Healthcare Supplement Features HSR&D Articles on the Importance of Embedded Research
(06/01/2021)

Supplement Features HSR&D Research on Combating Antibiotic Resistance – A Growing Worldwide Crisis
(01/15/2021)

New Tool Using Electronic Health Records Can Reliably Detect Infections after Cardiac Device Procedures
(09/21/2020)

Comparisons between VA and Non-VA Hospitals May Not Accurately Account for Mental Health Diagnoses
(12/14/2018)

Special Issue of Health Services Research Focuses on Linking VA and Non-VA Datasets to Improve Healthcare
(12/01/2018)

Application of Triggers on VA “Big Data” may Help Identify Patients Experiencing Delays in Diagnostic Evaluation of Chest Imaging
(09/01/2016)

Data from Electronic Health Records Can Predict and Possibly Prevent Missed Patient Appointments
(12/01/2015)

Majority of Male VA Enrollees Similar to Medicare Beneficiaries, Suggesting Greater Generalizability of Research Findings
(11/20/2015)

Study Compares Data Sources for Provider Financial Incentives
(10/01/2015)

NEJM Perspective Discusses Withholding of CMS Data Related to Substance Use Disorder and Its Impact on Research
(04/15/2015)

Factors Affecting Patient Test Results Follow-Up within VA’s Electronic Health Record System
(11/11/2014)

VA’s “Big Data”: Benefits and Challenges
(07/09/2014)

Prediction Model Using VA Data May Help Identify Primary Care Patients at Increased Risk for Hospitalization or Death
(04/01/2013)

Natural Language Processing with Electronic Medical Record Improves Identification of VA Post-Operative Complications
(08/24/2011)

Using Administrative Data to Measure Treatment for Veterans with PTSD May Overestimate Delivery of Psychotherapy
(02/14/2011)

Validity of Mental Health Diagnosis Using VA Administrative Data
(01/01/2010)

Federal Investment in Electronic Medical Records
(09/09/2009)

Focus Groups Recommend Strategies to Decrease Missed Test Results
(09/01/2009)

Assessing Accuracy and Completeness of Research Data
(01/01/2009)

Using VA Medical Data Alone May Underestimate Post-Stroke Depression and Geographic Variation in this Condition
(12/01/2008)

Association between Nurse Staffing Levels and Patient Mortality in VA Hospitals
(09/01/2008)

Evaluating Patient-Mediated Health Information Exchange
(10/11/2016)

Application of Triggers on VA “Big Data” may Help Identify Patients Experiencing Delays in Diagnostic Evaluation of Chest Imaging
(09/01/2016)

Electronic Health Record-Based Interventions for Reducing Inappropriate Imaging in the Clinical Setting
(04/21/2015)

Use of Electronic Health Information Exchange may Reduce Emergency Department Utilization
(12/02/2014)

Electronic Health Record-based Alerting Systems Can be Source of Turnover for Clinical Practices
(11/01/2014)

Veterans’ Use of Blue Button Feature in MyHealtheVet
(07/01/2014)

“Virtual” Hope Box Smartphone App Delivers Patient-Tailored Coping Tools to Help Veterans at Risk for Suicide
(05/15/2014)

Health Information Technology
(01/07/2014)

Electronic Patient Portals and their Effect on Health Outcomes
(11/19/2013)

VA Primary Care Physicians Using Electronic Health Records May Miss Important Information Due to Information Overload
(04/22/2013)

Journal Issue Highlights the State of Health Information Technology in VA Healthcare
(03/01/2013)

Primary Care Practitioners’ Views on VA’s Electronic Health Record System and Test Result Notification
(12/25/2012)

Design and Implementation of a VA Hospital-Based Usability Laboratory for Health Information Technology
(12/01/2012)

Majority of Veterans Interested in Sharing Personal Health Record Information with Caregivers and non-VA Healthcare Providers
(12/20/2011)

Natural Language Processing with Electronic Medical Record Improves Identification of VA Post-Operative Complications
(08/24/2011)

