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Access
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A Casefinding and Referral System for Older Veterans within Primary Care
09/30/2001
Access Factors Affecting VA Enrollees' Use of Non-VA Medical Care
03/31/2011
Access to Specialty Care Veterans with MS: Assessment and Intervention
03/31/2009
Aging OEF/OIF Veterans: Assessing the Needs of an Emerging Cohort
09/30/2008
Chronically Ill at the VA: Who Are They and What Do They Need?
06/30/2002
Computer-Assisted Access to Specialist Expertise
12/31/2002
Determinants of VA Ambulatory Care Use Among Native American Veterans
06/30/2003
Does PTSD Service Connection Affect Disease Course and Functioning?
09/30/2006
Efficacy of Telepsychiatry in the Treatment of Depression
09/30/2000
Ethnicity and Veteran Identity as Determinants of VA Ambulatory Care Use
06/30/2001
Evaluating Non-Mandatory Workload and Optimizing Staffing
08/31/2003
Geographic Access to VHA Rehabilitation Services for OEF/OIF Veterans
09/30/2007
Identifying Potential Demand for VA Rehabilitation Services for OEF/OIF Veterans
12/31/2010
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
Improving Access to and Quality of Mental Healthcare for OIF/OEF
09/30/2008
Improving Service DeliveryThrough Access Points
03/30/2002
Medicaid Enrollment, Utilization and Outcomes for VA Patients
03/30/2008
Modifiable Determinants of Anti-Depressant Adherence Among Older Veterans
02/28/2010
Potential Barriers to Quality Care: Linking Wait Times to Avoidable Hospitalizations
03/31/2007
Pressure Ulcer Assessment via Telemedicine
09/30/2000
Stigma, Gender, and Other Barriers to VHA Use for OEF/OIF Veterans
08/30/2011
Telemedicine and Anger Management Groups for PTSD Veterans in the Hawaiian Island
03/31/2009
Telephone Care as a Substitute for Routine Psychiatric Medication Management
09/30/2009
The Impact of Neighborhood Environment on Veteran Health and Survival
09/30/2009
Tracking OEF/OIF Transition from DoD to VA
09/30/2008
VA and Indian Health Services (IHS): Access for American Indian Veterans
02/28/2008
VA and Non-VA Healthcare Utilization and Outcomes by Veterans with Stroke
09/30/2009
Women Veterans Ambulatory Care Use Project, Phase II
08/30/2009
Women Veterans' Ambulatory Care Use: Patterns, Barriers, and Influences
11/30/2005

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Acute illness
Project No. sort
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Application of Clinical Decision Aids for Acute Upper GI Hemorrhage
03/31/2003
Bioterrorism: Cost-Effectiveness of Medical Responses
03/31/2006
Evaluating Quality of Care for Acute Coronary Syndromes in VHA
06/30/2008
Patient-Centered Alternative to Psychiatric Hospitalization for Veterans
09/30/2002
Predicting Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria Carriage at Hospital Admission
08/30/2009

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Addictive behaviors
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Alcohol Misuse and the Risk of Post-Surgical Complications and Mortality
11/30/2009

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Addictive Disorders
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Alcohol Misuse and the Risk of Post-Surgical Complications and Mortality
11/30/2009
Evaluation of Readiness to Implement HIV Rapid Testing in SUD Clinics
03/31/2009
Reinforcement of Abstinence and Attendance in Substance Abuse Treatment
03/31/2010
Treating Violence-Prone Substance Use Disorder Patients
08/31/2012

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Adherence
Project No. sort
Title sort
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A Behavioral Intervention to Improve Hypertension Control in Veterans
09/30/2009
A Patient-Spouse Intervention for Self-Managing High Cholesterol
08/30/2009
Do Group Insulin Education Visits Reduce Barriers to Insulin Initiation?
09/30/2008
Effect of Self-Management on Improving Sleep Apnea Outcomes
12/31/2009
Ethnic Differences in Medication Adherence and Cost for Elderly Veterans with DM
01/31/2010
Guideline Adherence in Elders with Heart Failure and Multiple Comorbidities
09/30/2012
Implementing the Pharmacy Based Adherence Facilitation Program
03/31/2007
Improving Obstructive Sleep Apnea Management via Wireless Telemonitoring
06/30/2012
Improving the Treatment of Chronic Pain in Primary Care
03/30/2009
Medication Adherence: Implications of Measures Using Administrative Data
12/31/2009
Neuropsychological Assessment of a Population-Based Sample of Persian Gulf War Veterans and Controls
06/30/2004
Organizational Correlates of Adherence to Medication
06/30/2011
Patients' View of Hepatitis C Treatment Completion or Withdrawal
09/30/2008
Trial of Low And High Intensity Strategies to Maintain Blood Pressure Control
09/30/2012

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Adjustment Disorders
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Developing a Computer-Adapted Test to Assess Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
09/30/2008

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Advance directives
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Psychiatric Advance Directives for Improved Healthcare
06/30/2007
Randomized Trial of Care Management to Improve End of Life Care
08/30/2008

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Adverse events
Project No. sort
Title sort
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Automated Adverse Drug Event Monitoring in the VHA
06/30/2002
Creating Safety and Reducing Medical Error with Bar Coding
06/30/2003
Dose Response-Driven Fluid Implementation to Assess and Treat Dysphagia
04/30/2009
Enhancing Indoor, Community, and Advanced Wheelchair Skills in SCI
06/30/2012
Identifying and Predicting Contextual Errors in Medical Decision Making
08/30/2009
Identifying Patient Safety Indicators from Administrative Data
09/30/2005
Implementation of Real-Time ADE Surveillance and Decision Support
03/31/2009
Inappropriate Prescribing of Medication for Older Veterans
09/30/2005
Intra-Operative Predictors of Adverse Outcomes
09/30/2008
NSAID Related Adverse Events: Evaluating Risk Using Clinical Information
09/30/2008
Operating Room Workload and Quality of Care
06/30/2010
Patient Profiling and Provider Feedback to Reduce Adverse Drug Events
12/31/2003
Quality Evaluation in Stroke and TIA (QUEST)
06/30/2007
Randomized Controlled Trial of Enhanced Pharmacy Care in Older Veteran Outpatients
03/31/2004
Reducing Avoidable Deaths by Directing Veterans' Surgical Care in the Private Sector
06/30/2007
Reducing Transition Drug Risks after Patient Transfer
06/30/2009
Surveillance of Medical Device-Related Problems in Intensive Care Units
04/30/2009
Unexpected Clinical Events: Impact on Patient Safety
06/30/2004
Variation in ICU Outcome: Examination of Contributing Factors
09/30/2004

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Alcohol
Project No. sort
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AUDIT-C as a Scaled Marker for Health Risks in VA Medical Out-patients
11/30/2009
Effectiveness of Contingency Management in VA Addictions Treatment
02/28/2010
Implementation of a Screening and Brief Alcohol Intervention Program
09/30/2001
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
Telephone Disease Management At-Risk Drinking (TDM 11)
12/31/2008

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Arthritis
Project No. sort
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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. sort
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Cost Effective Strategy to Evaluate Veterans with Sleep Apnea
09/30/2009
Factors Influencing Effective Implementation of My HealtheVet
09/30/2008

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Back pain
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Redesigning Patient Handling Tasks to Prevent Nursing Back Injuries
12/31/1999
Veterans Walk to Beat Back Pain
09/30/2011

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Behavior (patient)
Project No. sort
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A Behavioral Intervention to Improve Hypertension Control in Veterans
09/30/2009
A Self-Management Intervention for Veterans with Hepatitis C
08/31/2009
Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy in HIV Infected Adults
12/30/2000
An Intervention to Enhance Function in Severe Cardiopulmonary Illness
08/31/2011
Barriers to Initiating Antiviral Therapy for Veterans with Hepatitis C
08/31/2010
Behavioral/Pharmacological Telemedicine Interventions for BP Control
09/30/2009
Caregiver Psychoeducation and Support: Improving Outcomes in AD/ADRD
03/31/2011
Centralized Telephone Outreach to Assist Smoking Cessation Among Veterans
09/30/2004
Determinants of Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy and Impact on Outcomes
09/30/2002
Determinants of Treatment Retention for Veterans with Psychoses
06/30/2004
Determining the Prevalence of Health Literacy Among Veterans
09/30/2006
Effect of Behavioral Management on Quality of Life in Heart Failure
03/31/2002
Effectiveness of Advisor - Teller Money Manager (ATM)
06/30/2006
Effectiveness of Contingency Management in VA Addictions Treatment
02/28/2010
Evaluating a Preference-based Intervention for Increasing CRC Screening
03/31/2012
Family-Supported Smoking Cessation for Chronically Ill Veterans
06/30/2012
Improving Health Outcomes of Diabetic Veterans: A Diabetic Self-Management Program
09/30/2002
Improving Substance Abuse Treatment Aftercare Adherence and Outcome
01/31/2005
Nurse Counseling for Physical Activity in Primary Care Patients
06/30/2000
Patient-Centered Medication Adherence Intervention for Schizophrenia
12/31/2009
Predicting Glycemic Control and Hypoglycemia in Type II Diabetic Veterans
09/30/2002
Primary Care Based Disease Management for Alcohol Dependence
12/31/2010
Promoting Activity and Exercise in Chronic Pulmonary Disease: An Intervention Study
03/31/2005
Quality of Medical Care for Diabetics with Mental Illness
10/31/2004
Racial/Ethnic Differences in Trust/Mistrust and its Effect on Diabetes Outcomes
09/30/2008
Relationship of General, Behavioral and Emotional Health among Veterans REceiving VA Health Care
12/31/2008
Self-Management to Prevent Ulcers in Veterans with Spinal Cord Injury
12/31/2011
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
Trial of a Tailored Message Program to Implement CHF Guidelines
03/31/2004
VA Enrollees' Demand for VA and non-VA Care
09/30/2003
VA Nursing Home Care for Veterans with Serious Mental Illness
06/30/2010
Veterans Walk to Beat Back Pain
09/30/2011

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Behavior (provider)
Project No. sort
Title sort
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Barriers to Initiating Antiviral Therapy for Veterans with Hepatitis C
08/31/2010
Can Vignettes be Used to Improve Practice and Outcomes?
12/31/2005
Clinical Reminders in Test Reports to Improve Guideline Compliance
09/30/2006
Current Barriers and Facilitators to Use of Automated Clinical Reminders
09/30/2003
Determination of Clinical Implementation Effectiveness
06/30/2001
Developing and Implementing a Quality Measure for Glycemic Control
12/31/2003
Economic and Clinical Outcomes of Recommended NSAID Prescription Strategies
12/31/2008
Evaluation of VA Practice Matters as a Strategy for Influencing Physician Behavior
03/31/2003
Implementation of Ischemic Heart Disease Clinical Practice Guidelines
09/30/2002
Improving Antibiotic Use in Acute Care Setting
06/30/2007
Improving Hypertension Control: A Physician Intervention
03/31/2003
Knowledge Management and Clinical Practice Guideline Implementation
06/30/2002
Mental Health QUERI Translation Plan to Improve Antipsychotic Treatment
03/31/2004
Meta-Analysis of the Efficacy of Computer-based Feedback Implementations
12/31/2006
Minimizing Harm from ADEs by Improving Nurse-Physician Communication
04/30/2009
MI-Plus: Web-enhanced Guideline Implementation for Post MI CBOC Patients
06/30/2010
Nurse Counseling for Physical Activity in Primary Care Patients
06/30/2000
Obesity Care Practices in the Veterans Health Administration
06/30/2009
Organizational Correlates of Adherence to Medication
06/30/2011
Racial/Ethnic Differences in Trust/Mistrust and its Effect on Diabetes Outcomes
09/30/2008
Sociocultural Dimensions of Provider Decision-Making in Pain Management
08/31/2009
Strengthening Organization to Implement Evidence-based Clinical Practice
06/30/2008
Unexpected Clinical Events: Impact on Patient Safety
06/30/2004
Using Knowledge Discovery Strategies to Identify Fall Related Injuries
06/30/2010
Using Pain Resource Nurses to Improve Cancer Patient Pain Outcomes
12/30/2000
VA Nursing Home Care for Veterans with Serious Mental Illness
06/30/2010
Variation in VA Dental Procedures
09/30/2003

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Bioterrorism
Project No. sort
Title sort
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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
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Continuous Improvement for Veterans In Care-Mood Disorders
09/30/2007

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Cancer
Project No. sort
Title sort
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A Smoking, Alcohol, and Depression Intervention for Head and Neck Cancer
03/31/2004
Aging and Family Outcomes in Supportive Care of Advanced Cancer Patients
11/30/2008
Assessing the Needs of VA Patients with Advanced Cancer
09/30/2001
Colorectal Cancer Care - A Quality Measurement Partnership
09/30/2008
Colorectal Cancer Care Outcomes Research and Quality Surveillance Data System
09/30/2009
Colorectal Cancer Screening Assessment and Surveillance Data System
07/12/2005
Colorectal Cancer Screening Preferences and Endoscopy Demand in VHA
09/30/2007
Comprehensive Outcomes of Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer
02/28/2003
Correlates of Falls in Persons with Cancer
12/31/2004
Determining the Prevalence of Health Literacy Among Veterans
09/30/2006
Developing Validated Algorithms to Identify Cancer in Existing VA Databases
09/30/2008
Development of a Cancer Pain Prognostic Scale
12/31/2002
Development of Survival Prediction Models for Advanced Cancer Patients
06/30/2009
Evaluating a Preference-based Intervention for Increasing CRC Screening
03/31/2012
Evaluation of Store-Forward Teledermatology for Skin Neoplasms
06/30/2005
Generalized Linear Model Analysis Under Directional Selection Bias
12/31/2010
Impact of a Plain Language Prostate Cancer Decision Aid on Decision Making
09/30/2011
Impact of Health Status on Colorectal Cancer Screening in Older Adults
12/31/2010
Improving Assessment of Patient Preferences in Localized Prostate Cancer
12/31/2008
Improving Patient-Provider Communication For Colorectal Cancer Screening
06/30/2010
Measuring Quality of Colonoscopy in VA Medical Centers
09/30/2008
Methylphenidate for Depressed Cancer Patients in Hospice
03/30/2010
Organization Variations in Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates
09/30/2003
Pilot Study of Quality Indicators to Assess Supportive Care for Veterans
09/30/2008
Pilot Study to Assess Gaps in Follow-Up for Suspicious PSA Tests
09/30/2008
Quality and Costs of Colon Cancer Care in VA and Medicare
09/30/2009
Recurrence after Treatments of Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer
06/30/2009
Risk of Mortality in Prostate Cancer
06/30/2001
The Impact of Health Literacy on Racial Differences in Cancer Stage at Presentation
03/31/2007
The Quality of Locoregional Breast Cancer Treatment for Breast Cancer in the VHA
08/31/2009
Translation of Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines: A System Intervention
03/31/2009
Treatment Decision Intervention for Veterans with Prostate Cancer
12/31/2001
Use of Telehealth in-Home Messaging to Improve GI Endoscopy Completion Rates
05/31/2009
Using Pain Resource Nurses to Improve Cancer Patient Pain Outcomes
12/30/2000

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Cardiac procedures
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
Ethnic Differences - Management of Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease
09/30/2003
Evaluating the Implementation of the VA Cardiovascular Assessment Reporting tracking System for Cath Labs (CART-CL)
02/28/2008
Health Seeking and Treatment Selection in Patients with Coronary Disease
07/31/2002
Optimal Use and Cost-Effectiveness of ICDS in the VA Health Care System
06/30/2010
QUERI - Proposal to Expand Data Collection and Reports to Evaluate VA Cardiac Surgery Program Performance
12/30/2000
Racial Variations in Cardiac Procedures: Do Health Beliefs Matter?
09/30/2001
Utilization, System of Care, and Outcome of CABG in New York Veterans
09/30/2004

