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Publication Briefs
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What is included in Publication Briefs?
HSR requires notification by HSR-funded investigators about all articles accepted for publication.
These journal articles are reviewed by HSR and publication briefs or summaries are written for a select
number of articles that are then forwarded to VHA Central Office leadership to keep them informed about
important findings or information. Articles to be summarized are selected by HSR based on timeliness
of the findings, interest of leadership, or potential impact on the organization. Publication briefs are
written for only a small number of HSR published articles. Visit the HSR citations database for a
complete listing of HSR articles and presentations.
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Topic(s) |
Date |
| VA Inhaler Formulary Change for COPD and Asthma Treatment Associated with Potential Clinical Harm |
COPD
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Jul 7, 2025 |
| VA Inhaler Formulary Change for COPD and Asthma Treatment Associated with Potential Clinical Harm |
Medication
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Jul 7, 2025 |
| Drug-Gene Interactions Increase Risk of Adverse Outcomes Among Veterans Who Have Vascular Surgery |
Medication
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Jun 4, 2025 |
| Drug-Gene Interactions Increase Risk of Adverse Outcomes Among Veterans Who Have Vascular Surgery |
Surgery
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Jun 4, 2025 |
| Younger Veterans with Mental Health Conditions, and Older Veterans with Physical Health Conditions, at High Risk of Suicide Attempt or Self-Directed Violence After COVID-19 Infection |
COVID-19
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Mar 4, 2025 |
| Younger Veterans with Mental Health Conditions, and Older Veterans with Physical Health Conditions, at High Risk of Suicide Attempt or Self-Directed Violence After COVID-19 Infection |
Suicide
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Mar 4, 2025 |
| HSR Special Issue Commemorates 25th Anniversary of QUERI |
Quality
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Dec 1, 2024 |
| Medical Care Supplement Presents Research and Strategies for Measuring Well-Being of the Whole Person |
Whole Health
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Dec 1, 2024 |
| Older Veterans with COVID-19 Have Increased Frailty Over 12 Months |
COVID-19
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Nov 9, 2024 |
| Short-Term Financial Assistance for Veterans Facing Housing Instability Is a Cost-Effective Strategy for Improved Housing Stability and Health-Related Quality of Life |
Homelessness
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Nov 5, 2024 |
| Virtual Mental Health Services Reduce Suicide-Related Events Among Veterans |
Access
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Nov 5, 2024 |
| Virtual Mental Health Services Reduce Suicide-Related Events Among Veterans |
Suicide
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Nov 5, 2024 |
| Virtual Mental Health Services Reduce Suicide-Related Events Among Veterans |
Telemedicine
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Nov 5, 2024 |
| VA’s Telehealth Program for Bipolar Disorders Is Associated with Improved Symptoms, Suicide Risk, Quality of Life, and Prescription Quality |
Mental Health
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Oct 18, 2024 |
| VA’s Telehealth Program for Bipolar Disorders Is Associated with Improved Symptoms, Suicide Risk, Quality of Life, and Prescription Quality |
Telemedicine
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Oct 18, 2024 |
| VHA Spending for VHA-Medicare Advantage Dual Enrollee Veterans More than Doubled from 2011–2020 to $12B as Dual Enrollment Grew |
Access
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Oct 2, 2024 |
| Veterans Using VA Benefits Experience High Rates of Adverse Pregnancy Events and Pregnancy-Associated Death, with Black Veterans Most at Risk |
Disparities
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Sep 20, 2024 |
| Veterans Using VA Benefits Experience High Rates of Adverse Pregnancy Events and Pregnancy-Associated Death, with Black Veterans Most at Risk |
Women's Health
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Sep 20, 2024 |
| Dual Insurance Coverage Is Common Among VA Enrollees |
Access
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Aug 26, 2024 |
| Telehealth Mindfulness-Based Interventions Improve Pain-Related Function and Biopsychosocial Outcomes Among Veterans with Chronic Pain |
Pain
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Aug 19, 2024 |
| Telehealth Mindfulness-Based Interventions Improve Pain-Related Function and Biopsychosocial Outcomes Among Veterans with Chronic Pain |
Telemedicine