Veterans in Favor of Internet-Provided HIV Screening Information
(08/15/2011)

Electronic Record Intervention Improves Follow-Up of Veterans with Positive Colorectal Cancer Screening
(02/15/2011)

Electronic Health Information’s Effect on Clinical Workflow
(12/01/2010)

Fixing an Electronic Communication Problem that Reduced Follow-Up of Positive Cancer Screens at One VAMC
(12/09/2009)

Federal Investment in Electronic Medical Records
(09/09/2009)

Focus Groups Recommend Strategies to Decrease Missed Test Results
(09/01/2009)

Costs and Benefits of Health Information Technology
(03/01/2009)

VA Surgical Care Comparable or Better than Non-VA Surgical Care
(05/08/2023)

Higher Preventive Health Inventory Use Associated with Improved Quality of Care
(04/17/2023)

QUERI Investigators Develop and Refine Evidence Assessment Checklist to Help VA Comply with Evidence Act Requirements
(11/01/2022)

Low-Value Service Use Common and Costly among Veterans Enrolled in VA Healthcare
(07/05/2022)

Shortening the Time-to-Antibiotics for Sepsis is Not Associated with an Increase in Antimicrobial Use
(06/27/2022)

HSR Special Issue on the Importance of Research Translation
(05/16/2022)

VA’s National Performance Measurement System Reveals Gaps in Timely Communication of Test Results to Veterans
(04/22/2022)

Quality of Care for Veterans with Stroke Did Not Diminish During Pandemic
(04/05/2022)

Veterans Transported to VA Hospitals by Ambulance Have Substantially Lower Mortality Rates than Veterans Taken to Non-VA Hospitals
(02/16/2022)

VA Surgeries across Eight Specialties Result in Lower Mortality among Veterans than Comparable Private Sector Surgeries
(12/29/2021)

Total Knee Arthroplasties have Significantly Lower Complication Rates when Performed in VA vs. Community Care Facilities
(08/01/2021)

Healthcare Supplement Features HSR&D Articles on the Importance of Embedded Research
(06/01/2021)

Veterans Receiving VA-Only Post-Kidney Transplant Care Had Lower Five-Year Mortality Compared to Non-VA Transplant Care
(03/08/2021)

JAMA Features Reflections on “Crossing the Quality Chasm” 20 Years Later
(12/22/2020)

JGIM Supplement Features HSR&D/QUERI Research on the Importance of Implementation Science to Quality Improvement
(11/10/2020)

Low-Value Diagnostic Testing for Back Pain, Sinusitis, Headache, and Syncope Is Common and Varies Across VA Medical Centers
(09/22/2020)

Project Identifies and Validates Recommendations to Stop or Scale Back Unnecessary Routine Services in Primary Care
(09/14/2020)

Quality Improvement Intervention Improves Outcomes for Veterans with New Ischemic Stroke Symptoms
(09/08/2020)

Contextualized Care Planning Results in Improved Veteran Outcomes and Significant Cost Savings
(07/31/2020)

VA Patients Have Fewer Potentially Avoidable Hospitalizations Post-Chemotherapy than Medicare Patients
(07/15/2020)

Anti-MRSA Therapy Associated with Greater 30-day Mortality Compared with Standard Therapy for Veterans with Pneumonia
(02/17/2020)

Payment Changes and Choosing Wisely Recommendations Affect Low-Value Lab Testing
(02/10/2020)

Special Medical Care Supplement Features VA/HSR&D Research on Evidence Synthesis in a Learning Healthcare System
(10/01/2019)

New VA Center for Innovation for Care and Payment to Test Novel Payment and Service Delivery Models
(12/25/2018)

Intervention Utilizing Community Health Workers Improves Quality of Patient Care and Reduces Hospitalizations
(12/01/2018)

Use of Evidence-Based Care Processes Decreases Mortality among Veterans with Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia
(10/01/2017)