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Cardiovasc’r disease
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A Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention for Depression and Anxiety in COPD
06/30/2006
A Patient-Spouse Intervention for Self-Managing High Cholesterol
08/30/2009
Addressing Barriers to Translation for Treatment of Hypertension
02/28/2008
Advanced Heart Failure Outreach
07/31/2008
Carvedilol or Controlled-Release Metoprolol for Heart Failure
03/31/2008
Chronic Physical and Mental Ilness Care in Women Veterans
08/30/2009
Clinical Reminders in Test Reports to Improve Guideline Compliance
09/30/2006
Cost-effectiveness of Nurse Based Program for Heart Failure Patients
12/31/2007
Depression and CHF in Outpatients
02/28/2010
Diagnosis and Treatment of Sleep Apnea in Cerebrovascular Disease
03/31/2011
Evaluating Quality of Care for Acute Coronary Syndromes in VHA
06/30/2008
Evaluating the Implementation of the VA Cardiovascular Assessment Reporting tracking System for Cath Labs (CART-CL)
02/28/2008
Evaluation of a Nurse Case Management Model for Chronic Heart Failure
12/30/2006
Group Visits to Improve Hypertension Management
08/30/2006
Impact of Diastolic Heart Failure on Health Care Utilization and Outcomes
06/30/2005
Impact of Outsourcing VA Cardiac Surgery on the Cost and Quality of Care
09/30/2000
Implementation/Evaluation Evidence-based Coordinators in Residency Training
06/30/2004
Implementing Evidence-based Treatment of Hypertension
12/31/2008
Innovations to Implementing Evidence-based Clincial Practice
09/30/2004
MHV: Health Status Measure and Quality of Care Assessment
09/30/2008
Novel Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Renal Insufficiency
03/31/2010
Palliative Care Transitions: Factors in Patient Experience and Satisfaction
12/31/2006
Patient-Centered Disease Management for Heart Failure Trial
06/30/2011
Physician-Patient Communication in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure
03/30/2010
Process of Care in Peripheral Arterial Disease
09/30/2005
QI in Heart Failure for VA Cleveland Facilities: An Implementation Plan
09/30/2008
RCT of Financial Incentives to Translate ALLHAT into Practice
06/30/2011
Risk Factor Trajectory and Variability: Predictors of Vascular Disease?
06/30/2006
Study to Lower Veterans Blood Pressure: Patient/Physician Intervention
03/31/2006
VA Prescription Drug Company Copayments and Veterans with Diabetes or Hypertension
09/14/2006
Validating a Measure of Hypertension Care Using Administrative Databases
09/30/2001
Variability in Surgical Blood Transfusion Practices and Cardiovascular Outcome
12/31/2007

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Care Management
Project No. sort
Title sort
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An Integrated Care Model for Improving HCV Patient Outcomes
10/31/2012
Depression and CHF in Outpatients
02/28/2010
Diabetes Shared Medical Appointments: System Redesign & Implementation
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
Multifaceted Assessment of Coordination of Care for OEF/OIF Veterans
02/28/2008
Patient-Centered Disease Management for Heart Failure Trial
06/30/2011
Sleep Specialty Consultation: Improving Management or Sleep Disorders
12/31/2010
Surgical Case Duration in the Department of Veterans Affairs
03/31/2009
Working with Veterans Organizations to Improve Blood Pressure
12/31/2010

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Caregivers – not professionals
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Title sort
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A Telehealth Education Program for Caregivers of Veterans with Dementia
03/31/2008
Assessing Practice Variation in Long Term Care Referrals
09/30/2006
Can Family Caregiver Involvement Improve TIDES Outcomes
02/28/2008
Caregiver Psychoeducation and Support: Improving Outcomes in AD/ADRD
03/31/2011
Caregiving Appraisal in Caregivers of Chronically 111 Veterans
04/30/2008
Clinical Trial of a Home Safety Intervention for Alzheimer's Disease
06/30/2011
Communication, Alternatives, and Preferences in End of Life Care
08/31/2002
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
Early Trajectory of Wandering in Veterans with Mild Dementia
03/31/2012
Effectiveness of a Health Education Program in a Primary Care Setting
03/31/2003
Enhancing caregiver support for patients with heart failure
06/30/2012
Enhancing Caregiver Support for VA Patients with Diabetes
04/30/2008
Evaluation of Caregiver Guidebooks
02/28/2008
Formal and Informal Costs of Veterans with Dementia: A Longitudinal Study
02/28/2008
Informal Caregivers of Veterans Post Stroke
03/31/2008
Partners in Dementia Care
02/28/2011
Promoting Recovery Using Mental Health Consumer Providers
02/28/2011
PSA Failure: A Rising Concern for Prostate Cancer
05/31/2009
Stakeholder Perspectives on Sustaining Involvement in Schizophrenia Care
06/30/2005
Stress-Busting Program for Caregivers of Patients with Neurological Diseases
06/30/2006
The Effectiveness of FMPO in Improving the Quality of Care for Persons with Severe Mental Illness
06/30/2010
The Impact of OEF/OIF Veterans Mental Health on Caregivers
09/30/2008
Understanding and Meeting the Needs of Informal Caregivers to Improve Outcomes for Traumatic Brain Injury Patients with Polytrauma
03/31/2011
Web-based Informational Materials for Caregivers of Veterans Post-Stroke
05/31/2011

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Chronic disease (other & unspecified)
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Access to Specialty Care Veterans with MS: Assessment and Intervention
03/31/2009
Behavioral Insomnia Therapy in Primary Care
09/30/2005
Cost and Effectiveness of End Stage Renal Disease Care
09/30/2004
Costs, Quality of Life and Functional Outcomes in Veterans Treated for Multiple Sclerosis with Beta-Interferon l-B (Betaseron)
06/30/2000
Development and Evaluation of a Hormone Replacement Therapy Decision-Aid
03/31/2004
Economic Impact of Guidelines for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
06/30/2004
Effect of Behavioral Management on Quality of Life in Heart Failure
03/31/2002
Examining Healthcare Patterns and MS Outcomes with VHA and Medicare Data
06/30/2010
Family-Supported Smoking Cessation for Chronically Ill Veterans
06/30/2012
Health and Economic Outcomes for Uninsured Non-Elderly Veterans
06/30/2010
Joint Replacement Utilization Disparity: The Role of Communication
02/28/2009
Measuring Health Related Quality of Life in Veterans with Stroke
03/31/2003
Novel Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Renal Insufficiency
03/31/2010
Pain, Sexual Dysfunction and Depression in Hemodialysis Patients
07/31/2011
Patient Preferences for Treatment of Hepatitis C
09/30/2008
Patterns of Late-Life Healthcare Among VA Patients with Schizophrenia
03/31/2009
Periodontal Care and Glycemic Control in Diabetes
09/30/2003
Pilot Validation of the VA NAtional Data Repository
09/30/2008
Quality and Cost of VA and Medicare Covered Care for Veterans with ESRD
07/30/2006
Quality of Care and Outcomes in Veterans with PreEnd State Renal Disease
03/30/2009
Racial/Ethnic Differences in Trust/Mistrust and its Effect on Diabetes Outcomes
09/30/2008
Sleep Specialty Consultation: Improving Management or Sleep Disorders
12/31/2010
VA and Non-VA Healthcare Utilization and Outcomes by Veterans with Stroke
09/30/2009
Variation in VA Dental Procedures
09/30/2003

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Chronic heart failure
Project No. sort
Title sort
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Computerized Guidelines Enhanced by Symptoms and History: Clinical Effects
02/28/2001
Effect of Behavioral Management on Quality of Life in Heart Failure
03/31/2002
Effectiveness of the FairCare System for Patients with Advanced Illness
09/30/2004
Efficacy and Cost Effectiveness of Relaxation and Response to CHF
09/30/2003
Evaluating Telehealth Home Care for Elderly Veterans with Congestive Heart Failure
01/31/2005
Exercise Effect on Aerobic Capacity and QOL in Heart Failure
03/31/2000
Guideline Adherence in Elders with Heart Failure and Multiple Comorbidities
09/30/2012
Heart PACT: Patient Activation in High-Risk Patients with Heart Failure
06/30/2009
Home Walking Exercise Training in Advanced Heart Failure
12/30/2001
Impact of Diastolic Heart Failure on Health Care Utilization and Outcomes
06/30/2005
Innovative Strategies for Implementing New CHF Guideline Recommendations
03/31/2003
Medications in Chronic Heart Failure and Relationship to Quality of Life
12/31/2004
Pharmacy Use in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure
02/28/2006
QUERI on Congestive (Chronic) Heart Failure
06/30/2004
Trial of a Tailored Message Program to Implement CHF Guidelines
03/31/2004
Why Are Intermediate Outcomes in Diabetic Veterans Still Sub-Optimal?
06/30/2009

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Chronic lung disease
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
Effectiveness and Cost Impact of a Telecommunications System in COPD
03/31/2001
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
Using a Functional Assessment to Optimize Oxygen Therapy in Chronic Lung Disease
04/30/2009

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Clinical practice guidelines
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
A Custom Approach to Implementation of Diabetes Hypertension Guidelines
09/30/2004
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
An Integrated Care Model for Improving HCV Patient Outcomes
10/31/2012
Appropriateness of Antiepileptic Drug Use for Older Veterans
09/30/2008
Benchmarking Patterns in the Pharmacologic Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)
03/31/2002
Characterizing Variability in Respiratory Care in SCI&D
09/30/2008
Clinical Practices and Outcomes in VA Methadone Maintenance Programs
06/30/2004
Clinical Reminders in Test Reports to Improve Guideline Compliance
09/30/2006
Computerized Guidelines Enhanced by Symptoms and History: Clinical Effects
02/28/2001
Cost Effectiveness of Guidelines-Concordant Care for Schizophrenia
06/30/2001
Cost-effectiveness of Nurse Based Program for Heart Failure Patients
12/31/2007
Determinants of Clinical Guideline Implementation Effectiveness
09/30/2003
Determination of Clinical Implementation Effectiveness
06/30/2001
Do Practice Guidelines Improve Economic Efficiency within the VA System
06/30/2007
Economic and Clinical Outcomes of Recommended NSAID Prescription Strategies
12/31/2008
Economic Impact of Guidelines for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
06/30/2004
Establishing a VA Model for Best Practices in Management of Acute UGIH
08/30/2006
Evaluating a Collaborative Care Model for the Treatment of Schizophrenia (EQUIP)
09/30/2005
Evidence Based Nursing Practices and Falls in VA and Non-VA Hospitals
11/30/2009
Facilitating Implementation of the PHS Smoking Cessation Guidelines - RESET
09/30/2003
Factors Influencing Success of Computerized Clinical Reminders in VA
12/30/2005
Group Intervention for DM Guideline Implementation
03/31/2012
Guidelines for Drug Therapy of Hypertension: Multi-Site Implementation
09/30/2005
Guidelines for Drug Therapy of Hypertension: Closing the Loop
09/30/2000
Identification of HIV Infection Among Veterans
09/30/2003
Implementation of Ischemic Heart Disease Clinical Practice Guidelines
09/30/2002
Implementing Guidelines for Smoking Cessation: A Randomized Trial of Evidence-Based Quality Improvement
12/31/2002
Improving Cancer Pain Management Using AHCPR Cancer Pain Guidelines
09/30/2004
Improving Outcomes of Depression in Primary Care
12/31/2004
Innovative Strategies for Implementing New CHF Guideline Recommendations
03/31/2003
Knowledge Management and Clinical Practice Guideline Implementation
06/30/2002
Medications in Chronic Heart Failure and Relationship to Quality of Life
12/31/2004
Mesh Repair for Ventral Hernia: Which Rate is Right?
12/31/2009
Planning Proposal to Implement Guidelines for Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Veterans with Spinal Cord Injury
06/30/2004
Proactive Diabetes Case Management
08/31/2002
Surgical Case Duration in the Department of Veterans Affairs
03/31/2009
Survey of VA Clinicians' Falls Prevention and Assessment Practices
08/31/2009
System for Monitoring Substance Abuse Patients' Outcomes and Care
06/30/2005
Systematic Review and Tracking Databases for CPG Implementation
06/30/2008
The Prevalence and Needs of Veterans with Multiple Chronic Illnesses
09/30/2003
Treatment Cost for Veterans with Chronic Kidney Disease
02/28/2010
Trial of a Tailored Message Program to Implement CHF Guidelines
03/31/2004
Use of an Intentional Learning Model to Assist Evidence-based Practice
06/30/2004

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Cognitive impairment
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
Capacity to Execute a Health Care Proxy: Guideline Evaluation
01/31/2003
Neuropsychological Assessment of a Population-Based Sample of Persian Gulf War Veterans and Controls
06/30/2004
Psychiatric Advance Directives for Improved Healthcare
06/30/2007
Speech Intelligibility and Cognition: Are Inpatients Impaired by Noise
09/30/2010
Validation of Spanish Translation of Folstein Mini Mental State Exam
03/31/2001

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Communication -- doctor-patient
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
Barriers to Initiating Antiviral Therapy for Veterans with Hepatitis C
08/31/2010
Culture and Communication in Hypertension Management
09/30/2009
Impact of a Plain Language Prostate Cancer Decision Aid on Decision Making
09/30/2011
Improving HIV Screening by Nurse Rapid Testing, Streamlined Counseling
06/30/2007
Improving Patient-Provider Communication about Routine HIV Screening
03/31/2008
Improving Self-Management Through Facilitated Patient Physician Communication
09/30/2008
Improving the Quality of End-of-Life Communication for Patients with COPD
12/31/2007
Joint Replacement Utilization Disparity: The Role of Communication
02/28/2009
Knee Replacement Disparity: A Randomized, Controlled Intervention
08/31/2009
Negotiating Patient Expectations and Requests in a Managed Care Environment
03/31/2001
Patient and Provider Attitudes in the Healthcare Context
06/30/2010
Patient Preferences for Treatment of Hepatitis C
09/30/2008
Physician-Patient Communication in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure
03/30/2010
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
Speech Intelligibility and Cognition: Are Inpatients Impaired by Noise
09/30/2010
The Influence of Obesity on Veterans' Quality of Care
09/30/2010
The Patient Centered Treatment of Dually Diagnosed Veterans
12/31/2002

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Comorbidity
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
A Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention for Depression and Anxiety in COPD
06/30/2006
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
Mesh Repair for Ventral Hernia: Which Rate is Right?
12/31/2009
Onsite versus Referral Models of Primary Care for Substance Abusing Patients
03/31/2004
Quality of Medical Care for Diabetics with Mental Illness
10/31/2004
The Prevalence and Needs of Veterans with Multiple Chronic Illnesses
09/30/2003
Treatment of Depression in Patients with PTSD
09/30/2002

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Complementary & alternative therapy
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
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. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
Access Factors Affecting VA Enrollees' Use of Non-VA Medical Care
03/31/2011
An Intervention to Enhance Function in Severe Cardiopulmonary Illness
08/31/2011
Clinical Practices and Outcomes in VA Methadone Maintenance Programs
06/30/2004
Clinical Trial of a Home Safety Intervention for Alzheimer's Disease
06/30/2011
Cost of Acute Inpatient Nursing Services in VA
09/30/2007
Economic Impact of Guidelines for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
06/30/2004
Economic Impacts of Buprenorphine Adoption in VHA
03/31/2007
Electrodiagnostic Services: Guidelines, Compliance, and Outcome
08/30/2009
Electronically Identifyinig Adverse Events in Clinical Narrative
09/30/2009
Estimating the Cost of Specialized VA Treatment for Substance Use Disorders
09/30/2004
Ethnic Differences in Medication Adherence and Cost for Elderly Veterans with DM
01/31/2010
Evaluating Cost for Veterans Health Care
02/28/2002
Evaluating Health Outcomes of Veterans in VA and Contract Nursing Homes
06/30/2003
Evaluation of Community Based Outpatient Clinic Costs Using DSS Data
09/30/2004
Expert System-Based Feedback in Sedentary Overweight Veterans
09/30/2012
Health Care Use, Outcomes, and Costs of Comorbid Diabetes and Depression
08/30/2009
Hospital Costs and Utilization of Veterans Receiving Palliative Versus Usual Care
04/30/2009
How Do Medicare Health Plan Options Affect VA Utilization and Outcomes?
09/30/2008
Implementing a Metric for VA Hospice Referrals: Phase I, Develop the Triggers
03/31/2007
Improving HIV Care Quality
12/31/2004
Monitoring Pressure Ulcer Healing in Persons with Spinal Cord Impairment
12/31/2008
Optimal Use and Cost-Effectiveness of ICDS in the VA Health Care System
06/30/2010
Outpatient Waiting Times, Outcomes, and Cost for VA Patients with Diabetes
02/28/2010
Outsourcing VA Inpatient Care: Impact on Utilization, Quality, and Policy
09/30/2002
Predicting Rehabilitation Costs for VA Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury
05/30/2007
Senior Coordinated Referral (SCORE) Study
06/30/2010
The Cost of Research Administration in VA
12/31/2002
The Effect of Exercise on Muscle, Function and Cost in VA Nursing Home Residents
12/30/2006
The Effect of Managed Care on VA Hospitals
09/30/2001
The Potential for VA+ Choice to Affect Veterans' Care and VA Expenditures
03/31/2008
Treatment Cost for Veterans with Chronic Kidney Disease
02/28/2010
Use of VA Pharmacy by Medicare Enrolled Veterans
06/30/2006
Veterans' Healthcare Needs in National Surveys of the General Population
12/30/2007
VHA Costs of Acute vs Subacute Rehabilitation Care for Stroke
05/30/2007

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Cost effectiveness
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
Access Criteria and Cost of Mental Health Intensive Case Management
07/31/2008
Bioterrorism: Cost-Effectiveness of Medical Responses
03/31/2006
Clinical and Cost Effectiveness of Screening for Diabetic Retinopathy Using Tele-Ophthalmology
12/31/2010
Cost and Effectiveness of End Stage Renal Disease Care
09/30/2004
Cost Effective Strategy to Evaluate Veterans with Sleep Apnea
09/30/2009
Do Practice Guidelines Improve Economic Efficiency within the VA System
06/30/2007
Economic and Clinical Outcomes of Recommended NSAID Prescription Strategies
12/31/2008
Estimating the Cost of Specialized VA Treatment for Substance Use Disorders
09/30/2004
Facilitating Shared Decisionmaking About Prostate Cancer Screening
12/31/2002
Genetic Testing Decision Analysis Model for Antidepressant Treatment
09/30/2008
Impact of Teledermatology on Health Services Outcomes in the VA
06/30/2011
Inpatient Smoking Cessation: Bringing the Program to the Smoker
09/30/2009
New Statistical Methods for Analyzing Veteran's Health Care Costs
06/30/2007
Quality and Costs of Colon Cancer Care in VA and Medicare
09/30/2009
Telemedicine Treatment for Veterans with Gulf War Illness
12/31/2008
The Business Case for Reduction in Surgical Complication Rates in the VA
12/31/2009
The Hearing Aid Effectiveness After Aural Rehabilitation (HEAR) Trial
12/31/2008
Trial of Low And High Intensity Strategies to Maintain Blood Pressure Control
09/30/2012
Weight and Medication Changes Associated with Bariatric Surgery
09/30/2008
Why Are Intermediate Outcomes in Diabetic Veterans Still Sub-Optimal?
06/30/2009

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Decision support
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
A Culturally Sensitive Values-Guided Aid for End of Life Decision-Making
09/30/2009
Academic Collaboration
05/30/2008
Adapting Tools to Implement Stroke Risk Management to Veterans
08/30/2010
Application of Clinical Decision Aids for Acute Upper GI Hemorrhage
03/31/2003
Assessing Mental Outcomes in the VHA
12/31/2006
Automated Adverse Drug Event Monitoring in the VHA
06/30/2002
Building Expertise to Develop and Implement Decision Support Systems
12/31/2006
Capacity to Execute a Health Care Proxy: Guideline Evaluation
01/31/2003
Computer-Assisted Access to Specialist Expertise
12/31/2002
Computerized Guidelines Enhanced by Symptoms and History: Clinical Effects
02/28/2001
Current Barriers and Facilitators to Use of Automated Clinical Reminders
09/30/2003
Decision Support for the Management of Opioid Therapy in Chronic Pain
06/30/2008
Development of Survival Prediction Models for Advanced Cancer Patients
06/30/2009
Estimating the Cost of Specialized VA Treatment for Substance Use Disorders
09/30/2004
From Research to Practice - Lipid Management for Low HDL-Cholesterol
09/30/2003
Guidelines for Drug Therapy of Hypertension: Multi-Site Implementation
09/30/2005
Guidelines for Drug Therapy of Hypertension: Closing the Loop
09/30/2000
Identifying and Predicting Contextual Errors in Medical Decision Making
08/30/2009
Illness Perceptions, Emotions and Decision Making in Veterans with CMP
09/30/2011
Knee Replacement Disparity: A Randomized, Controlled Intervention
08/31/2009
Meta-Analysis of the Efficacy of Computer-based Feedback Implementations
12/31/2006
Online Family Education to Promote Treatment Compliance in Schizophrenia
09/30/2004
Planning and Development Toward "Biochemical Surveillance of OEF/OIF Deployed Soldiers Using Natural Language Processing Detection of BDD Records"
09/30/2008
Quality of Practices for Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Staging
03/31/2010
QUERI on Congestive (Chronic) Heart Failure
06/30/2004
Randomized Trial of a Telephone Intervention in Heart Failure Patients
03/31/2005
Study to Lower Veterans Blood Pressure: Patient/Physician Intervention
03/31/2006
Understanding Variations in the IRB Review Process: Pilot Study
09/30/2008
VISN Collaborative for Improving Hypertension Management with ATHENA-HTN
09/30/2009

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Dementia
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
A Telehealth Education Program for Caregivers of Veterans with Dementia
03/31/2008
Caregiver Psychoeducation and Support: Improving Outcomes in AD/ADRD
03/31/2011
Causes and Consequences of Aggressive Behavior in Demented Patients
06/30/2007
Dementia in Primary Care: Setting the Stage for Quality Improvement
03/31/2010
Early Trajectory of Wandering in Veterans with Mild Dementia
03/31/2012
Effect of Activity on Sleep of Cognitively-Impaired Veterans
06/30/2001
Formal and Informal Costs of Veterans with Dementia: A Longitudinal Study
02/28/2008
Outcomes Assessment for Dementia Care: Development of a Module
06/30/2002
Pain Management and Behavioral Outcomes in Patients with Dementia
03/21/2001
Partners in Dementia Care
02/28/2011
Safety Enhancement to Prevent Home Injury to Veterans with Alzheimer's Disease
09/30/2003
Sleep and Behavioral Disturbance in Dementia
03/31/2007
Testing the Effectiveness of Telephone Support for Dementia Caregivers
03/31/2008

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Deployment
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
A Computer Adaptive Test to Measure Community Reintegration
05/30/2011
Efficacy of Mantram Repetition on PTSD Symptoms in Veterans
06/30/2009
Environmental Exposures Assessment Tool (EE-Tool) for OIF/OEF Veterans
09/30/2008
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
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. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
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. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
Aging OEF/OIF Veterans: Assessing the Needs of an Emerging Cohort
09/30/2008
Antecedents and Consequences of Sexual Harassment in the Military
03/31/2003
Barriers and Facilitators to PTSD Treatment Seeking
12/31/2007
Blast-Related Health Problem Identification and Polytrauma Taxonomy
12/31/2010
Does PTSD Service Connection Affect Disease Course and Functioning?
09/30/2006
Examining the Diagnostic and Clinical Utility of the PTSD Checklist
09/30/2008
MST Effects on PTSD and Health Behavior: A Longitudinal Study of Marines
08/30/2009
Outcomes and Correlates of Suicidal Ideation in OEF/OIF Veterans
09/30/2011
Post-deployment Assessment of Behavioral Health Barriers in OIF Veterans
09/30/2006
Predicting Post-Deployment Mental Health Substance Abuse and Services Needs
09/30/2009
Prospective Study of Functional Status in Veterans at Risk for Unexplained Illnesses
12/31/2009
Reengineering Systems for the Primary Care Treatment of PTSD
05/31/2010
Telemental Health and Cognitive Processing Therapy for Rural Combat Veterans with PTSD
09/30/2012
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
Tracking OEF/OIF Transition from DoD to VA
09/30/2008

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Depression
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
An Integrated Model of Primary Care in Mental Health
07/31/2000
Benchmarking Patterns in the Pharmacologic Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)
03/31/2002
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
Chronic Physical and Mental Ilness Care in Women Veterans
08/30/2009
Continuous Improvement for Veterans In Care-Mood Disorders
09/30/2007
Cost & Value of Evidence Based Solutions for Depression (COVES)
12/30/2006
Creating HealtheVet Informatics Applications for Collaborative Care
04/30/2007
Decision Making for Depression in Women Veterans: Patient and Physician Factors
06/30/2001
Effectiveness of Team Treatment of Depression in Primary Care
03/31/2001
Efficacy of Telepsychiatry in the Treatment of Depression
09/30/2000
Expanding and Testing VA Collaborative Care Models for Depression
06/30/2008
Genetic Testing Decision Analysis Model for Antidepressant Treatment
09/30/2008
Illness Management and Recovery for Veterans with Severe Mental Illness
09/30/2011
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
Implementing USPSTF/AHCPR Guidelines for Depression in Primary Care
06/30/2004
Improving Care of Veterans by Using Consumers as Mental Health Providers
06/30/2007
Improving Outcomes of Depression in Primary Care
12/31/2004
Improving the Treatment of Chronic Pain in Primary Care
03/30/2009
Methylphenidate for Depressed Cancer Patients in Hospice
03/30/2010
Modifiable Determinants of Anti-Depressant Adherence Among Older Veterans
02/28/2010
Outcomes and Correlates of Suicidal Ideation in OEF/OIF Veterans
09/30/2011
Pain, Sexual Dysfunction and Depression in Hemodialysis Patients
07/31/2011
Patient-Centered Disease Management for Heart Failure Trial
06/30/2011
Suicide Among Veterans: Using the VA Depression Registry to Inform Care
06/30/2008
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
Telepsychology-Service Delivery for Depressed Elderly Veterans
07/31/2010
Translating Depression Guidelines into Substance Abuse Treatment
03/31/2005
Treatment of Depression in Patients with PTSD
09/30/2002
Well-being Among Veterans Enhancement Study (WAVES)
09/30/2005

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Diabetes
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
A Custom Approach to Implementation of Diabetes Hypertension Guidelines
09/30/2004
Accuracy of Initial Diagnosis of Diabetes in VHA
09/30/2008
Addressing Barriers to Translation for Treatment of Hypertension
02/28/2008
Adherence and Intensification of Medications: A Population-Based Clinical Pharmacists Implementation Study among Hypertensive Diabetes Patients
06/30/2010
Amputation Related Trends, Health Care Use, and Outcomes in Veterans
09/30/2008
An Evaluation of a Coordinated Proactive Diabetes Eye Care Program
12/31/2005
Assessment of Sight-Threatening Diabetic Retinopathy Status via Telemedicine
04/30/2003
Automated Calls with Nurse Follow-Up to Improve Diabetes Ambulatory Care
12/31/1999
Barriers and Facilitators in Uptake of MOVE!
04/30/2008
Can Group Visits Improve Outcomes of Veterans with Diabetes
01/31/2009
Computer-Assisted Access to Specialist Expertise
12/31/2002
CPRS Diabetes Food Reminder-Based Registry and Decision Support Tool
09/30/2007
Dermal Thermometry and Self-Care of High Risk Diabetic Patients
09/30/2006
Developing and Implementing a Quality Measure for Glycemic Control
12/31/2003
Diabetes Shared Medical Appointments: System Redesign & Implementation
02/28/2008
Diabetes Telemedicine Consultation: A Systems Improvement Intervention
03/31/2009
Disease Managment and Educational Intervention Outcomes in High-Risk Diabetics
12/31/2002
Do Group Insulin Education Visits Reduce Barriers to Insulin Initiation?
09/30/2008
Ethnic Differences in Medication Adherence and Cost for Elderly Veterans with DM
01/31/2010
Evaluating the Performance of Explicit Quality Monitoring Systems in the VHA
09/30/2003
Evaluation of Preventable Diabetes Hospitalizations in the VA
06/30/2007
Evaluation of VISTA Performance Profiles and Non-VISTA Measures
11/30/2001
Group Intervention for DM Guideline Implementation
03/31/2012
Impact of a Quality Management Intervention Upon Foot Care Outcomes
07/31/2001
Improving Diabetes Care via Telephone Assessment and Patient Education
05/31/2003
Improving Health Outcomes of Diabetic Veterans: A Diabetic Self-Management Program
09/30/2002
Improving Insulin Therapy with Enhanced Care Management and Peer Support
03/31/2010
Improving Measures of VA Facility Performance for Diabetes Care
09/30/2008
Insulin Treatment Variation in Southwestern Diabetics - Therapeutic Decision-making
04/30/2008
Internet-based Diabetes Education and Case Management
12/31/2008
Longitudinal Analysis of Utilization and Cost by VA Patients with Diabetes
12/30/2011
Patient Preferences and the Care of Diabetes
02/28/2001
Patterns of Late-Life Healthcare Among VA Patients with Schizophrenia
03/31/2009
Periodontal Care and Glycemic Control in Diabetes
09/30/2003
Predicting Glycemic Control and Hypoglycemia in Type II Diabetic Veterans
09/30/2002
Proactive Diabetes Case Management
08/31/2002
Quality of Medical Care for Diabetics with Mental Illness
10/31/2004
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
Risk Adjustment of HbA1c for Performance Measurement in the VA
09/30/2004
Risk Factor Trajectory and Variability: Predictors of Vascular Disease?
06/30/2006
Screening for prediabetes and early diabetes in primary care
12/31/2012
Stroke Prevention, Incidence and Outcomes in Veterans with Diabetes
03/31/2009
Study of Women in Menopause (SWIM)
04/30/2008
Summary Measures of Quality for Diabetes Care
09/30/2010
Use of an Intentional Learning Model to Assist Evidence-based Practice
06/30/2004
VA Prescription Drug Company Copayments and Veterans with Diabetes or Hypertension
09/14/2006
VISN Collaborative for Improving Hypertension Management with ATHENA-HTN
09/30/2009
Why Are Intermediate Outcomes in Diabetic Veterans Still Sub-Optimal?
06/30/2009

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Disability
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
Evaluation of Subacute Rehabilitative Care
06/30/2000
Use of VA and Medicare by Older Veterans with New Disability
09/30/2009

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Dissemination
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
Evaluation of VA Practice Matters as a Strategy for Influencing Physician Behavior
03/31/2003

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Drug abuse
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
A Brief Motivational Intervention with Cocaine Patients
09/30/2003
Brief Motivational Interventions for Substance-Using Veterans: Pilot
09/30/2007
Decision Support for the Management of Opioid Therapy in Chronic Pain
06/30/2008
Economic Impacts of Buprenorphine Adoption in VHA
03/31/2007
Effectiveness of Contingency Management in VA Addictions Treatment
02/28/2010
Effectiveness of Screening and Treatment for PTSD in SUD Patients
12/31/2011
Health Outcomes from Opioid Therapy for Chronic Pain
09/30/2004
Improving Access to Effective Opioid Agonist Therapy
09/30/2003
Improving Longterm SUD Outcomes with Telephone Case Monitoring
07/31/2009
PTSD/Substance Abuse Treatment for OEF/OIF Veterans
03/31/2009
Validation of Computerized Risk Assessment of Prescription Opioid Abuse
01/31/2008
VIP: Staff Distance Learning in Substance Use Intervention for Returnees
03/31/2007

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Dual diagnosis – substance abuse and mental health
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
A Brief Community Linkage Intervention for Dually Diagnosed Individuals
06/30/2009
Development and Application of Psychiatric Risk Adjustment Methods in the VA
09/30/2004
Dual Diagnosis Self-Help Group Referral: Outcomes and Services Use
03/31/2011
Matching, Outcomes and Costs in Substance Abuse/Psychiatric Treatment
08/31/2001
PTSD/Substance Abuse Treatment for OEF/OIF Veterans
03/31/2009
Relationships and PTSD Study: Detection of Intimate Partner Violence
06/30/2011

