Valerie A. Smith | Scholars@Duke

Valerie A. Smith
Associate Professor in Population Health Sciences

Valerie A. Smith, DrPH, is an Associate Professor in the Duke University Department of Population Health Sciences and Senior Research Director of the Biostatistics Core at the Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center's Center of Innovation. Her methodological research interests include: methods for semicontinuous and zero-inflated data, economic modeling methods, causal inference methods, observational study design, and longitudinal data analysis. Her current methodological research has focused on the development of marginalized models for semicontinuous data.

Dr. Smith works largely in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team of researchers, with a focus on health policy interventions, health care utilization and expenditure patterns, program and policy evaluation, obesity and weight loss, bariatric surgery evaluation, and family caregiver supportive services.

Areas of expertise: Biostatistics, Health Services Research, Health Economics, and Health Policy

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Associate Professor in Population Health Sciences, Population Health Sciences, Basic Science Departments 2021
Associate Professor in Medicine, Medicine, General Internal Medicine, Medicine 2021

Contact Information

valerie.a.smith@duke.edu

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- DrPH, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill 2015
- M.S., Stanford University 2008
- B.S., University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill 2007
Previous Appointments & Affiliations
- Assistant Professor in Medicine, Medicine, General Internal Medicine, Medicine 2020 - 2021
- Associate Professor in Population Health Sciences, Population Health Sciences, Basic Science Departments 2020
- Assistant Professor in Population Health Sciences, Population Health Sciences, Basic Science Departments 2017 - 2020
- Assistant Professor in Medicine, Medicine, General Internal Medicine, Medicine 2018 - 2020
- Assistant Professor in Medicine, Medicine, General Internal Medicine, Medicine 2016 - 2017
Recognition
Awards & Honors
Research
Selected Grants
- Improving medication adherence and disease control for patients with multimorbidity: the role of price transparency tools awarded by National Institutes of Health 2023 - 2027
- Addressing barriers to anti-hypertensive medication adherence among persons living who have achieved viral suppression awarded by National Institutes of Health 2021 - 2026
- Improving the lives of persons living with dementia and their families through person-centered measurement of home time awarded by National Institutes of Health 2021 - 2024
- Long-term Costs and Return on Investment for Bariatric Surgery awarded by National Institutes of Health 2020 - 2024
- A nurse-led intervention to extend the HIV treatment cascade for cardiovascular disease prevention (EXTRA-CVD) awarded by University of Washington 2021 - 2023
- Caregivers' Reactions and Experience: Imaging Dementia-Evidence for Amyloid Scanning-CARE IDEAS awarded by Brown University 2017 - 2023
- An out-of-pocket cost transparency tool to increase access to affordable medications for patients with multiple chronic conditions awarded by University of Massachusetts Medical School 2022 - 2023
- Long-term Mental Health Outcomes of Bariatric Surgery awarded by National Institutes of Health 2016 - 2022
- A nurse-led intervention to extend the HIV treatment cascade for cardiovascular disease prevention (EXTRA-CVD) awarded by Case Western Reserve University 2018 - 2022
- Impact of Primary Care Clinician Interdependence and Coordination on Quality of Care Delivered to Complex Older Patients with Diabetes awarded by National Institutes of Health 2016 - 2022
- Improving Quality by Measuring and Reporting Health Disparities in Vulnerable Populations awarded by National Committee for Quality Assurance 2017 - 2020
External Relationships
- Otsuka Pharmaceuticals
- The Reagan Udall Foundation for the FDA
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Miller, Katherine E. M., Courtney H. Van Houtven, Erin E. Kent, Donna Gilleskie, G Mark Holmes, Valerie A. Smith, and Sally C. Stearns. “Short-term effects of comprehensive caregiver supports on caregiver outcomes.” Health Serv Res 58, no. 1 (February 2023): 140–53. https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6773.14038.
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  - Bélanger, Emmanuelle, Jessica D’Silva, Michaela S. Carroll, Courtney H. Van Houtven, Megan Shepherd-Banigan, Valerie A. Smith, and Terrie T. Wetle. “Reactions to Amyloid PET Scan Results and Levels of Anxious and Depressive Symptoms: CARE IDEAS Study.” Gerontologist 63, no. 1 (January 24, 2023): 71–81. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnac051.
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  - Everett, Christine M., Jacob Christy, Perri A. Morgan, Sharron L. Docherty, Valerie A. Smith, John B. Anderson, Anthony Viera, and George L. Jackson. “When is caring sharing? Primary care provider interdependence and continuity of care.” Jaapa 36, no. 1 (January 1, 2023): 32–40. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.JAA.0000902896.51294.47.
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  - Gonzales, Sarah, Olaoluwa O. Okusaga, J Corey Reuteman-Fowler, Megan M. Oakes, Jamie N. Brown, Scott Moore, Allison A. Lewinski, et al. “Digital Medicine System in Veterans With Severe Mental Illness: Feasibility and Acceptability Study.” Jmir Form Res 6, no. 12 (December 22, 2022): e34893. https://doi.org/10.2196/34893.
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  - Jacobs, Josephine C., Christopher Barrett Bowling, Tyson Brown, Valerie A. Smith, Kasey Decosimo, Sarah M. Wilson, Susan Nicole Hastings, Megan Shepherd-Banigan, Kelli Allen, and Courtney Van Houtven. “Racial inequality in functional trajectories between Black and White U.S. veterans.” J Am Geriatr Soc, December 15, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.18169.
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  - Ioannou, George N., Amy S. B. Bohnert, Ann M. O’Hare, Edward J. Boyko, Matthew L. Maciejewski, Valerie A. Smith, C Barrett Bowling, et al. “Effectiveness of mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters Against Infection, Hospitalization, and Death: A Target Trial Emulation in the Omicron (B.1.1.529) Variant Era.” Ann Intern Med 175, no. 12 (December 2022): 1693–1706. https://doi.org/10.7326/M22-1856.
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  - Admon, Andrew J., Pandora L. Wander, Theodore J. Iwashyna, George N. Ioannou, Edward J. Boyko, Denise M. Hynes, C Barrett Bowling, et al. “Consensus elements for observational research on COVID-19-related long-term outcomes.” Medicine (Baltimore) 101, no. 46 (November 18, 2022): e31248. https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000031248.
