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Project Number: | I01HX002024-01A1 |
| Title: | Improving Outcomes among Medical/Surgical Inpatients with Alcohol Use Disorders |
| Principal Investigator: | Christine Timko |
| Location: | Palo Alto, CA |
| Congressional District Code: | 18 |
| Research Service: | Health Services R&D |
| Project Period: | September 2017 - February 2022 |
| FY 2021 Funding Amount: | $286,032 |
| Total Award Amount (all years): |
$1,216,329 |
| Abstract: |
View full abstract and other project information on NIH RePORTER Go To NIH RePORTER Excerpt: In FY2014, over 57,000 Veterans with diagnosed alcohol use disorders (AUDs) received VHA inpatient medical-surgical services. This likely underrepresents the prevalence of AUDs among Veteran inpatients, because these conditions often go undiagnosed during hospital stays. The high prevalence of AUDs among VHA medical-surgical inpatients is of critical concern because AUDs and medical conditions exacerbate one another, and their co-occurrence increases the use of costly health services. Yet, there... |