• Yang L, Tang S, Guo J, Gabriel N, Fendrick AM, Patel N, Essien UR, Magnani JW, Gellad WF, Hernandez I. Trends in outpatient care utilization for patients with established atrial fibrillation before and after the Covid-19 pandemic: a nationwide analysis of claims data. BMC research notes. 2025 Nov 27; 18(1):499, DOI: 10.1186/s13104-025-07569-6.
• Tisdale RL, Kalwani NM, Koos H, Fan J, Din N, Perino AC, Chan DC, Sandhu AT, Heidenreich PA. Variation in Telehealth Use for Patients With Incident Atrial Fibrillation Across the Veterans Health Administration: Retrospective Cohort Study. Journal of medical Internet research. 2025 Oct 28; 27:e76177, DOI: 10.2196/76177.
• Urbanski DP, Birkeland RW, Albers EA, Roth DL, Baker ZG, Gustavson AM, Yam H, Gaugler JE. Process evaluation of the residential care transition module. BMC health services research. 2025 Oct 27; 25(1):1412, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-025-13547-2.
• Miller MJ, Hudson E, Wisdom JP, Woodward-Abel AB, Hoffman RM, Fink HA, Gaugler JE, Hagedorn HJ, Gustavson AM. Post-Hospitalization Telerehabilitation is Acceptable and Feasible for Veterans With Dementia: A Secondary Qualitative Study. Journal of The American Medical Directors Association. 2025 Oct 8; 105916, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2025.105916.
• Pomales TO, Good MK, Delzio M, Mullur R, Nicosia FM. Teaching Group Yoga-For-Wellness Classes via Video-Based Telehealth: Perspectives From Veterans Health Administration Yoga Teachers. Global advances in integrative medicine and health. 2025 Oct 8; 14:27536130251382175, DOI: 10.1177/27536130251382175.

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• VA’s Telehealth Program for Bipolar Disorders Is Associated with Improved Symptoms, Suicide Risk, Quality of Life, and Prescription Quality
  This study examined VA clinical, administrative, and survey data to evaluate outcomes (including symptoms, mood episodes, positive suicide screens, and mental health-related quality of life) for Veterans who were referred to the Bipolar Disorders Telehealth (BDTH) program from 2011 to 2021. Findings showed that Veterans who completed the program reported reductions in manic and depressive symptoms...
  
  Date: October 18, 2024
• Telehealth Mindfulness-Based Interventions Improve Pain-Related Function and Biopsychosocial Outcomes Among Veterans with Chronic Pain
  This randomized clinical trial aimed to test the effectiveness of two scalable, 8-week telehealth mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) – group and self-paced – compared to usual care. Findings showed that both the group and self-paced MBI significantly improved pain-related function and biopsychosocial outcomes compared to usual care. Group and self-paced MBIs performed similarly. Averaged acros...
  
  Date: August 19, 2024
• Veterans with Diabetes Receiving Community Primary Care Had Worse Diabetes Care Quality and Higher Costs than Veterans Receiving VA Primary Care
  This study compared the quality, costs, and outcomes of community- and VA-provided primary care for Veterans with diabetes over 12 months during FY 2021–2022. Findings showed that Veterans who received community primary care had worse diabetes care quality and higher mean total costs (driven by higher inpatient and prescription drug costs) than Veterans who received VA primary care. There was no d...
  
  Date: August 5, 2024
• Veterans’ Perceptions of VA Healthcare by Race and Sex
  Investigators in this qualitative study focused on examining how Veterans’ perceptions of VA healthcare may differ by race and sex. Findings showed that, overall, there were differences in the perceived quality of interactions within the VA healthcare system by race and sex, with more positive experiences more likely to be reported by Veterans of White race and male sex. Some positive responses we...
  
  Date: February 19, 2024
• Significant Increase in Telehealth for Primary Care among Homeless Veterans Following the Pandemic
  This study sought to examine the extent to which homeless-experienced Veterans used telehealth services in primary care – and to characterize users before and after the onset of the pandemic. Findings showed that despite decreased access to health information technology and low pre-pandemic telehealth use, Veterans experiencing homelessness sustained a high use of telehealth in primary care post-p...
  
  Date: January 22, 2024

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