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  - Greene, Liberty, Matthew L. Maciejewski, Janet Grubber, Valerie A. Smith, Dan V. Blalock, and Donna M. Zulman. “Association between patient-reported social, behavioral, and health factors and emergency department visits in high-risk VA patients.” Health Serv Res, October 31, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6773.14094.
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  - Blalock, Dan V., John A. Pura, Karen M. Stechuchak, Paul A. Dennis, Matthew L. Maciejewski, Valerie A. Smith, Anna Hung, Katherine D. Hoerster, and Edwin S. Wong. “BMI Trends for Veterans Up to 10 Years After VA Enrollment Following Military Discharge.” J Gen Intern Med, October 11, 2022, 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-022-07818-5.
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  - Crowley, Matthew J., Phillip E. Tarkington, Hayden B. Bosworth, Amy S. Jeffreys, Cynthia J. Coffman, Matthew L. Maciejewski, Karen Steinhauser, et al. “Effect of a Comprehensive Telehealth Intervention vs Telemonitoring and Care Coordination in Patients With Persistently Poor Type 2 Diabetes Control: A Randomized Clinical Trial.” Jama Intern Med 182, no. 9 (September 1, 2022): 943–52. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.2947.
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  - Kobe, Elizabeth A., Allison A. Lewinski, Amy S. Jeffreys, Valerie A. Smith, Cynthia J. Coffman, Susanne M. Danus, Elisabeth Sidoli, et al. “Implementation of an Intensive Telehealth Intervention for Rural Patients with Clinic-Refractory Diabetes.” J Gen Intern Med 37, no. 12 (September 2022): 3080–88. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-021-07281-8.
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  - Urick, Benjamin Y., Shweta Pathak, Seth D. Cook, Valerie A. Smith, Patrick J. Campbell, Mel L. Nelson, Lee Holland, and Matthew K. Pickering. “Relative contribution of pharmacists and primary care providers to shared quality measures.” Explor Res Clin Soc Pharm 7 (September 2022): 100165. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rcsop.2022.100165.
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  - Smith, Valerie A., Matthew L. Maciejewski, Theodore S. Z. Berkowitz, James E. Mitchell, Chuan-Fen Liu, Katharine A. Bradley, Maren K. Olsen, Edward L. Livingston, and David E. Arterburn. “The Effect of Bariatric Surgery on Long-term Depression Treatment in Patients With Obesity.” Ann Surg 276, no. 2 (August 1, 2022): 318–23. https://doi.org/10.1097/SLA.0000000000005520.
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  - Van Houtven, Courtney Harold, Valerie A. Smith, Theodore S. Z. Berkowitz, Katherine E. M. Miller, Megan Shepherd-Banigan, Jennifer Henius, and Margaret Kabat. “Predictors of discharge from the VA Caregiver Support Program.” Am J Manag Care 28, no. 8 (August 1, 2022): e289–95. https://doi.org/10.37765/ajmc.2022.89202.
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  - Miller, Katherine E. M., Courtney H. Van Houtven, Valerie A. Smith, Jennifer H. Lindquist, Kaileigh Gray, Colleen Richardson, and Megan Shepherd-Banigan. “Family Caregivers of Veterans Experience Clinically Significant Levels of Distress Prepandemic and During Pandemic: Implications for Caregiver Support Services.” Med Care 60, no. 7 (July 1, 2022): 530–37. https://doi.org/10.1097/MLR.0000000000001726.
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  - Shepherd-Banigan, Megan, Cassie B. Ford, Nicole DePasquale, Valerie A. Smith, Emmanuelle Belanger, Steven J. Lippmann, Emily C. O’Brien, and Courtney H. Van Houtven. “Making the Informal Formal: Discussing and Completing Advance Care Plans in Care Dyads with Cognitive Impairment.” J Palliat Care 37, no. 3 (July 2022): 289–97. https://doi.org/10.1177/08258597211063047.
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  - Pavon, Juliessa M., Theodore S. Z. Berkowitz, Valerie A. Smith, Jaime M. Hughes, Anna Hung, and Susan N. Hastings. “Potential Targets for Deprescribing in Medically Complex Older Adults with Suspected Cognitive Impairment.” Geriatrics (Basel) 7, no. 3 (May 19, 2022). https://doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics7030059.
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  - Lange, Carissa L., Valerie A. Smith, and David M. Kahler. “Pittsburgh Air Pollution Changes During the COVID-19 Lockdown.” Environ Adv 7 (April 2022): 100149. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envadv.2021.100149.
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  - Shepherd-Banigan, Megan, Valerie A. Smith, Karen M. Stechuchak, and Courtney H. Van Houtven. “Informal Caregiver Support Policies Change Use of Vocational Assistance Services for Individuals With Disabilities.” Med Care Res Rev 79, no. 2 (April 2022): 218–32. https://doi.org/10.1177/10775587211018548.
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  - Everett, Christine M., Sharron L. Docherty, Elaine Matheson, Perri A. Morgan, Ashley Price, Jacob Christy, Lloyd Michener, et al. “Teaming up in primary care: Membership boundaries, interdependence, and coordination.” Jaapa 35, no. 2 (February 1, 2022): 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.JAA.0000805840.00477.58.
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  - Shepherd-Banigan, Megan E., Cassie B. Ford, Valerie A. Smith, Emmanuelle Belanger, Terrie T. Wetle, Brenda L. Plassman, James R. Burke, et al. “Amyloid-β PET Scan Results Disclosure and Care-Partner Emotional Well-Being Over Time.” J Alzheimers Dis 90, no. 2 (2022): 775–82. https://doi.org/10.3233/JAD-220611.
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  - Gonzales, Sarah, Olaoluwa O. Okusaga, J Corey Reuteman-Fowler, Megan M. Oakes, Jamie N. Brown, Scott Moore, Allison A. Lewinski, et al. “Assessing a Digital Medicine System in Veterans with Severe Mental Illness: A provider-randomized clinical trial (Preprint),” December 9, 2021. https://doi.org/10.2196/preprints.34893.
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  - Smith, Valerie A., Courtney Harold Van Houtven, Jennifer H. Lindquist, and Susan N. Hastings. “Evaluation of a geriatrics primary care model using prospective matching to guide enrollment.” Bmc Med Res Methodol 21, no. 1 (August 16, 2021): 167. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-021-01360-4.
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  - Smith, Valerie A., Cynthia J. Coffman, and Michael G. Hudgens. “Interpreting the Results of Intention-to-Treat, Per-Protocol, and As-Treated Analyses of Clinical Trials.” Jama 326, no. 5 (August 3, 2021): 433–34. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2021.2825.
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  - Kaufman, Brystana G., Rebecca Whitaker, Nirosha Mahendraratnam, Sophie Hurewitz, Jeremy Yi, Valerie A. Smith, and Mark McClellan. “State variation in effects of state social distancing policies on COVID-19 cases.” Bmc Public Health 21, no. 1 (June 28, 2021): 1239. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-11236-3.
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  - Blalock, Dan V., Janet Grubber, Valerie A. Smith, Donna M. Zulman, Hollis J. Weidenbacher, Liberty Greene, Eric A. Dedert, and Matthew L. Maciejewski. “The association of alcohol use with all-cause and cardiovascular disease-related hospitalizations or death in older, high-risk Veterans.” Alcohol Clin Exp Res 45, no. 6 (June 2021): 1215–24. https://doi.org/10.1111/acer.14610.
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  - Shepherd-Banigan, Megan, Hailey J. James, Valerie A. Smith, Brenda L. Plassman, Eric Jutkowitz, Emmanuelle Belanger, and Courtney H. Van Houtven. “Drivers of Long-Term Care Considerations by Persons With Cognitive Impairment.” J Appl Gerontol 40, no. 6 (June 2021): 648–60. https://doi.org/10.1177/0733464820903908.
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  - Smith, Valerie A., Brady T. West, and Shiyu Zhang. “Fitting marginalized two-part models to semicontinuous survey data arising from complex samples.” Health Serv Res 56, no. 3 (June 2021): 558–63. https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6773.13648.
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  - Wang, Virginia, Lindsay Zepel, Clarissa J. Diamantidis, Valerie A. Smith, Sarah Hudson Scholle, and Matthew L. Maciejewski. “Annual wellness visits and care management before and after dialysis initiation.” Bmc Nephrol 22, no. 1 (May 5, 2021): 164. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-021-02368-0.
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  - Blalock, Dan V., Matthew L. Maciejewski, Donna M. Zulman, Valerie A. Smith, Janet Grubber, Ann-Marie Rosland, Hollis J. Weidenbacher, et al. “Subgroups of High-Risk Veterans Affairs Patients Based on Social Determinants of Health Predict Risk of Future Hospitalization.” Med Care 59, no. 5 (May 1, 2021): 410–17. https://doi.org/10.1097/MLR.0000000000001526.
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  - Jazowski, Shelley A., Isabelle P. Sico, Jennifer H. Lindquist, Valerie A. Smith, Hayden B. Bosworth, Susanne Danus, Dawn Provenzale, Michael J. Kelley, and Leah L. Zullig. “Transportation as a barrier to colorectal cancer care.” Bmc Health Serv Res 21, no. 1 (April 13, 2021): 332. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-06339-x.
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  - Lewinski, Allison A., Hayden B. Bosworth, Karen M. Goldstein, Jennifer M. Gierisch, Shelley Jazowski, Felicia McCant, Courtney White-Clark, Valerie A. Smith, and Leah L. Zullig. “Improving cardiovascular outcomes by using team-supported, EHR-leveraged, active management: Disseminating a successful quality improvement project.” Contemp Clin Trials Commun 21 (March 2021): 100705. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conctc.2021.100705.
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  - Maciejewski, Matthew L., Lindsay Zepel, Sarah L. Hale, Virginia Wang, Clarissa J. Diamantidis, Jacquelyn W. Blaz, Serene Olin, Shondelle M. Wilson-Frederick, Cara V. James, and Valerie A. Smith. “Opioid Prescribing in the 2016 Medicare Fee-for-Service Population.” J Am Geriatr Soc 69, no. 2 (February 2021): 485–93. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.16911.
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  - Diamantidis, Clarissa Jonas, Lindsay Zepel, Virginia Wang, Valerie A. Smith, Sarah Hudson Scholle, Loida Tamayo, and Matthew L. Maciejewski. “Disparities in Chronic Kidney Disease Progression by Medicare Advantage Enrollees.” Am J Nephrol 52, no. 12 (2021): 949–57. https://doi.org/10.1159/000519758.
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  - Hastings, Susan N., Elizabeth P. Mahanna, Theodore S. Z. Berkowitz, Valerie A. Smith, Ashley L. Choate, Jaime M. Hughes, Juliessa Pavon, et al. “Video-Enhanced Care Management for Medically Complex Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment.” J Am Geriatr Soc 69, no. 1 (January 2021): 77–84. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.16819.
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  - Kaufman, Brystana G., Rebecca Whitaker, Nirosha Mahendraratnam, Valerie A. Smith, and Mark B. McClellan. “Comparing Associations of State Reopening Strategies with COVID-19 Burden.” J Gen Intern Med 35, no. 12 (December 2020): 3627–34. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-020-06277-0.
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  - Maciejewski, Matthew L., Valerie A. Smith, Theodore S. Z. Berkowitz, David E. Arterburn, James E. Mitchell, Maren K. Olsen, Chuan-Fen Liu, et al. “Association of Bariatric Surgical Procedures With Changes in Unhealthy Alcohol Use Among US Veterans.” Jama Netw Open 3, no. 12 (December 1, 2020): e2028117. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.28117.
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  - Van Houtven, Courtney Harold, Valerie A. Smith, Nina R. Sperber, Cynthia J. Coffman, and Susan Nicole Hastings. “Advancing the science of population-based measures of home-time.” Healthc (Amst) 8, no. 4 (December 2020): 100463. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hjdsi.2020.100463.
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  - Kaufman, Brystana G., Rebecca Whitaker, Nirosha Mahendraratnam, Valerie A. Smith, and Mark B. McClellan. “Correction to: Comparing Associations of State Reopening Strategies with COVID-19 Burden.” J Gen Intern Med, November 9, 2020, 1. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-020-06337-5.
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  - Kobe, Elizabeth A., David Edelman, Phillip E. Tarkington, Hayden B. Bosworth, Matthew L. Maciejewski, Karen Steinhauser, Amy S. Jeffreys, et al. “Practical telehealth to improve control and engagement for patients with clinic-refractory diabetes mellitus (PRACTICE-DM): Protocol and baseline data for a randomized trial.” Contemp Clin Trials 98 (November 2020): 106157. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2020.106157.
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  - Shepherd-Banigan, Megan, Sophia R. Sherman, Jennifer H. Lindquist, Katherine E. M. Miller, Matthew Tucker, Valerie A. Smith, and Courtney Harold Van Houtven. “Family Caregivers of Veterans Experience High Levels of Burden, Distress, and Financial Strain.” J Am Geriatr Soc 68, no. 11 (November 2020): 2675–83. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.16767.
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  - Van Houtven, Courtney Harold, Valerie A. Smith, Karen M. Stechuchak, Theodore S. Z. Berkowitz, Katherine E. M. Miller, Megan Shepherd-Banigan, Margaret Kabat, and Jennifer Henius. “Comprehensive support of family caregivers: Are there health system cost offsets?” Health Serv Res 55, no. 5 (October 2020): 710–21. https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6773.13312.
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  - Zulman, Donna M., Matthew L. Maciejewski, Janet M. Grubber, Hollis J. Weidenbacher, Dan V. Blalock, Leah L. Zullig, Liberty Greene, Heather E. Whitson, Susan N. Hastings, and Valerie A. Smith. “Patient-Reported Social and Behavioral Determinants of Health and Estimated Risk of Hospitalization in High-Risk Veterans Affairs Patients.” Jama Netw Open 3, no. 10 (October 1, 2020): e2021457. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.21457.
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  - Van Houtven, Courtney H., Steven J. Lippmann, Emmanuelle Bélanger, Valerie A. Smith, Hailey J. James, Megan Shepherd-Banigan, Eric Jutkowitz, et al. “Measurement Properties of the CAPACITY Instrument to Assess Perceived Communication With the Health Care Team Among Care Partners of Patients With Cognitive Impairment.” Med Care 58, no. 9 (September 2020): 842–49. https://doi.org/10.1097/MLR.0000000000001363.
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  - Maciejewski, Matthew L., Valerie A. Smith, Theodore S. Z. Berkowitz, David E. Arterburn, Katharine A. Bradley, Maren K. Olsen, Chuan-Fen Liu, Edward H. Livingston, Luke M. Funk, and James E. Mitchell. “Long-term opioid use after bariatric surgery.” Surg Obes Relat Dis 16, no. 8 (August 2020): 1100–1110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soard.2020.04.037.
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  - Smith, Valerie A., Perri A. Morgan, David Edelman, Sandra L. Woolson, Theodore S. Z. Berkowitz, Courtney H. Van Houtven, Cristina C. Hendrix, Christine M. Everett, Brandolyn S. White, and George L. Jackson. “Utilization and Costs by Primary Care Provider Type: Are There Differences Among Diabetic Patients of Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, and Physician Assistants?” Med Care 58, no. 8 (August 2020): 681–88. https://doi.org/10.1097/MLR.0000000000001326.
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  - Shepherd-Banigan, Megan, Valerie A. Smith, Jennifer H. Lindquist, Michael Paul Cary, Katherine E. M. Miller, Jennifer G. Chapman, and Courtney H. Van Houtven. “Identifying treatment effects of an informal caregiver education intervention to increase days in the community and decrease caregiver distress: a machine-learning secondary analysis of subgroup effects in the HI-FIVES randomized clinical trial.” Trials 21, no. 1 (February 14, 2020): 189. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-020-4113-x.
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  - Dawson, Geraldine, Kathleen Campbell, Jordan Hashemi, Steven J. Lippmann, Valerie Smith, Kimberly Carpenter, Helen Egger, et al. “Author Correction: Atypical postural control can be detected via computer vision analysis in toddlers with autism spectrum disorder.” Sci Rep 10, no. 1 (January 14, 2020): 616. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-57570-1.
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  - Smith, Valerie A., David E. Arterburn, Theodore S. Z. Berkowitz, Maren K. Olsen, Edward H. Livingston, William S. Yancy, Hollis J. Weidenbacher, and Matthew L. Maciejewski. “Association Between Bariatric Surgery and Long-term Health Care Expenditures Among Veterans With Severe Obesity.” Jama Surg 154, no. 12 (December 1, 2019): e193732. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamasurg.2019.3732.
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  - Okeke, Nwora Lance, Allison R. Webel, Hayden B. Bosworth, Angela Aifah, Gerald S. Bloomfield, Emily W. Choi, Sarah Gonzales, et al. “Rationale and design of a nurse-led intervention to extend the HIV treatment cascade for cardiovascular disease prevention trial (EXTRA-CVD).” Am Heart J 216 (October 2019): 91–101. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2019.07.005.
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  - Van Houtven, Courtney Harold, Valerie A. Smith, Jennifer H. Lindquist, Jennifer G. Chapman, Cristina Hendrix, Susan Nicole Hastings, Eugene Z. Oddone, Heather A. King, Megan Shepherd-Banigan, and Morris Weinberger. “Family Caregiver Skills Training to Improve Experiences of Care: a Randomized Clinical Trial.” J Gen Intern Med 34, no. 10 (October 2019): 2114–22. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-019-05209-x.
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  - Diamantidis, Clarissa J., Sarah L. Hale, Virginia Wang, Valerie A. Smith, Sarah Hudson Scholle, and Matthew L. Maciejewski. “Lab-based and diagnosis-based chronic kidney disease recognition and staging concordance.” Bmc Nephrol 20, no. 1 (September 14, 2019): 357. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-019-1551-3.
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  - Jackson, George L., Valerie A. Smith, David Edelman, Cristina C. Hendrix, and Perri A. Morgan. “Intermediate Diabetes Outcomes in Patients Managed by Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, or Physician Assistants.” Ann Intern Med 171, no. 2 (July 16, 2019): 145. https://doi.org/10.7326/L19-0200.
