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

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-inf

SUBMITTER: Wang V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6235811 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature