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HSR&D Studies and QUERI Projects sorted by Keywords
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Access
Project No.  |
Title  |
Funding End |
| VA and Indian Health Services (IHS): Access for American Indian Veterans | 02/28/2008 |
| Pressure Ulcer Assessment via Telemedicine | 09/30/2000 |
| Efficacy of Telepsychiatry in the Treatment of Depression | 09/30/2000 |
| Improving Service DeliveryThrough Access Points | 03/30/2002 |
| Chronically Ill at the VA: Who Are They and What Do They Need? | 06/30/2002 |
| Geographic Access to VHA Rehabilitation Services for OEF/OIF Veterans | 09/30/2007 |
| Stigma, Gender, and Other Barriers to VHA Use for OEF/OIF Veterans | 08/30/2011 |
| Medicaid Enrollment, Utilization and Outcomes for VA Patients | 03/30/2008 |
| Determinants of VA Ambulatory Care Use Among Native American Veterans | 06/30/2003 |
| Ethnicity and Veteran Identity as Determinants of VA Ambulatory Care Use | 06/30/2001 |
| Women Veterans' Ambulatory Care Use: Patterns, Barriers, and Influences | 11/30/2005 |
| Women Veterans Ambulatory Care Use Project, Phase II | 08/30/2009 |
| Does PTSD Service Connection Affect Disease Course and Functioning? | 09/30/2006 |
| Modifiable Determinants of Anti-Depressant Adherence Among Older Veterans | 02/28/2010 |
| The Impact of Neighborhood Environment on Veteran Health and Survival | 09/30/2009 |
| VA and Non-VA Healthcare Utilization and Outcomes by Veterans with Stroke | 09/30/2009 |
| Access Factors Affecting VA Enrollees' Use of Non-VA Medical Care | 03/31/2011 |
| A Casefinding and Referral System for Older Veterans within Primary Care | 09/30/2001 |
| Implementation of Coordinated Care Program for HF in VHA | 06/30/2004 |
| Implementation of Practices to Improve Efficiency of Care for Pneumonia | 08/31/2007 |
| Potential Barriers to Quality Care: Linking Wait Times to Avoidable Hospitalizations | 03/31/2007 |
| Improving Access to and Quality of Mental Healthcare for OIF/OEF | 09/30/2008 |
| Access to Specialty Care Veterans with MS: Assessment and Intervention | 03/31/2009 |
| Tracking OEF/OIF Transition from DoD to VA | 09/30/2008 |
| Aging OEF/OIF Veterans: Assessing the Needs of an Emerging Cohort | 09/30/2008 |
| Telephone Care as a Substitute for Routine Psychiatric Medication Management | 09/30/2009 |
| Telemedicine and Anger Management Groups for PTSD Veterans in the Hawaiian Island | 03/31/2009 |
| Computer-Assisted Access to Specialist Expertise | 12/31/2002 |
| Evaluating Non-Mandatory Workload and Optimizing Staffing | 08/31/2003 |
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Acute illness
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Bioterrorism: Cost-Effectiveness of Medical Responses | 03/31/2006 |
| Predicting Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria Carriage at Hospital Admission | 08/30/2009 |
| Application of Clinical Decision Aids for Acute Upper GI Hemorrhage | 03/31/2003 |
| Patient-Centered Alternative to Psychiatric Hospitalization for Veterans | 09/30/2002 |
| Evaluating Quality of Care for Acute Coronary Syndromes in VHA | 06/30/2008 |
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Addictive behaviors
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Alcohol Misuse and the Risk of Post-Surgical Complications and Mortality | 08/31/2008 |
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Addictive Disorders
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Alcohol Misuse and the Risk of Post-Surgical Complications and Mortality | 08/31/2008 |
| Reinforcement of Abstinence and Attendance in Substance Abuse Treatment | 03/31/2010 |
| Treating Violence-Prone Substance Use Disorder Patients | 08/31/2012 |
| Evaluation of Readiness to Implement HIV Rapid Testing in SUD Clinics | 03/31/2009 |
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Adherence
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Guideline Adherence in Elders with Heart Failure and Multiple Comorbidities | 09/30/2012 |
| Effect of Self-Management on Improving Sleep Apnea Outcomes | 12/31/2009 |
| A Behavioral Intervention to Improve Hypertension Control in Veterans | 09/30/2009 |
| Medication Adherence: Implications of Measures Using Administrative Data | 12/31/2009 |
| A Patient-Spouse Intervention for Self-Managing High Cholesterol | 08/30/2009 |
| Ethnic Differences in Medication Adherence and Cost for Elderly Veterans with DM | 01/31/2010 |
| Organizational Correlates of Adherence to Medication | 06/30/2011 |
| Trial of Low And High Intensity Strategies to Maintain Blood Pressure Control | 09/30/2012 |
| Improving Obstructive Sleep Apnea Management via Wireless Telemonitoring | 06/30/2012 |
| Improving the Treatment of Chronic Pain in Primary Care | 03/30/2009 |
| Implementing the Pharmacy Based Adherence Facilitation Program | 03/31/2007 |
| Neuropsychological Assessment of a Population-Based Sample of Persian Gulf War Veterans and Controls | 06/30/2004 |
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Adjustment Disorders
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Developing a Computer-Adapted Test to Assess Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder | 09/30/2008 |
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Advance directives
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Randomized Trial of Care Management to Improve End of Life Care | 08/30/2008 |
| Psychiatric Advance Directives for Improved Healthcare | 06/30/2007 |
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Adverse events
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Reducing Transition Drug Risks after Patient Transfer | 06/30/2009 |
| Implementation of Real-Time ADE Surveillance and Decision Support | 03/31/2009 |
| Operating Room Workload and Quality of Care | 06/30/2010 |
| Quality Evaluation in Stroke and TIA (QUEST) | 06/30/2007 |
| Variation in ICU Outcome: Examination of Contributing Factors | 09/30/2004 |
| Inappropriate Prescribing of Medication for Older Veterans | 09/30/2005 |
| Identifying Patient Safety Indicators from Administrative Data | 09/30/2005 |
| Surveillance of Medical Device-Related Problems in Intensive Care Units | 04/30/2009 |
| Identifying and Predicting Contextual Errors in Medical Decision Making | 08/30/2009 |
| Reducing Avoidable Deaths by Directing Veterans' Surgical Care in the Private Sector | 06/30/2007 |
| Intra-Operative Predictors of Adverse Outcomes | 09/30/2008 |
| NSAID Related Adverse Events: Evaluating Risk Using Clinical Information | 09/30/2008 |
| Enhancing Indoor, Community, and Advanced Wheelchair Skills in SCI | 06/30/2012 |
| Unexpected Clinical Events: Impact on Patient Safety | 06/30/2004 |
| Dose Response-Driven Fluid Implementation to Assess and Treat Dysphagia | 04/30/2009 |
| Creating Safety and Reducing Medical Error with Bar Coding | 06/30/2003 |
| Automated Adverse Drug Event Monitoring in the VHA | 06/30/2002 |
| Randomized Controlled Trial of Enhanced Pharmacy Care in Older Veteran Outpatients | 03/31/2004 |
| Patient Profiling and Provider Feedback to Reduce Adverse Drug Events | 12/31/2003 |
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Alcohol
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| AUDIT-C as a Scaled Marker for Health Risks in VA Medical Out-patients | 01/31/2009 |
| Telephone Disease Management At-Risk Drinking (TDM 11) | 12/31/2008 |
| Effectiveness of Contingency Management in VA Addictions Treatment | 02/28/2010 |
| Improving Longterm SUD Outcomes with Telephone Case Monitoring | 07/31/2009 |
| Primary Care Based Disease Management for Alcohol Dependence | 12/31/2010 |
| Quality Improvement of Brief Alcohol Counseling in the VA | 01/01/2008 |
| Implementation of a Screening and Brief Alcohol Intervention Program | 09/30/2001 |
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Arthritis
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Optimizing Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Modifying Anti-rheumatic Drugs | 09/30/2008 |
| Pilot study of group physical therapy for knee osteoarthritis | 09/30/2008 |
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Assessment
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Factors Influencing Effective Implementation of My HealtheVet | 09/30/2008 |
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Back pain
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Veterans Walk to Beat Back Pain | 09/30/2011 |
| Redesigning Patient Handling Tasks to Prevent Nursing Back Injuries | 12/31/1999 |
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Behavior (patient)
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Trial of a Tailored Message Program to Implement CHF Guidelines | 03/31/2004 |
| Determining the Prevalence of Health Literacy Among Veterans | 09/30/2006 |
| Improving Health Outcomes of Diabetic Veterans: A Diabetic Self-Management Program | 09/30/2002 |
| VA Enrollees' Demand for VA and non-VA Care | 09/30/2003 |
| Determinants of Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy and Impact on Outcomes | 09/30/2002 |
| A Self-Management Intervention for Veterans with Hepatitis C | 08/31/2009 |
| VA Nursing Home Care for Veterans with Serious Mental Illness | 06/30/2010 |
| Stakeholder Perspectives on Sustaining Involvement in Schizophrenia Care | 06/30/2005 |
| The Impact of Health Literacy on Racial Differences in Cancer Stage at Presentation | 03/31/2007 |
| Effectiveness of Contingency Management in VA Addictions Treatment | 02/28/2010 |
| Patient-Centered Medication Adherence Intervention for Schizophrenia | 12/31/2009 |
| A Behavioral Intervention to Improve Hypertension Control in Veterans | 09/30/2009 |
| Relationship of General, Behavioral and Emotional Health among Veterans REceiving VA Health Care | 12/31/2008 |
| Behavioral/Pharmacological Telemedicine Interventions for BP Control | 09/30/2009 |
| Caregiver Psychoeducation and Support: Improving Outcomes in AD/ADRD | 03/31/2011 |
| Family-Supported Smoking Cessation for Chronically Ill Veterans | 06/30/2012 |
| Barriers to Initiating Antiviral Therapy for Veterans with Hepatitis C | 08/31/2010 |
| Primary Care Based Disease Management for Alcohol Dependence | 12/31/2010 |
| Self-Management to Prevent Ulcers in Veterans with Spinal Cord Injury | 12/31/2011 |
| Evaluating a Preference-based Intervention for Increasing CRC Screening | 03/31/2012 |
| Veterans Walk to Beat Back Pain | 09/30/2011 |
| Quality of Medical Care for Diabetics with Mental Illness | 10/31/2004 |
| Improving Substance Abuse Treatment Aftercare Adherence and Outcome | 01/31/2005 |
| Racial/Ethnic Differences in Trust/Mistrust and its Effect on Diabetes Outcomes | 09/30/2008 |
| Effectiveness of Advisor - Teller Money Manager (ATM) | 06/30/2006 |
| An Intervention to Enhance Function in Severe Cardiopulmonary Illness | 08/31/2011 |
| Effect of Behavioral Management on Quality of Life in Heart Failure | 03/31/2002 |
| Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy in HIV Infected Adults | 12/30/2000 |
| Promoting Activity and Exercise in Chronic Pulmonary Disease: An Intervention Study | 03/31/2005 |
| Nurse Counseling for Physical Activity in Primary Care Patients | 06/30/2000 |
| Centralized Telephone Outreach to Assist Smoking Cessation Among Veterans | 09/30/2004 |
| Determinants of Treatment Retention for Veterans with Psychoses | 06/30/2004 |
| Predicting Glycemic Control and Hypoglycemia in Type II Diabetic Veterans | 09/30/2002 |
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Behavior (provider)
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Improving Antibiotic Use in Acute Care Setting | 06/30/2007 |
| Determination of Clinical Implementation Effectiveness | 06/30/2001 |
| Knowledge Management and Clinical Practice Guideline Implementation | 06/30/2002 |
| Developing and Implementing a Quality Measure for Glycemic Control | 12/31/2003 |
| VA Nursing Home Care for Veterans with Serious Mental Illness | 06/30/2010 |
| Clinical Reminders in Test Reports to Improve Guideline Compliance | 09/30/2006 |
| Can Vignettes be Used to Improve Practice and Outcomes? | 12/31/2005 |
| Meta-Analysis of the Efficacy of Computer-based Feedback Implementations | 12/31/2006 |
| Economic and Clinical Outcomes of Recommended NSAID Prescription Strategies | 12/31/2008 |
| Using Knowledge Discovery Strategies to Identify Fall Related Injuries | 06/30/2010 |
| Obesity Care Practices in the Veterans Health Administration | 06/30/2009 |
| Sociocultural Dimensions of Provider Decision-Making in Pain Management | 08/31/2009 |
| Barriers to Initiating Antiviral Therapy for Veterans with Hepatitis C | 08/31/2010 |
| Organizational Correlates of Adherence to Medication | 06/30/2011 |
| Unexpected Clinical Events: Impact on Patient Safety | 06/30/2004 |
| Variation in VA Dental Procedures | 09/30/2003 |
| Strengthening Organization to Implement Evidence-based Clinical Practice | 06/30/2008 |
| Racial/Ethnic Differences in Trust/Mistrust and its Effect on Diabetes Outcomes | 09/30/2008 |
| Mental Health QUERI Translation Plan to Improve Antipsychotic Treatment | 03/31/2004 |
| Evaluation of VA Practice Matters as a Strategy for Influencing Physician Behavior | 03/31/2003 |
| Minimizing Harm from ADEs by Improving Nurse-Physician Communication | 04/30/2009 |
| Using Pain Resource Nurses to Improve Cancer Patient Pain Outcomes | 12/30/2000 |
| Nurse Counseling for Physical Activity in Primary Care Patients | 06/30/2000 |
| Current Barriers and Facilitators to Use of Automated Clinical Reminders | 09/30/2003 |
| MI-Plus: Web-enhanced Guideline Implementation for Post MI CBOC Patients | 12/31/2008 |
| Improving Hypertension Control: A Physician Intervention | 03/31/2003 |
| Implementation of Ischemic Heart Disease Clinical Practice Guidelines | 09/30/2002 |
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Bioterrorism
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| From Syndromic to Disease-Course Surveillance | 09/30/2010 |
| Planning and Development Toward "Biochemical Surveillance of OEF/OIF Deployed Soldiers Using Natural Language Processing Detection of BDD Records" | 09/30/2008 |
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Bipolar disorder
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Continuous Improvement for Veterans In Care-Mood Disorders | 09/30/2007 |
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Cancer
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Determining the Prevalence of Health Literacy Among Veterans | 09/30/2006 |
| Colorectal Cancer Screening Assessment and Surveillance Data System | 07/12/2005 |
| Organization Variations in Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates | 09/30/2003 |
| Colorectal Cancer Care Outcomes Research and Quality Surveillance Data System | 09/30/2009 |
| Translation of Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines: A System Intervention | 03/31/2009 |
| Colorectal Cancer Care - A Quality Measurement Partnership | 09/30/2008 |
| Risk of Mortality in Prostate Cancer | 06/30/2001 |
| Evaluation of Store-Forward Teledermatology for Skin Neoplasms | 06/30/2005 |
| The Impact of Health Literacy on Racial Differences in Cancer Stage at Presentation | 03/31/2007 |
| Development of Survival Prediction Models for Advanced Cancer Patients | 06/30/2009 |
| Improving Assessment of Patient Preferences in Localized Prostate Cancer | 12/31/2008 |
| Methylphenidate for Depressed Cancer Patients in Hospice | 03/30/2010 |
| Quality and Costs of Colon Cancer Care in VA and Medicare | 09/30/2009 |
| Improving Patient-Provider Communication For Colorectal Cancer Screening | 06/30/2010 |
| Aging and Family Outcomes in Supportive Care of Advanced Cancer Patients | 11/30/2008 |
| Use of Telehealth in-Home Messaging to Improve GI Endoscopy Completion Rates | 05/31/2009 |
| Recurrence after Treatments of Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer | 06/30/2009 |
| Impact of Health Status on Colorectal Cancer Screening in Older Adults | 12/31/2010 |
| Impact of a Plain Language Prostate Cancer Decision Aid on Decision Making | 09/30/2011 |
| The Quality of Locoregional Breast Cancer Treatment for Breast Cancer in the VHA | 08/31/2009 |
| Evaluating a Preference-based Intervention for Increasing CRC Screening | 03/31/2012 |
| Generalized Linear Model Analysis Under Directional Selection Bias | 09/30/2010 |
| Comprehensive Outcomes of Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer | 02/28/2003 |
| A Smoking, Alcohol, and Depression Intervention for Head and Neck Cancer | 03/31/2004 |
| Correlates of Falls in Persons with Cancer | 12/31/2004 |
| Using Pain Resource Nurses to Improve Cancer Patient Pain Outcomes | 12/30/2000 |
| Development of a Cancer Pain Prognostic Scale | 12/31/2002 |
| Treatment Decision Intervention for Veterans with Prostate Cancer | 12/31/2001 |
| Assessing the Needs of VA Patients with Advanced Cancer | 09/30/2001 |
| Colorectal Cancer Screening Preferences and Endoscopy Demand in VHA | 09/30/2007 |
| Developing Validated Algorithms to Identify Cancer in Existing VA Databases | 09/30/2008 |
| Pilot Study of Quality Indicators to Assess Supportive Care for Veterans | 09/30/2008 |
| Measuring Quality of Colonoscopy in VA Medical Centers | 09/30/2008 |
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Cardiac procedures
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Utilization, System of Care, and Outcome of CABG in New York Veterans | 09/30/2004 |
| Racial Variations in Cardiac Procedures: Do Health Beliefs Matter? | 09/30/2001 |
| Ethnic Differences - Management of Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease | 09/30/2003 |
| Health Seeking and Treatment Selection in Patients with Coronary Disease | 07/31/2002 |
| QUERI - Proposal to Expand Data Collection and Reports to Evaluate VA Cardiac Surgery Program Performance | 12/30/2000 |
| Optimal Use and Cost-Effectiveness of ICDS in the VA Health Care System | 06/30/2010 |
| Evaluating the Implementation of the VA Cardiovascular Assessment Reporting tracking System for Cath Labs (CART-CL) | 02/28/2008 |
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Cardiovasc’r disease
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Impact of Outsourcing VA Cardiac Surgery on the Cost and Quality of Care | 09/30/2000 |
| Evaluation of a Nurse Case Management Model for Chronic Heart Failure | 12/30/2006 |
| Physician-Patient Communication in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure | 03/30/2010 |
| Chronic Physical and Mental Ilness Care in Women Veterans | 08/30/2009 |
| A Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention for Depression and Anxiety in COPD | 06/30/2006 |
| Clinical Reminders in Test Reports to Improve Guideline Compliance | 09/30/2006 |
| Process of Care in Peripheral Arterial Disease | 09/30/2005 |
| Impact of Diastolic Heart Failure on Health Care Utilization and Outcomes | 06/30/2005 |
| Addressing Barriers to Translation for Treatment of Hypertension | 02/28/2008 |
| Risk Factor Trajectory and Variability: Predictors of Vascular Disease? | 06/30/2006 |
| VA Prescription Drug Company Copayments and Veterans with Diabetes or Hypertension | 09/14/2006 |
| Variability in Surgical Blood Transfusion Practices and Cardiovascular Outcome | 12/31/2007 |
| RCT of Financial Incentives to Translate ALLHAT into Practice | 06/30/2011 |
| Carvedilol or Controlled-Release Metoprolol for Heart Failure | 03/31/2008 |
| Novel Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Renal Insufficiency | 03/31/2010 |
| A Patient-Spouse Intervention for Self-Managing High Cholesterol | 08/30/2009 |
| Depression and CHF in Outpatients | 02/28/2010 |
| Study to Lower Veterans Blood Pressure: Patient/Physician Intervention | 03/31/2006 |
| Implementing Evidence-based Treatment of Hypertension | 12/31/2008 |
| Implementation/Evaluation Evidence-based Coordinators in Residency Training | 06/30/2004 |
| Innovations to Implementing Evidence-based Clincial Practice | 09/30/2004 |
| Palliative Care Transitions: Factors in Patient Experience and Satisfaction | 12/31/2006 |
| Cost-effectiveness of Nurse Based Program for Heart Failure Patients | 12/31/2007 |
| MHV: Health Status Measure and Quality of Care Assessment | 09/30/2008 |
| Advanced Heart Failure Outreach | 07/31/2008 |
| Evaluating the Implementation of the VA Cardiovascular Assessment Reporting tracking System for Cath Labs (CART-CL) | 02/28/2008 |
| QI in Heart Failure for VA Cleveland Facilities: An Implementation Plan | 09/30/2008 |
| Evaluating Quality of Care for Acute Coronary Syndromes in VHA | 06/30/2008 |
| Validating a Measure of Hypertension Care Using Administrative Databases | 09/30/2001 |
| Group Visits to Improve Hypertension Management | 08/30/2006 |
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Care Management
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Working with Veterans Organizations to Improve Blood Pressure | 12/31/2010 |
| Sleep Specialty Consultation: Improving Management or Sleep Disorders | 12/31/2010 |
| Surgical Case Duration in the Department of Veterans Affairs | 03/31/2009 |
| Depression and CHF in Outpatients | 02/28/2010 |
| An Integrated Care Model for Improving HCV Patient Outcomes | 10/31/2012 |
| Diabetes Shared Medical Appointments: System Redesign & Implementation | 02/28/2008 |
| Multifaceted Assessment of Coordination of Care for OEF/OIF Veterans | 02/28/2008 |
| Dose Response-Driven Fluid Implementation to Assess and Treat Dysphagia | 04/30/2009 |
| Geographic Variations in Patient Outcomes in the VHA Compared with the Medicare Advantage Programs | 09/30/2008 |
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Caregivers – not professionals
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Formal and Informal Costs of Veterans with Dementia: A Longitudinal Study | 02/28/2008 |
| Stakeholder Perspectives on Sustaining Involvement in Schizophrenia Care | 06/30/2005 |
| Assessing Practice Variation in Long Term Care Referrals | 09/30/2006 |
| A Telehealth Education Program for Caregivers of Veterans with Dementia | 03/31/2008 |
| Partners in Dementia Care | 02/28/2011 |
| The Effectiveness of FMPO in Improving the Quality of Care for Persons with Severe Mental Illness | 06/30/2010 |
| PSA Failure: A Rising Concern for Prostate Cancer | 05/31/2009 |
| Caregiver Psychoeducation and Support: Improving Outcomes in AD/ADRD | 03/31/2011 |
| Promoting Recovery Using Mental Health Consumer Providers | 02/28/2011 |
| Enhancing caregiver support for patients with heart failure | 06/30/2012 |
| Effectiveness of a Health Education Program in a Primary Care Setting | 03/31/2003 |
| Clinical Trial of a Home Safety Intervention for Alzheimer's Disease | 06/30/2011 |
| Stress-Busting Program for Caregivers of Patients with Neurological Diseases | 06/30/2006 |
| Early Trajectory of Wandering in Veterans with Mild Dementia | 03/31/2012 |
| Informal Caregivers of Veterans Post Stroke | 03/31/2008 |
| Communication, Alternatives, and Preferences in End of Life Care | 08/31/2002 |
| Can Family Caregiver Involvement Improve TIDES Outcomes | 02/28/2008 |
| Enhancing Caregiver Support for VA Patients with Diabetes | 04/30/2008 |
| Evaluation of Caregiver Guidebooks | 02/28/2008 |
| Caregiving Appraisal in Caregivers of Chronically 111 Veterans | 04/30/2008 |
| Community Re-Integration Problems and Treatment Preferences Among OIF/OEF Veterans | 09/30/2008 |
| Development of a Peer Visitation Program for SCI Veterans and Caregivers | 12/31/2008 |
| Web-based Informational Materials for Caregivers of Veterans Post-Stroke | 05/31/2011 |
| Understanding and Meeting the Needs of Informal Caregivers to Improve Outcomes for Traumatic Brain Injury Patients with Polytrauma | 03/31/2011 |
| The Impact of OEF/OIF Veterans Mental Health on Caregivers | 09/30/2008 |
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Chronic disease (other & unspecified)
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Periodontal Care and Glycemic Control in Diabetes | 09/30/2003 |
| Cost and Effectiveness of End Stage Renal Disease Care | 09/30/2004 |
| Behavioral Insomnia Therapy in Primary Care | 09/30/2005 |
| Quality and Cost of VA and Medicare Covered Care for Veterans with ESRD | 07/30/2006 |
| Patient Preferences for Treatment of Hepatitis C | 09/30/2008 |
| Joint Replacement Utilization Disparity: The Role of Communication | 02/28/2009 |
| Quality of Care and Outcomes in Veterans with PreEnd State Renal Disease | 03/30/2009 |
| Family-Supported Smoking Cessation for Chronically Ill Veterans | 06/30/2012 |
| Examining Healthcare Patterns and MS Outcomes with VHA and Medicare Data | 06/30/2010 |
| Sleep Specialty Consultation: Improving Management or Sleep Disorders | 12/31/2010 |
| Novel Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Renal Insufficiency | 03/31/2010 |
| Patterns of Late-Life Healthcare Among VA Patients with Schizophrenia | 03/31/2009 |
| VA and Non-VA Healthcare Utilization and Outcomes by Veterans with Stroke | 09/30/2009 |
| Health and Economic Outcomes for Uninsured Non-Elderly Veterans | 06/30/2010 |
| Pain, Sexual Dysfunction and Depression in Hemodialysis Patients | 07/31/2011 |
| Variation in VA Dental Procedures | 09/30/2003 |
| Economic Impact of Guidelines for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease | 06/30/2004 |
| Racial/Ethnic Differences in Trust/Mistrust and its Effect on Diabetes Outcomes | 09/30/2008 |
| Effect of Behavioral Management on Quality of Life in Heart Failure | 03/31/2002 |
| Development and Evaluation of a Hormone Replacement Therapy Decision-Aid | 03/31/2004 |
| Access to Specialty Care Veterans with MS: Assessment and Intervention | 03/31/2009 |
| Pilot Validation of the VA NAtional Data Repository | 09/30/2008 |
| Costs, Quality of Life and Functional Outcomes in Veterans Treated for Multiple Sclerosis with Beta-Interferon l-B (Betaseron) | 06/30/2000 |
| Measuring Health Related Quality of Life in Veterans with Stroke | 03/31/2003 |
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Chronic heart failure
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| QUERI on Congestive (Chronic) Heart Failure | 06/30/2004 |
| Innovative Strategies for Implementing New CHF Guideline Recommendations | 03/31/2003 |
| Effectiveness of the FairCare System for Patients with Advanced Illness | 09/30/2004 |
| Computerized Guidelines Enhanced by Symptoms and History: Clinical Effects | 02/28/2001 |
| Trial of a Tailored Message Program to Implement CHF Guidelines | 03/31/2004 |
| Guideline Adherence in Elders with Heart Failure and Multiple Comorbidities | 09/30/2012 |
| Impact of Diastolic Heart Failure on Health Care Utilization and Outcomes | 06/30/2005 |
| Pharmacy Use in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure | 02/28/2006 |
| Why Are Intermediate Outcomes in Diabetic Veterans Still Sub-Optimal? | 06/30/2009 |
| Medications in Chronic Heart Failure and Relationship to Quality of Life | 12/31/2004 |
| Efficacy and Cost Effectiveness of Relaxation and Response to CHF | 09/30/2003 |
| Heart PACT: Patient Activation in High-Risk Patients with Heart Failure | 06/30/2009 |
| Exercise Effect on Aerobic Capacity and QOL in Heart Failure | 03/31/2000 |
| Effect of Behavioral Management on Quality of Life in Heart Failure | 03/31/2002 |
| Home Walking Exercise Training in Advanced Heart Failure | 12/30/2001 |
| Evaluating Telehealth Home Care for Elderly Veterans with Congestive Heart Failure | 01/31/2005 |
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Chronic lung disease
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Improving the Quality of End-of-Life Communication for Patients with COPD | 12/31/2007 |
| Outcomes Associated with Salmeterol Use in Obstructive Lung Disease | 09/30/2007 |
| Randomized Controlled Trial of Exercise Training in Patients with COPD | 12/31/2000 |
| Effectiveness and Cost Impact of a Telecommunications System in COPD | 03/31/2001 |
| Using a Functional Assessment to Optimize Oxygen Therapy in Chronic Lung Disease | 04/30/2009 |
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Clinical practice guidelines
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Innovative Strategies for Implementing New CHF Guideline Recommendations | 03/31/2003 |
| Computerized Guidelines Enhanced by Symptoms and History: Clinical Effects | 02/28/2001 |
| Implementing Guidelines for Smoking Cessation: A Randomized Trial of Evidence-Based Quality Improvement | 12/31/2002 |
| Guidelines for Drug Therapy of Hypertension: Closing the Loop | 09/30/2000 |
| A Multi-Site Study of Strategies for Implementing Schizophrenia Guidelines | 09/30/2000 |
| A Randomized Trial to Implement the AHCPR Smoking Cessation Guideline | 08/31/2001 |
| Determinants of Clinical Guideline Implementation Effectiveness | 09/30/2003 |
| Trial of a Tailored Message Program to Implement CHF Guidelines | 03/31/2004 |
| Determination of Clinical Implementation Effectiveness | 06/30/2001 |
| Knowledge Management and Clinical Practice Guideline Implementation | 06/30/2002 |
| Benchmarking Patterns in the Pharmacologic Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) | 03/31/2002 |
| Guidelines for Drug Therapy of Hypertension: Multi-Site Implementation | 09/30/2005 |
| Evaluating a Collaborative Care Model for the Treatment of Schizophrenia (EQUIP) | 09/30/2005 |
| Identification of HIV Infection Among Veterans | 09/30/2003 |
| Treatment Cost for Veterans with Chronic Kidney Disease | 02/28/2010 |
| Group Intervention for DM Guideline Implementation | 03/31/2012 |
| Clinical Reminders in Test Reports to Improve Guideline Compliance | 09/30/2006 |
| The Prevalence and Needs of Veterans with Multiple Chronic Illnesses | 09/30/2003 |
| Establishing a VA Model for Best Practices in Management of Acute UGIH | 08/30/2006 |
| Do Practice Guidelines Improve Economic Efficiency within the VA System | 06/30/2007 |
| Appropriateness of Antiepileptic Drug Use for Older Veterans | 09/30/2008 |
| Mesh Repair for Ventral Hernia: Which Rate is Right? | 12/31/2009 |
| Economic and Clinical Outcomes of Recommended NSAID Prescription Strategies | 12/31/2008 |
| Surgical Case Duration in the Department of Veterans Affairs | 03/31/2009 |
| An Integrated Care Model for Improving HCV Patient Outcomes | 10/31/2012 |
| Medications in Chronic Heart Failure and Relationship to Quality of Life | 12/31/2004 |
| Proactive Diabetes Case Management | 08/31/2002 |
| Cost Effectiveness of Guidelines-Concordant Care for Schizophrenia | 06/30/2001 |
| Economic Impact of Guidelines for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease | 06/30/2004 |
| Use of an Intentional Learning Model to Assist Evidence-based Practice | 06/30/2004 |
| Planning Proposal to Implement Guidelines for Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Veterans with Spinal Cord Injury | 06/30/2004 |
| Improving Outcomes of Depression in Primary Care | 12/31/2004 |
| Improving Cancer Pain Management Using AHCPR Cancer Pain Guidelines | 09/30/2004 |
| Cost-effectiveness of Nurse Based Program for Heart Failure Patients | 12/31/2007 |
| Characterizing Variability in Respiratory Care in SCI&D | 09/30/2008 |
| System for Monitoring Substance Abuse Patients' Outcomes and Care | 06/30/2005 |
| Clinical Practices and Outcomes in VA Methadone Maintenance Programs | 06/30/2004 |
| A Custom Approach to Implementation of Diabetes Hypertension Guidelines | 09/30/2004 |
| Facilitating Implementation of the PHS Smoking Cessation Guidelines - RESET | 09/30/2003 |
| Factors Influencing Success of Computerized Clinical Reminders in VA | 12/30/2005 |
| Systematic Review and Tracking Databases for CPG Implementation | 06/30/2008 |
| Implementation of Ischemic Heart Disease Clinical Practice Guidelines | 09/30/2002 |
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Cognitive impairment
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Capacity to Execute a Health Care Proxy: Guideline Evaluation | 01/31/2003 |
| Validation of Spanish Translation of Folstein Mini Mental State Exam | 03/31/2001 |
| Speech Intelligibility and Cognition: Are Inpatients Impaired by Noise | 09/30/2010 |
| Psychiatric Advance Directives for Improved Healthcare | 06/30/2007 |
| Neuropsychological Assessment of a Population-Based Sample of Persian Gulf War Veterans and Controls | 06/30/2004 |
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Communication -- doctor-patient
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Physician-Patient Communication in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure | 03/30/2010 |
| Improving the Quality of End-of-Life Communication for Patients with COPD | 12/31/2007 |
| Patient Preferences for Treatment of Hepatitis C | 09/30/2008 |
| Improving HIV Screening by Nurse Rapid Testing, Streamlined Counseling | 06/30/2007 |
| Joint Replacement Utilization Disparity: The Role of Communication | 02/28/2009 |
| Patient and Provider Attitudes in the Healthcare Context | 06/30/2010 |
| Culture and Communication in Hypertension Management | 09/30/2009 |
| Knee Replacement Disparity: A Randomized, Controlled Intervention | 08/31/2009 |
| Barriers to Initiating Antiviral Therapy for Veterans with Hepatitis C | 08/31/2010 |
| Impact of a Plain Language Prostate Cancer Decision Aid on Decision Making | 09/30/2011 |
| The Influence of Obesity on Veterans' Quality of Care | 09/30/2010 |
| Racial Variations in Communication, Decision Making and Diabetes Outcomes | 09/30/2011 |
| Racial/Ethnic Differences in Trust/Mistrust and its Effect on Diabetes Outcomes | 09/30/2008 |
| Negotiating Patient Expectations and Requests in a Managed Care Environment | 03/31/2001 |
| Speech Intelligibility and Cognition: Are Inpatients Impaired by Noise | 09/30/2010 |
| The Patient Centered Treatment of Dually Diagnosed Veterans | 12/31/2002 |
| Improving Patient-Provider Communication about Routine HIV Screening | 03/31/2008 |
| Improving Self-Management Through Facilitated Patient Physician Communication | 09/30/2008 |
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Comorbidity
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| A Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention for Depression and Anxiety in COPD | 06/30/2006 |
| The Prevalence and Needs of Veterans with Multiple Chronic Illnesses | 09/30/2003 |
| Mesh Repair for Ventral Hernia: Which Rate is Right? | 12/31/2009 |
| Quality of Medical Care for Diabetics with Mental Illness | 10/31/2004 |
| Treatment of Depression in Patients with PTSD | 09/30/2002 |
| A Smoking, Alcohol, and Depression Intervention for Head and Neck Cancer | 03/31/2004 |
| Characterizing Variability in Respiratory Care in SCI&D | 09/30/2008 |
| Gender and Medical Needs of OEF/OIF Veterans with PTSDII | 09/30/2008 |
| Onsite versus Referral Models of Primary Care for Substance Abusing Patients | 03/31/2004 |
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Complementary & alternative therapy
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Acute Post-Operative Pain Management Using Massage As Adjuvant Therapy | 11/30/2005 |
| Improving Care of Veterans by Using Consumers as Mental Health Providers | 06/30/2007 |
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Cost
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Cost of Acute Inpatient Nursing Services in VA | 09/30/2007 |
| Estimating the Cost of Specialized VA Treatment for Substance Use Disorders | 09/30/2004 |
| Improving HIV Care Quality | 12/31/2004 |
| Treatment Cost for Veterans with Chronic Kidney Disease | 02/28/2010 |
| Senior Coordinated Referral (SCORE) Study | 06/30/2010 |
| Hospital Costs and Utilization of Veterans Receiving Palliative Versus Usual Care | 04/30/2009 |
| Outpatient Waiting Times, Outcomes, and Cost for VA Patients with Diabetes | 02/28/2010 |
| How Do Medicare Health Plan Options Affect VA Utilization and Outcomes? | 09/30/2008 |
| Use of VA Pharmacy by Medicare Enrolled Veterans | 06/30/2006 |
| Optimal Use and Cost-Effectiveness of ICDS in the VA Health Care System | 06/30/2010 |
| Electrodiagnostic Services: Guidelines, Compliance, and Outcome | 08/30/2009 |
| The Potential for VA+ Choice to Affect Veterans' Care and VA Expenditures | 03/31/2008 |
| Veterans' Healthcare Needs in National Surveys of the General Population | 12/30/2007 |
| Health Care Use, Outcomes, and Costs of Comorbid Diabetes and Depression | 08/30/2009 |
| Ethnic Differences in Medication Adherence and Cost for Elderly Veterans with DM | 01/31/2010 |
| Expert System-Based Feedback in Sedentary Overweight Veterans | 09/30/2012 |
| Access Factors Affecting VA Enrollees' Use of Non-VA Medical Care | 03/31/2011 |
| Evaluation of Community Based Outpatient Clinic Costs Using DSS Data | 09/30/2004 |
| Economic Impact of Guidelines for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease | 06/30/2004 |
| Evaluating Health Outcomes of Veterans in VA and Contract Nursing Homes | 06/30/2003 |
| The Effect of Managed Care on VA Hospitals | 09/30/2001 |
| The Cost of Research Administration in VA | 12/31/2002 |
| Clinical Trial of a Home Safety Intervention for Alzheimer's Disease | 06/30/2011 |
| Monitoring Pressure Ulcer Healing in Persons with Spinal Cord Impairment | 12/31/2008 |
| An Intervention to Enhance Function in Severe Cardiopulmonary Illness | 08/31/2011 |
| The Effect of Exercise on Muscle, Function and Cost in VA Nursing Home Residents | 12/30/2006 |
| VHA Costs of Acute vs Subacute Rehabilitation Care for Stroke | 05/30/2007 |
| Economic Impacts of Buprenorphine Adoption in VHA | 03/31/2007 |
| Predicting Rehabilitation Costs for VA Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury | 05/30/2007 |
| Implementing a Metric for VA Hospice Referrals: Phase I, Develop the Triggers | 03/31/2007 |
| Electronically Identifyinig Adverse Events in Clinical Narrative | 09/30/2009 |
| Evaluating Cost for Veterans Health Care | 02/28/2002 |
| Clinical Practices and Outcomes in VA Methadone Maintenance Programs | 06/30/2004 |
| Outsourcing VA Inpatient Care: Impact on Utilization, Quality, and Policy | 09/30/2002 |
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Cost effectiveness
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| New Statistical Methods for Analyzing Veteran's Health Care Costs | 06/30/2007 |
| Cost and Effectiveness of End Stage Renal Disease Care | 09/30/2004 |
| Estimating the Cost of Specialized VA Treatment for Substance Use Disorders | 09/30/2004 |
| Telemedicine Treatment for Veterans with Gulf War Illness | 12/31/2008 |
| Do Practice Guidelines Improve Economic Efficiency within the VA System | 06/30/2007 |
| Bioterrorism: Cost-Effectiveness of Medical Responses | 03/31/2006 |
| Quality and Costs of Colon Cancer Care in VA and Medicare | 09/30/2009 |
| Clinical and Cost Effectiveness of Screening for Diabetic Retinopathy Using Tele-Ophthalmology | 12/31/2010 |
| Why Are Intermediate Outcomes in Diabetic Veterans Still Sub-Optimal? | 06/30/2009 |
| Economic and Clinical Outcomes of Recommended NSAID Prescription Strategies | 12/31/2008 |
| Impact of Teledermatology on Health Services Outcomes in the VA | 06/30/2011 |
| Access Criteria and Cost of Mental Health Intensive Case Management | 07/31/2008 |
| Trial of Low And High Intensity Strategies to Maintain Blood Pressure Control | 09/30/2012 |
| The Business Case for Reduction in Surgical Complication Rates in the VA | 12/31/2009 |
| Facilitating Shared Decisionmaking About Prostate Cancer Screening | 12/31/2002 |
| Inpatient Smoking Cessation: Bringing the Program to the Smoker | 09/30/2009 |
| Weight and Medication Changes Associated with Bariatric Surgery | 09/30/2008 |
| Genetic Testing Decision Analysis Model for Antidepressant Treatment | 09/30/2008 |
| The Hearing Aid Effectiveness After Aural Rehabilitation (HEAR) Trial | 12/31/2008 |
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Decision support
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Capacity to Execute a Health Care Proxy: Guideline Evaluation | 01/31/2003 |
| QUERI on Congestive (Chronic) Heart Failure | 06/30/2004 |
| Randomized Trial of a Telephone Intervention in Heart Failure Patients | 03/31/2005 |
| Computerized Guidelines Enhanced by Symptoms and History: Clinical Effects | 02/28/2001 |
| Guidelines for Drug Therapy of Hypertension: Closing the Loop | 09/30/2000 |
| Guidelines for Drug Therapy of Hypertension: Multi-Site Implementation | 09/30/2005 |
| Estimating the Cost of Specialized VA Treatment for Substance Use Disorders | 09/30/2004 |
| Adapting Tools to Implement Stroke Risk Management to Veterans | 08/30/2010 |
| Meta-Analysis of the Efficacy of Computer-based Feedback Implementations | 12/31/2006 |
| Development of Survival Prediction Models for Advanced Cancer Patients | 06/30/2009 |
| A Culturally Sensitive Values-Guided Aid for End of Life Decision-Making | 03/31/2008 |
| Assessing Mental Outcomes in the VHA | 12/31/2006 |
| Identifying and Predicting Contextual Errors in Medical Decision Making | 08/30/2009 |
| Quality of Practices for Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Staging | 03/31/2010 |
| Knee Replacement Disparity: A Randomized, Controlled Intervention | 08/31/2009 |
| Illness Perceptions, Emotions and Decision Making in Veterans with CMP | 09/30/2011 |
| Study to Lower Veterans Blood Pressure: Patient/Physician Intervention | 03/31/2006 |
| Application of Clinical Decision Aids for Acute Upper GI Hemorrhage | 03/31/2003 |
| Building Expertise to Develop and Implement Decision Support Systems | 12/31/2006 |
| Academic Collaboration | 05/30/2008 |
| VISN Collaborative for Improving Hypertension Management with ATHENA-HTN | 09/30/2009 |
| Online Family Education to Promote Treatment Compliance in Schizophrenia | 09/30/2004 |
| Current Barriers and Facilitators to Use of Automated Clinical Reminders | 09/30/2003 |
| Automated Adverse Drug Event Monitoring in the VHA | 06/30/2002 |
| Planning and Development Toward "Biochemical Surveillance of OEF/OIF Deployed Soldiers Using Natural Language Processing Detection of BDD Records" | 09/30/2008 |
| Understanding Variations in the IRB Review Process: Pilot Study | 09/30/2008 |
| From Research to Practice - Lipid Management for Low HDL-Cholesterol | 09/30/2003 |
| Decision Support for the Management of Opioid Therapy in Chronic Pain | 06/30/2008 |
| Computer-Assisted Access to Specialist Expertise | 12/31/2002 |
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Dementia
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Formal and Informal Costs of Veterans with Dementia: A Longitudinal Study | 02/28/2008 |
| Causes and Consequences of Aggressive Behavior in Demented Patients | 06/30/2007 |
| A Telehealth Education Program for Caregivers of Veterans with Dementia | 03/31/2008 |
| Testing the Effectiveness of Telephone Support for Dementia Caregivers | 03/31/2008 |
| Partners in Dementia Care | 02/28/2011 |
| Caregiver Psychoeducation and Support: Improving Outcomes in AD/ADRD | 03/31/2011 |
| Dementia in Primary Care: Setting the Stage for Quality Improvement | 03/31/2010 |
| Sleep and Behavioral Disturbance in Dementia | 03/31/2007 |
| Early Trajectory of Wandering in Veterans with Mild Dementia | 03/31/2012 |
| Pain Management and Behavioral Outcomes in Patients with Dementia | 03/21/2001 |
| Outcomes Assessment for Dementia Care: Development of a Module | 06/30/2002 |
| Safety Enhancement to Prevent Home Injury to Veterans with Alzheimer's Disease | 09/30/2003 |
| Effect of Activity on Sleep of Cognitively-Impaired Veterans | 06/30/2001 |
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Deployment
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| A Computer Adaptive Test to Measure Community Reintegration | 05/30/2011 |
| Efficacy of Mantram Repetition on PTSD Symptoms in Veterans | 06/30/2009 |
| Pain, Psychiatric Disorders, and Disability Among Veterans with and without Polytrauma | 12/31/2010 |
| Planning/Pilot-Prospective Study of the Psychological, Social, and Biological Markers (Genomic Determinants) of Risk and Resilience for Operational Stress in Marines | 09/30/2007 |
| Environmental Exposures Assessment Tool (EE-Tool) for OIF/OEF Veterans | 09/30/2008 |
| Telemedicine and Anger Management Groups for PTSD Veterans in the Hawaiian Island | 03/31/2009 |
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Deployment (Pre Gulf War I)
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Does PTSD Service Connection Affect Disease Course and Functioning? | 09/30/2006 |
| Perceptions of the C&P Process for PTSD: Symptoms and Service Utilization | 01/31/2004 |
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Deployment Related
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Blast-Related Health Problem Identification and Polytrauma Taxonomy | 12/31/2010 |
| Barriers and Facilitators to PTSD Treatment Seeking | 12/31/2007 |
| Telemental Health and Cognitive Processing Therapy for Rural Combat Veterans with PTSD | 09/30/2012 |
| Outcomes and Correlates of Suicidal Ideation in OEF/OIF Veterans | 09/30/2011 |
| Reengineering Systems for the Primary Care Treatment of PTSD | 05/31/2010 |
| Predicting Post-Deployment Mental Health Substance Abuse and Services Needs | 09/30/2009 |
| Does PTSD Service Connection Affect Disease Course and Functioning? | 09/30/2006 |
| Prospective Study of Functional Status in Veterans at Risk for Unexplained Illnesses | 12/31/2009 |
| MST Effects on PTSD and Health Behavior: A Longitudinal Study of Marines | 08/30/2009 |
| Antecedents and Consequences of Sexual Harassment in the Military | 03/31/2003 |
| Post-deployment Assessment of Behavioral Health Barriers in OIF Veterans | 09/30/2006 |
| Tracking OEF/OIF Transition from DoD to VA | 09/30/2008 |
| Aging OEF/OIF Veterans: Assessing the Needs of an Emerging Cohort | 09/30/2008 |
| Examining the Diagnostic and Clinical Utility of the PTSD Checklist | 09/30/2008 |
| Telephone based care for OIF/OEF Veterans with PTSD | 09/30/2008 |
| Telephone Care as a Substitute for Routine Psychiatric Medication Management | 09/30/2009 |
| Telephone Case Monitoring for Veterans with PTSD | 03/31/2011 |
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Depression
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Efficacy of Telepsychiatry in the Treatment of Depression | 09/30/2000 |
| Benchmarking Patterns in the Pharmacologic Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) | 03/31/2002 |
| Outcomes and Correlates of Suicidal Ideation in OEF/OIF Veterans | 09/30/2011 |
| Decision Making for Depression in Women Veterans: Patient and Physician Factors | 06/30/2001 |
| Illness Management and Recovery for Veterans with Severe Mental Illness | 09/30/2011 |
| Chronic Physical and Mental Ilness Care in Women Veterans | 08/30/2009 |
| Telemedicine Intervention to Improve Depression Care in Rural CBOCs | 03/31/2006 |
| Improving Care of Veterans by Using Consumers as Mental Health Providers | 06/30/2007 |
| Continuous Improvement for Veterans In Care-Mood Disorders | 09/30/2007 |
| Tele-Mental Health Intervention to Improve Depression Outcomes in CBOCs | 12/31/2009 |
| Methylphenidate for Depressed Cancer Patients in Hospice | 03/30/2010 |
| Modifiable Determinants of Anti-Depressant Adherence Among Older Veterans | 02/28/2010 |
| Suicide Among Veterans: Using the VA Depression Registry to Inform Care | 06/30/2008 |
| Telepsychology-Service Delivery for Depressed Elderly Veterans | 07/31/2010 |
| Pain, Sexual Dysfunction and Depression in Hemodialysis Patients | 07/31/2011 |
| Treatment of Depression in Patients with PTSD | 09/30/2002 |
| Effectiveness of Team Treatment of Depression in Primary Care | 03/31/2001 |
| Implementing USPSTF/AHCPR Guidelines for Depression in Primary Care | 06/30/2004 |
| Implementation Evidence in the Detection and Treatment of Post-stroke Depression | 06/30/2009 |
| Implementing Telemedicine-Based Collaborative Care for MDD in Contract CBOCs | 03/31/2009 |
| Improving Outcomes of Depression in Primary Care | 12/31/2004 |
| Well-being Among Veterans Enhancement Study (WAVES) | 09/30/2005 |
| Creating HealtheVet Informatics Applications for Collaborative Care | 04/30/2007 |
| Cost & Value of Evidence Based Solutions for Depression (COVES) | 12/30/2006 |
| Expanding and Testing VA Collaborative Care Models for Depression | 06/30/2008 |
| An Integrated Model of Primary Care in Mental Health | 07/31/2000 |
| Improving the Treatment of Chronic Pain in Primary Care | 03/30/2009 |
| Can Family Caregiver Involvement Improve TIDES Outcomes | 02/28/2008 |
| Care for Depression at Hub and spoke Facilities in the SCI/D System | 09/30/2008 |
| Genetic Testing Decision Analysis Model for Antidepressant Treatment | 09/30/2008 |
| Translating Depression Guidelines into Substance Abuse Treatment | 03/31/2005 |
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Diabetes
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Improving Health Outcomes of Diabetic Veterans: A Diabetic Self-Management Program | 09/30/2002 |
| Improving Diabetes Care via Telephone Assessment and Patient Education | 05/31/2003 |
| Disease Managment and Educational Intervention Outcomes in High-Risk Diabetics | 12/31/2002 |
| Developing and Implementing a Quality Measure for Glycemic Control | 12/31/2003 |
| Periodontal Care and Glycemic Control in Diabetes | 09/30/2003 |
| Impact of a Quality Management Intervention Upon Foot Care Outcomes | 07/31/2001 |
| Evaluation of VISTA Performance Profiles and Non-VISTA Measures | 11/30/2001 |
| An Evaluation of a Coordinated Proactive Diabetes Eye Care Program | 12/31/2005 |
| Group Intervention for DM Guideline Implementation | 03/31/2012 |
| Risk Adjustment of HbA1c for Performance Measurement in the VA | 09/30/2004 |
| Stroke Prevention, Incidence and Outcomes in Veterans with Diabetes | 03/31/2009 |
| Evaluation of Preventable Diabetes Hospitalizations in the VA | 06/30/2007 |
| Addressing Barriers to Translation for Treatment of Hypertension | 02/28/2008 |
| Risk Factor Trajectory and Variability: Predictors of Vascular Disease? | 06/30/2006 |
| Can Group Visits Improve Outcomes of Veterans with Diabetes | 01/31/2009 |
| VA Prescription Drug Company Copayments and Veterans with Diabetes or Hypertension | 09/14/2006 |
| Diabetes Telemedicine Consultation: A Systems Improvement Intervention | 03/31/2009 |
| Insulin Treatment Variation in Southwestern Diabetics - Therapeutic Decision-making | 04/30/2008 |
| Amputation Related Trends, Health Care Use, and Outcomes in Veterans | 09/30/2008 |
| Improving Insulin Therapy with Enhanced Care Management and Peer Support | 03/31/2010 |
| Why Are Intermediate Outcomes in Diabetic Veterans Still Sub-Optimal? | 06/30/2009 |
| Longitudinal Analysis of Utilization and Cost by VA Patients with Diabetes | 12/30/2011 |
| Patterns of Late-Life Healthcare Among VA Patients with Schizophrenia | 03/31/2009 |
| Summary Measures of Quality for Diabetes Care | 09/30/2010 |
| Ethnic Differences in Medication Adherence and Cost for Elderly Veterans with DM | 01/31/2010 |
| Racial Variations in Communication, Decision Making and Diabetes Outcomes | 09/30/2011 |
| Quality of Medical Care for Diabetics with Mental Illness | 10/31/2004 |
| Dermal Thermometry and Self-Care of High Risk Diabetic Patients | 09/30/2006 |
| Automated Calls with Nurse Follow-Up to Improve Diabetes Ambulatory Care | 12/31/1999 |
| Proactive Diabetes Case Management | 08/31/2002 |
| Patient Preferences and the Care of Diabetes | 02/28/2001 |
| Evaluating the Performance of Explicit Quality Monitoring Systems in the VHA | 09/30/2003 |
| Use of an Intentional Learning Model to Assist Evidence-based Practice | 06/30/2004 |
| VISN Collaborative for Improving Hypertension Management with ATHENA-HTN | 09/30/2009 |
| Racial/Ethnic Differences in Trust/Mistrust and its Effect on Diabetes Outcomes | 09/30/2008 |
| CPRS Diabetes Food Reminder-Based Registry and Decision Support Tool | 09/30/2007 |
| Diabetes Shared Medical Appointments: System Redesign & Implementation | 02/28/2008 |
| Barriers and Facilitators in Uptake of MOVE! | 04/30/2008 |
| Study of Women in Menopause (SWIM) | 04/30/2008 |
| Adherence and Intensification of Medications: A Population-Based Clinical Pharmacists Implementation Study among Hypertensive Diabetes Patients | 06/30/2010 |
| Improving Measures of VA Facility Performance for Diabetes Care | 09/30/2008 |
| Internet-based Diabetes Education and Case Management | 12/31/2008 |
| Assessment of Sight-Threatening Diabetic Retinopathy Status via Telemedicine | 04/30/2003 |
| A Custom Approach to Implementation of Diabetes Hypertension Guidelines | 09/30/2004 |
| Predicting Glycemic Control and Hypoglycemia in Type II Diabetic Veterans | 09/30/2002 |
| Computer-Assisted Access to Specialist Expertise | 12/31/2002 |
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Disability
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Use of VA and Medicare by Older Veterans with New Disability | 09/30/2009 |
| Evaluation of Subacute Rehabilitative Care | 06/30/2000 |
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Dissemination
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Evaluation of VA Practice Matters as a Strategy for Influencing Physician Behavior | 03/31/2003 |
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Drug abuse
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Effectiveness of Contingency Management in VA Addictions Treatment | 02/28/2010 |
| Effectiveness of Screening and Treatment for PTSD in SUD Patients | 12/31/2011 |
| Improving Longterm SUD Outcomes with Telephone Case Monitoring | 07/31/2009 |
| Health Outcomes from Opioid Therapy for Chronic Pain | 09/30/2004 |
| A Brief Motivational Intervention with Cocaine Patients | 09/30/2003 |
| Economic Impacts of Buprenorphine Adoption in VHA | 03/31/2007 |
| Brief Motivational Interventions for Substance-Using Veterans: Pilot | 09/30/2007 |
| VIP: Staff Distance Learning in Substance Use Intervention for Returnees | 03/31/2007 |
| PTSD/Substance Abuse Treatment for OEF/OIF Veterans | 03/31/2009 |
| Validation of Computerized Risk Assessment of Prescription Opioid Abuse | 01/31/2008 |
| Improving Access to Effective Opioid Agonist Therapy | 09/30/2003 |
| Decision Support for the Management of Opioid Therapy in Chronic Pain | 06/30/2008 |
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Dual diagnosis – substance abuse and mental health
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| A Brief Community Linkage Intervention for Dually Diagnosed Individuals | 06/30/2009 |
| Dual Diagnosis Self-Help Group Referral: Outcomes and Services Use | 03/31/2011 |
| Development and Application of Psychiatric Risk Adjustment Methods in the VA | 09/30/2004 |
| Matching, Outcomes and Costs in Substance Abuse/Psychiatric Treatment | 08/31/2001 |
| Relationships and PTSD Study: Detection of Intimate Partner Violence | 06/30/2011 |
| PTSD/Substance Abuse Treatment for OEF/OIF Veterans | 03/31/2009 |
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Education (patient)
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Improving Antibiotic Use in Acute Care Setting | 06/30/2007 |
| Effectiveness of the FairCare System for Patients with Advanced Illness | 09/30/2004 |
| Improving Diabetes Care via Telephone Assessment and Patient Education | 05/31/2003 |
| Disease Managment and Educational Intervention Outcomes in High-Risk Diabetics | 12/31/2002 |
| A Medication Adherence Intervention for HIV Infected Veterans | 12/31/2002 |
| Process of Care in Peripheral Arterial Disease | 09/30/2005 |
| Acute Post-Operative Pain Management Using Massage As Adjuvant Therapy | 11/30/2005 |
| The Effectiveness of FMPO in Improving the Quality of Care for Persons with Severe Mental Illness | 06/30/2010 |
| Study to Lower Veterans Blood Pressure: Patient/Physician Intervention | 03/31/2006 |
| Effectiveness of a Health Education Program in a Primary Care Setting | 03/31/2003 |
| Facilitating Shared Decisionmaking About Prostate Cancer Screening | 12/31/2002 |
| Online Family Education to Promote Treatment Compliance in Schizophrenia | 09/30/2004 |
| Heart PACT: Patient Activation in High-Risk Patients with Heart Failure | 06/30/2009 |
| Nurse Physical Activity Counseling in Primary Care | 03/31/2006 |
| Low Literacy Intervention for Colorectal Cancer Screening | 04/30/2003 |
| Education Materials for Puerto Rican Veterans and Their Families | 03/31/2008 |
| Development of MOVE! Education Materials for Veterans with SCI | 11/30/2008 |
| Dissemination Evaluation of Educational Materials for Puerto Rican OIF/OEF Veterans and Families | 03/31/2009 |
| Supporting the Evaluation of the Health eVet Personal Health Record | 07/31/2009 |
| Web-based Informational Materials for Caregivers of Veterans Post-Stroke | 05/31/2011 |
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Education (provider)
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Improving Antibiotic Use in Acute Care Setting | 06/30/2007 |
| VHA Clinicians and Bioterror Events: Interactive Web-based Learning | 09/30/2007 |
| Impact of a Quality Management Intervention Upon Foot Care Outcomes | 07/31/2001 |
| Toward Gender Aware VA Health Care: Development and Evaluation of an Intervention | 09/30/2005 |
| A Medication Adherence Intervention for HIV Infected Veterans | 12/31/2002 |
| Acute Post-Operative Pain Management Using Massage As Adjuvant Therapy | 11/30/2005 |
| Mesh Repair for Ventral Hernia: Which Rate is Right? | 12/31/2009 |
| Impact of Resident Work Hours on Errors and Quality in VA Hospitals | 11/30/2007 |
| Implementation/Evaluation Evidence-based Coordinators in Residency Training | 06/30/2004 |
| Online Family Education to Promote Treatment Compliance in Schizophrenia | 09/30/2004 |
| Documenting Barriers to Patient-Centered Care in an Academic Clinic | 03/31/2002 |
| VIP: Staff Distance Learning in Substance Use Intervention for Returnees | 03/31/2007 |
| Long-Term Care Referral Tutorial | 12/31/2007 |
| Advanced Heart Failure Outreach | 07/31/2008 |
| Patient Profiling and Provider Feedback to Reduce Adverse Drug Events | 12/31/2003 |
| Training SUD Counselors CBT for Depression | 06/30/2011 |
| Factors Influencing Success of Computerized Clinical Reminders in VA | 12/30/2005 |
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Emergency care
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Evaluating the Implementation of Rapid Testing for HIV infection in a VA Emergency Department | 09/30/2008 |
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End-of-life
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Evaluation of a Cardiac Nurse Practitioner Palliative Care Program | 02/28/2010 |
| Effectiveness of the FairCare System for Patients with Advanced Illness | 09/30/2004 |
| Hospital Costs and Utilization of Veterans Receiving Palliative Versus Usual Care | 04/30/2009 |
| Outlook: An Intervention to Improve Quality of Life in Serious Illness | 10/31/2009 |
| Development of Survival Prediction Models for Advanced Cancer Patients | 06/30/2009 |
| A Culturally Sensitive Values-Guided Aid for End of Life Decision-Making | 03/31/2008 |
| Measuring Quality of Family Experience of Patients with Serious Illness | 12/31/2008 |
| Improving the Quality of End-of-Life Communication for Patients with COPD | 12/31/2007 |
| Randomized Trial of Care Management to Improve End of Life Care | 08/30/2008 |
| Intervention to Improve Care at Life's End in VA Medical Centers | 06/30/2012 |
| Family Assessment of Treatment at End-of-Life (FATE) Survey Development | 09/30/2007 |
| Validation of Pain as a Vital Sign Among Veterans with Advanced Illness | 09/30/2008 |
| Measuring the Quality of Dying | 09/30/2002 |
| Palliative Care Transitions: Factors in Patient Experience and Satisfaction | 12/31/2006 |
| Honoring Treatment Preferences at the End of Life | 06/30/2004 |
| Communication, Alternatives, and Preferences in End of Life Care | 08/31/2002 |
| Assessing the Needs of VA Patients with Advanced Cancer | 09/30/2001 |
| Implementing a Metric for VA Hospice Referrals: Phase I, Develop the Triggers | 03/31/2007 |
| Pilot Study of Quality Indicators to Assess Supportive Care for Veterans | 09/30/2008 |
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Ethics
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Pilot Just-In-Time IRB Review Evaluation | 03/31/2003 |
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Ethnic/cultural
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| VA and Indian Health Services (IHS): Access for American Indian Veterans | 02/28/2008 |
| Determinants of VA Ambulatory Care Use Among Native American Veterans | 06/30/2003 |
| Physician-Patient Communication in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure | 03/30/2010 |
| Reasons for Disparities in Joint Replacement Utilization | 12/31/2006 |
| Culture and Communication in Hypertension Management | 09/30/2009 |
| Sociocultural Dimensions of Provider Decision-Making in Pain Management | 08/31/2009 |
| Medicare HMO Enrollment and VA Use by Minority and Low Income Veterans | 03/30/2004 |
| Racial/Ethnic Differences in Trust/Mistrust and its Effect on Diabetes Outcomes | 09/30/2008 |
| Culturally Sensitive Models of Stroke Recovery and Caregiving After Discharge Home | 03/31/2006 |
| An Illustrated Patient Satisfaction Evaluation Tool for Ambulatory Populations | 09/30/2002 |
| Racial Disparities in Blood Pressure Management Among Stroke Patients | 02/28/2008 |
| Translation and Cultural Adaptation of a PTSD Therapy for Hispanics | 09/30/2008 |
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Exercise
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Enhancing fitness in older overweight vets with impaired fasting glucose | 06/30/2011 |
| Expert System-Based Feedback in Sedentary Overweight Veterans | 09/30/2012 |
| Veterans Walk to Beat Back Pain | 09/30/2011 |
| A formative Evaluation of a Weight Loss Program in VISN 20: MOVE! | 03/31/2009 |
| Barriers and Facilitators in Uptake of MOVE! | 04/30/2008 |
| Pilot study of group physical therapy for knee osteoarthritis | 09/30/2008 |
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Falls
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Epidemiology and Cost of Falls in Veterans with Spinal Cord Injury | 08/31/2008 |
| Hip Fracture Repair and Outcomes: A National Cohort Study of Veterans | 12/31/2009 |
| Safe-Grip Fall/Injuries Intervention: A Randomized Trial | 06/30/2001 |
| A Hip Protector Program to Increase Use in Primary Care Patients | 06/30/2004 |
| Correlates of Falls in Persons with Cancer | 12/31/2004 |
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Frail elderly
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| VA Eligibility Reform and the Demand for VA Services by Elderly Veterans | 06/30/2006 |
| Aging Veterans Health Policy Model | 12/31/2006 |
| Assessing Practice Variation in Long Term Care Referrals | 09/30/2006 |
| Substance Use Disorder Patients in VA Nursing Homes | 11/30/2007 |
| Aging and Family Outcomes in Supportive Care of Advanced Cancer Patients | 11/30/2008 |
| Testing the Effectiveness of Telephone Support for Dementia Caregivers | 03/31/2008 |
| Manifestations, Causes, and Consequences of PEU in Elderly TCU Residents | 04/30/2011 |
| Telepsychology-Service Delivery for Depressed Elderly Veterans | 07/31/2010 |
| Impact of Health Status on Colorectal Cancer Screening in Older Adults | 12/31/2010 |
| Safe-Grip Fall/Injuries Intervention: A Randomized Trial | 06/30/2001 |
| Effectiveness of a Health Education Program in a Primary Care Setting | 03/31/2003 |
| A Hip Protector Program to Increase Use in Primary Care Patients | 06/30/2004 |
| Nurse Physical Activity Counseling in Primary Care | 03/31/2006 |
| Immunocompetency and Nutritive Status in Inpatient Gero-Rehabilitation | 09/30/2007 |
| The Effect of Exercise on Muscle, Function and Cost in VA Nursing Home Residents | 12/30/2006 |
| Honoring Treatment Preferences at the End of Life | 06/30/2004 |
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Functional
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Pilot study of group physical therapy for knee osteoarthritis | 09/30/2008 |
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Functional status
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Evaluating a Collaborative Care Model for the Treatment of Schizophrenia (EQUIP) | 09/30/2005 |
| Reasons for Disparities in Joint Replacement Utilization | 12/31/2006 |
| Hip Fracture Repair and Outcomes: A National Cohort Study of Veterans | 12/31/2009 |
| Development of Individual-Patient Physical Health Profiles with IRT | 12/31/2000 |
| Developing Risk Adjustment Models in Veterans' Health Status | 03/31/2001 |
| Development of a Flexilevel Scale of Shoulder Functioning | 09/30/2001 |
| Using a Functional Assessment to Optimize Oxygen Therapy in Chronic Lung Disease | 04/30/2009 |
| Nurse Managed Clinic for Dementia Patients and Family Caregivers | 06/30/2001 |
| Home Walking Exercise Training in Advanced Heart Failure | 12/30/2001 |
| Promoting Activity and Exercise in Chronic Pulmonary Disease: An Intervention Study | 03/31/2005 |
| Ambulatory Care Quality Improvement (ACQUIP) | 02/28/2001 |
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Genomics
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Optimizing Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Modifying Anti-rheumatic Drugs | 09/30/2008 |
| Genetic Testing Decision Analysis Model for Antidepressant Treatment | 09/30/2008 |
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Gulf War I
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Sexual Assault Prevalence Among Male, PTSD-Disabled Gulf War Veterans | 08/31/2009 |
| Telemedicine Treatment for Veterans with Gulf War Illness | 12/31/2008 |
| Profile of Gulf War Veterans Receiving Undiagnosed Illness Compensation | 09/30/2008 |
| Treatment of Depression in Patients with PTSD | 09/30/2002 |
| Perceptions of the C&P Process for PTSD: Symptoms and Service Utilization | 01/31/2004 |
| Prevalence and Recognition of PTSD in VA Primary Care | 12/31/2002 |
| Neuropsychological Assessment of a Population-Based Sample of Persian Gulf War Veterans and Controls | 06/30/2004 |
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Hearing
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Audiology Visits after Screening for Hearing Loss: An RCT | 06/30/2005 |
| Speech Intelligibility and Cognition: Are Inpatients Impaired by Noise | 09/30/2010 |
| The Hearing Aid Effectiveness After Aural Rehabilitation (HEAR) Trial | 12/31/2008 |
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Hepatitis C
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| An Integrated Care Model for Improving HCV Patient Outcomes | 10/31/2012 |
| Quality of Care Among Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection | 03/31/2011 |
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HIV/AIDS
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Health Values and Spirituality in Veterans with HIV/AIDS | 06/30/2005 |
| Identification of HIV Infection Among Veterans | 09/30/2003 |
| Determinants of Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy and Impact on Outcomes | 09/30/2002 |
| A Medication Adherence Intervention for HIV Infected Veterans | 12/31/2002 |
| Improving the HIV/AIDS Immunology Case Registry | 09/30/2002 |
| Measuring HIV Quality of Care | 06/30/2003 |
| Data Collection for Veterans with HIV/AIDS: Survey and Chart Review | 12/31/2002 |
| Improving HIV Care Quality | 12/31/2004 |
| Evaluating HIV/AIDS Care Access and Quality in the VA | 09/20/2007 |
| Improving HIV Screening by Nurse Rapid Testing, Streamlined Counseling | 06/30/2007 |
| Collaboration Support for Academic Expert in Implementation Research | 01/31/2007 |
| HIV Translating Initiatives for Depression into Effective Solutions | 12/31/2009 |
| Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy in HIV Infected Adults | 12/30/2000 |
| Implementing an HIV Rapid Testing Pilot Project Among Homeless | 09/30/2007 |
| Improving Patient-Provider Communication about Routine HIV Screening | 03/31/2008 |
| Evaluating the Implementation of Rapid Testing for HIV infection in a VA Emergency Department | 09/30/2008 |
| Evaluation of Readiness to Implement HIV Rapid Testing in SUD Clinics | 03/31/2009 |
| Implementation and Evaluation of a VISN-based Program to Improve HIV Screening and Testing | 04/30/2008 |
| Multi-VISN Implementation of a Program to Improve HIV Screening and Testing | 09/30/2011 |
| Qualitative Assessment of Implementing Routine Rapid HIV Testing | 12/31/2008 |
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Home care
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Stress-Busting Program for Caregivers of Patients with Neurological Diseases | 06/30/2006 |
| Informal Caregivers of Veterans Post Stroke | 03/31/2008 |
| Evaluating Telehealth Home Care for Elderly Veterans with Congestive Heart Failure | 01/31/2005 |
| An Evaluation of Home-Based Telemedicine Services | 06/30/2004 |
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Homeless
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Primary Care Quality and Service Customization for the Homeless | 08/31/2011 |
| Homelessness Prevention: Psychiatric Care with Representative Payeeship | 06/30/2004 |
| Implementing an HIV Rapid Testing Pilot Project Among Homeless | 09/30/2007 |
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Hospice
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Intervention to Improve Care at Life's End in VA Medical Centers | 06/30/2012 |
| Methylphenidate for Depressed Cancer Patients in Hospice | 03/30/2010 |
| Implementing a Metric for VA Hospice Referrals: Phase I, Develop the Triggers | 03/31/2007 |
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Hypertension
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Working with Veterans Organizations to Improve Blood Pressure | 12/31/2010 |
| A Behavioral Intervention to Improve Hypertension Control in Veterans | 09/30/2009 |
| Behavioral/Pharmacological Telemedicine Interventions for BP Control | 09/30/2009 |
| Culture and Communication in Hypertension Management | 09/30/2009 |
| Trial of Low And High Intensity Strategies to Maintain Blood Pressure Control | 09/30/2012 |
| Study to Lower Veterans Blood Pressure: Patient/Physician Intervention | 03/31/2006 |
| Implementation of ALLHAT Results in VAH | 06/30/2004 |
| VISN Collaborative for Improving Hypertension Management with ATHENA-HTN | 09/30/2009 |
| Implementing Evidence-based Treatment of Hypertension | 12/31/2008 |
| Racial Disparities in Blood Pressure Management Among Stroke Patients | 02/28/2008 |
| Adherence and Intensification of Medications: A Population-Based Clinical Pharmacists Implementation Study among Hypertensive Diabetes Patients | 06/30/2010 |
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Implementation
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Operating Room Workload and Quality of Care | 06/30/2010 |
| Effects of Outlier Identification Strategy on Facility Profiling | 09/30/2005 |
| VA's Quality Transformation: Lessons for Evidence-Based Management | 09/30/2009 |
| CHERP Implementation Research Collaboration | 05/31/2006 |
| Building Expertise to Develop and Implement Decision Support Systems | 12/31/2006 |
| Collaboration between VA and Academic Experts in Implementation Research | 05/30/2006 |
| Collaboration Support for Academic Experts in Implementation Research | 06/30/2006 |
| Academic Experts Implementation Research Collaborative | 06/30/2006 |
| Collaboration Support for Academic Expert in Implementation Research | 01/31/2007 |
| Use of an Intentional Learning Model to Assist Evidence-based Practice | 06/30/2004 |
| Implementation of ALLHAT Results in VAH | 06/30/2004 |
| Implementation of Coordinated Care Program for HF in VHA | 06/30/2004 |
| Implementation and Evaluation of Postoperative Pain Management Practices | 06/30/2004 |
| A Hip Protector Program to Increase Use in Primary Care Patients | 06/30/2004 |
| Strengthening Organization to Implement Evidence-based Clinical Practice | 06/30/2008 |
| Planning a Nurse Case-Managed Inpatient Smoking Cessation Intervention | 06/30/2004 |
| Implementing Evidence-based Behaviornal Health Care Via the Chronic Care Model | 06/30/2004 |
| Implementing Evidence-based Treatment of Hypertension | 12/31/2008 |
| Virtual Innovation Partners: Dissemination of PTSD Evidence-based Practices | 05/31/2005 |
| Planning Proposal to Implement Guidelines for Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Veterans with Spinal Cord Injury | 06/30/2004 |
| Telephone Care Coordination to Improve Smoking Cessation Counseling | 03/31/2009 |
| Innovations to Implementing Evidence-based Clincial Practice | 09/30/2004 |
| Preventing Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome in Medical and Surgical Patients | 06/30/2004 |
| Training in Cognitive Processing Therapy for Sexual Trauma-related PTSD | 04/30/2005 |
| Implementing Telemedicine-Based Collaborative Care for MDD in Contract CBOCs | 03/31/2009 |
| Dissemination and Implementation of Supported Employment in VHA | 11/30/2007 |
| HIV Translating Initiatives for Depression into Effective Solutions | 12/31/2009 |
| Evaluating the Implementation of the VA Cardiovascular Assessment Reporting tracking System for Cath Labs (CART-CL) | 02/28/2008 |
| QI in Heart Failure for VA Cleveland Facilities: An Implementation Plan | 09/30/2008 |
| Validating the Patient Safety Indicators in the VA: A Multi-faceted Approach | 09/30/2011 |
| Formative Evaluation in Implementation Research: Guideline Development | 12/15/2008 |
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Infectious disease
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Collaboration Support for Academic Expert in Implementation Research | 01/31/2007 |
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Informatics
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Assessing Information Value in Computerized Patient Care Documentation System | 06/30/2010 |
| Using Knowledge Discovery Strategies to Identify Fall Related Injuries | 06/30/2010 |
| Intra-Operative Predictors of Adverse Outcomes | 09/30/2008 |
| Validation of Computerized Risk Assessment of Prescription Opioid Abuse | 01/31/2008 |
| Using System Dynamics Tools to Integrate Evidence into VA Stroke Care | 03/31/2009 |
| Supporting the Evaluation of the Health eVet Personal Health Record | 07/31/2009 |
| Electronically Identifyinig Adverse Events in Clinical Narrative | 09/30/2009 |
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Ischemic Heart Disease
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Collaborative Cardiac Care Project (C3P) | 12/31/2007 |
| Translation Plan to Improve Lipid Management for IHD Patients | 09/30/2003 |
| QUERI - Proposal to Expand Data Collection and Reports to Evaluate VA Cardiac Surgery Program Performance | 12/30/2000 |
| From Research to Practice - Lipid Management for Low HDL-Cholesterol | 09/30/2003 |
| Implementation of Ischemic Heart Disease Clinical Practice Guidelines | 09/30/2002 |
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Long-term care
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Chronically Ill at the VA: Who Are They and What Do They Need? | 06/30/2002 |
| Senior Coordinated Referral (SCORE) Study | 06/30/2010 |
| Sleep Disturbance and Outcomes Rehabilitation in the Nursing Home | 09/30/2005 |
| Assessing Practice Variation in Long Term Care Referrals | 09/30/2006 |
| Quality of Care Indicators for Veterans with Stroke in Community Nursing Homes | 01/31/2006 |
| Improving Care for Nursing Home Pneumonia in NHCUs and Veterans' Homes | 09/30/2005 |
| Does the Minimum Data Set Reflect Practice Patterns in VA Nursing Homes? | 09/30/2008 |
| Substance Use Disorder Patients in VA Nursing Homes | 11/30/2007 |
| Impact of Quality Improvement Implementation on Nursing Home Outcomes | 06/30/2006 |
| Manifestations, Causes, and Consequences of PEU in Elderly TCU Residents | 04/30/2011 |
| VA Nursing Homes: Medical Saff Models and Care Correlates | 05/31/2011 |
| Informal Caregivers of Veterans with Dementia: Cost, QOL and Service Use | 09/30/2001 |
| Nurse Physical Activity Counseling in Primary Care | 03/31/2006 |
| Immunocompetency and Nutritive Status in Inpatient Gero-Rehabilitation | 09/30/2007 |
| Effect of Activity on Sleep of Cognitively-Impaired Veterans | 06/30/2001 |
| Long-Term Care Referral Tutorial | 12/31/2007 |
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Managed care
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Medicaid Enrollment, Utilization and Outcomes for VA Patients | 03/30/2008 |
| Randomized Trial of Care Management to Improve End of Life Care | 08/30/2008 |
| VA and non-VA Rehabilitation Utilization by Veterans with Acute Stroke | 06/30/2006 |
| Medicare HMO Enrollment and VA Use by Minority and Low Income Veterans | 03/30/2004 |
| Proactive Diabetes Case Management | 08/31/2002 |
| Implementing Evidence-based Behaviornal Health Care Via the Chronic Care Model | 06/30/2004 |
| Implementation/Evaluation Evidence-based Coordinators in Residency Training | 06/30/2004 |
| Virtual Innovation Partners: Dissemination of PTSD Evidence-based Practices | 05/31/2005 |
| The Effect of Managed Care on VA Hospitals | 09/30/2001 |
| An Integrated Model of Primary Care in Mental Health | 07/31/2000 |
| Negotiating Patient Expectations and Requests in a Managed Care Environment | 03/31/2001 |
| Translating Research Into Action for Diabetes in the VA (TRIAD-VA) | 02/28/2004 |
| Translating Research into Action for Diabetes in VA - Phase 2 (TRIAD VA2) | 04/30/2005 |
| Internet-based Diabetes Education and Case Management | 12/31/2008 |
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Management
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| VA Eligibility Reform and the Demand for VA Services by Elderly Veterans | 06/30/2006 |
| VA's Quality Transformation: Lessons for Evidence-Based Management | 09/30/2009 |
| Identifying and Characterizing High Performing VHA Nursing Homes | 06/30/2010 |
| VA Nursing Homes: Medical Saff Models and Care Correlates | 05/31/2011 |
| Effects of Performance Measurement on Healthcare Systems | 12/31/2009 |
| Collaboration between VA and Academic Experts in Implementation Research | 09/30/2006 |
| Planning a Nurse Case-Managed Inpatient Smoking Cessation Intervention | 06/30/2004 |
| Training in Cognitive Processing Therapy for Sexual Trauma-related PTSD | 04/30/2005 |
| Implementing Telemedicine-Based Collaborative Care for MDD in Contract CBOCs | 03/31/2009 |
| Researching Recruiting and Retention of Highly Skilled Physicians in VA | 12/31/2004 |
| Pilot Just-In-Time IRB Review Evaluation | 03/31/2003 |
| Effectiveness of Care Coordination in Managing Medically Complex Patients | 09/30/2007 |
| Demonstration Project: A Method for Patient-Centered Improvements | 03/30/2005 |
| Strategic Plan to Implement Evidence Based Hand-Off & Improve Outcomes | 09/30/2008 |
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Mental Health Care
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Promoting Recovery Using Mental Health Consumer Providers | 02/28/2011 |
| Impact of Psychiatric Diagnoses and Injury on Vocational Outcomes in OIF Veterans | 04/30/2009 |
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Mental health care delivery
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Promoting Recovery Using Mental Health Consumer Providers | 02/28/2011 |
| Translation and Cultural Adaptation of a PTSD Therapy for Hispanics | 09/30/2008 |
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Mental health care service
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Promoting Recovery Using Mental Health Consumer Providers | 02/28/2011 |
| A Patient-Centered Approach to Improve Screening for Side Effects of SGAs | 06/30/2011 |
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Minority
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Racial Variations in Cardiac Procedures: Do Health Beliefs Matter? | 09/30/2001 |
| Ethnicity and Veteran Identity as Determinants of VA Ambulatory Care Use | 06/30/2001 |
| Ethnic Differences - Management of Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease | 09/30/2003 |
| Health Seeking and Treatment Selection in Patients with Coronary Disease | 07/31/2002 |
| Treatment Cost for Veterans with Chronic Kidney Disease | 02/28/2010 |
| A Culturally Sensitive Values-Guided Aid for End of Life Decision-Making | 03/31/2008 |
| Comparing VA Health Disparities to Health Disparities Outside the VA | 07/31/2006 |
| Joint Replacement Utilization Disparity: The Role of Communication | 02/28/2009 |
| The Impact of Neighborhood Environment on Veteran Health and Survival | 09/30/2009 |
| An Illustrated Patient Satisfaction Evaluation Tool for Ambulatory Populations | 09/30/2002 |
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Neural Mechanisms of Brain Disorders
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Examining Healthcare Patterns and MS Outcomes with VHA and Medicare Data | 06/30/2010 |
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Nicotine
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Detailing Smoking Attributable Risks for Post-Morbidity: Planning for Policy and Clinical Interventions | 06/30/2010 |
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Nursing
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Evaluation of a Cardiac Nurse Practitioner Palliative Care Program | 02/28/2010 |
| Innovative Strategies for Implementing New CHF Guideline Recommendations | 03/31/2003 |
| Evaluation of a Nurse Case Management Model for Chronic Heart Failure | 12/30/2006 |
| Nurse Staffing and Patient Outcomes in VA | 09/30/2005 |
| Does the Minimum Data Set Reflect Practice Patterns in VA Nursing Homes? | 09/30/2008 |
| VA Nursing Outcomes Database Project | 09/30/2006 |
| The Diagnostic Validity of Three Quantitative Swab Techniques | 06/30/2004 |
| Reducing Nosocomial Infection in ICUs by Active Screening Surveillance | 09/30/2011 |
| Effectiveness of Care Coordination in Managing Medically Complex Patients | 09/30/2007 |
| Heart PACT: Patient Activation in High-Risk Patients with Heart Failure | 06/30/2009 |
| Effects of Patient's Models of Heart Disease on Preventative Behaviors | 03/31/2011 |
| Using a Functional Assessment to Optimize Oxygen Therapy in Chronic Lung Disease | 04/30/2009 |
| Nurse Managed Clinic for Dementia Patients and Family Caregivers | 06/30/2001 |
| Redesigning Patient Handling Tasks to Prevent Nursing Back Injuries | 12/31/1999 |
| Pain Management and Behavioral Outcomes in Patients with Dementia | 03/21/2001 |
| Exercise Effect on Aerobic Capacity and QOL in Heart Failure | 03/31/2000 |
| Informal Caregivers of Veterans with Dementia: Cost, QOL and Service Use | 09/30/2001 |
| Effect of Behavioral Management on Quality of Life in Heart Failure | 03/31/2002 |
| A Brief Motivational Intervention with Cocaine Patients | 09/30/2003 |
| Home Walking Exercise Training in Advanced Heart Failure | 12/30/2001 |
| Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy in HIV Infected Adults | 12/30/2000 |
| Outcomes Assessment for Dementia Care: Development of a Module | 06/30/2002 |
| Improving Cancer Pain Management Using AHCPR Cancer Pain Guidelines | 09/30/2004 |
| Safety Enhancement to Prevent Home Injury to Veterans with Alzheimer's Disease | 09/30/2003 |
| Predictors of Outcomes of HIV-Infected Males | 09/30/2005 |
| Culturally Sensitive Models of Stroke Recovery and Caregiving After Discharge Home | 03/31/2006 |
| Promoting Activity and Exercise in Chronic Pulmonary Disease: An Intervention Study | 03/31/2005 |
| Nurse Physical Activity Counseling in Primary Care | 03/31/2006 |
| Can Lidocaine Reduce Urinary Catheter Pain? | 08/31/2003 |
| The Effect of Exercise on Muscle, Function and Cost in VA Nursing Home Residents | 12/30/2006 |
| Effect of Activity on Sleep of Cognitively-Impaired Veterans | 06/30/2001 |
| Cost-effectiveness of Nurse Based Program for Heart Failure Patients | 12/31/2007 |
| Development of an Evidenced-Based Acute Care Dysphagia Screen | 03/31/2008 |
| Ability to Cough to Predict Dysphagia in Rehabilitation Patients | 12/31/2008 |
| Assessing Evidence for Nurse Staffing to Improve Patient/Organizational Outcomes | 03/31/2008 |
| Measuring and Improving the Quality of Hospital Nursing Care | 12/31/2008 |
| Glycemic Management Using an Insulin Infusion Protocol in a Non-ICU Area | 08/30/2008 |
| Creating Safety and Reducing Medical Error with Bar Coding | 06/30/2003 |
| An Evaluation of Home-Based Telemedicine Services | 06/30/2004 |
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Obesity
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Obesity Care Practices in the Veterans Health Administration | 06/30/2009 |
| Obesity and Utilization of Clinical Preventive Services | 10/31/2008 |
| Long-term Outcomes of Bariatric Surgery in the Veterans Health Administration | 06/30/2009 |
| The Influence of Obesity on Veterans' Quality of Care | 09/30/2010 |
| Enhancing fitness in older overweight vets with impaired fasting glucose | 06/30/2011 |
| Expert System-Based Feedback in Sedentary Overweight Veterans | 09/30/2012 |
| Racial/Ethnic Differences in Trust/Mistrust and its Effect on Diabetes Outcomes | 09/30/2008 |
| A Telehealth Application for the MOVE! program for Obesity | 09/30/2006 |
| A formative Evaluation of a Weight Loss Program in VISN 20: MOVE! | 03/31/2009 |
| Promoting Physical Activity in Overweight and Obese Veterans | 03/31/2009 |
| Weight and Medication Changes Associated with Bariatric Surgery | 09/30/2008 |
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Operation Enduring Freedom
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Blast-Related Health Problem Identification and Polytrauma Taxonomy | 12/31/2010 |
| Physical and Sexual Assault in Deployed Women: Risks, Outcomes and Services | 06/30/2009 |
| Geographic Access to VHA Rehabilitation Services for OEF/OIF Veterans | 09/30/2007 |
| Stigma, Gender, and Other Barriers to VHA Use for OEF/OIF Veterans | 08/30/2011 |
| Women Veterans Cohort Study | 10/30/2012 |
| A Computer Adaptive Test to Measure Community Reintegration | 05/30/2011 |
| Combat, Sexual Assault, and Post-Traumatic Stress in OIF/OEF Military Women | 06/30/2011 |
| Participation in PTSD: Who Starts, Who Stays and Who Drops Out | 06/30/2010 |
| Rapid Needs Assessment of VA Polytrauma Rehabilitation Centers | 09/30/2006 |
| Variations Across VA Polytrauma Rehabilitation Centers | 09/30/2006 |
| Education Materials for Puerto Rican Veterans and Their Families | 03/31/2008 |
| Predicting Rehabilitation Costs for VA Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury | 05/30/2007 |
| Improving Access to and Quality of Mental Healthcare for OIF/OEF | 09/30/2008 |
| VIP: Staff Distance Learning in Substance Use Intervention for Returnees | 03/31/2007 |
| Suicide and Firearm Experience (SAFE): Developing Strategies to Increase Veterans Safety | 04/30/2008 |
| Pain Assessment in Polytrauma Rehabilitation Centers | 09/30/2008 |
| Peer Visitation for OIF/OEF Veterans with PT/BRI and Their Caregivers | 03/31/2008 |
| Multifaceted Assessment of Coordination of Care for OEF/OIF Veterans | 02/28/2008 |
| Visual Dysfunction in PNS OIF/OEF Patients: A Pilot Study | 08/31/2008 |
| Chronic Headache among OEF/OIF Veterans Exposed to Blasts | 04/30/2008 |
| Impact of Psychiatric Diagnoses and Injury on Vocational Outcomes in OIF Veterans | 04/30/2009 |
| Dissemination Evaluation of Educational Materials for Puerto Rican OIF/OEF Veterans and Families | 03/31/2009 |
| Long-Term Outcomes in Burned OEF/OIF Veterans (LOBO) | 09/30/2012 |
| Planning/Pilot-Prospective Study of the Psychological, Social, and Biological Markers (Genomic Determinants) of Risk and Resilience for Operational Stress in Marines | 09/30/2007 |
| Community Reintegration for OEF/OIF Veterans: Research Collaborations | 09/30/2008 |
| Planning and Development Toward "Comparing Signs and Symptoms of OEF/OIF Veterans with PTSD to Veterans with PTSD/TBI Using Concept-Baed Indexing fo C&P Narrative Reports | 09/30/2008 |
| Gender and Medical Needs of OIF/OEF Veterans with PTSD | 10/30/2007 |
| Environmental Exposures Assessment Tool (EE-Tool) for OIF/OEF Veterans | 09/30/2008 |
| Examining the Diagnostic and Clinical Utility of the PTSD Checklist | 09/30/2008 |
| Telephone based care for OIF/OEF Veterans with PTSD | 09/30/2008 |
| Pilot Study of Reintegration and Service Needs for Women Veteran Mothers | 09/30/2008 |
| Telephone Case Monitoring for Veterans with PTSD | 03/31/2011 |
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Operation Iraqi Freedom
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Blast-Related Health Problem Identification and Polytrauma Taxonomy | 12/31/2010 |
| Physical and Sexual Assault in Deployed Women: Risks, Outcomes and Services | 06/30/2009 |
| Barriers and Facilitators to PTSD Treatment Seeking | 12/31/2007 |
| Treatment and Costs of Blast Related Injuries in VA | 09/30/2008 |
| Geographic Access to VHA Rehabilitation Services for OEF/OIF Veterans | 09/30/2007 |
| Stigma, Gender, and Other Barriers to VHA Use for OEF/OIF Veterans | 08/30/2011 |
| Women Veterans Cohort Study | 10/30/2012 |
| A Computer Adaptive Test to Measure Community Reintegration | 05/30/2011 |
| Combat, Sexual Assault, and Post-Traumatic Stress in OIF/OEF Military Women | 06/30/2011 |
| Participation in PTSD: Who Starts, Who Stays and Who Drops Out | 06/30/2010 |
| Post-deployment Assessment of Behavioral Health Barriers in OIF Veterans | 09/30/2006 |
| Rapid Needs Assessment of VA Polytrauma Rehabilitation Centers | 09/30/2006 |
| Variations Across VA Polytrauma Rehabilitation Centers | 09/30/2006 |
| Education Materials for Puerto Rican Veterans and Their Families | 03/31/2008 |
| Predicting Rehabilitation Costs for VA Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury | 05/30/2007 |
| Improving Access to and Quality of Mental Healthcare for OIF/OEF | 09/30/2008 |
| Suicide and Firearm Experience (SAFE): Developing Strategies to Increase Veterans Safety | 04/30/2008 |
| Pain Assessment in Polytrauma Rehabilitation Centers | 09/30/2008 |
| Peer Visitation for OIF/OEF Veterans with PT/BRI and Their Caregivers | 03/31/2008 |
| Multifaceted Assessment of Coordination of Care for OEF/OIF Veterans | 02/28/2008 |
| Visual Dysfunction in PNS OIF/OEF Patients: A Pilot Study | 08/31/2008 |
| Chronic Headache among OEF/OIF Veterans Exposed to Blasts | 04/30/2008 |
| Impact of Psychiatric Diagnoses and Injury on Vocational Outcomes in OIF Veterans | 04/30/2009 |
| Dissemination Evaluation of Educational Materials for Puerto Rican OIF/OEF Veterans and Families | 03/31/2009 |
| Long-Term Outcomes in Burned OEF/OIF Veterans (LOBO) | 09/30/2012 |
| Planning/Pilot-Prospective Study of the Psychological, Social, and Biological Markers (Genomic Determinants) of Risk and Resilience for Operational Stress in Marines | 09/30/2007 |
| Community Reintegration for OEF/OIF Veterans: Research Collaborations | 09/30/2008 |
| Planning and Development Toward "Biochemical Surveillance of OEF/OIF Deployed Soldiers Using Natural Language Processing Detection of BDD Records" | 09/30/2008 |
| Gender and Medical Needs of OIF/OEF Veterans with PTSD | 10/30/2007 |
| Environmental Exposures Assessment Tool (EE-Tool) for OIF/OEF Veterans | 09/30/2008 |
| Pilot Study of Reintegration and Service Needs for Women Veteran Mothers | 09/30/2008 |
| Telemedicine and Anger Management Groups for PTSD Veterans in the Hawaiian Island | 03/31/2009 |
| Telephone Case Monitoring for Veterans with PTSD | 03/31/2011 |
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Organizational issues
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| VA and Indian Health Services (IHS): Access for American Indian Veterans | 02/28/2008 |
| Impact of Outsourcing VA Cardiac Surgery on the Cost and Quality of Care | 09/30/2000 |
| Improving Service DeliveryThrough Access Points | 03/30/2002 |
| Determinants of Clinical Guideline Implementation Effectiveness | 09/30/2003 |
| Determination of Clinical Implementation Effectiveness | 06/30/2001 |
| Evaluating a Collaborative Care Model for the Treatment of Schizophrenia (EQUIP) | 09/30/2005 |
| Primary Care Quality and Service Customization for the Homeless | 08/31/2011 |
| Implementing Integrated Care for Veterans with Serious Mental Illness | 12/31/2009 |
| Reengineering Systems for the Primary Care Treatment of PTSD | 05/31/2010 |
| Impact of Practice Structure on Quality of Care for Women Veterans (Phase 2) | 09/30/2009 |
| VA Eligibility Reform and the Demand for VA Services by Elderly Veterans | 06/30/2006 |
| Evidence Based Approaches to Primary Care Staffing | 06/30/2005 |
| Variation in ICU Outcome: Examination of Contributing Factors | 09/30/2004 |
| Identifying Patient Safety Indicators from Administrative Data | 09/30/2005 |
| Promoting Recovery Using Mental Health Consumer Providers | 02/28/2011 |
| Identifying and Characterizing High Performing VHA Nursing Homes | 06/30/2010 |
| Effects of Performance Measurement on Healthcare Systems | 12/31/2009 |
| Quality of Mental Health Care and Suicide Risk in Psychiatric Patients | 03/31/2003 |
| Evaluation of Subacute Rehabilitative Care | 06/30/2000 |
| Effectiveness of Team Treatment of Depression in Primary Care | 03/31/2001 |
| Patterns of Health Services Use Associated with Substance Abuse Treatment | 06/30/2003 |
| Collaboration between VA and Academic Experts in Implementation Research | 09/30/2006 |
| Implementation and Evaluation of Postoperative Pain Management Practices | 06/30/2004 |
| Strengthening Organization to Implement Evidence-based Clinical Practice | 06/30/2008 |
| The Effect of Managed Care on VA Hospitals | 09/30/2001 |
| Effectiveness of Care Coordination in Managing Medically Complex Patients | 09/30/2007 |
| Nurse Managed Clinic for Dementia Patients and Family Caregivers | 06/30/2001 |
| Patient-Centered Alternative to Psychiatric Hospitalization for Veterans | 09/30/2002 |
| Current Barriers and Facilitators to Use of Automated Clinical Reminders | 09/30/2003 |
| VHA Costs of Acute vs Subacute Rehabilitation Care for Stroke | 05/30/2007 |
| Psychometric Validation of an Organizational Readiness-to-Change Scale | 03/31/2008 |
| Assessing Evidence for Nurse Staffing to Improve Patient/Organizational Outcomes | 03/31/2008 |
| Strategic Plan to Implement Evidence Based Hand-Off & Improve Outcomes | 09/30/2008 |
| Measuring and Improving the Quality of Hospital Nursing Care | 12/31/2008 |
| Impact of Organizational Factors of the Spoke and Hub Model on SCI Care | 02/28/2009 |
| Translating Research Into Action for Diabetes in the VA (TRIAD-VA) | 02/28/2004 |
| VA-NDI Mortality Data Merge Project | 01/31/2005 |
| Establishment of a Research Data Repository at VIReC | 12/31/2004 |
| Translating Research into Action for Diabetes in VA - Phase 2 (TRIAD VA2) | 04/30/2005 |
| Evaluating Cost for Veterans Health Care | 02/28/2002 |
| Geographic Variations in Patient Outcomes in the VHA Compared with the Medicare Advantage Programs | 09/30/2008 |
| Onsite versus Referral Models of Primary Care for Substance Abusing Patients | 03/31/2004 |
| Continuity in Substance Abuse Care: Best Practices, Outcomes, and Costs | 03/31/2002 |
| Human Factors and the Effectiveness of Computerized Clinical Reminders | 06/30/2006 |
| Outsourcing VA Inpatient Care: Impact on Utilization, Quality, and Policy | 09/30/2002 |
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Outcomes
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Chronic Physical and Mental Ilness Care in Women Veterans | 08/30/2009 |
| Variation in ICU Outcome: Examination of Contributing Factors | 09/30/2004 |
| Manifestations, Causes, and Consequences of PEU in Elderly TCU Residents | 04/30/2011 |
| MST Effects on PTSD and Health Behavior: A Longitudinal Study of Marines | 08/30/2009 |
| Dual Diagnosis Self-Help Group Referral: Outcomes and Services Use | 03/31/2011 |
| Long-term Outcomes of Bariatric Surgery in the Veterans Health Administration | 06/30/2009 |
| Carvedilol or Controlled-Release Metoprolol for Heart Failure | 03/31/2008 |
| The Quality of Locoregional Breast Cancer Treatment for Breast Cancer in the VHA | 08/31/2009 |
| VA and Non-VA Healthcare Utilization and Outcomes by Veterans with Stroke | 09/30/2009 |
| Health and Economic Outcomes for Uninsured Non-Elderly Veterans | 06/30/2010 |
| Enhancing fitness in older overweight vets with impaired fasting glucose | 06/30/2011 |
| Racial Variations in Communication, Decision Making and Diabetes Outcomes | 09/30/2011 |
| Racial/Ethnic Differences in Trust/Mistrust and its Effect on Diabetes Outcomes | 09/30/2008 |
| VA Nursing Outcomes Database Project | 09/30/2006 |
| Weight and Medication Changes Associated with Bariatric Surgery | 09/30/2008 |
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Outpatient
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Reengineering Systems for the Primary Care Treatment of PTSD | 05/31/2010 |
| Risk-Adjusted Mortality Rates as an Indicator for Outpatient Quality | 12/31/2005 |
| Can Group Visits Improve Outcomes of Veterans with Diabetes | 01/31/2009 |
| Team Process and Performance in Primary Care | 12/31/2009 |
| Evaluation of Community Based Outpatient Clinic Costs Using DSS Data | 09/30/2004 |
| Patterns of Health Services Use Associated with Substance Abuse Treatment | 06/30/2003 |
| Informal Caregivers of Veterans with Dementia: Cost, QOL and Service Use | 09/30/2001 |
| Patient-Centered Alternative to Psychiatric Hospitalization for Veterans | 09/30/2002 |
| Continuity in Substance Abuse Care: Best Practices, Outcomes, and Costs | 03/31/2002 |
| Does a CTI Improve Psychiatric Inpatient-Outpatient Outcomes | 09/30/2005 |
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Pain
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Acute Post-Operative Pain Management Using Massage As Adjuvant Therapy | 11/30/2005 |
| Intervention to Improve Care at Life's End in VA Medical Centers | 06/30/2012 |
| Validation of Pain as a Vital Sign Among Veterans with Advanced Illness | 09/30/2008 |
| Self-Management of Osteoarthritis: A Tailored, Telephone-based Intervention | 03/31/2009 |
| Sociocultural Dimensions of Provider Decision-Making in Pain Management | 08/31/2009 |
| Illness Perceptions, Emotions and Decision Making in Veterans with CMP | 09/30/2011 |
| Pain, Sexual Dysfunction and Depression in Hemodialysis Patients | 07/31/2011 |
| Health Outcomes from Opioid Therapy for Chronic Pain | 09/30/2004 |
| Implementation and Evaluation of Postoperative Pain Management Practices | 06/30/2004 |
| Using Pain Resource Nurses to Improve Cancer Patient Pain Outcomes | 12/30/2000 |
| Pain Management and Behavioral Outcomes in Patients with Dementia | 03/21/2001 |
| Improving Cancer Pain Management Using AHCPR Cancer Pain Guidelines | 09/30/2004 |
| Can Lidocaine Reduce Urinary Catheter Pain? | 08/31/2003 |
| Development of a Cancer Pain Prognostic Scale | 12/31/2002 |
| Improving the Treatment of Chronic Pain in Primary Care | 03/30/2009 |
| Pain Assessment in Polytrauma Rehabilitation Centers | 09/30/2008 |
| VA National Plain Quality Indicators Pilot | 03/31/2009 |
| Long-Term Outcomes in Burned OEF/OIF Veterans (LOBO) | 09/30/2012 |
| Pain, Psychiatric Disorders, and Disability Among Veterans with and without Polytrauma | 12/31/2010 |
| Decision Support for the Management of Opioid Therapy in Chronic Pain | 06/30/2008 |
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Parkinson's disease
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Stress-Busting Program for Caregivers of Patients with Neurological Diseases | 06/30/2006 |
| Measuring Health Outcomes and Care Delivery for Parkinson's Disease | 03/31/2005 |
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Patient outcomes
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Chronically Ill at the VA: Who Are They and What Do They Need? | 06/30/2002 |
| Impact of a Quality Management Intervention Upon Foot Care Outcomes | 07/31/2001 |
| How Do Medicare Health Plan Options Affect VA Utilization and Outcomes? | 09/30/2008 |
| Sleep Disturbance and Outcomes Rehabilitation in the Nursing Home | 09/30/2005 |
| Nurse Staffing and Patient Outcomes in VA | 09/30/2005 |
| Establishing a VA Model for Best Practices in Management of Acute UGIH | 08/30/2006 |
| Assessing Mental Outcomes in the VHA | 12/31/2006 |
| Estimating the Magnitude of Unmeasured Risk in VA Patients | 04/30/2006 |
| Aging and Family Outcomes in Supportive Care of Advanced Cancer Patients | 11/30/2008 |
| Recurrence after Treatments of Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer | 06/30/2009 |
| Antibiotic Use, Resistance and Clostridium Difficile-Associated Diarrhea | 08/30/2007 |
| Partners in Dementia Care | 02/28/2011 |
| Improving Insulin Therapy with Enhanced Care Management and Peer Support | 03/31/2010 |
| Impact of Quality Improvement Implementation on Nursing Home Outcomes | 06/30/2006 |
| Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation: Impact of Mental Illness | 03/31/2009 |
| Non-Pharmacological Interventions on Sleep in Post-Acute Rehabilitation | 06/30/2009 |
| Using Knowledge Discovery Strategies to Identify Fall Related Injuries | 06/30/2010 |
| Matching, Outcomes and Costs in Substance Abuse/Psychiatric Treatment | 08/31/2001 |
| Health Outcomes from Opioid Therapy for Chronic Pain | 09/30/2004 |
| A Smoking, Alcohol, and Depression Intervention for Head and Neck Cancer | 03/31/2004 |