Evidence-based Psychotherapy Template Use Associated with Treatment Quality for Veterans with PTSD
(09/30/2017)

Using Yelp, VA Hospitals Rated Higher than Affiliated Non-VA Hospitals
(06/28/2017)

Findings from an Evaluation of Partnerships within VA HSR&D’s Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (QUERI)
(04/03/2017)

The Role of VA Research in a Learning Healthcare System
(03/20/2017)

Systematic Review: Effects of Pay-for-Performance on Healthcare
(03/07/2017)

Quality Improvement Tool Shows Organizational Factors Related to Access and Quality Measures in VA Mental Healthcare
(02/01/2017)

Lessons Learned from VA’s History of Transformation and Potential Future Scenarios
(01/01/2017)

Importance of VA’s Quality Enhancement Research Initiative in the Choice Act Era
(12/16/2016)

Alternative Strategies to Inpatient Hospitalization for Acute Medical Conditions
(11/01/2016)

VA Diabetes and Cardiovascular Care Quality Comparable between Physicians and Advanced Practice Providers
(11/01/2016)

Barriers to Implementing Choosing Wisely® Recommendations
(09/06/2016)

Neuroimaging Overuse More Common among Medicare Patients Compared to VA Patients
(07/08/2016)

VA Captures More Complete Quality Performance Data Compared to Medicare Advantage
(03/31/2016)

Career Development Programs Successfully Prepare Future Health Services Researchers, Particularly VA HSR&D
(11/09/2015)

VA Hospital Observation Stays Increasing
(10/01/2015)

ICU Treatment for Medicare Patients with Pneumonia Associated with Better Outcomes without Increased Costs
(09/22/2015)

Wide Variation Documented Among VA Providers in Potential Overuse of Antibiotics for Acute Respiratory Infections
(07/21/2015)

Effects of Primary Care Provider Turnover
(07/01/2015)

Mortality among Veterans with Severe Sepsis Declines, but Significant Variation across VA Hospitals Persists
(07/01/2015)

Electronic Health Record-Based Interventions for Reducing Inappropriate Imaging in the Clinical Setting
(04/21/2015)

Study Shows No Evidence that Dual Use of VA and Medicare Advantage Results in Worse Patient Outcomes
(04/06/2015)

Veterans Receiving Brief Alcohol Misuse Intervention Rate VA Providers and Care Higher than Veterans without Intervention
(02/18/2015)

Improved Performance on Quality Measures is Accompanied by Increased Racial/Ethnic Equity in Care
(12/11/2014)

Measures of Patient Care Experiences Reflect Fair Hospital Assessments
(07/01/2014)

Majority of Unplanned VA Hospital Readmissions Unrelated to Index Hospitalization
(03/01/2014)

Gaps in Quality of Supportive VA Cancer Care for Veterans
(12/09/2013)

VA’s Online Quality Improvement Toolkits
(12/01/2013)

Receiving VA Care is Stronger Predictor of Appropriate Care for Veterans with Diabetes than Continuity of Care
(10/01/2013)

Individual Financial Incentives for VA Providers Result in Better Hypertension Treatment than Audit and Feedback Alone
(09/11/2013)

Improvement in VA Patient Outcomes Related to Pay-for-Performance Remains after Removal of Incentives
(08/09/2013)

Changes in VA Care since PACT Implementation
(07/10/2013)

Incentives to Impact Patient Engagement and Health Behavior
(07/01/2013)

Quality of VA Care for Veterans with Newly Diagnosed Lung Cancer is Markedly Higher than Previous Studies Suggest
(06/10/2013)

Readmission Rates are Limited in Measuring Hospital Quality
(06/01/2013)

Prediction Model Using VA Data May Help Identify Primary Care Patients at Increased Risk for Hospitalization or Death
(04/01/2013)

Racial Differences in Veterans’ Perception of the Quality of PTSD Compensation Examinations
(04/01/2013)

No Significant Association between Timing of Surgical Antibiotic Prophylaxis and Risk of Surgical Site Infection
(03/20/2013)