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  - Everett, Christine M., Perri Morgan, Valerie A. Smith, Sandra Woolson, David Edelman, Cristina C. Hendrix, Theodore Berkowitz, Brandolyn White, and George L. Jackson. “Primary care provider type: Are there differences in patients' intermediate diabetes outcomes?” Jaapa 32, no. 6 (June 2019): 36–42. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.JAA.0000558239.06875.0b.
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  - Morgan, Perri A., Valerie A. Smith, Theodore S. Z. Berkowitz, David Edelman, Courtney H. Van Houtven, Sandra L. Woolson, Cristina C. Hendrix, Christine M. Everett, Brandolyn S. White, and George L. Jackson. “Impact Of Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, And Physician Assistants On Utilization And Costs For Complex Patients.” Health Aff (Millwood) 38, no. 6 (June 2019): 1028–36. https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2019.00014.
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  - Smith, Valerie A., and John S. Preisser. “A marginalized two-part model with heterogeneous variance for semicontinuous data.” Stat Methods Med Res 28, no. 5 (May 2019): 1412–26. https://doi.org/10.1177/0962280218758358.
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  - Miller, Katherine E. M., Jennifer H. Lindquist, Maren K. Olsen, Valerie Smith, Corrine I. Voils, Eugene Z. Oddone, Nina R. Sperber, et al. “Invisible partners in care: Snapshot of well-being among caregivers receiving comprehensive support from Veterans Affairs.” Health Sci Rep 2, no. 3 (March 2019): e112. https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.112.
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  - Van Houtven, Courtney Harold, Valerie A. Smith, Karen M. Stechuchak, Megan Shepherd-Banigan, Susan Nicole Hastings, Matthew L. Maciejewski, Gilbert Darryl Wieland, et al. “Comprehensive Support for Family Caregivers: Impact on Veteran Health Care Utilization and Costs.” Med Care Res Rev 76, no. 1 (February 2019): 89–114. https://doi.org/10.1177/1077558717697015.
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  - Alexopoulos, Anastasia-Stefania, George L. Jackson, David Edelman, Valerie A. Smith, Theodore S. Z. Berkowitz, Sandra L. Woolson, Hayden B. Bosworth, and Matthew J. Crowley. “Clinical factors associated with persistently poor diabetes control in the Veterans Health Administration: A nationwide cohort study.” Plos One 14, no. 3 (2019): e0214679. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0214679.
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  - Maciejewski, Matthew L., David E. Arterburn, Theodore S. Z. Berkowitz, Hollis J. Weidenbacher, Chuan-Fen Liu, Maren K. Olsen, Luke M. Funk, James E. Mitchell, and Valerie A. Smith. “Geographic Variation in Obesity, Behavioral Treatment, and Bariatric Surgery for Veterans.” Obesity (Silver Spring) 27, no. 1 (January 2019): 161–65. https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.22350.
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  - Smith, Valerie A., Jennifer Lindquist, Katherine E. M. Miller, Megan Shepherd-Banigan, Maren Olsen, Margaret Campbell-Kotler, Jennifer Henius, Margaret Kabat, and Courtney Harold Van Houtven. “Comprehensive Family Caregiver Support and Caregiver Well-Being: Preliminary Evidence From a Pre-post-survey Study With a Non-equivalent Control Group.” Front Public Health 7 (2019): 122. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2019.00122.
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  - Zullig, Leah L., Gretchen Kimmick, Valerie Smith, Katie Little, Hayden B. Bosworth, Sarah Gonzales, Megan M. Oakes, Rebecca A. Shelby, Lynda Owen, and Ivy P. Altomare. “Using a geriatric oncology assessment to link with services (GOAL).” J Geriatr Oncol 10, no. 1 (January 2019): 164–68. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jgo.2018.06.004.
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  - Zullig, Leah L., Valerie A. Smith, Jennifer H. Lindquist, Christina D. Williams, Morris Weinberger, Dawn Provenzale, George L. Jackson, Michael J. Kelley, Susanne Danus, and Hayden B. Bosworth. “Cardiovascular disease-related chronic conditions among Veterans Affairs nonmetastatic colorectal cancer survivors: a matched case-control analysis.” Cancer Manag Res 11 (2019): 6793–6802. https://doi.org/10.2147/CMAR.S191040.
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  - Jackson, George L., Valerie A. Smith, David Edelman, Sandra L. Woolson, Cristina C. Hendrix, Christine M. Everett, Theodore S. Berkowitz, Brandolyn S. White, and Perri A. Morgan. “Intermediate Diabetes Outcomes in Patients Managed by Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, or Physician Assistants: A Cohort Study.” Ann Intern Med 169, no. 12 (December 18, 2018): 825–35. https://doi.org/10.7326/M17-1987.
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  - Dawson, Geraldine, Kathleen Campbell, Jordan Hashemi, Steven J. Lippmann, Valerie Smith, Kimberly Carpenter, Helen Egger, et al. “Atypical postural control can be detected via computer vision analysis in toddlers with autism spectrum disorder.” Sci Rep 8, no. 1 (November 19, 2018): 17008. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-35215-8.
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  - Smith, Valerie A., Matthew L. Maciejewski, and Maren K. Olsen. “Modeling Semicontinuous Longitudinal Expenditures: A Practical Guide.” Health Serv Res 53 Suppl 1, no. Suppl Suppl 1 (August 2018): 3125–47. https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6773.12815.
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  - Everett, Christine M., Perri Morgan, Valerie A. Smith, Sandra Woolson, David Edelman, Cristina C. Hendrix, Theodore Berkowitz, Brandolyn White, and George L. Jackson. “Interpersonal continuity of primary care of veterans with diabetes: a cohort study using electronic health record data.” Bmc Fam Pract 19, no. 1 (July 30, 2018): 132. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-018-0823-5.
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  - Shepherd-Banigan, Megan, Valerie A. Smith, Matthew L. Maciejewski, Karen M. Stechuchak, Susan Nicole Hastings, G Darryl Wieland, Katherine E. M. Miller, et al. “The Effect of Support and Training for Family Members on Access to Outpatient Services for Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).” Adm Policy Ment Health 45, no. 4 (July 2018): 550–64. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-017-0844-8.