| Sexual Violence and Women Veterans' Gynecologic Health | 12/31/2008 |
| Predictors of Outcomes of HIV-Infected Males | 09/30/2005 |
| Can Lidocaine Reduce Urinary Catheter Pain? | 08/31/2003 |
| Psychiatric Advance Directives for Improved Healthcare | 06/30/2007 |
| The Patient Centered Treatment of Dually Diagnosed Veterans | 12/31/2002 |
| Dose Response-Driven Fluid Implementation to Assess and Treat Dysphagia | 04/30/2009 |
| Geographic Variations in Patient Outcomes in the VHA Compared with the Medicare Advantage Programs | 09/30/2008 |
| System for Monitoring Substance Abuse Patients' Outcomes and Care | 06/30/2005 |
| Clinical Practices and Outcomes in VA Methadone Maintenance Programs | 06/30/2004 |
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Patient preferences
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Evaluation of a Cardiac Nurse Practitioner Palliative Care Program | 02/28/2010 |
| Racial Variations in Cardiac Procedures: Do Health Beliefs Matter? | 09/30/2001 |
| Ethnic Differences - Management of Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease | 09/30/2003 |
| Health Seeking and Treatment Selection in Patients with Coronary Disease | 07/31/2002 |
| Determinants of Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy and Impact on Outcomes | 09/30/2002 |
| The Prevalence and Needs of Veterans with Multiple Chronic Illnesses | 09/30/2003 |
| Improving Assessment of Patient Preferences in Localized Prostate Cancer | 12/31/2008 |
| Patient Preferences for Treatment of Hepatitis C | 09/30/2008 |
| Patient and Provider Attitudes in the Healthcare Context | 06/30/2010 |
| Illness Perceptions, Emotions and Decision Making in Veterans with CMP | 09/30/2011 |
| Patient Preferences and the Care of Diabetes | 02/28/2001 |
| Measuring the Quality of Dying | 09/30/2002 |
| Negotiating Patient Expectations and Requests in a Managed Care Environment | 03/31/2001 |
| Palliative Care Transitions: Factors in Patient Experience and Satisfaction | 12/31/2006 |
| Effects of Patient's Models of Heart Disease on Preventative Behaviors | 03/31/2011 |
| Documenting Barriers to Patient-Centered Care in an Academic Clinic | 03/31/2002 |
| Can Interactive Voice Response Improve Patient-Centered Outcomes for Veterans | 06/30/2004 |
| Communication, Alternatives, and Preferences in End of Life Care | 08/31/2002 |
| Treatment Decision Intervention for Veterans with Prostate Cancer | 12/31/2001 |
| Assessing the Needs of VA Patients with Advanced Cancer | 09/30/2001 |
| Colorectal Cancer Screening Preferences and Endoscopy Demand in VHA | 09/30/2007 |
| Community Re-Integration Problems and Treatment Preferences Among OIF/OEF Veterans | 09/30/2008 |
| Veterans' Views of HIPPA, Privacy Protection and Health Services Research | 12/31/2004 |
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Patient-centered Care
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Knee Replacement Disparity: A Randomized, Controlled Intervention | 08/31/2009 |
| A formative Evaluation of a Weight Loss Program in VISN 20: MOVE! | 03/31/2009 |
| Barriers and Facilitators in Uptake of MOVE! | 04/30/2008 |
| Intervention Development for Shared Decision Making in Stroke Prevention | 08/30/2008 |
| Supporting the Evaluation of the Health eVet Personal Health Record | 07/31/2009 |
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Pharmaceuticals
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Improving Antibiotic Use in Acute Care Setting | 06/30/2007 |
| Guidelines for Drug Therapy of Hypertension: Multi-Site Implementation | 09/30/2005 |
| Improving Antipsychotic Adherence Among Patients with Schizophrenia | 06/30/2006 |
| Inappropriate Prescribing of Medication for Older Veterans | 09/30/2005 |
| Use of VA Pharmacy by Medicare Enrolled Veterans | 06/30/2006 |
| Appropriateness of Antiepileptic Drug Use for Older Veterans | 09/30/2008 |
| Outcomes Associated with Salmeterol Use in Obstructive Lung Disease | 09/30/2007 |
| Antibiotic Use, Resistance and Clostridium Difficile-Associated Diarrhea | 08/30/2007 |
| Carvedilol or Controlled-Release Metoprolol for Heart Failure | 03/31/2008 |
| A Patient-Centered Approach to Improve Screening for Side Effects of SGAs | 06/30/2011 |
| Economic Impacts of Buprenorphine Adoption in VHA | 03/31/2007 |
| Adherence and Intensification of Medications: A Population-Based Clinical Pharmacists Implementation Study among Hypertensive Diabetes Patients | 06/30/2010 |
| Validating a Measure of Hypertension Care Using Administrative Databases | 09/30/2001 |
| Optimizing Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Modifying Anti-rheumatic Drugs | 09/30/2008 |
| Use of CPRS Templates to Standardize Drug Utilization Reviews | 06/30/2005 |
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Policy - VA or other
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| VA Enrollees' Demand for VA and non-VA Care | 09/30/2003 |
| Does PTSD Service Connection Affect Disease Course and Functioning? | 09/30/2006 |
| Aging Veterans Health Policy Model | 12/31/2006 |
| HIPAA Research Program Management FY 2003-2004 | 09/30/2004 |
| Evaluating Non-Mandatory Workload and Optimizing Staffing | 08/31/2003 |
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Practice patterns
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Colorectal Cancer Care Outcomes Research and Quality Surveillance Data System | 09/30/2009 |
| Evaluation of Military Sexual Trauma Screening and Treatment | 01/31/2009 |
| Electrodiagnostic Services: Guidelines, Compliance, and Outcome | 08/30/2009 |
| Amputation Related Trends, Health Care Use, and Outcomes in Veterans | 09/30/2008 |
| Quality of Care and Outcomes in Veterans with PreEnd State Renal Disease | 03/30/2009 |
| Dementia in Primary Care: Setting the Stage for Quality Improvement | 03/31/2010 |
| Obesity Care Practices in the Veterans Health Administration | 06/30/2009 |
| NSAID Related Adverse Events: Evaluating Risk Using Clinical Information | 09/30/2008 |
| The Influence of Obesity on Veterans' Quality of Care | 09/30/2010 |
| Medications in Chronic Heart Failure and Relationship to Quality of Life | 12/31/2004 |
| Variation in VA Dental Procedures | 09/30/2003 |
| Reducing Nosocomial Infection in ICUs by Active Screening Surveillance | 09/30/2011 |
| Assessing Practices of Substance Use Disorder Treatment Providers | 09/30/2006 |
| Advanced Heart Failure Outreach | 07/31/2008 |
| Glycemic Management Using an Insulin Infusion Protocol in a Non-ICU Area | 08/30/2008 |
| Impact of Organizational Factors of the Spoke and Hub Model on SCI Care | 02/28/2009 |
| The Hearing Aid Effectiveness After Aural Rehabilitation (HEAR) Trial | 12/31/2008 |
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Primary care
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Chronically Ill at the VA: Who Are They and What Do They Need? | 06/30/2002 |
| Guidelines for Drug Therapy of Hypertension: Closing the Loop | 09/30/2000 |
| Knowledge Management and Clinical Practice Guideline Implementation | 06/30/2002 |
| Determinants of VA Ambulatory Care Use Among Native American Veterans | 06/30/2003 |
| Ethnicity and Veteran Identity as Determinants of VA Ambulatory Care Use | 06/30/2001 |
| Women Veterans' Ambulatory Care Use: Patterns, Barriers, and Influences | 11/30/2005 |
| Primary Care Quality and Service Customization for the Homeless | 08/31/2011 |
| Group Intervention for DM Guideline Implementation | 03/31/2012 |
| Collaborative Cardiac Care Project (C3P) | 12/31/2007 |
| Behavioral Insomnia Therapy in Primary Care | 09/30/2005 |
| Evidence Based Approaches to Primary Care Staffing | 06/30/2005 |
| Can Vignettes be Used to Improve Practice and Outcomes? | 12/31/2005 |
| Telephone Disease Management At-Risk Drinking (TDM 11) | 12/31/2008 |
| Can Group Visits Improve Outcomes of Veterans with Diabetes | 01/31/2009 |
| RCT of Financial Incentives to Translate ALLHAT into Practice | 06/30/2011 |
| Evaluation of Community Based Outpatient Clinic Costs Using DSS Data | 09/30/2004 |
| A Casefinding and Referral System for Older Veterans within Primary Care | 09/30/2001 |
| Automated Calls with Nurse Follow-Up to Improve Diabetes Ambulatory Care | 12/31/1999 |
| Effectiveness of Team Treatment of Depression in Primary Care | 03/31/2001 |
| Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Among VA Ambulatory Care Patients | 09/30/2000 |
| Population-Based Assessments of Health Status and Satisfaction Using ACQUIP | 09/30/2002 |
| Implementation of ALLHAT Results in VAH | 06/30/2004 |
| Implementing USPSTF/AHCPR Guidelines for Depression in Primary Care | 06/30/2004 |
| Well-being Among Veterans Enhancement Study (WAVES) | 09/30/2005 |
| An Integrated Model of Primary Care in Mental Health | 07/31/2000 |
| A Brief Motivational Intervention with Cocaine Patients | 09/30/2003 |
| Nurse Physical Activity Counseling in Primary Care | 03/31/2006 |
| Nurse Counseling for Physical Activity in Primary Care Patients | 06/30/2000 |
| Documenting Barriers to Patient-Centered Care in an Academic Clinic | 03/31/2002 |
| Can Interactive Voice Response Improve Patient-Centered Outcomes for Veterans | 06/30/2004 |
| Ambulatory Care Quality Improvement (ACQUIP) | 02/28/2001 |
| Onsite versus Referral Models of Primary Care for Substance Abusing Patients | 03/31/2004 |
| Implementation of a Screening and Brief Alcohol Intervention Program | 09/30/2001 |
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Prostate disease
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Risk of Mortality in Prostate Cancer | 06/30/2001 |
| Improving Assessment of Patient Preferences in Localized Prostate Cancer | 12/31/2008 |
| PSA Failure: A Rising Concern for Prostate Cancer | 05/31/2009 |
| Impact of a Plain Language Prostate Cancer Decision Aid on Decision Making | 09/30/2011 |
| Treatment Decision Intervention for Veterans with Prostate Cancer | 12/31/2001 |
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PTSD
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Barriers and Facilitators to PTSD Treatment Seeking | 12/31/2007 |
| Treatment and Costs of Blast Related Injuries in VA | 09/30/2008 |
| Telemental Health and Cognitive Processing Therapy for Rural Combat Veterans with PTSD | 09/30/2012 |
| Gender Differences in Compensation and Pension Claims Approval for PTSD | 09/30/2000 |
| Sexual Assault Prevalence Among Male, PTSD-Disabled Gulf War Veterans | 08/31/2009 |
| Predicting Post-Deployment Mental Health Substance Abuse and Services Needs | 09/30/2009 |
| Participation in PTSD: Who Starts, Who Stays and Who Drops Out | 06/30/2010 |
| Does PTSD Service Connection Affect Disease Course and Functioning? | 09/30/2006 |
| Prospective Study of Functional Status in Veterans at Risk for Unexplained Illnesses | 12/31/2009 |
| Effectiveness of Screening and Treatment for PTSD in SUD Patients | 12/31/2011 |
| Suicide Among Veterans: Using the VA Depression Registry to Inform Care | 06/30/2008 |
| Treatment of Depression in Patients with PTSD | 09/30/2002 |
| Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Among VA Ambulatory Care Patients | 09/30/2000 |
| Perceptions of the C&P Process for PTSD: Symptoms and Service Utilization | 01/31/2004 |
| Development and Validation of a Computerized Trauma History/PTSD Screen | 09/30/2001 |
| Virtual Innovation Partners: Dissemination of PTSD Evidence-based Practices | 05/31/2005 |
| Implementation Evidence in the Detection and Treatment of Post-stroke Depression | 06/30/2009 |
| Relationships and PTSD Study: Detection of Intimate Partner Violence | 06/30/2011 |
| Efficacy of Mantram Repetition on PTSD Symptoms in Veterans | 06/30/2009 |
| Brief Motivational Interventions for Substance-Using Veterans: Pilot | 09/30/2007 |
| PTSD/Substance Abuse Treatment for OEF/OIF Veterans | 03/31/2009 |
| Community Re-Integration Problems and Treatment Preferences Among OIF/OEF Veterans | 09/30/2008 |
| Enhancing Equitable and Effective PTSD Disability Assessment | 08/31/2009 |
| Understanding and Meeting the Needs of Informal Caregivers to Improve Outcomes for Traumatic Brain Injury Patients with Polytrauma | 03/31/2011 |
| Community Reintegration for OEF/OIF Veterans: Research Collaborations | 09/30/2008 |
| Planning and Development Toward "Comparing Signs and Symptoms of OEF/OIF Veterans with PTSD to Veterans with PTSD/TBI Using Concept-Baed Indexing fo C&P Narrative Reports | 09/30/2008 |
| Gender and Medical Needs of OIF/OEF Veterans with PTSD | 10/30/2007 |
| Developing a Computer-Adapted Test to Assess Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder | 09/30/2008 |
| Gender and Medical Needs of OEF/OIF Veterans with PTSDII | 09/30/2008 |
| Examining the Diagnostic and Clinical Utility of the PTSD Checklist | 09/30/2008 |
| The Impact of OEF/OIF Veterans Mental Health on Caregivers | 09/30/2008 |
| Translation and Cultural Adaptation of a PTSD Therapy for Hispanics | 09/30/2008 |
| Telephone based care for OIF/OEF Veterans with PTSD | 09/30/2008 |
| Telephone Care as a Substitute for Routine Psychiatric Medication Management | 09/30/2009 |
| Prevalence and Recognition of PTSD in VA Primary Care | 12/31/2002 |
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Quality assessment
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Colorectal Cancer Care - A Quality Measurement Partnership | 09/30/2008 |
| Developing and Implementing a Quality Measure for Glycemic Control | 12/31/2003 |
| Evaluation of VISTA Performance Profiles and Non-VISTA Measures | 11/30/2001 |
| Measuring HIV Quality of Care | 06/30/2003 |
| Outpatient Waiting Times, Outcomes, and Cost for VA Patients with Diabetes | 02/28/2010 |
| Guideline Adherence in Elders with Heart Failure and Multiple Comorbidities | 09/30/2012 |
| Collaborative Cardiac Care Project (C3P) | 12/31/2007 |
| QUERI - Proposal to Expand Data Collection and Reports to Evaluate VA Cardiac Surgery Program Performance | 12/30/2000 |
| Risk Adjustment of HbA1c for Performance Measurement in the VA | 09/30/2004 |
| Effects of Outlier Identification Strategy on Facility Profiling | 09/30/2005 |
| Quality Evaluation in Stroke and TIA (QUEST) | 06/30/2007 |
| Pharmacy Use in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure | 02/28/2006 |
| Risk-Adjusted Mortality Rates as an Indicator for Outpatient Quality | 12/31/2005 |
| Addressing Barriers to Translation for Treatment of Hypertension | 02/28/2008 |
| Appropriateness of Antiepileptic Drug Use for Older Veterans | 09/30/2008 |
| Measuring Quality of Family Experience of Patients with Serious Illness | 12/31/2008 |
| Family Assessment of Treatment at End-of-Life (FATE) Survey Development | 09/30/2007 |
| Outcomes Associated with Salmeterol Use in Obstructive Lung Disease | 09/30/2007 |
| Hip Fracture Repair and Outcomes: A National Cohort Study of Veterans | 12/31/2009 |
| Impact of Resident Work Hours on Errors and Quality in VA Hospitals | 11/30/2007 |
| Quality of Care and Outcomes in Veterans with PreEnd State Renal Disease | 03/30/2009 |
| Antibiotic Use, Resistance and Clostridium Difficile-Associated Diarrhea | 08/30/2007 |
| Improving Insulin Therapy with Enhanced Care Management and Peer Support | 03/31/2010 |
| Impact of Quality Improvement Implementation on Nursing Home Outcomes | 06/30/2006 |
| Manifestations, Causes, and Consequences of PEU in Elderly TCU Residents | 04/30/2011 |
| Variability in Surgical Blood Transfusion Practices and Cardiovascular Outcome | 12/31/2007 |
| Assessing Information Value in Computerized Patient Care Documentation System | 06/30/2010 |
| Long-term Outcomes of Bariatric Surgery in the Veterans Health Administration | 06/30/2009 |
| Examining Healthcare Patterns and MS Outcomes with VHA and Medicare Data | 06/30/2010 |
| Team Process and Performance in Primary Care | 12/31/2009 |
| Impact of Teledermatology on Health Services Outcomes in the VA | 06/30/2011 |
| Summary Measures of Quality for Diabetes Care | 09/30/2010 |
| Improving Quality Measurement Using Quality Adjusted Life Years | 03/31/2011 |
| Identifying and Characterizing High Performing VHA Nursing Homes | 06/30/2010 |
| Quality of Care Among Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection | 03/31/2011 |
| Mental Health Providers' Perceptions of Quality Indicators | 02/28/2001 |
| Evaluating the Performance of Explicit Quality Monitoring Systems in the VHA | 09/30/2003 |
| Measuring Primary Care Competency-Linking Knowledge to Clinical Behavior | 12/31/2002 |
| Automated ICU Risk Adjustment | 06/30/2002 |
| Population-Based Assessments of Health Status and Satisfaction Using ACQUIP | 09/30/2002 |
| An Illustrated Patient Satisfaction Evaluation Tool for Ambulatory Populations | 09/30/2002 |
| MHV: Health Status Measure and Quality of Care Assessment | 09/30/2008 |
| Ability to Cough to Predict Dysphagia in Rehabilitation Patients | 12/31/2008 |
| Translating the AHRQ Quality Indicators to VA | 09/30/2010 |
| Creating a VA Health Care Atlas | 02/28/2003 |
| Evaluation of Parkinson's Disease Research, Education and Clinical Centers | 03/31/2009 |
| Validating a Measure of Hypertension Care Using Administrative Databases | 09/30/2001 |
| Improving Measures of VA Facility Performance for Diabetes Care | 09/30/2008 |
| Summary Measures of Health Care Quality: A Critique of Four Approaches | 09/30/2008 |
| Measuring Quality of Colonoscopy in VA Medical Centers | 09/30/2008 |
| Improving Health Services for Veterans with Schizophrenia | 03/31/2003 |
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Quality assurance, improvement
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Colorectal Cancer Screening Assessment and Surveillance Data System | 07/12/2005 |
| Organization Variations in Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates | 09/30/2003 |
| Colorectal Cancer Care - A Quality Measurement Partnership | 09/30/2008 |
| Implementation of Real-Time ADE Surveillance and Decision Support | 03/31/2009 |
| Implementing Integrated Care for Veterans with Serious Mental Illness | 12/31/2009 |
| Can Vignettes be Used to Improve Practice and Outcomes? | 12/31/2005 |
| Evaluation of Preventable Diabetes Hospitalizations in the VA | 06/30/2007 |
| Meta-Analysis of the Efficacy of Computer-based Feedback Implementations | 12/31/2006 |
| Evaluating HIV/AIDS Care Access and Quality in the VA | 09/20/2007 |
| Improving Care for Nursing Home Pneumonia in NHCUs and Veterans' Homes | 09/30/2005 |
| Why Are Intermediate Outcomes in Diabetic Veterans Still Sub-Optimal? | 06/30/2009 |
| VA Nursing Homes: Medical Saff Models and Care Correlates | 05/31/2011 |
| Effects of Performance Measurement on Healthcare Systems | 12/31/2009 |
| Implementation of Coordinated Care Program for HF in VHA | 06/30/2004 |
| Innovations to Implementing Evidence-based Clincial Practice | 09/30/2004 |
| Well-being Among Veterans Enhancement Study (WAVES) | 09/30/2005 |
| The Diagnostic Validity of Three Quantitative Swab Techniques | 06/30/2004 |
| Reducing Nosocomial Infection in ICUs by Active Screening Surveillance | 09/30/2011 |
| Effectiveness of Care Coordination in Managing Medically Complex Patients | 09/30/2007 |
| Quality Improvement of Brief Alcohol Counseling in the VA | 01/01/2008 |
| Measuring and Improving the Quality of Hospital Nursing Care | 12/31/2008 |
| Translating the AHRQ Quality Indicators to VA | 09/30/2010 |
| Creating a VA Health Care Atlas | 02/28/2003 |
| Validating MDS Data from VA Nursing Home Care Units | 12/31/2004 |
| System for Monitoring Substance Abuse Patients' Outcomes and Care | 06/30/2005 |
| From Research to Practice - Lipid Management for Low HDL-Cholesterol | 09/30/2003 |
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Quality Measure
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| VA National Plain Quality Indicators Pilot | 03/31/2009 |
| Summary Measures of Health Care Quality: A Critique of Four Approaches | 09/30/2008 |
| Pilot Study of Quality Indicators to Assess Supportive Care for Veterans | 09/30/2008 |
| Measuring Quality of Colonoscopy in VA Medical Centers | 09/30/2008 |
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Quality of life
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Benchmarking Patterns in the Pharmacologic Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) | 03/31/2002 |
| Health Values and Spirituality in Veterans with HIV/AIDS | 06/30/2005 |
| A Self-Management Intervention for Veterans with Hepatitis C | 08/31/2009 |
| Causal Inferences on Quality of Life with Deaths | 06/30/2009 |
| Outlook: An Intervention to Improve Quality of Life in Serious Illness | 10/31/2009 |
| Health Related Quality of Life in VA Patients with Intestinal Stoma | 06/30/2005 |
| RCT of a Telecommunications System in Sleep Apnea | 03/31/2008 |
| Recurrence after Treatments of Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer | 06/30/2009 |
| Non-Pharmacological Interventions on Sleep in Post-Acute Rehabilitation | 06/30/2009 |
| PSA Failure: A Rising Concern for Prostate Cancer | 05/31/2009 |
| The Impact of Neighborhood Environment on Veteran Health and Survival | 09/30/2009 |
| Improving Quality Measurement Using Quality Adjusted Life Years | 03/31/2011 |
| Audiology Visits after Screening for Hearing Loss: An RCT | 06/30/2005 |
| Planning Proposal to Implement Guidelines for Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Veterans with Spinal Cord Injury | 06/30/2004 |
| Effects of Patient's Models of Heart Disease on Preventative Behaviors | 03/31/2011 |
| Exercise Effect on Aerobic Capacity and QOL in Heart Failure | 03/31/2000 |
| Measuring Health Outcomes and Care Delivery for Parkinson's Disease | 03/31/2005 |
| Neuropsychological Assessment of a Population-Based Sample of Persian Gulf War Veterans and Controls | 06/30/2004 |
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Research measure
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Evaluating a Bio-Terrorism Preparedness Campaign for Veterans | 06/30/2007 |
| Further Development and Validation of the DRRI | 03/31/2008 |
| Health Values and Spirituality in Veterans with HIV/AIDS | 06/30/2005 |
| Cost of Acute Inpatient Nursing Services in VA | 09/30/2007 |
| Causal Inferences on Quality of Life with Deaths | 06/30/2009 |
| Extending Propensity Scores for Observational Studies | 08/30/2006 |
| Does the Minimum Data Set Reflect Practice Patterns in VA Nursing Homes? | 09/30/2008 |
| Assessing and Addressing Patient Colorectal Cancer Screening Barriers | 03/31/2008 |
| Optimal Use and Cost-Effectiveness of ICDS in the VA Health Care System | 06/30/2010 |
| Insulin Treatment Variation in Southwestern Diabetics - Therapeutic Decision-making | 04/30/2008 |
| Medication Adherence: Implications of Measures Using Administrative Data | 12/31/2009 |
| Veterans' Healthcare Needs in National Surveys of the General Population | 12/30/2007 |
| Health Care Use, Outcomes, and Costs of Comorbid Diabetes and Depression | 08/30/2009 |
| Summary Measures of Quality for Diabetes Care | 09/30/2010 |
| Improving Quality Measurement Using Quality Adjusted Life Years | 03/31/2011 |
| Development and Application of Psychiatric Risk Adjustment Methods in the VA | 09/30/2004 |
| Development of Individual-Patient Physical Health Profiles with IRT | 12/31/2000 |
| Validation of Spanish Translation of Folstein Mini Mental State Exam | 03/31/2001 |
| Developing Risk Adjustment Models in Veterans' Health Status | 03/31/2001 |
| Development of a Flexilevel Scale of Shoulder Functioning | 09/30/2001 |
| Validity of New and Original ASI Summary Indices | 03/31/2002 |
| The Chronic Disease Score in a VA Population | 09/30/2001 |
| Evaluating Health Outcomes of Veterans in VA and Contract Nursing Homes | 06/30/2003 |
| Population-Based Assessments of Health Status and Satisfaction Using ACQUIP | 09/30/2002 |
| Improving Quality: Registered Nurse Work Activities in VA Sponsored Nursing Homes | 12/31/2007 |
| Outcomes Assessment for Dementia Care: Development of a Module | 06/30/2002 |
| Development of a Cancer Pain Prognostic Scale | 12/31/2002 |
| An Illustrated Patient Satisfaction Evaluation Tool for Ambulatory Populations | 09/30/2002 |
| Measuring Health Outcomes and Care Delivery for Parkinson's Disease | 03/31/2005 |
| Electronically Identifyinig Adverse Events in Clinical Narrative | 09/30/2009 |
| The Expedient Psychometric Education Research Team (EXPERT) | 06/30/2003 |
| Pilot Testing and Validation of Changes to the Minimum Data Set (MDS) for VA Nursing Homes | 09/30/2008 |
| Using Clinical Groupers to Study Episodes of Care | 09/30/2008 |
| Summary Measures of Health Care Quality: A Critique of Four Approaches | 09/30/2008 |
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Research method
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Evaluating a Bio-Terrorism Preparedness Campaign for Veterans | 06/30/2007 |
| Further Development and Validation of the DRRI | 03/31/2008 |
| New Statistical Methods for Analyzing Veteran's Health Care Costs | 06/30/2007 |
| VA Enrollees' Demand for VA and non-VA Care | 09/30/2003 |
| Profile of Gulf War Veterans Receiving Undiagnosed Illness Compensation | 09/30/2008 |
| Improving the HIV/AIDS Immunology Case Registry | 09/30/2002 |
| Data Collection for Veterans with HIV/AIDS: Survey and Chart Review | 12/31/2002 |
| Causal Inferences on Quality of Life with Deaths | 06/30/2009 |
| Extending Propensity Scores for Observational Studies | 08/30/2006 |
| Comparing VA Health Disparities to Health Disparities Outside the VA | 07/31/2006 |
| Evaluating HIV/AIDS Care Access and Quality in the VA | 09/20/2007 |
| Assessing and Addressing Patient Colorectal Cancer Screening Barriers | 03/31/2008 |
| Insulin Treatment Variation in Southwestern Diabetics - Therapeutic Decision-making | 04/30/2008 |
| The Potential for VA+ Choice to Affect Veterans' Care and VA Expenditures | 03/31/2008 |
| Health Care Use, Outcomes, and Costs of Comorbid Diabetes and Depression | 08/30/2009 |
| Quality of Practices for Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Staging | 03/31/2010 |
| From Syndromic to Disease-Course Surveillance | 09/30/2010 |
| Measuring Primary Care Competency-Linking Knowledge to Clinical Behavior | 12/31/2002 |
| Clinical Trial of a Home Safety Intervention for Alzheimer's Disease | 06/30/2011 |
| Effectiveness of Care Coordination in Managing Medically Complex Patients | 09/30/2007 |
| Early Trajectory of Wandering in Veterans with Mild Dementia | 03/31/2012 |
| Sexual Violence and Women Veterans' Gynecologic Health | 12/31/2008 |
| Improving Quality: Registered Nurse Work Activities in VA Sponsored Nursing Homes | 12/31/2007 |
| Electronically Identifyinig Adverse Events in Clinical Narrative | 09/30/2009 |
| Race in VA Cooperative Studies Projects | 06/01/2002 |
| Pilot Testing and Validation of Changes to the Minimum Data Set (MDS) for VA Nursing Homes | 09/30/2008 |
| Using Clinical Groupers to Study Episodes of Care | 09/30/2008 |
| Summary Measures of Health Care Quality: A Critique of Four Approaches | 09/30/2008 |
| System for Monitoring Substance Abuse Patients' Outcomes and Care | 06/30/2005 |
| Neuropsychological Assessment of a Population-Based Sample of Persian Gulf War Veterans and Controls | 06/30/2004 |
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Risk adjustment
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Evaluation of VISTA Performance Profiles and Non-VISTA Measures | 11/30/2001 |
| New Statistical Methods for Analyzing Veteran's Health Care Costs | 06/30/2007 |
| Risk Adjustment of HbA1c for Performance Measurement in the VA | 09/30/2004 |
| Effects of Outlier Identification Strategy on Facility Profiling | 09/30/2005 |
| Evaluation of Preventable Diabetes Hospitalizations in the VA | 06/30/2007 |
| Pharmacy Use in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure | 02/28/2006 |
| Risk-Adjusted Mortality Rates as an Indicator for Outpatient Quality | 12/31/2005 |
| Extending Propensity Scores for Observational Studies | 08/30/2006 |
| Quality of Practices for Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Staging | 03/31/2010 |
| Development and Application of Psychiatric Risk Adjustment Methods in the VA | 09/30/2004 |
| Developing Risk Adjustment Models in Veterans' Health Status | 03/31/2001 |
| Automated ICU Risk Adjustment | 06/30/2002 |
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Risk factors
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Adapting Tools to Implement Stroke Risk Management to Veterans | 08/30/2010 |
| Causes and Consequences of Aggressive Behavior in Demented Patients | 06/30/2007 |
| Process of Care in Peripheral Arterial Disease | 09/30/2005 |
| Variation in ICU Outcome: Examination of Contributing Factors | 09/30/2004 |
| Bioterrorism: Cost-Effectiveness of Medical Responses | 03/31/2006 |
| Risk Factor Trajectory and Variability: Predictors of Vascular Disease? | 06/30/2006 |
| Prospective Study of Functional Status in Veterans at Risk for Unexplained Illnesses | 12/31/2009 |
| VA Prescription Drug Company Copayments and Veterans with Diabetes or Hypertension | 09/14/2006 |
| Estimating the Magnitude of Unmeasured Risk in VA Patients | 04/30/2006 |
| Novel Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Renal Insufficiency | 03/31/2010 |
| NSAID Related Adverse Events: Evaluating Risk Using Clinical Information | 09/30/2008 |
| Nurse Physical Activity Counseling in Primary Care | 03/31/2006 |
| Immunocompetency and Nutritive Status in Inpatient Gero-Rehabilitation | 09/30/2007 |
| Suicide and Firearm Experience (SAFE): Developing Strategies to Increase Veterans Safety | 04/30/2008 |
| Development of an Evidenced-Based Acute Care Dysphagia Screen | 03/31/2008 |
| Validation of Computerized Risk Assessment of Prescription Opioid Abuse | 01/31/2008 |
| Biophysical Measure to Predict Pressure Ulcers in Spinal Cord Injured | 03/31/2009 |
| Validating the Patient Safety Indicators in the VA: A Multi-faceted Approach | 09/30/2011 |
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Rural
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Improving Service DeliveryThrough Access Points | 03/30/2002 |
| Telemedicine Intervention to Improve Depression Care in Rural CBOCs | 03/31/2006 |
| Tele-Mental Health Intervention to Improve Depression Outcomes in CBOCs | 12/31/2009 |
| Predictors of Outcomes of HIV-Infected Males | 09/30/2005 |
| Effect of Telemedicine on Physician-Patient Communication | 10/30/2007 |
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Safety
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Reducing Transition Drug Risks after Patient Transfer | 06/30/2009 |
| Implementation of Real-Time ADE Surveillance and Decision Support | 03/31/2009 |
| Operating Room Workload and Quality of Care | 06/30/2010 |
| Inappropriate Prescribing of Medication for Older Veterans | 09/30/2005 |
| Identifying Patient Safety Indicators from Administrative Data | 09/30/2005 |
| Epidemiology and Cost of Falls in Veterans with Spinal Cord Injury | 08/31/2008 |
| Surveillance of Medical Device-Related Problems in Intensive Care Units | 04/30/2009 |
| Improving Safety Culture and Outcomes in VA Hospitals | 12/31/2008 |
| Identifying and Predicting Contextual Errors in Medical Decision Making | 08/30/2009 |
| Impact of Resident Work Hours on Errors and Quality in VA Hospitals | 11/30/2007 |
| Reducing Avoidable Deaths by Directing Veterans' Surgical Care in the Private Sector | 06/30/2007 |
| Assessing Information Value in Computerized Patient Care Documentation System | 06/30/2010 |
| Enhancing Indoor, Community, and Advanced Wheelchair Skills in SCI | 06/30/2012 |
| Quality of Mental Health Care and Suicide Risk in Psychiatric Patients | 03/31/2003 |
| Unexpected Clinical Events: Impact on Patient Safety | 06/30/2004 |
| Safe-Grip Fall/Injuries Intervention: A Randomized Trial | 06/30/2001 |
| Cost Effectiveness of Guidelines-Concordant Care for Schizophrenia | 06/30/2001 |
| Correlates of Falls in Persons with Cancer | 12/31/2004 |
| Safety Enhancement to Prevent Home Injury to Veterans with Alzheimer's Disease | 09/30/2003 |
| Pre-Implementation of a Decision Support Tool for Improving Patient Handoff | 09/30/2006 |
| Electronically Identifyinig Adverse Events in Clinical Narrative | 09/30/2009 |
| Translating Infection Prevention Evidence to Enhance Patient Safety | 09/30/2008 |
| Creating Safety and Reducing Medical Error with Bar Coding | 06/30/2003 |
| Automated Adverse Drug Event Monitoring in the VHA | 06/30/2002 |
| Randomized Controlled Trial of Enhanced Pharmacy Care in Older Veteran Outpatients | 03/31/2004 |
| Patient Profiling and Provider Feedback to Reduce Adverse Drug Events | 12/31/2003 |
| Validating the Patient Safety Indicators in the VA: A Multi-faceted Approach | 09/30/2011 |
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Satisfaction (patient)
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Working with Veterans Organizations to Improve Blood Pressure | 12/31/2010 |
| Senior Coordinated Referral (SCORE) Study | 06/30/2010 |
| Measuring Quality of Family Experience of Patients with Serious Illness | 12/31/2008 |
| Family Assessment of Treatment at End-of-Life (FATE) Survey Development | 09/30/2007 |
| Patient and Provider Attitudes in the Healthcare Context | 06/30/2010 |
| Team Process and Performance in Primary Care | 12/31/2009 |
| An Illustrated Patient Satisfaction Evaluation Tool for Ambulatory Populations | 09/30/2002 |
| Effect of Telemedicine on Physician-Patient Communication | 10/30/2007 |
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Schizophrenia
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| A Multi-Site Study of Strategies for Implementing Schizophrenia Guidelines | 09/30/2000 |
| Illness Management and Recovery for Veterans with Severe Mental Illness | 09/30/2011 |
| Improving Antipsychotic Adherence Among Patients with Schizophrenia | 06/30/2006 |
| Stakeholder Perspectives on Sustaining Involvement in Schizophrenia Care | 06/30/2005 |
| Improving Care of Veterans by Using Consumers as Mental Health Providers | 06/30/2007 |
| Patient-Centered Medication Adherence Intervention for Schizophrenia | 12/31/2009 |
| The Effectiveness of FMPO in Improving the Quality of Care for Persons with Severe Mental Illness | 06/30/2010 |
| Patterns of Late-Life Healthcare Among VA Patients with Schizophrenia | 03/31/2009 |
| Cost Effectiveness of Guidelines-Concordant Care for Schizophrenia | 06/30/2001 |
| Online Family Education to Promote Treatment Compliance in Schizophrenia | 09/30/2004 |
| Creating HealtheVet Informatics Applications for Collaborative Care | 04/30/2007 |
| Mental Health QUERI Translation Plan to Improve Antipsychotic Treatment | 03/31/2004 |
| A Study of Strategies to Improve Schizophrenia Treatment | 03/31/2008 |
| Implementing Effective, Collaborative Care for Schizophrenia | 12/31/2009 |
| Determinants of Treatment Retention for Veterans with Psychoses | 06/30/2004 |
| Improving Health Services for Veterans with Schizophrenia | 03/31/2003 |
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Screening
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Determining the Prevalence of Health Literacy Among Veterans | 09/30/2006 |
| Colorectal Cancer Screening Assessment and Surveillance Data System | 07/12/2005 |
| Organization Variations in Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates | 09/30/2003 |
| Outcomes and Correlates of Suicidal Ideation in OEF/OIF Veterans | 09/30/2011 |
| Periodontal Care and Glycemic Control in Diabetes | 09/30/2003 |
| Veterans Women's Alcohol Problems: Prevalence, Screening and Self-Help | 09/30/2001 |
| Identification of HIV Infection Among Veterans | 09/30/2003 |
| Evaluation of Military Sexual Trauma Screening and Treatment | 01/31/2009 |
| The Impact of Health Literacy on Racial Differences in Cancer Stage at Presentation | 03/31/2007 |
| Assessing Mental Outcomes in the VHA | 12/31/2006 |
| Validation of Pain as a Vital Sign Among Veterans with Advanced Illness | 09/30/2008 |
| Improving Patient-Provider Communication For Colorectal Cancer Screening | 06/30/2010 |
| Use of Telehealth in-Home Messaging to Improve GI Endoscopy Completion Rates | 05/31/2009 |
| Improving HIV Screening by Nurse Rapid Testing, Streamlined Counseling | 06/30/2007 |
| Assessing and Addressing Patient Colorectal Cancer Screening Barriers | 03/31/2008 |
| Clinical and Cost Effectiveness of Screening for Diabetic Retinopathy Using Tele-Ophthalmology | 12/31/2010 |
| Impact of Health Status on Colorectal Cancer Screening in Older Adults | 12/31/2010 |
| Predicting Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria Carriage at Hospital Admission | 08/30/2009 |
| Evaluating a Preference-based Intervention for Increasing CRC Screening | 03/31/2012 |
| Generalized Linear Model Analysis Under Directional Selection Bias | 09/30/2010 |
| Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Among VA Ambulatory Care Patients | 09/30/2000 |
| Development and Validation of a Computerized Trauma History/PTSD Screen | 09/30/2001 |
| Facilitating Shared Decisionmaking About Prostate Cancer Screening | 12/31/2002 |
| Audiology Visits after Screening for Hearing Loss: An RCT | 06/30/2005 |
| Implementing USPSTF/AHCPR Guidelines for Depression in Primary Care | 06/30/2004 |
| Preventing Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome in Medical and Surgical Patients | 06/30/2004 |
| Monitoring Pressure Ulcer Healing in Persons with Spinal Cord Impairment | 12/31/2008 |
| Low Literacy Intervention for Colorectal Cancer Screening | 04/30/2003 |
| Colorectal Cancer Screening Preferences and Endoscopy Demand in VHA | 09/30/2007 |
| Improving Patient-Provider Communication about Routine HIV Screening | 03/31/2008 |
| Ability to Cough to Predict Dysphagia in Rehabilitation Patients | 12/31/2008 |
| Evaluation of Readiness to Implement HIV Rapid Testing in SUD Clinics | 03/31/2009 |
| Implementation and Evaluation of a VISN-based Program to Improve HIV Screening and Testing | 04/30/2008 |
| Multi-VISN Implementation of a Program to Improve HIV Screening and Testing | 09/30/2011 |
| Qualitative Assessment of Implementing Routine Rapid HIV Testing | 12/31/2008 |
| Implementation of a Screening and Brief Alcohol Intervention Program | 09/30/2001 |
| System for Monitoring Substance Abuse Patients' Outcomes and Care | 06/30/2005 |
| Facilitating Implementation of the PHS Smoking Cessation Guidelines - RESET | 09/30/2003 |
| Prevalence and Recognition of PTSD in VA Primary Care | 12/31/2002 |
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Self-care
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Improving Health Outcomes of Diabetic Veterans: A Diabetic Self-Management Program | 09/30/2002 |
| A Self-Management Intervention for Veterans with Hepatitis C | 08/31/2009 |
| A Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention for Depression and Anxiety in COPD | 06/30/2006 |
| Effectiveness of a Telecommunications System in Asthma Management | 03/31/2008 |
| Effect of Self-Management on Improving Sleep Apnea Outcomes | 12/31/2009 |
| Self-Management of Osteoarthritis: A Tailored, Telephone-based Intervention | 03/31/2009 |
| A Patient-Spouse Intervention for Self-Managing High Cholesterol | 08/30/2009 |
| Self-Management to Prevent Ulcers in Veterans with Spinal Cord Injury | 12/31/2011 |
| Enhancing caregiver support for patients with heart failure | 06/30/2012 |
| Dermal Thermometry and Self-Care of High Risk Diabetic Patients | 09/30/2006 |
| Substance Abuse Self-Help Group Referral: Outcome and Services Use | 06/30/2005 |
| Efficacy of Mantram Repetition on PTSD Symptoms in Veterans | 06/30/2009 |
| Development of MOVE! Education Materials for Veterans with SCI | 11/30/2008 |
| Centralized Telephone Outreach to Assist Smoking Cessation Among Veterans | 09/30/2004 |
| Predicting Glycemic Control and Hypoglycemia in Type II Diabetic Veterans | 09/30/2002 |
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Service lines
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Improving Access to Effective Opioid Agonist Therapy | 09/30/2003 |
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Severe mental illness
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Implementing Integrated Care for Veterans with Serious Mental Illness | 12/31/2009 |
| VA Nursing Home Care for Veterans with Serious Mental Illness | 06/30/2010 |
| Access Criteria and Cost of Mental Health Intensive Case Management | 07/31/2008 |
| Promoting Recovery Using Mental Health Consumer Providers | 02/28/2011 |
| A Patient-Centered Approach to Improve Screening for Side Effects of SGAs | 06/30/2011 |
| Dissemination and Implementation of Supported Employment in VHA | 11/30/2007 |
| Implementing the Pharmacy Based Adherence Facilitation Program | 03/31/2007 |
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Sexual abuse
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Sexual Assault Prevalence Among Male, PTSD-Disabled Gulf War Veterans | 08/31/2009 |
| MST Effects on PTSD and Health Behavior: A Longitudinal Study of Marines | 08/30/2009 |
| Antecedents and Consequences of Sexual Harassment in the Military | 03/31/2003 |
| Training in Cognitive Processing Therapy for Sexual Trauma-related PTSD | 04/30/2005 |
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Sleep disorders
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Behavioral Insomnia Therapy in Primary Care | 09/30/2005 |
| Sleep Disturbance and Outcomes Rehabilitation in the Nursing Home | 09/30/2005 |
| RCT of a Telecommunications System in Sleep Apnea | 03/31/2008 |
| Effect of Self-Management on Improving Sleep Apnea Outcomes | 12/31/2009 |
| Cost Effective Strategy to Evaluate Veterans with Sleep Apnea | 09/30/2009 |
| Non-Pharmacological Interventions on Sleep in Post-Acute Rehabilitation | 06/30/2009 |
| Sleep Specialty Consultation: Improving Management or Sleep Disorders | 12/31/2010 |
| Diagnosis and Treatment of Sleep Apnea in Cerebrovascular Disease | 03/31/2011 |
| Improving Obstructive Sleep Apnea Management via Wireless Telemonitoring | 06/30/2012 |
| Sleep and Behavioral Disturbance in Dementia | 03/31/2007 |
| Modifications To Insomnia Treatments for OIF/OEF Veterans with TBI | 02/28/2008 |
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Smoking
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Implementing Guidelines for Smoking Cessation: A Randomized Trial of Evidence-Based Quality Improvement | 12/31/2002 |
| Proactive Tobacco Treatment for Diverse Veteran Smokers | 06/30/2012 |
| Detailing Smoking Attributable Risks for Post-Morbidity: Planning for Policy and Clinical Interventions | 06/30/2010 |
| Identifying Successful Approaches to Smoking Cessation Treatment for Veterans | 06/30/2009 |
| Family-Supported Smoking Cessation for Chronically Ill Veterans | 06/30/2012 |
| Planning a Nurse Case-Managed Inpatient Smoking Cessation Intervention | 06/30/2004 |
| Telephone Care Coordination to Improve Smoking Cessation Counseling | 03/31/2009 |
| Stop Tobacco-Attributable Risk after Stroke | 12/31/2008 |
| Facility Level Smoking Cessation Intervention in VISN 11 | 03/31/2008 |
| Inpatient Smoking Cessation: Bringing the Program to the Smoker | 09/30/2009 |
| Telephone Care Coordination for Smokers in Mental Health Clinics | 09/30/2011 |
| Facilitating Implementation of the PHS Smoking Cessation Guidelines - RESET | 09/30/2003 |
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Spinal cord injury
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Treatment and Costs of Blast Related Injuries in VA | 09/30/2008 |
| Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Veterans with Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) | 09/30/2005 |
| Epidemiology and Cost of Falls in Veterans with Spinal Cord Injury | 08/31/2008 |
| Self-Management to Prevent Ulcers in Veterans with Spinal Cord Injury | 12/31/2011 |
| Enhancing Indoor, Community, and Advanced Wheelchair Skills in SCI | 06/30/2012 |
| Monitoring Pressure Ulcer Healing in Persons with Spinal Cord Impairment | 12/31/2008 |
| Gap Analysis for Managing Upper Limb Pain and Function in SCI | 09/30/2007 |
| Development of MOVE! Education Materials for Veterans with SCI | 11/30/2008 |
| Care for Depression at Hub and spoke Facilities in the SCI/D System | 09/30/2008 |
| Developing a Home Telehealth Program to Manage Pressure Ulcers in SCI/D | 07/31/2009 |
| Assessment of Osteoporosis in Chronic Spinal Cord Injury | 03/31/2008 |
| Impact of Organizational Factors of the Spoke and Hub Model on SCI Care | 02/28/2009 |
| Biophysical Measure to Predict Pressure Ulcers in Spinal Cord Injured | 03/31/2009 |
| Development of a Peer Visitation Program for SCI Veterans and Caregivers | 12/31/2008 |
| Characterizing Variability in Respiratory Care in SCI&D | 09/30/2008 |
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Staffing
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Cost of Acute Inpatient Nursing Services in VA | 09/30/2007 |
| Nurse Staffing and Patient Outcomes in VA | 09/30/2005 |
| Evidence Based Approaches to Primary Care Staffing | 06/30/2005 |
| Researching Recruiting and Retention of Highly Skilled Physicians in VA | 12/31/2004 |
| Redesigning Patient Handling Tasks to Prevent Nursing Back Injuries | 12/31/1999 |
| Assessing Evidence for Nurse Staffing to Improve Patient/Organizational Outcomes | 03/31/2008 |
| Strategic Plan to Implement Evidence Based Hand-Off & Improve Outcomes | 09/30/2008 |
| Evaluating Non-Mandatory Workload and Optimizing Staffing | 08/31/2003 |
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Stroke
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Adapting Tools to Implement Stroke Risk Management to Veterans | 08/30/2010 |
| Quality Evaluation in Stroke and TIA (QUEST) | 06/30/2007 |
| Stroke Prevention, Incidence and Outcomes in Veterans with Diabetes | 03/31/2009 |
| Quality of Care Indicators for Veterans with Stroke in Community Nursing Homes | 01/31/2006 |
| VA and non-VA Rehabilitation Utilization by Veterans with Acute Stroke | 06/30/2006 |
| Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation: Impact of Mental Illness | 03/31/2009 |
| VA and Non-VA Healthcare Utilization and Outcomes by Veterans with Stroke | 09/30/2009 |
| Implementation Evidence in the Detection and Treatment of Post-stroke Depression | 06/30/2009 |
| Informal Caregivers of Veterans Post Stroke | 03/31/2008 |
| Culturally Sensitive Models of Stroke Recovery and Caregiving After Discharge Home | 03/31/2006 |
| Improved Clinical Decision Making for Stroke Prevention | 09/30/2007 |
| VHA Costs of Acute vs Subacute Rehabilitation Care for Stroke | 05/30/2007 |
| Racial Disparities in Blood Pressure Management Among Stroke Patients | 02/28/2008 |
| Stop Tobacco-Attributable Risk after Stroke | 12/31/2008 |
| Optimizing Glycemic Control of Hospitalized Stroke Patients | 03/31/2009 |
| Intervention Development for Shared Decision Making in Stroke Prevention | 08/30/2008 |
| Using System Dynamics Tools to Integrate Evidence into VA Stroke Care | 03/31/2009 |
| The Development and Feasibilty Test of Implementation Test of Implementing SQUIDSS: A Stroke Quality Improvement | 09/30/2011 |
| Web-based Informational Materials for Caregivers of Veterans Post-Stroke | 05/31/2011 |
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Surgery
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Impact of Outsourcing VA Cardiac Surgery on the Cost and Quality of Care | 09/30/2000 |
| Detailing Smoking Attributable Risks for Post-Morbidity: Planning for Policy and Clinical Interventions | 06/30/2010 |
| Alcohol Misuse and the Risk of Post-Surgical Complications and Mortality | 08/31/2008 |
| Benefits of 'Repeat Back' Protocols within A Computer-Based Informed Consent Program | 03/31/2009 |
| Acute Post-Operative Pain Management Using Massage As Adjuvant Therapy | 11/30/2005 |
| Surveillance of Medical Device-Related Problems in Intensive Care Units | 04/30/2009 |
| Variability in Surgical Blood Transfusion Practices and Cardiovascular Outcome | 12/31/2007 |
| Intra-Operative Predictors of Adverse Outcomes | 09/30/2008 |
| Comprehensive Outcomes of Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer | 02/28/2003 |
| Preventing Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome in Medical and Surgical Patients | 06/30/2004 |
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Telemedicine
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Pressure Ulcer Assessment via Telemedicine | 09/30/2000 |
| Efficacy of Telepsychiatry in the Treatment of Depression | 09/30/2000 |
| QUERI on Congestive (Chronic) Heart Failure | 06/30/2004 |
| Randomized Trial of a Telephone Intervention in Heart Failure Patients | 03/31/2005 |
| Evaluation of a Nurse Case Management Model for Chronic Heart Failure | 12/30/2006 |
| Telemental Health and Cognitive Processing Therapy for Rural Combat Veterans with PTSD | 09/30/2012 |
| Improving Diabetes Care via Telephone Assessment and Patient Education | 05/31/2003 |
| Telemedicine Treatment for Veterans with Gulf War Illness | 12/31/2008 |
| Proactive Tobacco Treatment for Diverse Veteran Smokers | 06/30/2012 |
| Telemedicine Intervention to Improve Depression Care in Rural CBOCs | 03/31/2006 |
| Effectiveness of a Telecommunications System in Asthma Management | 03/31/2008 |
| Evaluation of Store-Forward Teledermatology for Skin Neoplasms | 06/30/2005 |
| Telephone Disease Management At-Risk Drinking (TDM 11) | 12/31/2008 |
| RCT of a Telecommunications System in Sleep Apnea | 03/31/2008 |
| Tele-Mental Health Intervention to Improve Depression Outcomes in CBOCs | 12/31/2009 |
| A Telehealth Education Program for Caregivers of Veterans with Dementia | 03/31/2008 |
| Diabetes Telemedicine Consultation: A Systems Improvement Intervention | 03/31/2009 |
| Testing the Effectiveness of Telephone Support for Dementia Caregivers | 03/31/2008 |
| Self-Management of Osteoarthritis: A Tailored, Telephone-based Intervention | 03/31/2009 |
| Clinical and Cost Effectiveness of Screening for Diabetic Retinopathy Using Tele-Ophthalmology | 12/31/2010 |
| Why Are Intermediate Outcomes in Diabetic Veterans Still Sub-Optimal? | 06/30/2009 |
| Telepsychology-Service Delivery for Depressed Elderly Veterans | 07/31/2010 |
| Behavioral/Pharmacological Telemedicine Interventions for BP Control | 09/30/2009 |
| Improving Longterm SUD Outcomes with Telephone Case Monitoring | 07/31/2009 |
| Impact of Teledermatology on Health Services Outcomes in the VA | 06/30/2011 |
| Depression and CHF in Outpatients | 02/28/2010 |
| Improving Obstructive Sleep Apnea Management via Wireless Telemonitoring | 06/30/2012 |
| Enhancing caregiver support for patients with heart failure | 06/30/2012 |
| Effectiveness and Cost Impact of a Telecommunications System in COPD | 03/31/2001 |
| Health Services Implications of a Teledermatology Consult System | 09/30/2003 |
| Telephone Care Coordination to Improve Smoking Cessation Counseling | 03/31/2009 |
| Online Family Education to Promote Treatment Compliance in Schizophrenia | 09/30/2004 |
| Effectiveness of Care Coordination in Managing Medically Complex Patients | 09/30/2007 |
| Evaluating Telehealth Home Care for Elderly Veterans with Congestive Heart Failure | 01/31/2005 |
| Nurse Counseling for Physical Activity in Primary Care Patients | 06/30/2000 |
| Can Interactive Voice Response Improve Patient-Centered Outcomes for Veterans | 06/30/2004 |
| Brief Motivational Interventions for Substance-Using Veterans: Pilot | 09/30/2007 |
| Developing a Home Telehealth Program to Manage Pressure Ulcers in SCI/D | 07/31/2009 |
| Telephone Care Coordination for Smokers in Mental Health Clinics | 09/30/2011 |
| Centralized Telephone Outreach to Assist Smoking Cessation Among Veterans | 09/30/2004 |
| Telephone Care as a Substitute for Routine Psychiatric Medication Management | 09/30/2009 |
| Internet-based Diabetes Education and Case Management | 12/31/2008 |
| Telemedicine and Anger Management Groups for PTSD Veterans in the Hawaiian Island | 03/31/2009 |
| An Evaluation of Home-Based Telemedicine Services | 06/30/2004 |
| Effect of Telemedicine on Physician-Patient Communication | 10/30/2007 |
| Assessment of Sight-Threatening Diabetic Retinopathy Status via Telemedicine | 04/30/2003 |
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Translation
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Research Synthesis for QUERI Quality Improvement/Implementation Research | 06/30/2007 |
| Colorectal Cancer Care Outcomes Research and Quality Surveillance Data System | 09/30/2009 |
| Improving HIV Care Quality | 12/31/2004 |
| Translation Plan to Improve Lipid Management for IHD Patients | 09/30/2003 |
| Mental Health QUERI Translation Plan to Improve Antipsychotic Treatment | 03/31/2004 |
| Cost & Value of Evidence Based Solutions for Depression (COVES) | 12/30/2006 |
| A Study of Strategies to Improve Schizophrenia Treatment | 03/31/2008 |
| Implementing Effective, Collaborative Care for Schizophrenia | 12/31/2009 |
| Translating Infection Prevention Evidence to Enhance Patient Safety | 09/30/2008 |
| Improving Access to Effective Opioid Agonist Therapy | 09/30/2003 |
| Translating Depression Guidelines into Substance Abuse Treatment | 03/31/2005 |
| A Custom Approach to Implementation of Diabetes Hypertension Guidelines | 09/30/2004 |
| Improving Hypertension Control: A Physician Intervention | 03/31/2003 |
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Traumatic Brain Injury
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Modifications To Insomnia Treatments for OIF/OEF Veterans with TBI | 02/28/2008 |
| Transition from TBI Screen to Full Assessment: Barriers & Facilitators | 12/31/2008 |
| Chronic Headache among OEF/OIF Veterans Exposed to Blasts | 04/30/2008 |
| Understanding and Meeting the Needs of Informal Caregivers to Improve Outcomes for Traumatic Brain Injury Patients with Polytrauma | 03/31/2011 |
| Planning and Development Toward "Comparing Signs and Symptoms of OEF/OIF Veterans with PTSD to Veterans with PTSD/TBI Using Concept-Baed Indexing fo C&P Narrative Reports | 09/30/2008 |
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Utilization patterns
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Utilization, System of Care, and Outcome of CABG in New York Veterans | 09/30/2004 |
| VA Enrollees' Demand for VA and non-VA Care | 09/30/2003 |
| Reasons for Disparities in Joint Replacement Utilization | 12/31/2006 |
| Profile of Gulf War Veterans Receiving Undiagnosed Illness Compensation | 09/30/2008 |
| Formal and Informal Costs of Veterans with Dementia: A Longitudinal Study | 02/28/2008 |
| Hospital Costs and Utilization of Veterans Receiving Palliative Versus Usual Care | 04/30/2009 |
| Outpatient Waiting Times, Outcomes, and Cost for VA Patients with Diabetes | 02/28/2010 |
| Women Veterans Ambulatory Care Use Project, Phase II | 08/30/2009 |
| How Do Medicare Health Plan Options Affect VA Utilization and Outcomes? | 09/30/2008 |
| Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Veterans with Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) | 09/30/2005 |
| Establishing a VA Model for Best Practices in Management of Acute UGIH | 08/30/2006 |
| Use of VA Pharmacy by Medicare Enrolled Veterans | 06/30/2006 |
| Impact of Diastolic Heart Failure on Health Care Utilization and Outcomes | 06/30/2005 |
| Quality and Cost of VA and Medicare Covered Care for Veterans with ESRD | 07/30/2006 |
| Estimating the Magnitude of Unmeasured Risk in VA Patients | 04/30/2006 |
| Use of VA and Medicare by Older Veterans with New Disability | 09/30/2009 |
| Improving Patient-Provider Communication For Colorectal Cancer Screening | 06/30/2010 |
| Electrodiagnostic Services: Guidelines, Compliance, and Outcome | 08/30/2009 |
| Amputation Related Trends, Health Care Use, and Outcomes in Veterans | 09/30/2008 |
| Dual Diagnosis Self-Help Group Referral: Outcomes and Services Use | 03/31/2011 |
| Dementia in Primary Care: Setting the Stage for Quality Improvement | 03/31/2010 |
| Obesity and Utilization of Clinical Preventive Services | 10/31/2008 |
| Impact of the DoD Paradigm Shift on VA Amputee Prosthetic Care | 10/31/2008 |
| Longitudinal Analysis of Utilization and Cost by VA Patients with Diabetes | 12/30/2011 |
| Surgical Case Duration in the Department of Veterans Affairs | 03/31/2009 |
| VA and Non-VA Healthcare Utilization and Outcomes by Veterans with Stroke | 09/30/2009 |
| Health and Economic Outcomes for Uninsured Non-Elderly Veterans | 06/30/2010 |
| Quality of Care Among Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection | 03/31/2011 |
| The Business Case for Reduction in Surgical Complication Rates in the VA | 12/31/2009 |
| Access Factors Affecting VA Enrollees' Use of Non-VA Medical Care | 03/31/2011 |
| Improving Outcomes of Depression in Primary Care | 12/31/2004 |
| Sexual Violence and Women Veterans' Gynecologic Health | 12/31/2008 |
| An Intervention to Enhance Function in Severe Cardiopulmonary Illness | 08/31/2011 |
| Potential Barriers to Quality Care: Linking Wait Times to Avoidable Hospitalizations | 03/31/2007 |
| Use of CPRS Templates to Standardize Drug Utilization Reviews | 06/30/2005 |
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VA/non-VA comparisons
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Medicaid Enrollment, Utilization and Outcomes for VA Patients | 03/30/2008 |
| Cost and Effectiveness of End Stage Renal Disease Care | 09/30/2004 |
| VA Enrollees' Demand for VA and non-VA Care | 09/30/2003 |
| Quality and Cost of VA and Medicare Covered Care for Veterans with ESRD | 07/30/2006 |
| Quality of Care Indicators for Veterans with Stroke in Community Nursing Homes | 01/31/2006 |
| Comparing VA Health Disparities to Health Disparities Outside the VA | 07/31/2006 |
| VA and non-VA Rehabilitation Utilization by Veterans with Acute Stroke | 06/30/2006 |
| Quality and Costs of Colon Cancer Care in VA and Medicare | 09/30/2009 |
| Use of VA and Medicare by Older Veterans with New Disability | 09/30/2009 |
| Clinical Practice Intensity: Comparing VA to Private Sector Providers | 12/31/2009 |
| The Potential for VA+ Choice to Affect Veterans' Care and VA Expenditures | 03/31/2008 |
| Reducing Avoidable Deaths by Directing Veterans' Surgical Care in the Private Sector | 06/30/2007 |
| Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation: Impact of Mental Illness | 03/31/2009 |
| Dual Use, Continuity of Care and Duplication in VA and Medicare | 03/31/2009 |
| Veterans' Healthcare Needs in National Surveys of the General Population | 12/30/2007 |
| Medicare HMO Enrollment and VA Use by Minority and Low Income Veterans | 03/30/2004 |
| Evaluating Health Outcomes of Veterans in VA and Contract Nursing Homes | 06/30/2003 |
| Translating Research Into Action for Diabetes in the VA (TRIAD-VA) | 02/28/2004 |
| Translating Research into Action for Diabetes in VA - Phase 2 (TRIAD VA2) | 04/30/2005 |
| Evaluating Cost for Veterans Health Care | 02/28/2002 |
| Measuring Health Related Quality of Life in Veterans with Stroke | 03/31/2003 |
| Continuity in Substance Abuse Care: Best Practices, Outcomes, and Costs | 03/31/2002 |
| Outsourcing VA Inpatient Care: Impact on Utilization, Quality, and Policy | 09/30/2002 |
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Women - or gender differences
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Physical and Sexual Assault in Deployed Women: Risks, Outcomes and Services | 06/30/2009 |
| Women Veterans Cohort Study | 10/30/2012 |
| Women Veterans' Ambulatory Care Use: Patterns, Barriers, and Influences | 11/30/2005 |
| Toward Gender Aware VA Health Care: Development and Evaluation of an Intervention | 09/30/2005 |
| Gender Differences in Compensation and Pension Claims Approval for PTSD | 09/30/2000 |
| Veterans Women's Alcohol Problems: Prevalence, Screening and Self-Help | 09/30/2001 |
| Decision Making for Depression in Women Veterans: Patient and Physician Factors | 06/30/2001 |
| Evaluation of Military Sexual Trauma Screening and Treatment | 01/31/2009 |
| Women Veterans Ambulatory Care Use Project, Phase II | 08/30/2009 |
| Impact of Practice Structure on Quality of Care for Women Veterans (Phase 2) | 09/30/2009 |
| Impact of Practice Structure on the Quality of Care for Women Veterans | 03/31/2007 |
| The Quality of Locoregional Breast Cancer Treatment for Breast Cancer in the VHA | 08/31/2009 |
| Antecedents and Consequences of Sexual Harassment in the Military | 03/31/2003 |
| Development and Evaluation of a Hormone Replacement Therapy Decision-Aid | 03/31/2004 |
| Study of Women in Menopause (SWIM) | 04/30/2008 |
| Gender and Medical Needs of OEF/OIF Veterans with PTSDII | 09/30/2008 |
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Women's health
Project No. |
Title |
Funding End |
| Pilot Study of Reintegration and Service Needs for Women Veteran Mothers | 09/30/2008 |
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