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Aug 19, 2024 |
| Veterans with Diabetes Receiving Community Primary Care Had Worse Diabetes Care Quality and Higher Costs than Veterans Receiving VA Primary Care |
Access
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Aug 5, 2024 |
| Veterans with Diabetes Receiving Community Primary Care Had Worse Diabetes Care Quality and Higher Costs than Veterans Receiving VA Primary Care |
Diabetes
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Aug 5, 2024 |
| VA Facilities with More Nurse Training Program Allocations More Likely to Fill RN Vacancies Sooner |
Nursing
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Jul 3, 2024 |
| VA Facilities with More Nurse Training Program Allocations More Likely to Fill RN Vacancies Sooner |
Provider Education
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Jul 3, 2024 |
| Veterans with Atrial Fibrillation at VAMCs Serving More Minorities Less Likely to Receive Anticoagulation for Stroke Prevention |
Disparities
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Jun 24, 2024 |
| Veterans with Atrial Fibrillation at VAMCs Serving More Minorities Less Likely to Receive Anticoagulation for Stroke Prevention |
Heart Disease
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Jun 24, 2024 |
| Post-MISSION Act Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Use and Wait Times for VA and Community Care Primary Care |
Access
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Jun 21, 2024 |
| Post-MISSION Act Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Use and Wait Times for VA and Community Care Primary Care |
Disparities
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Jun 21, 2024 |
| Compared with Observation, Prostate Cancer Surgery Often Not Worth Potential Harms in Patients with Low or Low–Intermediate Risk Prostate Cancer |
Cancer
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Jun 12, 2024 |
| Women Veterans with PTSD More Likely Than Men to Receive Guideline Discordant Medication |
Medication
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Jun 5, 2024 |
| Women Veterans with PTSD More Likely Than Men to Receive Guideline Discordant Medication |
PTSD
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Jun 5, 2024 |
| Women Veterans with PTSD More Likely Than Men to Receive Guideline Discordant Medication |
Women's Health
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Jun 5, 2024 |
| Perceived Urgency, Proximity, Personal Preference, and Cost Cited as Biggest Influencers of Choosing VA vs. Non-VA ED Care |
Emergency Medicine
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May 18, 2024 |
| QUERI Evaluation Identifies Barriers, Facilitators, Lessons Learned, and Strategies to Better Standardize Veteran Safety Practices Across VA and Community Care |
Patient Safety
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May 8, 2024 |
| Absence of Brief Intervention Following Positive Alcohol Screen Associated with Increased Opioid-Related Risks within a Year |
Opioid
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May 1, 2024 |
| Absence of Brief Intervention Following Positive Alcohol Screen Associated with Increased Opioid-Related Risks within a Year |
Substance Use
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May 1, 2024 |
| Caring Letters Not Associated with Suicide Attempts Following Veterans Crisis Line Contact, But Are Associated with Higher Probability of VA Mental Healthcare Use |
Suicide
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Apr 29, 2024 |
| Prolonged Deployment to Military Bases with Open Burn Pits Increases Risk of Adverse Health Outcomes |
OEF/OIF
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Apr 25, 2024 |
| Initiation of Antihypertensives in Older VA Nursing Home Residents Increases Risk of Fractures and Falls |
Hypertension
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Apr 22, 2024 |
| Initiation of Antihypertensives in Older VA Nursing Home Residents Increases Risk of Fractures and Falls |
Long-Term Care
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Apr 22, 2024 |
| Initiation of Antihypertensives in Older VA Nursing Home Residents Increases Risk of Fractures and Falls |
Medication
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Apr 22, 2024 |
| Clinician Burnout Associated with Lower Odds of Clinically Meaningful Improvement Among Veterans with PTSD |
PTSD
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Apr 17, 2024 |
| COVID-19 Infection Associated with More Depression Symptoms among Veterans at 18 months Post-Infection |
COVID-19
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Apr 16, 2024 |
| COVID-19 Infection Associated with More Depression Symptoms among Veterans at 18 months Post-Infection |
Mental Health
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Apr 16, 2024 |
| De-Prescribing Intervention Reduced Overuse of Proton Pump Inhibitors Among Veterans |
Medication
