Mortality Among US Veterans Admitted to Community vs Veterans Health Administration Hospitals for COVID-19.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Veterans Health Administration (VHA) enrollees receive care for COVID-19 in both VHA and non-VHA (ie, community) hospitals, but little is known about the frequency or outcomes of care for veterans with COVID-19 in VHA vs community hospitals.

Objective

To compare outcomes among veterans admitted for COVID-19 in VHA vs community hospitals.

Design, setting, and participants

This retrospective cohort study used VHA and Medicare data from March 1, 2020, to December 31, 2021, on hospitalizations for COVID-19 in 121 VHA and 4369 community hospitals in the US among a national cohort of veterans (aged ≥65 years) enrolled in both the VHA and Medicare with VHA care in the year prior to hospitalization for COVID-19 based on the primary diagnosis code.

Exposure

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SUBMITTER: Ohl ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10230320 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature