W. Bruce Vogel
University of Florida
48 Papers
414 Citations
W. Bruce Vogel is an academic researcher from University of Florida. The author has contributed to research in topics: Veterans Affairs & Rehabilitation. The author has an hindex of 19, co-authored 48 publications. Previous affiliations of W. Bruce Vogel include United States Department of Veterans Affairs & University of Pennsylvania.
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Papers
Ethnic Disparities in Stroke Epidemiology, Acute Care, and Postacute Outcomes
James P. Stansbury,Huanguang Jia,Linda S. Williams,Linda S. Williams,W. Bruce Vogel,Pamela W. Duncan +5 more
TL;DR: Dealing with ethnic disparities in stroke will be served by sustained attention to quality improvement in high-impact areas in stroke care, complemented by initiatives that promote cultural competence.
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Addressing Ceiling Effects in Health Status Measures: A Comparison of Techniques Applied to Measures for People with HIV Disease
I-Chan Huang,Constantine Frangakis,Mark J. Atkinson,Richard J. Willke,Walter L. Leite,W. Bruce Vogel,Albert W. Wu +6 more
TL;DR: The LCM and TPM with a log-transformed dependent variable are superior to other approaches in handling data with ceiling effects when predicting EQ-5D index scores from the MOS-HIV Health Survey.
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The Effectiveness of Inpatient Rehabilitation in the Acute Postoperative Phase of Care After Transtibial or Transfemoral Amputation: Study of an Integrated Health Care Delivery System
Margaret G. Stineman,Pui L. Kwong,Jibby E. Kurichi,Janet A. Prvu-Bettger,W. Bruce Vogel,Greg Maislin,Barbara E. Bates,Dean M. Reker +7 more
TL;DR: The receipt of rehabilitation in the acute postoperative inpatient period was associated with a greater likelihood of 1-year survival and home discharge from the hospital and prosthetic limb procurement within the first postoperative year.
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Multiple System Utilization and Mortality for Veterans With Stroke
Huanguang Jia,Yu Zheng,Dean M. Reker,Diane C. Cowper,Samuel S. Wu,W. Bruce Vogel,Gail C. Young,Pamela W. Duncan +7 more
TL;DR: Multiple health care source use was common among VHA enrollees with acute stroke in Florida and multiple system users were more likely to be rehospitalized and the mortality outcomes were dependent on when the outcome was measured.
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Health services utilization of a care coordination/home-telehealth program for veterans with diabetes: a matched-cohort study.
TL;DR: The Veterans Affairs patient-centered care coordination/home-telehealth program appears to improve the ability of older veterans with diabetes to receive appropriate, timely care, thereby improving the quality of care for them and making more efficient use of VA healthcare resources.
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