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Apr 11, 2024 |
| Veterans with COVID-19 have Greater Risk of Potentially Preventable Hospitalization than Non-infected Veterans |
COVID-19
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Apr 10, 2024 |
| VA’s Referral Coordination Initiative Does Not Measurably Affect VA or Community Care Wait Times or Community Care Referrals |
Access
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Mar 30, 2024 |
| PACT Implementation Associated with Potential Short-Term Improvement in Quality of Follow-Up for Certain Diagnostic Tests |
Cancer
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Mar 14, 2024 |
| PACT Implementation Associated with Potential Short-Term Improvement in Quality of Follow-Up for Certain Diagnostic Tests |
PACT
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Mar 14, 2024 |
| JGIM Supplement Highlights VA’s Unique Advances in Virtual Care |
Access
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Mar 13, 2024 |
| JGIM Supplement Highlights VA’s Unique Advances in Virtual Care |
Telemedicine
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Mar 13, 2024 |
| Dramatic Increase in Veterans’ Use of Non-VA Emergency Care |
Emergency Medicine
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Mar 8, 2024 |
| Veterans’ Perceptions of VA Healthcare by Race and Sex |
Disparities
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Feb 19, 2024 |
| Women Veterans More Likely to Have Chronic Overlapping Pain Conditions and Higher Pain Interference and Intensity |
Pain
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Feb 12, 2024 |
| Women Veterans More Likely to Have Chronic Overlapping Pain Conditions and Higher Pain Interference and Intensity |
Women's Health
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Feb 12, 2024 |
| More Than Half of Veterans with Spinal Cord Injuries and Disorders Have Greater Perceived Social Isolation Than the General Population |
Spinal Cord Injury
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Feb 5, 2024 |
| Wide VA Facility-Level Variation in Anticoagulation for Veterans with Atrial Fibrillation, Including by Race |
Heart Disease
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Feb 2, 2024 |
| Wide VA Facility-Level Variation in Anticoagulation for Veterans with Atrial Fibrillation, Including by Race |
Medication
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Feb 2, 2024 |
| VA's Comprehensive Approach to Ending Homelessness Brought Larger Gains than in the General Population |
Homelessness
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Jan 29, 2024 |
| Significant Increase in Telehealth for Primary Care among Homeless Veterans Following the Pandemic |
Homelessness
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Jan 22, 2024 |
| Significant Increase in Telehealth for Primary Care among Homeless Veterans Following the Pandemic |
Telemedicine
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Jan 22, 2024 |
| Low VA Screening Rates for Elder Abuse |
Elder Care
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Jan 8, 2024 |
| Homelessness Associated with Increased Rates of All-Cause Mortality among Veterans with Lung and Colorectal Cancer |
Cancer
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Dec 21, 2023 |
| Homelessness Associated with Increased Rates of All-Cause Mortality among Veterans with Lung and Colorectal Cancer |
Homelessness
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Dec 21, 2023 |
| Veterans with a Racial/Ethnic Minority Background, Rural Residence, or Mental Health Disability History Were Less Likely to Complete Preoperative Goals of Care Documentation |
Disparities
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Dec 19, 2023 |
| Veterans with a Racial/Ethnic Minority Background, Rural Residence, or Mental Health Disability History Were Less Likely to Complete Preoperative Goals of Care Documentation |
Surgery
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Dec 19, 2023 |
| Veterans Diagnosed with Pyogenic Liver Abscess Have Significantly Higher Rates of Colorectal Cancer for Up to Three Years after PLA Diagnosis |
Cancer
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Dec 18, 2023 |
| Personalized Multi-Level Intervention Helps Veterans Make Best Decisions about Colorectal Cancer Screening |
Cancer
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Dec 1, 2023 |
| Veterans Experience Better Outcomes in VA Hospitals for Some Conditions, but at Higher Cost |
Quality
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Dec 1, 2023 |
| With Some Forms of Traumatic Brain Injury, Non-Deployed Veterans Have Higher Risk of Epilepsy than Deployed Veterans |
Traumatic Brain Injury
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Nov 29, 2023 |
| Study Suggests Racial Inequalities in VA Pancreatic Cancer Care |
Cancer
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Nov 13, 2023 |
