Diana L Ordin

Biographic Data

ID5539013
NAMEDiana L Ordin
GIVEN NAMESDiana L
FAMILY NAMEOrdin
SIGNATUREORDIN D L
AFFILIATIONSUnited States Department of Veterans Affairs
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS2
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR2
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2011
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2012
H-INDEX0

  • The Use and Misuse of Thrombolytic Therapy Within the Veterans Health Administration

    Salomeh Keyhani, Greg Arling et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2012References: 16

    BACKGROUND: Within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), approximately 6000 veterans are hospitalized with acute ischemic stroke annually. We examined the use and misuse of thrombolytic therapy with tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) in a national sample of veterans who were admitted to a VHA Medical Center (VAMC) with acute ischemic stroke. METHODS: Medical record reviews were conducted on 5000 acute stroke patients who were admitted to a VA…

  • Evaluation of a VHA Collaborative to Improve Follow-up After a Positive Colorectal Cancer Screening Test

    Adam A Powell, Sean Nugent et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2011References: 25

    BACKGROUND: In 2005, the Veterans Health Administration initiated a yearlong Colorectal Cancer Care Collaborative (C4) to improve timely follow-up after positive fecal occult blood tests. METHODS: Twenty-one facilities formed local quality improvement (QI) teams. Teams received QI training, created process flow maps, implemented process changes, and shared learning through 2 face-to-face meetings, conference calls, and a discussion board. We eval…