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  - Shepherd-Banigan, Megan, Valerie A. Smith, Karen M. Stechuchak, Katherine E. M. Miller, Susan Nicole Hastings, Gilbert Darryl Wieland, Maren K. Olsen, et al. “Comprehensive Support for Family Caregivers of Post-9/11 Veterans Increases Veteran Utilization of Long-term Services and Supports: A Propensity Score Analysis.” Inquiry 55 (2018): 46958018762914. https://doi.org/10.1177/0046958018762914.
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  - Sperber, N., C. Van Houtven, S. Andrews, K. Miller, K. Steinhauser, G. D. Wieland, V. Smith, et al. “Family caregiver use and value of support services in the VA Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers.” Journal of Long Term Care 2018 (January 1, 2018): 41–50. https://doi.org/10.31389/jltc.4.
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  - Smith, V. A., B. Neelon, M. L. Maciejewski, and J. S. Preisser. “Two parts are better than one: modeling marginal means of semicontinuous data.” Health Services and Outcomes Research Methodology 17, no. 3–4 (December 1, 2017): 198–218. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10742-017-0169-9.
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  - Smith, Valerie A., and John S. Preisser. “Direct and flexible marginal inference for semicontinuous data.” Stat Methods Med Res 26, no. 6 (December 2017): 2962–65. https://doi.org/10.1177/0962280215602290.
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  - Smith, Valerie A., Brian Neelon, John S. Preisser, and Matthew L. Maciejewski. “A marginalized two-part model for longitudinal semicontinuous data.” Stat Methods Med Res 26, no. 4 (August 2017): 1949–68. https://doi.org/10.1177/0962280215592908.
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  - Teusner, Dana, Valerie Smith, Emmanuel Gnanamanickam, and David Brennan. “Examining dental expenditure and dental insurance accounting for probability of incurring expenses.” Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 45, no. 2 (April 2017): 101–11. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdoe.12264.
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  - Morgan, Perri, Christine M. Everett, Valerie A. Smith, Sandra Woolson, David Edelman, Cristina C. Hendrix, Theodore S. Z. Berkowitz, Brandolyn White, and George L. Jackson. “Factors Associated With Having a Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Physician Assistant as Primary Care Provider for Veterans With Diabetes Mellitus.” Inquiry 54 (January 1, 2017): 46958017712762. https://doi.org/10.1177/0046958017712762.
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  - Zullig, Leah L., Valerie A. Smith, George L. Jackson, Susanne Danus, Merritt Schnell, Jennifer Lindquist, Dawn Provenzale, Morris Weinberger, Michael J. Kelley, and Hayden B. Bosworth. “Colorectal Cancer Statistics From the Veterans Affairs Central Cancer Registry.” Clin Colorectal Cancer 15, no. 4 (December 2016): e199–204. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clcc.2016.04.005.
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  - Neelon, Brian, A James O’Malley, and Valerie A. Smith. “Modeling zero-modified count and semicontinuous data in health services research Part 1: background and overview.” Stat Med 35, no. 27 (November 30, 2016): 5070–93. https://doi.org/10.1002/sim.7050.
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  - Neelon, Brian, A James O’Malley, and Valerie A. Smith. “Modeling zero-modified count and semicontinuous data in health services research part 2: case studies.” Stat Med 35, no. 27 (November 30, 2016): 5094–5112. https://doi.org/10.1002/sim.7063.
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  - Maciejewski, Matthew L., David E. Arterburn, Lynn Van Scoyoc, Valerie A. Smith, William S. Yancy, Hollis J. Weidenbacher, Edward H. Livingston, and Maren K. Olsen. “Bariatric Surgery and Long-term Durability of Weight Loss.” Jama Surg 151, no. 11 (November 1, 2016): 1046–55. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamasurg.2016.2317.
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  - Calhoun, Patrick S., Santanu Datta, Maren Olsen, Valerie A. Smith, Scott D. Moore, Lauren P. Hair, Eric A. Dedert, et al. “Comparative Effectiveness of an Internet-Based Smoking Cessation Intervention Versus Clinic-Based Specialty Care for Veterans.” J Subst Abuse Treat 69 (October 2016): 19–27. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsat.2016.06.004.
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  - McVay, Megan A., Corrine I. Voils, Paula J. Geiselman, Valerie A. Smith, Cynthia J. Coffman, Stephanie Mayer, and William S. Yancy. “Food preferences and weight change during low-fat and low-carbohydrate diets.” Appetite 103 (August 1, 2016): 336–43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2016.04.035.
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  - Yancy, William S., Stephanie B. Mayer, Cynthia J. Coffman, Valerie A. Smith, Ronette L. Kolotkin, Paula J. Geiselman, Megan A. McVay, Eugene Z. Oddone, and Corrine I. Voils. “Effect of Allowing Choice of Diet on Weight Loss: A Randomized Trial.” Ann Intern Med 162, no. 12 (June 16, 2015): 805–14. https://doi.org/10.7326/M14-2358.
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  - Arterburn, David E., Maren K. Olsen, Valerie A. Smith, Edward H. Livingston, Lynn Van Scoyoc, William S. Yancy, George Eid, Hollis Weidenbacher, and Matthew L. Maciejewski. “Association between bariatric surgery and long-term survival.” Jama 313, no. 1 (January 6, 2015): 62–70. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2014.16968.
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  - Smith, Valerie A., John S. Preisser, Brian Neelon, and Matthew L. Maciejewski. “A marginalized two-part model for semicontinuous data.” Stat Med 33, no. 28 (December 10, 2014): 4891–4903. https://doi.org/10.1002/sim.6263.
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  - McVay, Megan A., Corrine I. Voils, Cynthia J. Coffman, Paula J. Geiselman, Ronette L. Kolotkin, Stephanie B. Mayer, Valerie A. Smith, Leslie Gaillard, Marsha J. Turner, and William S. Yancy. “Factors associated with choice of a low-fat or low-carbohydrate diet during a behavioral weight loss intervention.” Appetite 83 (December 2014): 117–24. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2014.08.023.
