131208.
Wagner TH, Lo J, Beilstein-Wedel E, Vanneman ME, Shwartz M, Rosen AK. Estimating the Cost of Surgical Care Purchased in the Community by the Veterans Health Administration. MDM Policy Pract. 2021 Jul-Dec;6(2):23814683211057902. doi: 10.1177/23814683211057902. eCollection 2021 Jul-Dec. PubMed PMID: 34820527; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8606928.
Sharpe JA, Martin BI, Fritz JM, Newman MG, Magel J, Vanneman ME, Thackeray A. Identifying patients who access musculoskeletal physical therapy: a retrospective cohort analysis. Fam Pract. 2021 Jun 17;38(3):203-209. doi: 10.1093/fampra/cmaa104. PubMed PMID: 33043360; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8679185.
Pettey WBP, Wagner TH, Rosen AK, Beilstein-Wedel E, Shwartz M, Vanneman ME. Comparing Driving Miles for Department of Veterans Affairs-delivered Versus Department of Veterans Affairs-purchased Cataract Surgery. Med Care. 2021 Jun 1;59(Suppl 3):S307-S313. doi: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000001491. PubMed PMID: 33976081; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8132907.
Gordon SH, Beilstein-Wedel E, Rosen AK, Zheng T, Kelley AT, Cook J, Zahakos SS, Wagner TH, Vanneman ME. County-level Predictors of Growth in Community-based Primary Care Use Among Veterans. Med Care. 2021 Jun 1;59(Suppl 3):S301-S306. doi: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000001555. PubMed PMID: 33976080; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8132896.
Mengeling MA, Mattocks KM, Hynes DM, Vanneman ME, Matthews KL, Rosen AK. Partnership Forum: The Role of Research in the Transformation of Veterans Affairs Community Care. Med Care. 2021 Jun 1;59(Suppl 3):S232-S241. doi: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000001488. PubMed PMID: 33976072; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8132916.
Derington CG, Colantonio LD, Herrick JS, Cook J, King JB, Rosenson RS, Poudel B, Monda KL, Navar AM, Mues KE, Stevens VW, Nelson RE, Vanneman ME, Muntner P, Bress AP. Factors Associated With PCSK9 Inhibitor Initiation Among US Veterans. J Am Heart Assoc. 2021 Apr 20;10(8):e019254. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.120.019254. Epub 2021 Apr 6. PubMed PMID: 33821686; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8174184.
Fritz JM, Rhon DI, Teyhen DS, Kean J, Vanneman ME, Garland EL, Lee IE, Thorp RE, Greene TH. A Sequential Multiple-Assignment Randomized Trial (SMART) for Stepped Care Management of Low Back Pain in the Military Health System: A Trial Protocol. Pain Med. 2020 Dec 12;21(Suppl 2):S73-S82. doi: 10.1093/pm/pnaa338. PubMed PMID: 33313724; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7734656.
Vanneman ME, Wagner TH, Shwartz M, Meterko M, Francis J, Greenstone CL, Rosen AK. Veterans' Experiences With Outpatient Care: Comparing The Veterans Affairs System With Community-Based Care. Health Aff (Millwood). 2020 Aug;39(8):1368-1376. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2019.01375. PubMed PMID: 32744943; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10031805.
Rosen AK, Vanneman ME, O'Brien WJ, Pershing S, Wagner TH, Beilstein-Wedel E, Lo J, Chen Q, Cockerham GC, Shwartz M. Comparing cataract surgery complication rates in veterans receiving VA and community care. Health Serv Res. 2020 Oct;55(5):690-700. doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.13320. Epub 2020 Jul 27. PubMed PMID: 32715468; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7518823.
Jalali A, Martin C, Nelson RE, Vanneman ME, Martin BI, Cooney KA, Waitzman NJ, O'Neil B. Provider Practice Competition and Adoption of Medicare's Oncology Care Model. Med Care. 2020 Feb;58(2):154-160. doi: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000001243. PubMed PMID: 31688568; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7605512.
Jones AL, Fine MJ, Stone RA, Gao S, Hausmann LRM, Burkitt KH, Taber PA, Switzer GE, Good CB, Vanneman ME, Zickmund SL. Veteran Satisfaction with Early Experiences of Health Care Through the Veterans Choice Program: a Concurrent Mixed Methods Study. J Gen Intern Med. 2019 Sep;34(9):1925-1933. doi: 10.1007/s11606-019-05116-1. PubMed PMID: 31289992; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6712120.
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