BACKGROUND/RATIONALE:
The RCS Program is designed to support active VA Investigators so that they can be of national service and conduct high-quality health services research of national impact.

OBJECTIVE(S):
Objectives of this SRCS Award are to: (1) Provide national service to the VA HSR&D and national, regional, and local clinical units; (2) Serve as a local and national mentor for VA junior investigators; (3) conduct important health services research that improves the health of veterans and the quality of their care.

METHODS:
Involvement in VA national working groups, clinical dissemination programs, national review groups, and as the lead for innovative research programs.


FINDINGS/RESULTS:
Not yet available.

IMPACT:
John is Co-PI for the CREATE study Comprehensive Opioid Management in Patient Aligned Care Teams. In that study he is working with the National Pain Program to develop and evaluate cost-effective solutions for using patient-centered health IT to improve Veterans' access to pain care.

John directs the University of Michigan Center for Managing Chronic Disease - a research center with 40 faculty affiliates. He also sits on the leadership board for the UM Institute for Health Policy and Innovation, and he is Associate Director for the UM Center for Diabetes Translational Research. He recently was invited to a Michigan statewide form of key decision-leaders in criminal justice and mental health to describe best-practices for behavior change interventions and how mobile technology could improve outcomes.

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External Links for this Project

NIH Reporter

Grant Number: IK6RX002991-01
Link: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9612868

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PUBLICATIONS:

None at this time.

DRA: Mental, Cognitive and Behavioral Disorders, Health Systems Science
DRE: none
Keywords: none
MeSH Terms: none