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  - Fusco, William G., Neelima R. Choudhary, Patty A. Routh, Melissa S. Ventevogel, Valerie A. Smith, Gary G. Koch, Glen W. Almond, Paul E. Orndorff, Gregory D. Sempowski, and Isabelle Leduc. “The Haemophilus ducreyi trimeric autotransporter adhesin DsrA protects against an experimental infection in the swine model of chancroid.” Vaccine 32, no. 30 (June 24, 2014): 3752–58. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2014.05.031.
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  - Maciejewski, Matthew L., Hayden B. Bosworth, Maren K. Olsen, Valerie A. Smith, David Edelman, Benjamin J. Powers, Miriam A. Kaufman, Eugene Z. Oddone, and George L. Jackson. “Do the benefits of participation in a hypertension self-management trial persist after patients resume usual care?” Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes 7, no. 2 (March 2014): 269–75. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.113.000309.
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  - Hastings, Susan Nicole, Valerie A. Smith, Morris Weinberger, Eugene Z. Oddone, Maren K. Olsen, and Kenneth E. Schmader. “Health services use of older veterans treated and released from veterans affairs medical center emergency departments.” J Am Geriatr Soc 61, no. 9 (September 2013): 1515–21. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.12417.
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  - McGurk, Ross J., Valerie A. Smith, James Bowsher, John A. Lee, and Shiva K. Das. “Influence of filter choice on 18F-FDG PET segmentation accuracy determined using generalized estimating equations.” Phys Med Biol 58, no. 11 (June 7, 2013): 3517–34. https://doi.org/10.1088/0031-9155/58/11/3517.
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  - McGurk, R., V. Smith, J. Bowsher, J. Lee, and S. Das. “TH-C-WAB-08: Modeling of the Dice Coefficient for PET Segmentation Studies.” Med Phys 40, no. 6Part32 (June 2013): 538. https://doi.org/10.1118/1.4815765.
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  - Yancy, William S., Cynthia J. Coffman, Paula J. Geiselman, Ronette L. Kolotkin, Daniel Almirall, Eugene Z. Oddone, Stephanie B. Mayer, et al. “Considering patient diet preference to optimize weight loss: design considerations of a randomized trial investigating the impact of choice.” Contemp Clin Trials 35, no. 1 (May 2013): 106–16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2013.03.002.
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  - Jackson, George L., David Edelman, Maren K. Olsen, Valerie A. Smith, and Matthew L. Maciejewski. “Benefits of participation in diabetes group visits after trial completion.” Jama Intern Med 173, no. 7 (April 8, 2013): 590–92. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.2803.
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  - Arterburn, David, Edward H. Livingston, Maren K. Olsen, Valerie A. Smith, Andrew L. Kavee, Leila C. Kahwati, William G. Henderson, and Matthew L. Maciejewski. “Predictors of initial weight loss after gastric bypass surgery in twelve Veterans Affairs Medical Centers.” Obes Res Clin Pract 7, no. 5 (2013): e367–76. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orcp.2012.02.009.
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  - Smith, Valerie A., Roy B. Sessions, and Eric J. Lentsch. “Cervical lymph node metastasis and papillary thyroid carcinoma: does the compartment involved affect survival? Experience from the SEER database.” J Surg Oncol 106, no. 4 (September 15, 2012): 357–62. https://doi.org/10.1002/jso.23090.
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  - Oyer, Samuel L., Valerie A. Smith, and Eric J. Lentsch. “Reevaluating the prognostic significance of age in differentiated thyroid cancer.” Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 147, no. 2 (August 2012): 221–26. https://doi.org/10.1177/0194599812441587.
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  - Maciejewski, Matthew L., Edward H. Livingston, Valerie A. Smith, Leila C. Kahwati, William G. Henderson, and David E. Arterburn. “Health expenditures among high-risk patients after gastric bypass and matched controls.” Arch Surg 147, no. 7 (July 2012): 633–40. https://doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.2012.818.
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  - Wang, Virginia, Valerie A. Smith, Hayden B. Bosworth, Eugene Z. Oddone, Maren K. Olsen, Felicia McCant, Benjamin J. Powers, and Courtney Harold Van Houtven. “Economic evaluation of telephone self-management interventions for blood pressure control.” Am Heart J 163, no. 6 (June 2012): 980–86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2012.03.016.
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  - Crowley, Matthew J., Valerie A. Smith, Maren K. Olsen, Susanne Danus, Eugene Z. Oddone, Hayden B. Bosworth, and Benjamin J. Powers. “Treatment intensification in a hypertension telemanagement trial: clinical inertia or good clinical judgment?” Hypertension 58, no. 4 (October 2011): 552–58. https://doi.org/10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.111.174367.
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  - Bosworth, Hayden B., Benjamin J. Powers, Maren K. Olsen, Felicia McCant, Janet Grubber, Valerie Smith, Pamela W. Gentry, et al. “Home blood pressure management and improved blood pressure control: results from a randomized controlled trial.” Arch Intern Med 171, no. 13 (July 11, 2011): 1173–80. https://doi.org/10.1001/archinternmed.2011.276.
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  - Powers, Benjamin J., Maren K. Olsen, Valerie A. Smith, Robert F. Woolson, Hayden B. Bosworth, and Eugene Z. Oddone. “Measuring blood pressure for decision making and quality reporting: where and how many measures?” Ann Intern Med 154, no. 12 (June 21, 2011): 781–88. https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-154-12-201106210-00005.
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  - Maciejewski, Matthew L., Edward H. Livingston, Valerie A. Smith, Andrew L. Kavee, Leila C. Kahwati, William G. Henderson, and David E. Arterburn. “Survival among high-risk patients after bariatric surgery.” Jama 305, no. 23 (June 15, 2011): 2419–26. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2011.817.
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  - Hastings, S Nicole, Valerie A. Smith, Morris Weinberger, Kenneth E. Schmader, Maren K. Olsen, and Eugene Z. Oddone. “Emergency department visits in Veterans Affairs medical facilities.” Am J Manag Care 17, no. 6 Spec No. (June 1, 2011): e215–23.
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  - Hastings, S. N., V. A. Smith, M. Weinberger, K. E. Schmader, M. K. Olsen, and E. Z. Oddone. “Emergency department visits in veterans affairs medical facilities.” American Journal of Managed Care 17, no. 6 (June 1, 2011).
  - Powers, Benjamin, Maren Olsen, Valerie Smith, Robert Woolson, Hayden Bosworth, and Eugene Oddone. “MEASURING BLOOD PRESSURE FOR DECISION MAKING AND QUALITY REPORTING: WHERE AND HOW MANY MEASURES?” Journal of General Internal Medicine 26 (May 1, 2011): S21–22.
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  - Maciejewski, Matthew L., Valerie A. Smith, Edward H. Livingston, Andrew L. Kavee, Leila C. Kahwati, William G. Henderson, and David E. Arterburn. “Health care utilization and expenditure changes associated with bariatric surgery.” Med Care 48, no. 11 (November 2010): 989–98. https://doi.org/10.1097/MLR.0b013e3181ef9cf7.
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  - Bosworth, Hayden B., Daniel Almirall, Bryan J. Weiner, Mathew Maciejewski, Miriam A. Kaufman, Benjamin J. Powers, Eugene Z. Oddone, et al. “The implementation of a translational study involving a primary care based behavioral program to improve blood pressure control: The HTN-IMPROVE study protocol (01295).” Implement Sci 5 (July 16, 2010): 54. https://doi.org/10.1186/1748-5908-5-54.
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- Conference Papers
  - Everett, Christine, Jacob Christy, Elaine Matheson, Ashley Price, Perri Morgan, Valerie Smith, Sharron Docherty, John Anderson, Anthony Viera, and George Jackson. “Impact of Primary Care Usual Provider Type and Provider Interdependence on Outcomes for Patients with Diabetes.” In Health Services Research, 56:43–44, 2021.
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  - Everett, C., A. Price, R. Butterfield, P. Morgan, V. Smith, S. Docherty, E. Matheson, J. Anderson, A. Viera, and G. Jackson. “Provider Interdependence, Patient Complexity, and Continuity of Care.” In Health Services Research, 55:72–73, 2020.
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  - Perfect, C., J. Lindquist, C. Stanwyck, V. A. Smith, C. H. Van Houtven, and S. N. Hastings. “Cognitive Screening and Dementia Diagnoses in Primary Care Settings.” In Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 70:S298–S298, 2020.
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  - Hughes, Jaime M., Theodore S. Z. Berkowitz, Valerie A. Smith, Elizabeth P. Mahanna, Ashley L. Choate, Courtney H. Van Houtven, Katina L. Robinson, and Susan N. Hastings. “PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AMONG POOR SLEEPING OLDER VETERANS WITH MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT.” In Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 53:S86–S86. OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC, 2019.
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  - Zullig, Leah L., Gretchen Genevieve Kimmick, Valerie Smith, Katie Little, Hayden B. Bosworth, Sarah Gonzales, Megan Oakes, et al. “Using a geriatric oncology assessment to link with services in an underserved, community oncology population.” In Journal of Clinical Oncology, 36:e22024–e22024. American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), 2018. https://doi.org/10.1200/jco.2018.36.15_suppl.e22024.
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  - Zullig, Leah L., Valerie Smith, Jennifer Lindquist, Christina D. Williams, Morris Weinberger, Dawn Provenzale, George L. Jackson, Michael J. Kelley, Susanne Danus, and Hayden B. Bosworth. “Cardiovascular disease-related chronic conditions among Veterans Affairs colorectal cancer survivors: A matched case-control analysis.” In Journal of Clinical Oncology, 36:4–4. American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), 2018. https://doi.org/10.1200/jco.2018.36.7_suppl.4.
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  - Razouki, Zayd A., Chris Beadles, Sandra Woolson, Valerie Smith, George L. Jackson, and Susan N. Hastings. “DO PRIMARY CARE CLINICS WITH HIGHER ADOPTION LEVELS OF PATIENT CENTERED MEDICAL HOME FEATURES HAVE LOWER ED RETURN VISITS?” In Journal of General Internal Medicine, 31:S197–99. SPRINGER, 2016.
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  - Zullig, Leah L., Valerie Smith, Susanne Danus, Merritt Schnell, Jennifer Lindquist, Dawn T. Provenzale, George L. Jackson, Morris Weinberger, Michael J. Kelley, and Hayden B. Bosworth. “Colorectal cancer survivorship statistics: A Veterans Affairs Central Cancer Registry analysis.” In Journal of Clinical Oncology, 34:e267–e267. American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), 2016. https://doi.org/10.1200/jco.2016.34.3_suppl.e267.
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  - Yancy, William S., Cynthia Coffman, Valerie Smith, Stephanie B. Mayer, Ronette L. Kolotkin, Paula J. Geiselman, Megan McVay, Eugene Z. Oddone, and Corrine Voils. “ALLOWING PATIENT CHOICE BETWEEN TWO DIVERSE DIETS DID NO IMPROVE WEIGHT LOSS.” In Journal of General Internal Medicine, 29:S18–19. SPRINGER, 2014.
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  - Smith, Valerie A., E Ramsay Camp, and Eric J. Lentsch. “Merkel cell carcinoma: identification of prognostic factors unique to tumors located in the head and neck based on analysis of SEER data.” In Laryngoscope, 122:1283–90, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1002/lary.23222.
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  - Mcgurk, R., J. Bowsher, V. Smith, J. Lee, and S. Das. “MO‐G‐BRA‐01: Optimal Image Filtration Strategies for PET Segmentation.” In Medical Physics, 39:3881, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1118/1.4735846.
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  - Hastings, S. N., V. A. Smith, M. Weinberger, K. E. Schmader, M. K. Olsen, and E. Z. Oddone. “Older Veterans Treated and Released from VAMC Emergency Departments.” In Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 59:S3–S3. WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2011.
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  - Maciejewski, Matthew, Maren Olsen, Valerie Smith, Andrew Kavee, David Arterburn, Leila Kahwati, William Henderson, and Edward Livingston. “POST-SURGICAL HEALTH CARE EXPENDITURES AND WEIGHT CHANGE FOLLOWING BARIATRIC SURGERY.” In Journal of General Internal Medicine, 25:354–55. SPRINGER, 2010.
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