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Using a "Kickoff" to build implementation partner teams and action plans for active implementation of a quality improvement project. [PDF]

Front Health Serv
Baird SA, Damush TM, Rattray NA, Penney LS, Miech EJ, Homoya BJ, Ferguson J, Myers LJ, Bravata DM.   +8 more
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Correction: Investigating the Best Practices for Engagement in Remote Participatory Design: Mixed Methods Analysis of 4 Remote Studies With Family Caregivers.

J Med Internet Res
Jolliff A, Holden RJ, Valdez R, Coller RJ, Patel H, Zuraw M, Linden A, Ganci A, Elliott C, Werner NE.   +9 more
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Representation in clinical trials sponsored by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs

Journal of Public Health
Abstract Background This study was conducted to determine whether demographic representation among U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)-sponsored trials differs from trials without VA sponsorship, with reference to VA patient demographics. Methods
Gabriela Gómez, Brandon E. Turner, Jecca R. Steinberg, Miranda B. Lam, Sherry M. Wren   +4 more
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Use of Telehealth to Improve Access to Care at the United States Department of Veterans Affairs During the 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season

Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, 2020
ABSTRACT Objectives: This brief report examines the shift from in-person care to US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) telehealth services during 3 devastating hurricanes in 2017 (Harvey, Irma, and Maria). Methods: VA administrative data were used to analyze the number and percentage of telehealth services 30 d pre- and
Claudia Der‐Martirosian, Karen Chu, Aram Dobalian   +2 more
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How Should We Organize Care for Patients With Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Comorbidities? A Multisite Qualitative Study of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Care in the United States Department of Veterans Affairs

Medical Care, 2021
Background: With human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) now managed as a chronic disease, health care has had to change and expand to include management of other critical comorbidities. We sought to understand how variation in the organization, structure and processes of HIV and comorbidity care, based on patient-centered medical ...
Barbara G. Bokhour, Rendelle E. Bolton, Steven M. Asch, Kelly Dvorin, Gemmae M. Fix, Allen L. Gifford, Justeen Hyde, D. Keith McInnes, Victoria A. Parker, Kelly Richardson, Avy A. Skolnik, Mary Vaughan‐Sarrazin, Juliet Wu, Michael Ohl   +13 more
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Use of cholesterol-lowering medications in the United States from 1991 to 199711The views expressed in this paper do not necessarily represent the views of the Department of Veterans Affairs or of the United States Government.

The American Journal of Medicine, 2000
The benefits of cholesterol-lowering medication in hypercholesterolemic patients was first suggested by the long-term follow-up of the Coronary Drug Project, which studied the use of niacin in men with previous myocardial infarction (1). Since that study, several secondary prevention trials using different 3-hydroxy-3methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase
David Siegel, Julio Lopez, Joy Meier
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Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Mutational Testing and Erlotinib Treatment Among Veterans Diagnosed With Lung Cancer in the United States Department of Veterans Affairs

Clinical Lung Cancer, 2016
We examined mutational testing of the epidermal growth factor gene (EGFR) and erlotinib treatment among veterans diagnosed with non-small-cell lung cancer in the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Our objectives were to identify the prevalence of clinically actionable EGFR mutations, to determine whether testing and treatment were ...
Julie A. Lynch, Brygida Berse, Danielle S. Chun, Donna R. Rivera, Kelly K. Filipski, Scott Kulich, Benjamin Viernes, Scott L. DuVall, Michael J. Kelley   +8 more
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Drug overdose deaths among homeless veterans in the United States Department of Veterans Affairs healthcare system

Addiction
AbstractBackground and AimsWith an epidemic of drug overdoses, contemporary research is needed to examine drug overdose deaths among homeless populations. This study measured rates, types and correlates of drug overdose deaths occurring over a 5‐year study period among veterans experiencing homelessness (VEH) and non‐homeless veterans (NHV) in the US ...
Jack Tsai, Dorota Szymkowiak, Hind A. Beydoun   +2 more
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Sensitivity and specificity of traumatic brain injury diagnosis codes in United States Department of Veterans Affairs administrative data

Brain Injury, 2013
To examine the validity of using International Classification of Diseases (ICD) diagnosis codes from United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) data to describe prevalence of traumatic brain injury (TBI) among military veterans.VA clinicians complete a standardized TBI evaluation to determine whether veterans' deployment exposures resulted in ...
Kathleen F. Carlson, Joan E. Barnes, Emily Hagel, Brent C Taylor, David X. Cifu, Nina A. Sayer   +5 more
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Learning Is the Journey: From Process Reengineering to Systemic Customer-Service Design at the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Benefits Administration [PDF]

, 2013
Abstract : This monograph borrows from multiple disciplines to argue for an organizational shift from process reengineering to system design to improve government customer-service delivery. Specifically, the monograph proposes a transformation in claims processing within the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), United States Department of Veterans ...
Andrew Graf
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