Journal Issue Highlights the State of Health Information Technology in VA Healthcare
(03/01/2013)

Previous Hospital Readmission Rates for Three Common Conditions are Poor Predictors for Future Readmission
(01/01/2013)

Decreases in VA Hospital Length-of-Stay and Readmission Rates over 14 Years
(12/18/2012)

Protected Sleep Periods for Medical Interns Increase Overnight Sleep and Improve Morning Alertness
(12/05/2012)

Quality of VA’s PTSD Disability Assessment Would Improve by Using Evidence-Based Assessment
(12/01/2012)

Construction of a Clinical Indicator for the Risk of Over-Treatment among Elderly Patients with Diabetes
(09/10/2012)

Increasing Duration of Resuscitation Might Improve Survival among Patients Suffering Cardiac Arrest
(09/05/2012)

Despite Individual Hospital Performance, Pay-for-Performance Program May Result in Small Changes in Medicare Payments
(09/01/2012)

Veterans with Greater Clinical Complexity Receive Higher Quality of Care for Diabetes
(09/01/2012)

QI Intervention for VA Programs Serving Homeless Veterans
(08/01/2012)

Wide Variability among VA Hospitals Regarding ICU Admission Patterns
(07/23/2012)

VA Hospitals Caring for Lower Volumes of Mechanically Ventilated Patients Do Not Have Worse Mortality
(06/22/2012)

VA Care May Be Sub-Optimal for Veterans with Cirrhosis-Related Ascites
(03/27/2012)

Factors Associated with Increased VA Preventable Acute Care Use
(03/20/2012)

Top Performing VA Anticoagulation Clinics Share Characteristics
(02/01/2012)

Publicly Reported Quality Ratings have Small but Positive Effect on Patient Choice of Nursing Home for Post-Acute Care
(01/10/2012)

Chronic Disease Management Initiative Reduces Hospitalizations for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions among Veterans
(01/01/2012)

Relationship between Resources and Quality of VA Primary Care
(12/20/2011)

Access to Healthcare and Framework for Reducing Hospital Readmissions
(10/26/2011)

Systematic Review Shows Most Current Readmission Risk Prediction Models have Poor Predictive Ability
(10/19/2011)

Quality Indicators may Lead to Unintended Harm in Elderly Patients with Complex Health Issues
(10/05/2011)

Adherence to National Prevention Measures for Surgical Site Infection Does Not Impact VA Surgical Outcomes
(09/01/2011)

Quality of VA Mental Health Care Following Psychiatric Hospitalization for Veterans with Depression
(09/01/2011)

Most Veterans with Military Sexual Trauma Report High Satisfaction with VA Outpatient Care
(07/06/2011)

Quality Improvement Program for Oral Anticoagulation has Potential to Save Lives and Millions in VA Healthcare Costs
(07/01/2011)

Despite Improved Quality of VA Healthcare, Racial Disparity Persists for Important Clinical Outcome
(04/01/2011)

Positive Effect of Pay-for-Performance May Not be Long Term
(04/01/2011)

VA Healthcare Outperforms Private-Sector, Medicare-Managed Care among Older Patients
(03/18/2011)

Concepts for Evaluating High-Value, Cost-Conscious Healthcare
(02/01/2011)

Risk-Adjusted Time in Therapeutic Range Can Be Used as Quality Indicator for Outpatient Oral Anticoagulation
(01/01/2011)

Substantial Gaps in Processes of Care for Veterans with Bipolar Disorder
(11/01/2010)

VA Performs Better than Non-VA Healthcare on Quality Measures for Processes of Care
(10/18/2010)

Threshold for Glycemic Control among Veterans with Diabetes
(10/01/2010)

VA Residency Training Program Rankings May Predict Cost of Care but not Hospital Readmission or Mortality Rates
(10/01/2010)

VA’s Brief Alcohol Intervention Strategy Successful
(09/28/2010)