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Education (patient)
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
A Medication Adherence Intervention for HIV Infected Veterans
12/31/2002
Acute Post-Operative Pain Management Using Massage As Adjuvant Therapy
11/30/2005
Development of MOVE! Education Materials for Veterans with SCI
11/30/2008
Disease Managment and Educational Intervention Outcomes in High-Risk Diabetics
12/31/2002
Dissemination Evaluation of Educational Materials for Puerto Rican OIF/OEF Veterans and Families
03/31/2009
Do Group Insulin Education Visits Reduce Barriers to Insulin Initiation?
09/30/2008
Education Materials for Puerto Rican Veterans and Their Families
03/31/2008
Effectiveness of a Health Education Program in a Primary Care Setting
03/31/2003
Effectiveness of the FairCare System for Patients with Advanced Illness
09/30/2004
Facilitating Shared Decisionmaking About Prostate Cancer Screening
12/31/2002
Heart PACT: Patient Activation in High-Risk Patients with Heart Failure
06/30/2009
Improving Antibiotic Use in Acute Care Setting
06/30/2007
Improving Diabetes Care via Telephone Assessment and Patient Education
05/31/2003
Low Literacy Intervention for Colorectal Cancer Screening
04/30/2003
Nurse Physical Activity Counseling in Primary Care
03/31/2006
Online Family Education to Promote Treatment Compliance in Schizophrenia
09/30/2004
Process of Care in Peripheral Arterial Disease
09/30/2005
Study to Lower Veterans Blood Pressure: Patient/Physician Intervention
03/31/2006
Supporting the Evaluation of the Health eVet Personal Health Record
07/31/2009
The Effectiveness of FMPO in Improving the Quality of Care for Persons with Severe Mental Illness
06/30/2010
Web-based Informational Materials for Caregivers of Veterans Post-Stroke
05/31/2011

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Education (provider)
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
A Medication Adherence Intervention for HIV Infected Veterans
12/31/2002
Acute Post-Operative Pain Management Using Massage As Adjuvant Therapy
11/30/2005
Advanced Heart Failure Outreach
07/31/2008
Documenting Barriers to Patient-Centered Care in an Academic Clinic
03/31/2002
Factors Influencing Success of Computerized Clinical Reminders in VA
12/30/2005
Impact of a Quality Management Intervention Upon Foot Care Outcomes
07/31/2001
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
Improving Antibiotic Use in Acute Care Setting
06/30/2007
Long-Term Care Referral Tutorial
12/31/2007
Mesh Repair for Ventral Hernia: Which Rate is Right?
12/31/2009
Online Family Education to Promote Treatment Compliance in Schizophrenia
09/30/2004
Patient Profiling and Provider Feedback to Reduce Adverse Drug Events
12/31/2003
Toward Gender Aware VA Health Care: Development and Evaluation of an Intervention
09/30/2005
Training SUD Counselors CBT for Depression
06/30/2011
VHA Clinicians and Bioterror Events: Interactive Web-based Learning
09/30/2007
VIP: Staff Distance Learning in Substance Use Intervention for Returnees
03/31/2007

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Education Research
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
A Qualitative Assessment of Work Hour Regulation for Physician Trainees
09/30/2008
Developing a PBLI QI Systems Impact Assessment Questionnaire
09/30/2008
Improving Medical Training for the Care of Chronic Conditions
09/30/2008
Resident Supervision Index: Assessing Feasibility and Validity
09/30/2008

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Emergency care
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
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. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
A Culturally Sensitive Values-Guided Aid for End of Life Decision-Making
09/30/2009
Assessing the Needs of VA Patients with Advanced Cancer
09/30/2001
Communication, Alternatives, and Preferences in End of Life Care
08/31/2002
Development of Survival Prediction Models for Advanced Cancer Patients
06/30/2009
Effectiveness of the FairCare System for Patients with Advanced Illness
09/30/2004
Evaluation of a Cardiac Nurse Practitioner Palliative Care Program
02/28/2010
Family Assessment of Treatment at End-of-Life (FATE) Survey Development
09/30/2007
Honoring Treatment Preferences at the End of Life
06/30/2004
Hospital Costs and Utilization of Veterans Receiving Palliative Versus Usual Care
04/30/2009
Implementing a Metric for VA Hospice Referrals: Phase I, Develop the Triggers
03/31/2007
Improving the Quality of End-of-Life Communication for Patients with COPD
12/31/2007
Intervention to Improve Care at Life's End in VA Medical Centers
03/31/2012
Measuring Quality of Family Experience of Patients with Serious Illness
12/31/2008
Measuring the Quality of Dying
09/30/2002
Outlook: An Intervention to Improve Quality of Life in Serious Illness
10/31/2009
Palliative Care Transitions: Factors in Patient Experience and Satisfaction
12/31/2006
Pilot Study of Quality Indicators to Assess Supportive Care for Veterans
09/30/2008
Randomized Trial of Care Management to Improve End of Life Care
08/30/2008
Validation of Pain as a Vital Sign Among Veterans with Advanced Illness
09/30/2008

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Ethics
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
Pilot Just-In-Time IRB Review Evaluation
03/31/2003

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Ethnic/cultural
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
An Illustrated Patient Satisfaction Evaluation Tool for Ambulatory Populations
09/30/2002
Culturally Sensitive Models of Stroke Recovery and Caregiving After Discharge Home
03/31/2006
Culture and Communication in Hypertension Management
09/30/2009
Determinants of VA Ambulatory Care Use Among Native American Veterans
06/30/2003
Medicare HMO Enrollment and VA Use by Minority and Low Income Veterans
03/30/2004
Physician-Patient Communication in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure
03/30/2010
Racial Disparities in Blood Pressure Management Among Stroke Patients
02/28/2008
Racial/Ethnic Differences in Trust/Mistrust and its Effect on Diabetes Outcomes
09/30/2008
Reasons for Disparities in Joint Replacement Utilization
12/31/2006
Sociocultural Dimensions of Provider Decision-Making in Pain Management
08/31/2009
Translation and Cultural Adaptation of a PTSD Therapy for Hispanics
09/30/2008
VA and Indian Health Services (IHS): Access for American Indian Veterans
02/28/2008

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Exercise
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
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
Enhancing fitness in older overweight vets with impaired fasting glucose
06/30/2011
Expert System-Based Feedback in Sedentary Overweight Veterans
09/30/2012
Pilot study of group physical therapy for knee osteoarthritis
09/30/2008
Veterans Walk to Beat Back Pain
09/30/2011

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Falls
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
A Hip Protector Program to Increase Use in Primary Care Patients
06/30/2004
Correlates of Falls in Persons with Cancer
12/31/2004
Epidemiology and Cost of Falls in Veterans with Spinal Cord Injury
08/31/2008
Evidence Based Nursing Practices and Falls in VA and Non-VA Hospitals
11/30/2009
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
Survey of VA Clinicians' Falls Prevention and Assessment Practices
08/31/2009

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Frail elderly
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
A Hip Protector Program to Increase Use in Primary Care Patients
06/30/2004
Aging and Family Outcomes in Supportive Care of Advanced Cancer Patients
11/30/2008
Aging Veterans Health Policy Model
12/31/2006
Assessing Practice Variation in Long Term Care Referrals
09/30/2006
Effectiveness of a Health Education Program in a Primary Care Setting
03/31/2003
Honoring Treatment Preferences at the End of Life
06/30/2004
Immunocompetency and Nutritive Status in Inpatient Gero-Rehabilitation
09/30/2007
Impact of Health Status on Colorectal Cancer Screening in Older Adults
12/31/2010
Manifestations, Causes, and Consequences of PEU in Elderly TCU Residents
04/30/2011
Nurse Physical Activity Counseling in Primary Care
03/31/2006
Safe-Grip Fall/Injuries Intervention: A Randomized Trial
06/30/2001
Substance Use Disorder Patients in VA Nursing Homes
11/30/2007
Telepsychology-Service Delivery for Depressed Elderly Veterans
07/31/2010
Testing the Effectiveness of Telephone Support for Dementia Caregivers
03/31/2008
The Effect of Exercise on Muscle, Function and Cost in VA Nursing Home Residents
12/30/2006
VA Eligibility Reform and the Demand for VA Services by Elderly Veterans
06/30/2006

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Functional
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
Pilot study of group physical therapy for knee osteoarthritis
09/30/2008

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Functional status
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
Ambulatory Care Quality Improvement (ACQUIP)
02/28/2001
Developing Risk Adjustment Models in Veterans' Health Status
03/31/2001
Development of a Flexilevel Scale of Shoulder Functioning
09/30/2001
Development of Individual-Patient Physical Health Profiles with IRT
12/31/2000
Evaluating a Collaborative Care Model for the Treatment of Schizophrenia (EQUIP)
09/30/2005
Hip Fracture Repair and Outcomes: A National Cohort Study of Veterans
12/31/2009
Home Walking Exercise Training in Advanced Heart Failure
12/30/2001
Nurse Managed Clinic for Dementia Patients and Family Caregivers
06/30/2001
Promoting Activity and Exercise in Chronic Pulmonary Disease: An Intervention Study
03/31/2005
Reasons for Disparities in Joint Replacement Utilization
12/31/2006
Using a Functional Assessment to Optimize Oxygen Therapy in Chronic Lung Disease
04/30/2009

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Genomics
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
Genetic Testing Decision Analysis Model for Antidepressant Treatment
09/30/2008
Optimizing Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Modifying Anti-rheumatic Drugs
09/30/2008

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Gulf War I
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
Neuropsychological Assessment of a Population-Based Sample of Persian Gulf War Veterans and Controls
06/30/2004
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
Profile of Gulf War Veterans Receiving Undiagnosed Illness Compensation
09/30/2008
Sexual Assault Prevalence Among Male, PTSD-Disabled Gulf War Veterans
08/31/2009
Telemedicine Treatment for Veterans with Gulf War Illness
12/31/2008
Treatment of Depression in Patients with PTSD
09/30/2002

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Hearing
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
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. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
An Integrated Care Model for Improving HCV Patient Outcomes
10/31/2012
Liver Biopsy Use for VA Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C: Patterns and Predictors
09/30/2008
Patients' View of Hepatitis C Treatment Completion or Withdrawal
09/30/2008
Quality of Care Among Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection
03/31/2011

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HIV/AIDS
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
A Medication Adherence Intervention for HIV Infected Veterans
12/31/2002
Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy in HIV Infected Adults
12/30/2000
Collaboration Support for Academic Expert in Implementation Research
01/31/2007
Data Collection for Veterans with HIV/AIDS: Survey and Chart Review
12/31/2002
Determinants of Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy and Impact on Outcomes
09/30/2002
Evaluating HIV/AIDS Care Access and Quality in the VA
09/20/2007
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
Health Values and Spirituality in Veterans with HIV/AIDS
06/30/2005
HIV Translating Initiatives for Depression into Effective Solutions
12/31/2009
Identification of HIV Infection Among Veterans
09/30/2003
Implementation and Evaluation of a VISN-based Program to Improve HIV Screening and Testing
04/30/2008
Implementing an HIV Rapid Testing Pilot Project Among Homeless
09/30/2007
Improving HIV Care Quality
12/31/2004
Improving HIV Screening by Nurse Rapid Testing, Streamlined Counseling
06/30/2007
Improving Patient-Provider Communication about Routine HIV Screening
03/31/2008
Improving the HIV/AIDS Immunology Case Registry
09/30/2002
Measuring HIV Quality of Care
06/30/2003
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. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
An Evaluation of Home-Based Telemedicine Services
06/30/2004
Evaluating Telehealth Home Care for Elderly Veterans with Congestive Heart Failure
01/31/2005
Informal Caregivers of Veterans Post Stroke
03/31/2008
Stress-Busting Program for Caregivers of Patients with Neurological Diseases
06/30/2006

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Homeless
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
Homelessness Prevention: Psychiatric Care with Representative Payeeship
06/30/2004
Implementing an HIV Rapid Testing Pilot Project Among Homeless
09/30/2007
Primary Care Quality and Service Customization for the Homeless
08/31/2011

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Hospice
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
Implementing a Metric for VA Hospice Referrals: Phase I, Develop the Triggers
03/31/2007
Intervention to Improve Care at Life's End in VA Medical Centers
03/31/2012
Methylphenidate for Depressed Cancer Patients in Hospice
03/30/2010

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Hypertension
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
A Behavioral Intervention to Improve Hypertension Control in Veterans
09/30/2009
Adherence and Intensification of Medications: A Population-Based Clinical Pharmacists Implementation Study among Hypertensive Diabetes Patients
06/30/2010
Behavioral/Pharmacological Telemedicine Interventions for BP Control
09/30/2009
Culture and Communication in Hypertension Management
09/30/2009
Implementation of ALLHAT Results in VAH
06/30/2004
Implementing Evidence-based Treatment of Hypertension
12/31/2008
Racial Disparities in Blood Pressure Management Among Stroke Patients
02/28/2008
Study to Lower Veterans Blood Pressure: Patient/Physician Intervention
03/31/2006
Trial of Low And High Intensity Strategies to Maintain Blood Pressure Control
09/30/2012
VISN Collaborative for Improving Hypertension Management with ATHENA-HTN
09/30/2009
Working with Veterans Organizations to Improve Blood Pressure
12/31/2010

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Implementation
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
A Hip Protector Program to Increase Use in Primary Care Patients
06/30/2004
Academic Experts Implementation Research Collaborative
06/30/2006
Building Expertise to Develop and Implement Decision Support Systems
12/31/2006
CHERP Implementation Research Collaboration
05/31/2006
Collaboration between VA and Academic Experts in Implementation Research
05/30/2006
Collaboration Support for Academic Expert in Implementation Research
01/31/2007
Collaboration Support for Academic Experts in Implementation Research
06/30/2006
Dissemination and Implementation of Supported Employment in VHA
11/30/2007
Effects of Outlier Identification Strategy on Facility Profiling
09/30/2005
Evaluating the Implementation of the VA Cardiovascular Assessment Reporting tracking System for Cath Labs (CART-CL)
02/28/2008
Formative Evaluation in Implementation Research: Guideline Development
12/15/2008
HIV Translating Initiatives for Depression into Effective Solutions
12/31/2009
Implementation and Evaluation of Postoperative Pain Management Practices
06/30/2004
Implementation of ALLHAT Results in VAH
06/30/2004
Implementation of Coordinated Care Program for HF in VHA
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
Implementing Telemedicine-Based Collaborative Care for MDD in Contract CBOCs
03/31/2009
Innovations to Implementing Evidence-based Clincial Practice
09/30/2004
Operating Room Workload and Quality of Care
06/30/2010
Planning a Nurse Case-Managed Inpatient Smoking Cessation Intervention
06/30/2004
Planning Proposal to Implement Guidelines for Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Veterans with Spinal Cord Injury
06/30/2004
Preventing Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome in Medical and Surgical Patients
06/30/2004
QI in Heart Failure for VA Cleveland Facilities: An Implementation Plan
09/30/2008
Strengthening Organization to Implement Evidence-based Clinical Practice
06/30/2008
Telephone Care Coordination to Improve Smoking Cessation Counseling
03/31/2009
Training in Cognitive Processing Therapy for Sexual Trauma-related PTSD
04/30/2005
Use of an Intentional Learning Model to Assist Evidence-based Practice
06/30/2004
Validating the Patient Safety Indicators in the VA: A Multi-faceted Approach
09/30/2011
VA's Quality Transformation: Lessons for Evidence-Based Management
09/30/2009
Virtual Innovation Partners: Dissemination of PTSD Evidence-based Practices
05/31/2005

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Infectious disease
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
Collaboration Support for Academic Expert in Implementation Research
01/31/2007

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Informatics
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
Accuracy of Initial Diagnosis of Diabetes in VHA
09/30/2008
Assessing Information Value in Computerized Patient Care Documentation System
06/30/2010
Electronically Identifyinig Adverse Events in Clinical Narrative
09/30/2009
Intra-Operative Predictors of Adverse Outcomes
09/30/2008
Supporting the Evaluation of the Health eVet Personal Health Record
07/31/2009
Tobacco Tactics Website for Veteran Smokers
09/30/2008
Using Knowledge Discovery Strategies to Identify Fall Related Injuries
06/30/2010
Using System Dynamics Tools to Integrate Evidence into VA Stroke Care
03/31/2009
Validation of Computerized Risk Assessment of Prescription Opioid Abuse
01/31/2008

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Ischemic Heart Disease
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
Collaborative Cardiac Care Project (C3P)
12/31/2007
From Research to Practice - Lipid Management for Low HDL-Cholesterol
09/30/2003
Implementation of Ischemic Heart Disease Clinical Practice Guidelines
09/30/2002
QUERI - Proposal to Expand Data Collection and Reports to Evaluate VA Cardiac Surgery Program Performance
12/30/2000
Translation Plan to Improve Lipid Management for IHD Patients
09/30/2003

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Long-term care
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
Assessing Practice Variation in Long Term Care Referrals
09/30/2006
Chronically Ill at the VA: Who Are They and What Do They Need?
06/30/2002
Does the Minimum Data Set Reflect Practice Patterns in VA Nursing Homes?
09/30/2008
Effect of Activity on Sleep of Cognitively-Impaired Veterans
06/30/2001
Immunocompetency and Nutritive Status in Inpatient Gero-Rehabilitation
09/30/2007
Impact of Quality Improvement Implementation on Nursing Home Outcomes
06/30/2006
Improving Care for Nursing Home Pneumonia in NHCUs and Veterans' Homes
09/30/2005
Informal Caregivers of Veterans with Dementia: Cost, QOL and Service Use
09/30/2001
Long-Term Care Referral Tutorial
12/31/2007
Manifestations, Causes, and Consequences of PEU in Elderly TCU Residents
04/30/2011
Nurse Physical Activity Counseling in Primary Care
03/31/2006
Quality of Care Indicators for Veterans with Stroke in Community Nursing Homes
01/31/2006
Senior Coordinated Referral (SCORE) Study
06/30/2010
Sleep Disturbance and Outcomes Rehabilitation in the Nursing Home
09/30/2005
Substance Use Disorder Patients in VA Nursing Homes
11/30/2007
VA Nursing Homes: Medical Saff Models and Care Correlates
05/31/2011

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Managed care
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
An Integrated Model of Primary Care in Mental Health
07/31/2000
Implementation/Evaluation Evidence-based Coordinators in Residency Training
06/30/2004
Implementing Evidence-based Behaviornal Health Care Via the Chronic Care Model
06/30/2004
Internet-based Diabetes Education and Case Management
12/31/2008
Medicaid Enrollment, Utilization and Outcomes for VA Patients
03/30/2008
Medicare HMO Enrollment and VA Use by Minority and Low Income Veterans
03/30/2004
Negotiating Patient Expectations and Requests in a Managed Care Environment
03/31/2001
Proactive Diabetes Case Management
08/31/2002
Randomized Trial of Care Management to Improve End of Life Care
08/30/2008
The Effect of Managed Care on VA Hospitals
09/30/2001
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
VA and non-VA Rehabilitation Utilization by Veterans with Acute Stroke
06/30/2006
Virtual Innovation Partners: Dissemination of PTSD Evidence-based Practices
05/31/2005

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Management
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
Collaboration between VA and Academic Experts in Implementation Research
09/30/2006
Demonstration Project: A Method for Patient-Centered Improvements
03/30/2005
Effectiveness of Care Coordination in Managing Medically Complex Patients
09/30/2007
Effects of Performance Measurement on Healthcare Systems
12/31/2009
Identifying and Characterizing High Performing VHA Nursing Homes
06/30/2010
Implementing Telemedicine-Based Collaborative Care for MDD in Contract CBOCs
03/31/2009
Pilot Just-In-Time IRB Review Evaluation
03/31/2003
Planning a Nurse Case-Managed Inpatient Smoking Cessation Intervention
06/30/2004
Researching Recruiting and Retention of Highly Skilled Physicians in VA
12/31/2004
Strategic Plan to Implement Evidence Based Hand-Off & Improve Outcomes
09/30/2008
Training in Cognitive Processing Therapy for Sexual Trauma-related PTSD
04/30/2005
VA Eligibility Reform and the Demand for VA Services by Elderly Veterans
06/30/2006
VA Nursing Homes: Medical Saff Models and Care Correlates
05/31/2011
VA's Quality Transformation: Lessons for Evidence-Based Management
09/30/2009

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Mental Health Care
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
Impact of Psychiatric Diagnoses and Injury on Vocational Outcomes in OIF Veterans
04/30/2009
Promoting Recovery Using Mental Health Consumer Providers
02/28/2011
Resident Supervision Index: Assessing Feasibility and Validity
09/30/2008

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Mental health care delivery
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
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. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
A Patient-Centered Approach to Improve Screening for Side Effects of SGAs
06/30/2011
Promoting Recovery Using Mental Health Consumer Providers
02/28/2011

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Minority
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
A Culturally Sensitive Values-Guided Aid for End of Life Decision-Making
09/30/2009
An Illustrated Patient Satisfaction Evaluation Tool for Ambulatory Populations
09/30/2002
Comparing VA Health Disparities to Health Disparities Outside the VA
07/31/2006
Ethnic Differences - Management of Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease
09/30/2003
Ethnicity and Veteran Identity as Determinants of VA Ambulatory Care Use
06/30/2001
Health Seeking and Treatment Selection in Patients with Coronary Disease
07/31/2002
Joint Replacement Utilization Disparity: The Role of Communication
02/28/2009
Racial Variations in Cardiac Procedures: Do Health Beliefs Matter?
09/30/2001
The Impact of Neighborhood Environment on Veteran Health and Survival
09/30/2009
Treatment Cost for Veterans with Chronic Kidney Disease
02/28/2010

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Neural Mechanisms of Brain Disorders
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
Examining Healthcare Patterns and MS Outcomes with VHA and Medicare Data
06/30/2010

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Nicotine
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
Detailing Smoking Attributable Risks for Post-Morbidity: Planning for Policy and Clinical Interventions
06/30/2010

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Nursing
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
A Brief Motivational Intervention with Cocaine Patients
09/30/2003
Ability to Cough to Predict Dysphagia in Rehabilitation Patients
12/31/2008
Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy in HIV Infected Adults
12/30/2000
An Evaluation of Home-Based Telemedicine Services
06/30/2004
Assessing Evidence for Nurse Staffing to Improve Patient/Organizational Outcomes
03/31/2008
Can Lidocaine Reduce Urinary Catheter Pain?
08/31/2003
Cost-effectiveness of Nurse Based Program for Heart Failure Patients
12/31/2007
Creating Safety and Reducing Medical Error with Bar Coding
06/30/2003
Culturally Sensitive Models of Stroke Recovery and Caregiving After Discharge Home
03/31/2006
Development of an Evidenced-Based Acute Care Dysphagia Screen
03/31/2008
Does the Minimum Data Set Reflect Practice Patterns in VA Nursing Homes?
09/30/2008
Effect of Activity on Sleep of Cognitively-Impaired Veterans
06/30/2001
Effect of Behavioral Management on Quality of Life in Heart Failure
03/31/2002
Effectiveness of Care Coordination in Managing Medically Complex Patients
09/30/2007
Effects of Patient's Models of Heart Disease on Preventative Behaviors
03/31/2011
Evaluation of a Cardiac Nurse Practitioner Palliative Care Program
02/28/2010
Evaluation of a Nurse Case Management Model for Chronic Heart Failure
12/30/2006
Evidence Based Nursing Practices and Falls in VA and Non-VA Hospitals
11/30/2009
Exercise Effect on Aerobic Capacity and QOL in Heart Failure
03/31/2000
Glycemic Management Using an Insulin Infusion Protocol in a Non-ICU Area
08/30/2008
Heart PACT: Patient Activation in High-Risk Patients with Heart Failure
06/30/2009
Home Walking Exercise Training in Advanced Heart Failure
12/30/2001
Improving Cancer Pain Management Using AHCPR Cancer Pain Guidelines
09/30/2004
Informal Caregivers of Veterans with Dementia: Cost, QOL and Service Use
09/30/2001
Innovative Strategies for Implementing New CHF Guideline Recommendations
03/31/2003
Measuring and Improving the Quality of Hospital Nursing Care
12/31/2008
Measuring Care Quality and Pain Outcomes in Hospitalized Veterans
09/30/2009
Nurse Managed Clinic for Dementia Patients and Family Caregivers
06/30/2001
Nurse Physical Activity Counseling in Primary Care
03/31/2006
Nurse Staffing and Patient Outcomes in VA
09/30/2005
Outcomes Assessment for Dementia Care: Development of a Module
06/30/2002
Pain Management and Behavioral Outcomes in Patients with Dementia
03/21/2001
Predictors of Outcomes of HIV-Infected Males
09/30/2005
Promoting Activity and Exercise in Chronic Pulmonary Disease: An Intervention Study
03/31/2005
Redesigning Patient Handling Tasks to Prevent Nursing Back Injuries
12/31/1999
Reducing Nosocomial Infection in ICUs by Active Screening Surveillance
09/30/2011
Safety Enhancement to Prevent Home Injury to Veterans with Alzheimer's Disease
09/30/2003
The Diagnostic Validity of Three Quantitative Swab Techniques
06/30/2004
The Effect of Exercise on Muscle, Function and Cost in VA Nursing Home Residents
12/30/2006
Using a Functional Assessment to Optimize Oxygen Therapy in Chronic Lung Disease
04/30/2009
VA Nursing Outcomes Database Project
09/30/2006

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Obesity
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
A formative Evaluation of a Weight Loss Program in VISN 20: MOVE!
03/31/2009
A Telehealth Application for the MOVE! program for Obesity
09/30/2006
Enhancing fitness in older overweight vets with impaired fasting glucose
06/30/2011
Expert System-Based Feedback in Sedentary Overweight Veterans
09/30/2012
Long-term Outcomes of Bariatric Surgery in the Veterans Health Administration
06/30/2009
Obesity and Utilization of Clinical Preventive Services
10/31/2008
Obesity Care Practices in the Veterans Health Administration
06/30/2009
Promoting Physical Activity in Overweight and Obese Veterans
03/31/2009
Racial/Ethnic Differences in Trust/Mistrust and its Effect on Diabetes Outcomes
09/30/2008
The Influence of Obesity on Veterans' Quality of Care
09/30/2010
Weight and Medication Changes Associated with Bariatric Surgery
09/30/2008

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Operation Enduring Freedom
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
A Computer Adaptive Test to Measure Community Reintegration
05/30/2011
Blast-Related Health Problem Identification and Polytrauma Taxonomy
12/31/2010
Chronic Headache among OEF/OIF Veterans Exposed to Blasts
04/30/2008
Combat, Sexual Assault, and Post-Traumatic Stress in OIF/OEF Military Women
06/30/2011
Community Reintegration for OEF/OIF Veterans: Research Collaborations
09/30/2008
Dissemination Evaluation of Educational Materials for Puerto Rican OIF/OEF Veterans and Families
03/31/2009
Education Materials for Puerto Rican Veterans and Their Families
03/31/2008
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
Gender and Medical Needs of OIF/OEF Veterans with PTSD
10/30/2007
Geographic Access to VHA Rehabilitation Services for OEF/OIF Veterans
09/30/2007
Identifying Potential Demand for VA Rehabilitation Services for OEF/OIF Veterans
12/31/2010
Impact of Psychiatric Diagnoses and Injury on Vocational Outcomes in OIF Veterans
04/30/2009
Improving Access to and Quality of Mental Healthcare for OIF/OEF
09/30/2008
Long-Term Outcomes in Burned OEF/OIF Veterans (LOBO)
09/30/2012
Multifaceted Assessment of Coordination of Care for OEF/OIF Veterans
02/28/2008
Pain Assessment in Polytrauma Rehabilitation Centers
09/30/2008
Participation in PTSD: Who Starts, Who Stays and Who Drops Out
06/30/2010
Peer Visitation for OIF/OEF Veterans with PT/BRI and Their Caregivers
03/31/2008
Physical and Sexual Assault in Deployed Women: Risks, Outcomes and Services
06/30/2009
Pilot Study of Reintegration and Service Needs for Women Veteran Mothers
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
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
Predicting Rehabilitation Costs for VA Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury
05/30/2007
Rapid Needs Assessment of VA Polytrauma Rehabilitation Centers
09/30/2006
Stigma, Gender, and Other Barriers to VHA Use for OEF/OIF Veterans
08/30/2011
Suicide and Firearm Experience (SAFE): Developing Strategies to Increase Veterans Safety
04/30/2008
Telephone based care for OIF/OEF Veterans with PTSD
09/30/2008
Telephone Case Monitoring for Veterans with PTSD
03/31/2011
Variations Across VA Polytrauma Rehabilitation Centers
09/30/2006
VIP: Staff Distance Learning in Substance Use Intervention for Returnees
03/31/2007
Visual Dysfunction in PNS OIF/OEF Patients: A Pilot Study
08/31/2008
Women Veterans Cohort Study
10/30/2012

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Operation Iraqi Freedom
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
A Computer Adaptive Test to Measure Community Reintegration
05/30/2011
Barriers and Facilitators to PTSD Treatment Seeking
12/31/2007
Blast-Related Health Problem Identification and Polytrauma Taxonomy
12/31/2010
Chronic Headache among OEF/OIF Veterans Exposed to Blasts
04/30/2008
Combat, Sexual Assault, and Post-Traumatic Stress in OIF/OEF Military Women
06/30/2011
Community Reintegration for OEF/OIF Veterans: Research Collaborations
09/30/2008
Dissemination Evaluation of Educational Materials for Puerto Rican OIF/OEF Veterans and Families
03/31/2009
Education Materials for Puerto Rican Veterans and Their Families
03/31/2008
Environmental Exposures Assessment Tool (EE-Tool) for OIF/OEF Veterans
09/30/2008
Gender and Medical Needs of OIF/OEF Veterans with PTSD
10/30/2007
Geographic Access to VHA Rehabilitation Services for OEF/OIF Veterans
09/30/2007
Identifying Potential Demand for VA Rehabilitation Services for OEF/OIF Veterans
12/31/2010
Impact of Psychiatric Diagnoses and Injury on Vocational Outcomes in OIF Veterans
04/30/2009
Improving Access to and Quality of Mental Healthcare for OIF/OEF
09/30/2008
Long-Term Outcomes in Burned OEF/OIF Veterans (LOBO)
09/30/2012
Multifaceted Assessment of Coordination of Care for OEF/OIF Veterans
02/28/2008
Pain Assessment in Polytrauma Rehabilitation Centers
09/30/2008
Participation in PTSD: Who Starts, Who Stays and Who Drops Out
06/30/2010
Peer Visitation for OIF/OEF Veterans with PT/BRI and Their Caregivers
03/31/2008
Physical and Sexual Assault in Deployed Women: Risks, Outcomes and Services
06/30/2009
Pilot Study of Reintegration and Service Needs for Women Veteran Mothers
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
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
Post-deployment Assessment of Behavioral Health Barriers in OIF Veterans
09/30/2006
Predicting Rehabilitation Costs for VA Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury
05/30/2007
Rapid Needs Assessment of VA Polytrauma Rehabilitation Centers
09/30/2006
Stigma, Gender, and Other Barriers to VHA Use for OEF/OIF Veterans
08/30/2011
Suicide and Firearm Experience (SAFE): Developing Strategies to Increase Veterans Safety
04/30/2008
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
Treatment and Costs of Blast Related Injuries in VA
09/30/2008
Variations Across VA Polytrauma Rehabilitation Centers
09/30/2006
Visual Dysfunction in PNS OIF/OEF Patients: A Pilot Study
08/31/2008
Women Veterans Cohort Study
10/30/2012