| Study Suggests Racial Inequalities in VA Pancreatic Cancer Care |
Disparities
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Nov 13, 2023 |
| Veterans with Minimal Documentation of Rationale for High-Risk Flag Inactivation Are More Likely to Attempt Suicide |
Suicide
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Nov 2, 2023 |
| Telework Association with VA Physician Burnout During COVID Pandemic |
COVID-19
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Oct 27, 2023 |
| Veterans with COVID-19 Have Elevated Rates of Suicide Attempt and Other Self-Directed Violence |
COVID-19
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Oct 26, 2023 |
| Veterans with COVID-19 Have Elevated Rates of Suicide Attempt and Other Self-Directed Violence |
Suicide
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Oct 26, 2023 |
| Equal-Access Healthcare Is Associated with Significantly Improved Clinical Outcomes in Black and Hispanic Veterans with Prostate Cancer |
Cancer
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Oct 11, 2023 |
| Equal-Access Healthcare Is Associated with Significantly Improved Clinical Outcomes in Black and Hispanic Veterans with Prostate Cancer |
Disparities
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Oct 11, 2023 |
| Colorectal Cancer Screening Uncommon in Veterans Aged 76-85, Varying Only Slightly by Predicted Life Expectancy |
Cancer
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Sep 7, 2023 |
| Colorectal Cancer Screening Uncommon in Veterans Aged 76-85, Varying Only Slightly by Predicted Life Expectancy |
Prevention
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Sep 7, 2023 |
| Suicides Among Post-9/11 Veterans Surged from 2006–2020, Exacerbated by TBI |
OEF/OIF
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Aug 28, 2023 |
| Suicides Among Post-9/11 Veterans Surged from 2006–2020, Exacerbated by TBI |
Suicide
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Aug 28, 2023 |
| COVID-19 Infection Not Associated with Clinically Significant Excess Mortality among Veterans Surviving at Least 180 Days |
COVID-19
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Aug 21, 2023 |
| Substantial Health Risks Remain for Veterans Two Years after Hospitalization for COVID-19 |
COVID-19
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Aug 21, 2023 |
| Multi-Level VA System Improvements are Needed to Ensure Equitable and Accessible Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy |
Access
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Jul 12, 2023 |
| Multi-Level VA System Improvements are Needed to Ensure Equitable and Accessible Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy |
Disparities
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Jul 12, 2023 |
| Weight-Based Dosing with Pharmacy-Led Stewardship Could Reduce Cancer Drug Spending by Millions |
Cancer
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Jul 5, 2023 |
| Weight-Based Dosing with Pharmacy-Led Stewardship Could Reduce Cancer Drug Spending by Millions |
Medication
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Jul 5, 2023 |
| Deployment of Medical Scribes Improves Provider Productivity and Wait Times in Cardiology and Orthopedics |
Access
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Jul 1, 2023 |
| Despite Equal Access and Use of VA Care, Black Veterans are More Likely to Experience Postpartum Rehospitalization and Low-Birthweight Infants |
Women's Health
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Jul 1, 2023 |
| JGIM Special Issue on Improving Access to VA Care |
Access
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Jul 1, 2023 |
| Significant Racial Disparities Found in VA Uterine Fibroid Treatment |
Disparities
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Jul 1, 2023 |
| Significant Racial Disparities Found in VA Uterine Fibroid Treatment |
Women's Health
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Jul 1, 2023 |
| Most Veterans Endorse Clinician-Initiated Firearm Safety Discussions Based on Veteran/Family Member Risk |
Suicide
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Jun 29, 2023 |
| Thirty-Day Mortality Higher for Older Veterans Hospitalized with COVID-19 in Community vs. VA Hospitals |
COVID-19
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May 30, 2023 |
| Early Months of Pandemic Increased Overall Death Rates Comparably for General Population and Veterans |
COVID-19
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May 8, 2023 |
| VA Surgical Care Comparable or Better than Non-VA Surgical Care |
Quality
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May 8, 2023 |
| VA Surgical Care Comparable or Better than Non-VA Surgical Care |
Surgery
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May 8, 2023 |
| Supplement Features VA Research on Emergency Medicine |
Emergency Medicine
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Apr 25, 2023 |