Validated Alcohol Screening Questionnaire Not Enough to Ensure Quality of Screening
(09/22/2010)

Measuring the Quality of Mental Healthcare: Barriers and Strategies
(09/01/2010)

Patients with Hepatitis C Benefit from Collaborative Care
(08/17/2010)

Heart Failure Mortality Decreases While Rehospitalization Increases among Veterans
(07/27/2010)

Processes of Care to Improve Stroke Outcomes
(05/10/2010)

Obese and Overweight Patients Receive Equal or Better Care than Patients of Normal Weight
(04/07/2010)

Relationship between Cost of Care and Quality of Care for Two Conditions in Non-VA Hospitals
(02/22/2010)

Implementation of a VA Quality Improvement Initiative Improves Knowledge and Perceptions Regarding MRSA Prevention
(02/03/2010)

Assessing New HEDIS Blood Pressure Quality Measure for Diabetes
(01/01/2010)

Lower Quality of Care for Cardiometabolic Disease among Veterans with Mental Disorders, Regardless of Rural or Urban Dwelling
(01/01/2010)

Candidate Quality Measures for VA Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment
(12/01/2009)

Delays in Initiating Antibiotic Therapy for Veterans Hospitalized with Pneumonia
(10/01/2009)

Federal Investment in Electronic Medical Records
(09/09/2009)

Chronic Care Model Improves VA Care, with Opportunities for More Progress within and Outside VA
(09/01/2009)

Focus Groups Recommend Strategies to Decrease Missed Test Results
(09/01/2009)

Guideline Concordant Care Improves Outcomes for Veterans with Venous Ulcers
(09/01/2009)

Toyota Production System Methodology Leads to Improved Peri-Operative Care in One VAMC
(09/01/2009)

Strategies to Improve Follow-Up for Positive Colorectal Cancer Screening
(08/01/2009)

Study Questions Validity of HEDIS Quality Measures for Substance Use Disorder Specialty Care
(08/01/2009)

Significant Proportion of New Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms are not Recorded in VA’s Electronic Medical Record
(07/07/2009)

Resident Duty Hour Reform has No Systematic Impact on Patient Safety in Teaching Hospitals
(07/01/2009)

Veterans with Hypertension and Comorbidities Receive Better Care than Veterans with Hypertension Alone
(06/16/2009)

HSR&D Investigators Propose New Measure to Assess Diabetes Care Quality
(06/01/2009)

Comparative Effectiveness Research Initiatives Fall Short without Commitment to Implementation
(05/07/2009)

Establishing Appropriate Peer Group Method for Comparing Healthcare Quality
(04/01/2009)

Multi-faceted Quality Improvement Intervention Improves Follow-up Colonoscopy for Veterans with Positive Colorectal Cancer Screening Test
(04/01/2009)

New Process for Quality Improvement Suggests Local Focus on Improving, in Addition to Measuring Quality
(04/01/2009)

Quality Enhancement Research Initiative Advances Implementation Science
(03/06/2009)

Taking Stock: Quality Enhancement Research Initiative and Implementation Science
(03/06/2009)

Improving Audit and Feedback Strategies
(03/01/2009)

Research Agenda for Oral Anticoagulation Quality Measurement
(03/01/2009)

Costs Associated with Providing Depression Care in the Primary Care Setting
(02/01/2009)

Hybrid Quality Improvement Approach May Be Best
(02/01/2009)

Hospital Readmission More Likely Following VA vs. non-VA Hospitalization for Older Veterans Living in Rural and Urban Settings
(01/01/2009)

Clinically Complex Veterans have Higher Rates of Performance Measurement and Higher Satisfaction with Care
(11/01/2008)

Healthcare Providers Should Adopt Principles of Both Patient Centeredness and Cultural Competence to Meet the Needs of All Patients
(11/01/2008)

Quality Improvement Collaborative Improves ICU Care for Veterans
(11/01/2008)

Quality Indicators to Help Treat Veterans with HIV and Depression
(10/01/2008)