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Organizational issues
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
Assessing Evidence for Nurse Staffing to Improve Patient/Organizational Outcomes
03/31/2008
Collaboration between VA and Academic Experts in Implementation Research
09/30/2006
Continuity in Substance Abuse Care: Best Practices, Outcomes, and Costs
03/31/2002
Current Barriers and Facilitators to Use of Automated Clinical Reminders
09/30/2003
Determinants of Clinical Guideline Implementation Effectiveness
09/30/2003
Determination of Clinical Implementation Effectiveness
06/30/2001
Effectiveness of Care Coordination in Managing Medically Complex Patients
09/30/2007
Effectiveness of Team Treatment of Depression in Primary Care
03/31/2001
Effects of Performance Measurement on Healthcare Systems
12/31/2009
Establishment of a Research Data Repository at VIReC
12/31/2004
Evaluating a Collaborative Care Model for the Treatment of Schizophrenia (EQUIP)
09/30/2005
Evaluating Cost for Veterans Health Care
02/28/2002
Evaluation of Subacute Rehabilitative Care
06/30/2000
Evidence Based Approaches to Primary Care Staffing
06/30/2005
Geographic Variations in Patient Outcomes in the VHA Compared with the Medicare Advantage Programs
09/30/2008
Human Factors and the Effectiveness of Computerized Clinical Reminders
06/30/2006
Identifying and Characterizing High Performing VHA Nursing Homes
06/30/2010
Identifying Patient Safety Indicators from Administrative Data
09/30/2005
Impact of Organizational Factors of the Spoke and Hub Model on SCI Care
02/28/2009
Impact of Outsourcing VA Cardiac Surgery on the Cost and Quality of Care
09/30/2000
Impact of Practice Structure on Quality of Care for Women Veterans (Phase 2)
09/30/2009
Implementation and Evaluation of Postoperative Pain Management Practices
06/30/2004
Implementing Integrated Care for Veterans with Serious Mental Illness
12/31/2009
Improving Service DeliveryThrough Access Points
03/30/2002
Measuring and Improving the Quality of Hospital Nursing Care
12/31/2008
Nurse Managed Clinic for Dementia Patients and Family Caregivers
06/30/2001
Onsite versus Referral Models of Primary Care for Substance Abusing Patients
03/31/2004
Outsourcing VA Inpatient Care: Impact on Utilization, Quality, and Policy
09/30/2002
Patient-Centered Alternative to Psychiatric Hospitalization for Veterans
09/30/2002
Patterns of Health Services Use Associated with Substance Abuse Treatment
06/30/2003
Primary Care Quality and Service Customization for the Homeless
08/31/2011
Promoting Recovery Using Mental Health Consumer Providers
02/28/2011
Psychometric Validation of an Organizational Readiness-to-Change Scale
03/31/2008
Quality of Mental Health Care and Suicide Risk in Psychiatric Patients
03/31/2003
Reengineering Systems for the Primary Care Treatment of PTSD
05/31/2010
Strategic Plan to Implement Evidence Based Hand-Off & Improve Outcomes
09/30/2008
Strengthening Organization to Implement Evidence-based Clinical Practice
06/30/2008
The Effect of Managed Care on VA Hospitals
09/30/2001
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
VA and Indian Health Services (IHS): Access for American Indian Veterans
02/28/2008
VA Eligibility Reform and the Demand for VA Services by Elderly Veterans
06/30/2006
VA-NDI Mortality Data Merge Project
01/31/2005
Variation in ICU Outcome: Examination of Contributing Factors
09/30/2004
VHA Costs of Acute vs Subacute Rehabilitation Care for Stroke
05/30/2007

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Outcomes
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
Carvedilol or Controlled-Release Metoprolol for Heart Failure
03/31/2008
Chronic Physical and Mental Ilness Care in Women Veterans
08/30/2009
Dual Diagnosis Self-Help Group Referral: Outcomes and Services Use
03/31/2011
Enhancing fitness in older overweight vets with impaired fasting glucose
06/30/2011
Health and Economic Outcomes for Uninsured Non-Elderly Veterans
06/30/2010
Long-term Outcomes of Bariatric Surgery in the Veterans Health Administration
06/30/2009
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
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
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
VA Nursing Outcomes Database Project
09/30/2006
Variation in ICU Outcome: Examination of Contributing Factors
09/30/2004
Weight and Medication Changes Associated with Bariatric Surgery
09/30/2008

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Outpatient
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
Can Group Visits Improve Outcomes of Veterans with Diabetes
01/31/2009
Continuity in Substance Abuse Care: Best Practices, Outcomes, and Costs
03/31/2002
Does a CTI Improve Psychiatric Inpatient-Outpatient Outcomes
09/30/2005
Evaluation of Community Based Outpatient Clinic Costs Using DSS Data
09/30/2004
Improving Medical Training for the Care of Chronic Conditions
09/30/2008
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
Patterns of Health Services Use Associated with Substance Abuse Treatment
06/30/2003
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
Team Process and Performance in Primary Care
12/31/2009

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Pain
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
Acute Post-Operative Pain Management Using Massage As Adjuvant Therapy
11/30/2005
Can Lidocaine Reduce Urinary Catheter Pain?
08/31/2003
Decision Support for the Management of Opioid Therapy in Chronic Pain
06/30/2008
Development of a Cancer Pain Prognostic Scale
12/31/2002
Health Outcomes from Opioid Therapy for Chronic Pain
09/30/2004
Illness Perceptions, Emotions and Decision Making in Veterans with CMP
09/30/2011
Implementation and Evaluation of Postoperative Pain Management Practices
06/30/2004
Improving Cancer Pain Management Using AHCPR Cancer Pain Guidelines
09/30/2004
Improving the Treatment of Chronic Pain in Primary Care
03/30/2009
Intervention to Improve Care at Life's End in VA Medical Centers
03/31/2012
Long-Term Outcomes in Burned OEF/OIF Veterans (LOBO)
09/30/2012
Measuring Care Quality and Pain Outcomes in Hospitalized Veterans
09/30/2009
Pain Assessment in Polytrauma Rehabilitation Centers
09/30/2008
Pain Management and Behavioral Outcomes in Patients with Dementia
03/21/2001
Pain, Psychiatric Disorders, and Disability Among Veterans with and without Polytrauma
12/31/2010
Pain, Sexual Dysfunction and Depression in Hemodialysis Patients
07/31/2011
Self-Management of Osteoarthritis: A Tailored, Telephone-based Intervention
03/31/2009
Sociocultural Dimensions of Provider Decision-Making in Pain Management
08/31/2009
Using Pain Resource Nurses to Improve Cancer Patient Pain Outcomes
12/30/2000
VA National Plain Quality Indicators Pilot
03/31/2009
Validation of Pain as a Vital Sign Among Veterans with Advanced Illness
09/30/2008

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Parkinson's disease
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
Measuring Health Outcomes and Care Delivery for Parkinson's Disease
03/31/2005
Stress-Busting Program for Caregivers of Patients with Neurological Diseases
06/30/2006

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Patient outcomes
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
A Smoking, Alcohol, and Depression Intervention for Head and Neck Cancer
03/31/2004
Aging and Family Outcomes in Supportive Care of Advanced Cancer Patients
11/30/2008
Antibiotic Use, Resistance and Clostridium Difficile-Associated Diarrhea
08/30/2007
Assessing Mental Outcomes in the VHA
12/31/2006
Can Lidocaine Reduce Urinary Catheter Pain?
08/31/2003
Chronically Ill at the VA: Who Are They and What Do They Need?
06/30/2002
Clinical Practices and Outcomes in VA Methadone Maintenance Programs
06/30/2004
Dose Response-Driven Fluid Implementation to Assess and Treat Dysphagia
04/30/2009
Establishing a VA Model for Best Practices in Management of Acute UGIH
08/30/2006
Estimating the Magnitude of Unmeasured Risk in VA Patients
04/30/2006
Geographic Variations in Patient Outcomes in the VHA Compared with the Medicare Advantage Programs
09/30/2008
Health Outcomes from Opioid Therapy for Chronic Pain
09/30/2004
How Do Medicare Health Plan Options Affect VA Utilization and Outcomes?
09/30/2008
Impact of a Quality Management Intervention Upon Foot Care Outcomes
07/31/2001
Impact of Quality Improvement Implementation on Nursing Home Outcomes
06/30/2006
Improving Insulin Therapy with Enhanced Care Management and Peer Support
03/31/2010
Matching, Outcomes and Costs in Substance Abuse/Psychiatric Treatment
08/31/2001
Non-Pharmacological Interventions on Sleep in Post-Acute Rehabilitation
06/30/2009
Nurse Staffing and Patient Outcomes in VA
09/30/2005
Partners in Dementia Care
02/28/2011
Predictors of Outcomes of HIV-Infected Males
09/30/2005
Psychiatric Advance Directives for Improved Healthcare
06/30/2007
Recurrence after Treatments of Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer
06/30/2009
Sexual Violence and Women Veterans' Gynecologic Health
12/31/2008
Sleep Disturbance and Outcomes Rehabilitation in the Nursing Home
09/30/2005
Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation: Impact of Mental Illness
03/31/2009
System for Monitoring Substance Abuse Patients' Outcomes and Care
06/30/2005
The Patient Centered Treatment of Dually Diagnosed Veterans
12/31/2002
Using Knowledge Discovery Strategies to Identify Fall Related Injuries
06/30/2010

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Patient preferences
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
Assessing the Needs of VA Patients with Advanced Cancer
09/30/2001
Can Interactive Voice Response Improve Patient-Centered Outcomes for Veterans
06/30/2004
Colorectal Cancer Screening Preferences and Endoscopy Demand in VHA
09/30/2007
Communication, Alternatives, and Preferences in End of Life Care
08/31/2002
Community Re-Integration Problems and Treatment Preferences Among OIF/OEF Veterans
09/30/2008
Determinants of Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy and Impact on Outcomes
09/30/2002
Documenting Barriers to Patient-Centered Care in an Academic Clinic
03/31/2002
Effects of Patient's Models of Heart Disease on Preventative Behaviors
03/31/2011
Ethnic Differences - Management of Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease
09/30/2003
Evaluation of a Cardiac Nurse Practitioner Palliative Care Program
02/28/2010
Health Seeking and Treatment Selection in Patients with Coronary Disease
07/31/2002
Illness Perceptions, Emotions and Decision Making in Veterans with CMP
09/30/2011
Improving Assessment of Patient Preferences in Localized Prostate Cancer
12/31/2008
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
Patient and Provider Attitudes in the Healthcare Context
06/30/2010
Patient Preferences and the Care of Diabetes
02/28/2001
Patient Preferences for Treatment of Hepatitis C
09/30/2008
Patients' View of Hepatitis C Treatment Completion or Withdrawal
09/30/2008
Racial Variations in Cardiac Procedures: Do Health Beliefs Matter?
09/30/2001
The Prevalence and Needs of Veterans with Multiple Chronic Illnesses
09/30/2003
Tobacco Tactics Website for Veteran Smokers
09/30/2008
Treatment Decision Intervention for Veterans with Prostate Cancer
12/31/2001
Veterans' Views of HIPPA, Privacy Protection and Health Services Research
12/31/2004

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Patient-centered Care
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
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
Knee Replacement Disparity: A Randomized, Controlled Intervention
08/31/2009
Supporting the Evaluation of the Health eVet Personal Health Record
07/31/2009

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Pharmaceuticals
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
A Patient-Centered Approach to Improve Screening for Side Effects of SGAs
06/30/2011
Adherence and Intensification of Medications: A Population-Based Clinical Pharmacists Implementation Study among Hypertensive Diabetes Patients
06/30/2010
Antibiotic Use, Resistance and Clostridium Difficile-Associated Diarrhea
08/30/2007
Appropriateness of Antiepileptic Drug Use for Older Veterans
09/30/2008
Carvedilol or Controlled-Release Metoprolol for Heart Failure
03/31/2008
Economic Impacts of Buprenorphine Adoption in VHA
03/31/2007
Guidelines for Drug Therapy of Hypertension: Multi-Site Implementation
09/30/2005
Improving Antibiotic Use in Acute Care Setting
06/30/2007
Improving Antipsychotic Adherence Among Patients with Schizophrenia
06/30/2006
Inappropriate Prescribing of Medication for Older Veterans
09/30/2005
Optimizing Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Modifying Anti-rheumatic Drugs
09/30/2008
Outcomes Associated with Salmeterol Use in Obstructive Lung Disease
09/30/2007
Use of CPRS Templates to Standardize Drug Utilization Reviews
06/30/2005
Use of VA Pharmacy by Medicare Enrolled Veterans
06/30/2006
Validating a Measure of Hypertension Care Using Administrative Databases
09/30/2001

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Policy - VA or other
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
Aging Veterans Health Policy Model
12/31/2006
Does PTSD Service Connection Affect Disease Course and Functioning?
09/30/2006
Evaluating Non-Mandatory Workload and Optimizing Staffing
08/31/2003
HIPAA Research Program Management FY 2003-2004
09/30/2004
VA Enrollees' Demand for VA and non-VA Care
09/30/2003

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Practice patterns
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
A Qualitative Assessment of Work Hour Regulation for Physician Trainees
09/30/2008
Advanced Heart Failure Outreach
07/31/2008
Amputation Related Trends, Health Care Use, and Outcomes in Veterans
09/30/2008
Assessing Practices of Substance Use Disorder Treatment Providers
09/30/2006
Colorectal Cancer Care Outcomes Research and Quality Surveillance Data System
09/30/2009
Dementia in Primary Care: Setting the Stage for Quality Improvement
03/31/2010
Developing a PBLI QI Systems Impact Assessment Questionnaire
09/30/2008
Electrodiagnostic Services: Guidelines, Compliance, and Outcome
08/30/2009
Evaluation of Military Sexual Trauma Screening and Treatment
07/31/2009
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
Liver Biopsy Use for VA Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C: Patterns and Predictors
09/30/2008
Medications in Chronic Heart Failure and Relationship to Quality of Life
12/31/2004
NSAID Related Adverse Events: Evaluating Risk Using Clinical Information
09/30/2008
Obesity Care Practices in the Veterans Health Administration
06/30/2009
Quality of Care and Outcomes in Veterans with PreEnd State Renal Disease
03/30/2009
Reducing Nosocomial Infection in ICUs by Active Screening Surveillance
09/30/2011
The Hearing Aid Effectiveness After Aural Rehabilitation (HEAR) Trial
12/31/2008
The Influence of Obesity on Veterans' Quality of Care
09/30/2010
Variation in VA Dental Procedures
09/30/2003

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Primary care
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
A Brief Motivational Intervention with Cocaine Patients
09/30/2003
A Casefinding and Referral System for Older Veterans within Primary Care
09/30/2001
Ambulatory Care Quality Improvement (ACQUIP)
02/28/2001
An Integrated Model of Primary Care in Mental Health
07/31/2000
Automated Calls with Nurse Follow-Up to Improve Diabetes Ambulatory Care
12/31/1999
Behavioral Insomnia Therapy in Primary Care
09/30/2005
Can Group Visits Improve Outcomes of Veterans with Diabetes
01/31/2009
Can Interactive Voice Response Improve Patient-Centered Outcomes for Veterans
06/30/2004
Can Vignettes be Used to Improve Practice and Outcomes?
12/31/2005
Chronically Ill at the VA: Who Are They and What Do They Need?
06/30/2002
Collaborative Cardiac Care Project (C3P)
12/31/2007
Determinants of VA Ambulatory Care Use Among Native American Veterans
06/30/2003
Documenting Barriers to Patient-Centered Care in an Academic Clinic
03/31/2002
Effectiveness of Team Treatment of Depression in Primary Care
03/31/2001
Ethnicity and Veteran Identity as Determinants of VA Ambulatory Care Use
06/30/2001
Evaluation of Community Based Outpatient Clinic Costs Using DSS Data
09/30/2004
Evidence Based Approaches to Primary Care Staffing
06/30/2005
Group Intervention for DM Guideline Implementation
03/31/2012
Guidelines for Drug Therapy of Hypertension: Closing the Loop
09/30/2000
Implementation of a Screening and Brief Alcohol Intervention Program
09/30/2001
Implementation of ALLHAT Results in VAH
06/30/2004
Implementing USPSTF/AHCPR Guidelines for Depression in Primary Care
06/30/2004
Knowledge Management and Clinical Practice Guideline Implementation
06/30/2002
Nurse Counseling for Physical Activity in Primary Care Patients
06/30/2000
Nurse Physical Activity Counseling in Primary Care
03/31/2006
Onsite versus Referral Models of Primary Care for Substance Abusing Patients
03/31/2004
Population-Based Assessments of Health Status and Satisfaction Using ACQUIP
09/30/2002
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Among VA Ambulatory Care Patients
09/30/2000
Primary Care Quality and Service Customization for the Homeless
08/31/2011
RCT of Financial Incentives to Translate ALLHAT into Practice
06/30/2011
Screening for prediabetes and early diabetes in primary care
12/31/2012
Telephone Disease Management At-Risk Drinking (TDM 11)
12/31/2008
Well-being Among Veterans Enhancement Study (WAVES)
09/30/2005
Women Veterans' Ambulatory Care Use: Patterns, Barriers, and Influences
11/30/2005

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Prostate disease
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
Impact of a Plain Language Prostate Cancer Decision Aid on Decision Making
09/30/2011
Improving Assessment of Patient Preferences in Localized Prostate Cancer
12/31/2008
Pilot Study to Assess Gaps in Follow-Up for Suspicious PSA Tests
09/30/2008
PSA Failure: A Rising Concern for Prostate Cancer
05/31/2009
Risk of Mortality in Prostate Cancer
06/30/2001
Treatment Decision Intervention for Veterans with Prostate Cancer
12/31/2001

