Browsing by Author "Coffing, Jessica M."

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    Association Between Antithrombotic Medication Use After Bioprosthetic Aortic Valve Replacement and Outcomes in the Veterans Health Administration System
    (American Medical Association (AMA), 2018-12-26) Bravata, Dawn M.; Coffing, Jessica M.; Kansagara, Devan; Myers, Jennifer; Murphy, Lauren; Homoya, Barbara J.; Perkins, Anthony J.; Snow, Kathryn; Quin, Jacquelyn A.; Zhang, Ying; Myers, Laura J.; Medicine, School of Medicine
    IMPORTANCE: The recommendations about antithrombotic medication use after bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement (bAVR) vary. OBJECTIVES: To describe the post-bAVR antithrombotic medication practice across the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) and to assess the association between antithrombotic strategies and post-bAVR outcomes. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: Retrospective cohort study. Multivariable modeling with propensity scores was conducted to adjust for differences in patient characteristics across the 3 most common antithrombotic medication strategies (aspirin plus warfarin sodium, aspirin only, and dual antiplatelets). Text mining of notes was used to identify the patients with bAVR (fiscal years 2005-2015). MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES: This study used VHA and non-VHA outpatient pharmacy data and text notes to classify the following antithrombotic medications prescribed within 1 week after discharge from the bAVR hospitalization: aspirin plus warfarin, aspirin only, dual antiplatelets, no antithrombotics, other only, and warfarin only. The 90-day outcomes included all-cause mortality, thromboembolism risk, and bleeding events. Outcomes were identified using primary diagnosis codes from emergency department visits or hospital admissions. RESULTS: The cohort included 9060 veterans with bAVR at 47 facilities (mean [SD] age, 69.3 [8.8] years; 98.6% male). The number of bAVR procedures per year increased from 610 in fiscal year 2005 to 1072 in fiscal year 2015. The most commonly prescribed antithrombotic strategy was aspirin only (4240 [46.8%]), followed by aspirin plus warfarin (1638 [18.1%]), no antithrombotics (1451 [16.0%]), dual antiplatelets (1010 [11.1%]), warfarin only (439 [4.8%]), and other only (282 [3.1%]). Facility variation in antithrombotic prescription patterns was observed. During the 90-day post-bAVR period, adverse events were uncommon, including all-cause mortality in 127 (1.4%), thromboembolism risk in 142 (1.6%), and bleeding events in 149 (1.6%). No differences in 90-day mortality or thromboembolism were identified across the 3 antithrombotic medication groups in either the unadjusted or adjusted models. Patients receiving the combination of aspirin plus warfarin had higher odds of bleeding than patients receiving aspirin only in the unadjusted analysis (odds ratio, 2.58; 95% CI, 1.71-3.89) and after full risk adjustment (adjusted odds ratio, 1.92; 95% CI, 1.17-3.14). CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: These data demonstrate that bAVR procedures are increasingly being performed in VHA facilities and that aspirin only was the most commonly used antithrombotic medication strategy after bAVR. The risk-adjusted results suggest that the combination of aspirin plus warfarin does not improve either all-cause mortality or thromboembolism risk but increases the risk of bleeding events compared with aspirin only.
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    Indiana Physician Re-Licensure 2009 Survey Report
    (2010-12) Zollinger, Terrell W.; Kochhar, Komal; Coffing, Jessica M.; Canada, Meredith L.
    Since 1997, licenses were renewed by mail and a paper questionnaire was included with the physician license renewal form. Beginning in 2003, Indiana Professional Licensing Agency (IPLA) began on-line license renewals. Since then, all Indiana physicians who renewed their license on-line were asked to complete an online survey instrument. This report summarizes the responses to the 2009 Indiana Physician Survey and compares them to the results of prior physician surveys reported in the Indiana Physician Survey Databook and the Indiana Physician Re-Licensure Survey reports.
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    Indiana Registered Nurse 2009 Re-Licensure Survey Report
    (2010-11) Zollinger, Terrell W.; Kochhar, Komal; Coffing, Jessica M.; Canada, Meredith L.; Varma, Ram A.
    The registered nurse re-licensure survey is implemented through a collaboration of the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) and the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency (IPLA). This report summarizes the responses to the 2009 Indian a registered nurse re-licensure survey and compares them to the results of the prior registered nurse re-licensure surveys reported in the Indiana Registered Nurse Survey Databook and the Indiana Registered Nurse Re-Licensure Survey Reports.
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    Lessons and Outcomes of Mobile Acute Care for Elders Consultation in a Veterans Affairs Medical Center
    (Wiley, 2019-04) Schubert, Cathy C.; Parks, Rebecca; Coffing, Jessica M.; Daggy, Joanne; Slaven, James E.; Weiner, Michael; Medicine, School of Medicine
    OBJECTIVE Describe the implementation and effects of Mobile Acute Care for Elders (MACE) consultation at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC). DESIGN Retrospective cohort analysis. INTERVENTION Veterans aged 65 or older who were admitted to the medicine service between October 1, 2012, and September 30, 2014, were screened for geriatric syndromes via review of medical records within 48 hours of admission. If the screen was positive, the MACE team offered the admitting team a same‐day consultation involving comprehensive geriatric assessment and ongoing collaboration with the admitting team and supportive services to implement patient‐centric recommendations for geriatric syndromes. RESULTS Veterans seen by MACE (n = 421) were compared with those with positive screens but without consultation (n = 372). The two groups did not significantly differ in age, comorbidity, sex, or race. All outcomes (30‐day readmission, 30‐day mortality, readmission costs) were in the expected direction for patients receiving MACE but did not reach statistical significance. Patients receiving MACE had lower odds of 30‐day readmission (11.9% vs 14.8%; odds ratio [OR] = 0.82; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.54‐1.25; p = .360) and 30‐day mortality (5.5% vs 8.6%; OR = 0.64; CI = 0.36‐1.12; p = .115), and they had lower 30‐day readmission costs (MACE $15,502; CI = $12,242‐$19,631; comparison = $18,335; CI = $14,641‐$22,962; p = .316) than those who did not receive MACE after adjusting for age and Charlson Comorbidity Index. CONCLUSION Our MACE consultation model for older veterans with geriatric syndromes leverages the limited supply of clinicians with expertise in geriatrics. Although not statistically significant in this study of 793 subjects, MACE patients had lower odds of 30‐day readmission and mortality, and lower readmission costs.
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    The Relationship Between Race, Patient Activation, and Working Alliance: Implications for Patient Engagement in Mental Health Care
    (Springer, 2016) Eliacin, Johanne; Coffing, Jessica M.; Matthias, Marianne S.; Burgess, Diana J.; Bair, Matthew J.; Rollins, Angela L.; Department of Psychology, School of Science
    This study explored the relationship between race and two key aspects of patient engagement—patient activation and working alliance—among a sample of African-American and White veterans (N = 152) seeking medication management for mental health conditions. After adjusting for demographics, race was significantly associated with patient activation, working alliance, and medication adherence scores. Patient activation was also associated with working alliance. These results provide support for the consideration of race and ethnicity in facilitating patient engagement and patient activation in mental healthcare. Minority patients may benefit from targeted efforts to improve their active engagement in mental healthcare.