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PTSD
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
Barriers and Facilitators to PTSD Treatment Seeking
12/31/2007
Brief Motivational Interventions for Substance-Using Veterans: Pilot
09/30/2007
Community Reintegration for OEF/OIF Veterans: Research Collaborations
09/30/2008
Community Re-Integration Problems and Treatment Preferences Among OIF/OEF Veterans
09/30/2008
Developing a Computer-Adapted Test to Assess Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
09/30/2008
Development and Validation of a Computerized Trauma History/PTSD Screen
09/30/2001
Does PTSD Service Connection Affect Disease Course and Functioning?
09/30/2006
Effectiveness of Screening and Treatment for PTSD in SUD Patients
12/31/2011
Efficacy of Mantram Repetition on PTSD Symptoms in Veterans
06/30/2009
Enhancing Equitable and Effective PTSD Disability Assessment
08/31/2009
Examining the Diagnostic and Clinical Utility of the PTSD Checklist
09/30/2008
Gender and Medical Needs of OEF/OIF Veterans with PTSDII
09/30/2008
Gender and Medical Needs of OIF/OEF Veterans with PTSD
10/30/2007
Gender Differences in Compensation and Pension Claims Approval for PTSD
09/30/2000
Implementation Evidence in the Detection and Treatment of Post-stroke Depression
06/30/2009
Participation in PTSD: Who Starts, Who Stays and Who Drops Out
06/30/2010
Perceptions of the C&P Process for PTSD: Symptoms and Service Utilization
01/31/2004
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
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Among VA Ambulatory Care Patients
09/30/2000
Predicting Post-Deployment Mental Health Substance Abuse and Services Needs
09/30/2009
Prevalence and Recognition of PTSD in VA Primary Care
12/31/2002
Prospective Study of Functional Status in Veterans at Risk for Unexplained Illnesses
12/31/2009
PTSD/Substance Abuse Treatment for OEF/OIF Veterans
03/31/2009
Relationships and PTSD Study: Detection of Intimate Partner Violence
06/30/2011
Sexual Assault Prevalence Among Male, PTSD-Disabled Gulf War Veterans
08/31/2009
Suicide Among Veterans: Using the VA Depression Registry to Inform Care
06/30/2008
Telemental Health and Cognitive Processing Therapy for Rural Combat Veterans with PTSD
09/30/2012
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
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
Treatment and Costs of Blast Related Injuries in VA
09/30/2008
Treatment of Depression in Patients with PTSD
09/30/2002
Understanding and Meeting the Needs of Informal Caregivers to Improve Outcomes for Traumatic Brain Injury Patients with Polytrauma
03/31/2011
Virtual Innovation Partners: Dissemination of PTSD Evidence-based Practices
05/31/2005

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Quality assessment
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
Ability to Cough to Predict Dysphagia in Rehabilitation Patients
12/31/2008
Addressing Barriers to Translation for Treatment of Hypertension
02/28/2008
An Illustrated Patient Satisfaction Evaluation Tool for Ambulatory Populations
09/30/2002
Antibiotic Use, Resistance and Clostridium Difficile-Associated Diarrhea
08/30/2007
Appropriateness of Antiepileptic Drug Use for Older Veterans
09/30/2008
Assessing Information Value in Computerized Patient Care Documentation System
06/30/2010
Automated ICU Risk Adjustment
06/30/2002
Collaborative Cardiac Care Project (C3P)
12/31/2007
Colorectal Cancer Care - A Quality Measurement Partnership
09/30/2008
Creating a VA Health Care Atlas
02/28/2003
Developing and Implementing a Quality Measure for Glycemic Control
12/31/2003
Effects of Outlier Identification Strategy on Facility Profiling
09/30/2005
Evaluating the Performance of Explicit Quality Monitoring Systems in the VHA
09/30/2003
Evaluation of Parkinson's Disease Research, Education and Clinical Centers
03/31/2009
Evaluation of VISTA Performance Profiles and Non-VISTA Measures
11/30/2001
Examining Healthcare Patterns and MS Outcomes with VHA and Medicare Data
06/30/2010
Family Assessment of Treatment at End-of-Life (FATE) Survey Development
09/30/2007
Guideline Adherence in Elders with Heart Failure and Multiple Comorbidities
09/30/2012
Hip Fracture Repair and Outcomes: A National Cohort Study of Veterans
12/31/2009
Identifying and Characterizing High Performing VHA Nursing Homes
06/30/2010
Impact of Quality Improvement Implementation on Nursing Home Outcomes
06/30/2006
Impact of Resident Work Hours on Errors and Quality in VA Hospitals
11/30/2007
Impact of Teledermatology on Health Services Outcomes in the VA
06/30/2011
Improving Health Services for Veterans with Schizophrenia
03/31/2003
Improving Insulin Therapy with Enhanced Care Management and Peer Support
03/31/2010
Improving Measures of VA Facility Performance for Diabetes Care
09/30/2008
Improving Quality Measurement Using Quality Adjusted Life Years
03/31/2011
Long-term Outcomes of Bariatric Surgery in the Veterans Health Administration
06/30/2009
Manifestations, Causes, and Consequences of PEU in Elderly TCU Residents
04/30/2011
Measuring HIV Quality of Care
06/30/2003
Measuring Primary Care Competency-Linking Knowledge to Clinical Behavior
12/31/2002
Measuring Quality of Colonoscopy in VA Medical Centers
09/30/2008
Measuring Quality of Family Experience of Patients with Serious Illness
12/31/2008
Mental Health Providers' Perceptions of Quality Indicators
02/28/2001
MHV: Health Status Measure and Quality of Care Assessment
09/30/2008
Outcomes Associated with Salmeterol Use in Obstructive Lung Disease
09/30/2007
Outpatient Waiting Times, Outcomes, and Cost for VA Patients with Diabetes
02/28/2010
Pharmacy Use in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure
02/28/2006
Population-Based Assessments of Health Status and Satisfaction Using ACQUIP
09/30/2002
Quality Evaluation in Stroke and TIA (QUEST)
06/30/2007
Quality of Care Among Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection
03/31/2011
Quality of Care and Outcomes in Veterans with PreEnd State Renal Disease
03/30/2009
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
Risk-Adjusted Mortality Rates as an Indicator for Outpatient Quality
12/31/2005
Summary Measures of Health Care Quality: A Critique of Four Approaches
09/30/2008
Summary Measures of Quality for Diabetes Care
09/30/2010
Team Process and Performance in Primary Care
12/31/2009
Translating the AHRQ Quality Indicators to VA
09/30/2010
Validating a Measure of Hypertension Care Using Administrative Databases
09/30/2001
Variability in Surgical Blood Transfusion Practices and Cardiovascular Outcome
12/31/2007

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Quality assurance, improvement
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
Can Vignettes be Used to Improve Practice and Outcomes?
12/31/2005
Colorectal Cancer Care - A Quality Measurement Partnership
09/30/2008
Colorectal Cancer Screening Assessment and Surveillance Data System
07/12/2005
Creating a VA Health Care Atlas
02/28/2003
Effectiveness of Care Coordination in Managing Medically Complex Patients
09/30/2007
Effects of Performance Measurement on Healthcare Systems
12/31/2009
Evaluating HIV/AIDS Care Access and Quality in the VA
09/20/2007
Evaluation of Preventable Diabetes Hospitalizations in the VA
06/30/2007
From Research to Practice - Lipid Management for Low HDL-Cholesterol
09/30/2003
Implementation of Coordinated Care Program for HF in VHA
06/30/2004
Implementation of Real-Time ADE Surveillance and Decision Support
03/31/2009
Implementing Integrated Care for Veterans with Serious Mental Illness
12/31/2009
Improving Care for Nursing Home Pneumonia in NHCUs and Veterans' Homes
09/30/2005
Innovations to Implementing Evidence-based Clincial Practice
09/30/2004
Measuring and Improving the Quality of Hospital Nursing Care
12/31/2008
Meta-Analysis of the Efficacy of Computer-based Feedback Implementations
12/31/2006
Organization Variations in Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates
09/30/2003
Quality Improvement of Brief Alcohol Counseling in the VA
01/01/2008
Reducing Nosocomial Infection in ICUs by Active Screening Surveillance
09/30/2011
System for Monitoring Substance Abuse Patients' Outcomes and Care
06/30/2005
The Diagnostic Validity of Three Quantitative Swab Techniques
06/30/2004
Translating the AHRQ Quality Indicators to VA
09/30/2010
VA Nursing Homes: Medical Saff Models and Care Correlates
05/31/2011
Validating MDS Data from VA Nursing Home Care Units
12/31/2004
Well-being Among Veterans Enhancement Study (WAVES)
09/30/2005
Why Are Intermediate Outcomes in Diabetic Veterans Still Sub-Optimal?
06/30/2009

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Quality Measure
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
Measuring Care Quality and Pain Outcomes in Hospitalized Veterans
09/30/2009
Measuring Quality of Colonoscopy in VA Medical Centers
09/30/2008
Pilot Study of Quality Indicators to Assess Supportive Care for Veterans
09/30/2008
Summary Measures of Health Care Quality: A Critique of Four Approaches
09/30/2008
Survey of VA Clinicians' Falls Prevention and Assessment Practices
08/31/2009
VA National Plain Quality Indicators Pilot
03/31/2009

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Quality of life
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
A Self-Management Intervention for Veterans with Hepatitis C
08/31/2009
Audiology Visits after Screening for Hearing Loss: An RCT
06/30/2005
Benchmarking Patterns in the Pharmacologic Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)
03/31/2002
Causal Inferences on Quality of Life with Deaths
06/30/2009
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
Health Related Quality of Life in VA Patients with Intestinal Stoma
06/30/2005
Health Values and Spirituality in Veterans with HIV/AIDS
06/30/2005
Improving Quality Measurement Using Quality Adjusted Life Years
03/31/2011
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
Non-Pharmacological Interventions on Sleep in Post-Acute Rehabilitation
06/30/2009
Outlook: An Intervention to Improve Quality of Life in Serious Illness
10/31/2009
Planning Proposal to Implement Guidelines for Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Veterans with Spinal Cord Injury
06/30/2004
PSA Failure: A Rising Concern for Prostate Cancer
05/31/2009
RCT of a Telecommunications System in Sleep Apnea
03/31/2008
Recurrence after Treatments of Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer
06/30/2009
The Impact of Neighborhood Environment on Veteran Health and Survival
09/30/2009

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Research measure
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
An Illustrated Patient Satisfaction Evaluation Tool for Ambulatory Populations
09/30/2002
Assessing and Addressing Patient Colorectal Cancer Screening Barriers
03/31/2008
Causal Inferences on Quality of Life with Deaths
06/30/2009
Cost of Acute Inpatient Nursing Services in VA
09/30/2007
Developing Risk Adjustment Models in Veterans' Health Status
03/31/2001
Development and Application of Psychiatric Risk Adjustment Methods in the VA
09/30/2004
Development of a Cancer Pain Prognostic Scale
12/31/2002
Development of a Flexilevel Scale of Shoulder Functioning
09/30/2001
Development of Individual-Patient Physical Health Profiles with IRT
12/31/2000
Does the Minimum Data Set Reflect Practice Patterns in VA Nursing Homes?
09/30/2008
Electronically Identifyinig Adverse Events in Clinical Narrative
09/30/2009
Evaluating a Bio-Terrorism Preparedness Campaign for Veterans
06/30/2007
Evaluating Health Outcomes of Veterans in VA and Contract Nursing Homes
06/30/2003
Extending Propensity Scores for Observational Studies
08/30/2006
Further Development and Validation of the DRRI
03/31/2008
Health Care Use, Outcomes, and Costs of Comorbid Diabetes and Depression
08/30/2009
Health Values and Spirituality in Veterans with HIV/AIDS
06/30/2005
Improving Quality Measurement Using Quality Adjusted Life Years
03/31/2011
Improving Quality: Registered Nurse Work Activities in VA Sponsored Nursing Homes
12/31/2007
Insulin Treatment Variation in Southwestern Diabetics - Therapeutic Decision-making
04/30/2008
Measuring Health Outcomes and Care Delivery for Parkinson's Disease
03/31/2005
Medication Adherence: Implications of Measures Using Administrative Data
12/31/2009
Optimal Use and Cost-Effectiveness of ICDS in the VA Health Care System
06/30/2010
Outcomes Assessment for Dementia Care: Development of a Module
06/30/2002
Pilot Testing and Validation of Changes to the Minimum Data Set (MDS) for VA Nursing Homes
09/30/2008
Population-Based Assessments of Health Status and Satisfaction Using ACQUIP
09/30/2002
Summary Measures of Health Care Quality: A Critique of Four Approaches
09/30/2008
Summary Measures of Quality for Diabetes Care
09/30/2010
The Chronic Disease Score in a VA Population
09/30/2001
The Expedient Psychometric Education Research Team (EXPERT)
06/30/2003
Using Clinical Groupers to Study Episodes of Care
09/30/2008
Validation of Spanish Translation of Folstein Mini Mental State Exam
03/31/2001
Validity of New and Original ASI Summary Indices
03/31/2002
Veterans' Healthcare Needs in National Surveys of the General Population
12/30/2007

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Research method
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
Assessing and Addressing Patient Colorectal Cancer Screening Barriers
03/31/2008
Causal Inferences on Quality of Life with Deaths
06/30/2009
Clinical Trial of a Home Safety Intervention for Alzheimer's Disease
06/30/2011
Comparing VA Health Disparities to Health Disparities Outside the VA
07/31/2006
Data Collection for Veterans with HIV/AIDS: Survey and Chart Review
12/31/2002
Early Trajectory of Wandering in Veterans with Mild Dementia
03/31/2012
Effectiveness of Care Coordination in Managing Medically Complex Patients
09/30/2007
Electronically Identifyinig Adverse Events in Clinical Narrative
09/30/2009
Evaluating a Bio-Terrorism Preparedness Campaign for Veterans
06/30/2007
Evaluating HIV/AIDS Care Access and Quality in the VA
09/20/2007
Extending Propensity Scores for Observational Studies
08/30/2006
From Syndromic to Disease-Course Surveillance
09/30/2010
Further Development and Validation of the DRRI
03/31/2008
Health Care Use, Outcomes, and Costs of Comorbid Diabetes and Depression
08/30/2009
Improving Quality: Registered Nurse Work Activities in VA Sponsored Nursing Homes
12/31/2007
Improving the HIV/AIDS Immunology Case Registry
09/30/2002
Insulin Treatment Variation in Southwestern Diabetics - Therapeutic Decision-making
04/30/2008
Measuring Primary Care Competency-Linking Knowledge to Clinical Behavior
12/31/2002
Neuropsychological Assessment of a Population-Based Sample of Persian Gulf War Veterans and Controls
06/30/2004
New Statistical Methods for Analyzing Veteran's Health Care Costs
06/30/2007
Pilot Testing and Validation of Changes to the Minimum Data Set (MDS) for VA Nursing Homes
09/30/2008
Profile of Gulf War Veterans Receiving Undiagnosed Illness Compensation
09/30/2008
Quality of Practices for Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Staging
03/31/2010
Race in VA Cooperative Studies Projects
06/01/2002
Sexual Violence and Women Veterans' Gynecologic Health
12/31/2008
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
The Potential for VA+ Choice to Affect Veterans' Care and VA Expenditures
03/31/2008
Using Clinical Groupers to Study Episodes of Care
09/30/2008
VA Enrollees' Demand for VA and non-VA Care
09/30/2003

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Risk adjustment
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
Automated ICU Risk Adjustment
06/30/2002
Developing Risk Adjustment Models in Veterans' Health Status
03/31/2001
Development and Application of Psychiatric Risk Adjustment Methods 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
Evaluation of VISTA Performance Profiles and Non-VISTA Measures
11/30/2001
Extending Propensity Scores for Observational Studies
08/30/2006
New Statistical Methods for Analyzing Veteran's Health Care Costs
06/30/2007
Pharmacy Use in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure
02/28/2006
Quality of Practices for Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Staging
03/31/2010
Risk Adjustment of HbA1c for Performance Measurement in the VA
09/30/2004
Risk-Adjusted Mortality Rates as an Indicator for Outpatient Quality
12/31/2005

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Risk factors
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
Adapting Tools to Implement Stroke Risk Management to Veterans
08/30/2010
Biophysical Measure to Predict Pressure Ulcers in Spinal Cord Injured
03/31/2009
Bioterrorism: Cost-Effectiveness of Medical Responses
03/31/2006
Causes and Consequences of Aggressive Behavior in Demented Patients
06/30/2007
Development of an Evidenced-Based Acute Care Dysphagia Screen
03/31/2008
Estimating the Magnitude of Unmeasured Risk in VA Patients
04/30/2006
Immunocompetency and Nutritive Status in Inpatient Gero-Rehabilitation
09/30/2007
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
Process of Care in Peripheral Arterial Disease
09/30/2005
Prospective Study of Functional Status in Veterans at Risk for Unexplained Illnesses
12/31/2009
Risk Factor Trajectory and Variability: Predictors of Vascular Disease?
06/30/2006
Suicide and Firearm Experience (SAFE): Developing Strategies to Increase Veterans Safety
04/30/2008
VA Prescription Drug Company Copayments and Veterans with Diabetes or Hypertension
09/14/2006
Validating the Patient Safety Indicators in the VA: A Multi-faceted Approach
09/30/2011
Validation of Computerized Risk Assessment of Prescription Opioid Abuse
01/31/2008
Variation in ICU Outcome: Examination of Contributing Factors
09/30/2004

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Rural
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
Effect of Telemedicine on Physician-Patient Communication
10/30/2007
Improving Service DeliveryThrough Access Points
03/30/2002
Predictors of Outcomes of HIV-Infected Males
09/30/2005
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

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Safety
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
Assessing Information Value in Computerized Patient Care Documentation System
06/30/2010
Automated Adverse Drug Event Monitoring in the VHA
06/30/2002
Correlates of Falls in Persons with Cancer
12/31/2004
Cost Effectiveness of Guidelines-Concordant Care for Schizophrenia
06/30/2001
Creating Safety and Reducing Medical Error with Bar Coding
06/30/2003
Electronically Identifyinig Adverse Events in Clinical Narrative
09/30/2009
Enhancing Indoor, Community, and Advanced Wheelchair Skills in SCI
06/30/2012
Epidemiology and Cost of Falls in Veterans with Spinal Cord Injury
08/31/2008
Identifying and Predicting Contextual Errors in Medical Decision Making
08/30/2009
Identifying Patient Safety Indicators from Administrative Data
09/30/2005
Impact of Resident Work Hours on Errors and Quality in VA Hospitals
11/30/2007
Implementation of Real-Time ADE Surveillance and Decision Support
03/31/2009
Improving Safety Culture and Outcomes in VA Hospitals
12/31/2008
Inappropriate Prescribing of Medication for Older Veterans
09/30/2005
Operating Room Workload and Quality of Care
06/30/2010
Patient Profiling and Provider Feedback to Reduce Adverse Drug Events
12/31/2003
Pre-Implementation of a Decision Support Tool for Improving Patient Handoff
09/30/2006
Quality of Mental Health Care and Suicide Risk in Psychiatric Patients
03/31/2003
Randomized Controlled Trial of Enhanced Pharmacy Care in Older Veteran Outpatients
03/31/2004
Reducing Avoidable Deaths by Directing Veterans' Surgical Care in the Private Sector
06/30/2007
Reducing Transition Drug Risks after Patient Transfer
06/30/2009
Safe-Grip Fall/Injuries Intervention: A Randomized Trial
06/30/2001
Safety Enhancement to Prevent Home Injury to Veterans with Alzheimer's Disease
09/30/2003
Surveillance of Medical Device-Related Problems in Intensive Care Units
04/30/2009
Translating Infection Prevention Evidence to Enhance Patient Safety
09/30/2008
Unexpected Clinical Events: Impact on Patient Safety
06/30/2004
Validating the Patient Safety Indicators in the VA: A Multi-faceted Approach
09/30/2011

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Satisfaction (patient)
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
An Illustrated Patient Satisfaction Evaluation Tool for Ambulatory Populations
09/30/2002
Effect of Telemedicine on Physician-Patient Communication
10/30/2007
Family Assessment of Treatment at End-of-Life (FATE) Survey Development
09/30/2007
Measuring Quality of Family Experience of Patients with Serious Illness
12/31/2008
Patient and Provider Attitudes in the Healthcare Context
06/30/2010
Senior Coordinated Referral (SCORE) Study
06/30/2010
Team Process and Performance in Primary Care
12/31/2009
Working with Veterans Organizations to Improve Blood Pressure
12/31/2010

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Schizophrenia
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
A Multi-Site Study of Strategies for Implementing Schizophrenia Guidelines
09/30/2000
A Study of Strategies to Improve Schizophrenia Treatment
03/31/2008
Cost Effectiveness of Guidelines-Concordant Care for Schizophrenia
06/30/2001
Creating HealtheVet Informatics Applications for Collaborative Care
04/30/2007
Determinants of Treatment Retention for Veterans with Psychoses
06/30/2004
Illness Management and Recovery for Veterans with Severe Mental Illness
09/30/2011
Implementing Effective, Collaborative Care for Schizophrenia
12/31/2009
Improving Antipsychotic Adherence Among Patients with Schizophrenia
06/30/2006
Improving Care of Veterans by Using Consumers as Mental Health Providers
06/30/2007
Improving Health Services for Veterans with Schizophrenia
03/31/2003
Mental Health QUERI Translation Plan to Improve Antipsychotic Treatment
03/31/2004
Online Family Education to Promote Treatment Compliance in Schizophrenia
09/30/2004
Patient-Centered Medication Adherence Intervention for Schizophrenia
12/31/2009
Patterns of Late-Life Healthcare Among VA Patients with Schizophrenia
03/31/2009
Stakeholder Perspectives on Sustaining Involvement in Schizophrenia Care
06/30/2005
The Effectiveness of FMPO in Improving the Quality of Care for Persons with Severe Mental Illness
06/30/2010

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Screening
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
Ability to Cough to Predict Dysphagia in Rehabilitation Patients
12/31/2008
Assessing and Addressing Patient Colorectal Cancer Screening Barriers
03/31/2008
Assessing Mental Outcomes in the VHA
12/31/2006
Audiology Visits after Screening for Hearing Loss: An RCT
06/30/2005
Clinical and Cost Effectiveness of Screening for Diabetic Retinopathy Using Tele-Ophthalmology
12/31/2010
Colorectal Cancer Screening Assessment and Surveillance Data System
07/12/2005
Colorectal Cancer Screening Preferences and Endoscopy Demand in VHA
09/30/2007
Determining the Prevalence of Health Literacy Among Veterans
09/30/2006
Development and Validation of a Computerized Trauma History/PTSD Screen
09/30/2001
Evaluating a Preference-based Intervention for Increasing CRC Screening
03/31/2012
Evaluation of Military Sexual Trauma Screening and Treatment
07/31/2009
Evaluation of Readiness to Implement HIV Rapid Testing in SUD Clinics
03/31/2009
Facilitating Implementation of the PHS Smoking Cessation Guidelines - RESET
09/30/2003
Facilitating Shared Decisionmaking About Prostate Cancer Screening
12/31/2002
Generalized Linear Model Analysis Under Directional Selection Bias
12/31/2010
Identification of HIV Infection Among Veterans
09/30/2003
Impact of Health Status on Colorectal Cancer Screening in Older Adults
12/31/2010
Implementation and Evaluation of a VISN-based Program to Improve HIV Screening and Testing
04/30/2008
Implementation of a Screening and Brief Alcohol Intervention Program
09/30/2001
Implementing USPSTF/AHCPR Guidelines for Depression in Primary Care
06/30/2004
Improving HIV Screening by Nurse Rapid Testing, Streamlined Counseling
06/30/2007
Improving Patient-Provider Communication about Routine HIV Screening
03/31/2008
Improving Patient-Provider Communication For Colorectal Cancer Screening
06/30/2010
Low Literacy Intervention for Colorectal Cancer Screening
04/30/2003
Monitoring Pressure Ulcer Healing in Persons with Spinal Cord Impairment
12/31/2008
Multi-VISN Implementation of a Program to Improve HIV Screening and Testing
09/30/2011
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
Pilot Study to Assess Gaps in Follow-Up for Suspicious PSA Tests
09/30/2008
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Among VA Ambulatory Care Patients
09/30/2000
Predicting Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria Carriage at Hospital Admission
08/30/2009
Prevalence and Recognition of PTSD in VA Primary Care
12/31/2002
Preventing Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome in Medical and Surgical Patients
06/30/2004
Qualitative Assessment of Implementing Routine Rapid HIV Testing
12/31/2008
Screening for prediabetes and early diabetes in primary care
12/31/2012
System for Monitoring Substance Abuse Patients' Outcomes and Care
06/30/2005
The Impact of Health Literacy on Racial Differences in Cancer Stage at Presentation
03/31/2007
Use of Telehealth in-Home Messaging to Improve GI Endoscopy Completion Rates
05/31/2009
Validation of Pain as a Vital Sign Among Veterans with Advanced Illness
09/30/2008
Veterans Women's Alcohol Problems: Prevalence, Screening and Self-Help
09/30/2001

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Self-care
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
A Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention for Depression and Anxiety in COPD
06/30/2006
A Patient-Spouse Intervention for Self-Managing High Cholesterol
08/30/2009
A Self-Management Intervention for Veterans with Hepatitis C
08/31/2009
Centralized Telephone Outreach to Assist Smoking Cessation Among Veterans
09/30/2004
Dermal Thermometry and Self-Care of High Risk Diabetic Patients
09/30/2006
Development of MOVE! Education Materials for Veterans with SCI
11/30/2008
Effect of Self-Management on Improving Sleep Apnea Outcomes
12/31/2009
Effectiveness of a Telecommunications System in Asthma Management
03/31/2008
Efficacy of Mantram Repetition on PTSD Symptoms in Veterans
06/30/2009
Enhancing caregiver support for patients with heart failure
06/30/2012
Improving Health Outcomes of Diabetic Veterans: A Diabetic Self-Management Program
09/30/2002
Predicting Glycemic Control and Hypoglycemia in Type II Diabetic Veterans
09/30/2002
Self-Management of Osteoarthritis: A Tailored, Telephone-based Intervention
03/31/2009
Self-Management to Prevent Ulcers in Veterans with Spinal Cord Injury
12/31/2011
Substance Abuse Self-Help Group Referral: Outcome and Services Use
06/30/2005

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Service lines
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
Improving Access to Effective Opioid Agonist Therapy
09/30/2003

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Severe mental illness
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
A Patient-Centered Approach to Improve Screening for Side Effects of SGAs
06/30/2011
Access Criteria and Cost of Mental Health Intensive Case Management
07/31/2008
Dissemination and Implementation of Supported Employment in VHA
11/30/2007
Implementing Integrated Care for Veterans with Serious Mental Illness
12/31/2009
Implementing the Pharmacy Based Adherence Facilitation Program
03/31/2007
Promoting Recovery Using Mental Health Consumer Providers
02/28/2011
VA Nursing Home Care for Veterans with Serious Mental Illness
06/30/2010

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Sexual abuse
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
Antecedents and Consequences of Sexual Harassment in the Military
03/31/2003
MST Effects on PTSD and Health Behavior: A Longitudinal Study of Marines
08/30/2009
Sexual Assault Prevalence Among Male, PTSD-Disabled Gulf War Veterans
08/31/2009
Training in Cognitive Processing Therapy for Sexual Trauma-related PTSD
04/30/2005

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Sleep disorders
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
Behavioral Insomnia Therapy in Primary Care
09/30/2005
Cost Effective Strategy to Evaluate Veterans with Sleep Apnea
09/30/2009
Diagnosis and Treatment of Sleep Apnea in Cerebrovascular Disease
03/31/2011
Effect of Self-Management on Improving Sleep Apnea Outcomes
12/31/2009
Improving Obstructive Sleep Apnea Management via Wireless Telemonitoring
06/30/2012
Modifications To Insomnia Treatments for OIF/OEF Veterans with TBI
02/28/2008
Non-Pharmacological Interventions on Sleep in Post-Acute Rehabilitation
06/30/2009
RCT of a Telecommunications System in Sleep Apnea
03/31/2008
Sleep and Behavioral Disturbance in Dementia
03/31/2007
Sleep Disturbance and Outcomes Rehabilitation in the Nursing Home
09/30/2005
Sleep Specialty Consultation: Improving Management or Sleep Disorders
12/31/2010

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Smoking
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
Detailing Smoking Attributable Risks for Post-Morbidity: Planning for Policy and Clinical Interventions
06/30/2010
Facilitating Implementation of the PHS Smoking Cessation Guidelines - RESET
09/30/2003
Facility Level Smoking Cessation Intervention in VISN 11
03/31/2008
Family-Supported Smoking Cessation for Chronically Ill Veterans
06/30/2012
Identifying Successful Approaches to Smoking Cessation Treatment for Veterans
06/30/2009
Implementing Guidelines for Smoking Cessation: A Randomized Trial of Evidence-Based Quality Improvement
12/31/2002
Inpatient Smoking Cessation: Bringing the Program to the Smoker
09/30/2009
Planning a Nurse Case-Managed Inpatient Smoking Cessation Intervention
06/30/2004
Proactive Tobacco Treatment for Diverse Veteran Smokers
06/30/2012
Stop Tobacco-Attributable Risk after Stroke
12/31/2008
Telephone Care Coordination for Smokers in Mental Health Clinics
09/30/2011
Telephone Care Coordination to Improve Smoking Cessation Counseling
03/31/2009
Tobacco Tactics Website for Veteran Smokers
09/30/2008

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Spinal cord injury
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
Assessment of Osteoporosis in Chronic Spinal Cord Injury
03/31/2008
Biophysical Measure to Predict Pressure Ulcers in Spinal Cord Injured
03/31/2009
Care for Depression at Hub and spoke Facilities in the SCI/D System
09/30/2008
Characterizing Variability in Respiratory Care in SCI&D
09/30/2008
Developing a Home Telehealth Program to Manage Pressure Ulcers in SCI/D
07/31/2009
Development of a Peer Visitation Program for SCI Veterans and Caregivers
12/31/2008
Development of MOVE! Education Materials for Veterans with SCI
11/30/2008
Enhancing Indoor, Community, and Advanced Wheelchair Skills in SCI
06/30/2012
Epidemiology and Cost of Falls in Veterans with Spinal Cord Injury
08/31/2008
Gap Analysis for Managing Upper Limb Pain and Function in SCI
09/30/2007
Impact of Organizational Factors of the Spoke and Hub Model on SCI Care
02/28/2009
Monitoring Pressure Ulcer Healing in Persons with Spinal Cord Impairment
12/31/2008
Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Veterans with Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)
09/30/2005
Self-Management to Prevent Ulcers in Veterans with Spinal Cord Injury
12/31/2011
Treatment and Costs of Blast Related Injuries in VA
09/30/2008

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Staffing
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
Assessing Evidence for Nurse Staffing to Improve Patient/Organizational Outcomes
03/31/2008
Cost of Acute Inpatient Nursing Services in VA
09/30/2007
Evaluating Non-Mandatory Workload and Optimizing Staffing
08/31/2003
Evidence Based Approaches to Primary Care Staffing
06/30/2005
Nurse Staffing and Patient Outcomes in VA
09/30/2005
Redesigning Patient Handling Tasks to Prevent Nursing Back Injuries
12/31/1999
Researching Recruiting and Retention of Highly Skilled Physicians in VA
12/31/2004
Strategic Plan to Implement Evidence Based Hand-Off & Improve Outcomes
09/30/2008

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Stroke
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
Adapting Tools to Implement Stroke Risk Management to Veterans
08/30/2010
Culturally Sensitive Models of Stroke Recovery and Caregiving After Discharge Home
03/31/2006
Diagnosis and Treatment of Sleep Apnea in Cerebrovascular Disease
03/31/2011
Implementation Evidence in the Detection and Treatment of Post-stroke Depression
06/30/2009
Improved Clinical Decision Making for Stroke Prevention
09/30/2007
Informal Caregivers of Veterans Post Stroke
03/31/2008
Intervention Development for Shared Decision Making in Stroke Prevention
08/30/2008
Optimizing Glycemic Control of Hospitalized Stroke Patients
03/31/2009
Quality Evaluation in Stroke and TIA (QUEST)
06/30/2007
Quality of Care Indicators for Veterans with Stroke in Community Nursing Homes
01/31/2006
Racial Disparities in Blood Pressure Management Among Stroke Patients
02/28/2008
Stop Tobacco-Attributable Risk after Stroke
12/31/2008
Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation: Impact of Mental Illness
03/31/2009
Stroke Prevention, Incidence and Outcomes in Veterans with Diabetes
03/31/2009
The Development and Feasibilty Test of Implementation Test of Implementing SQUIDSS: A Stroke Quality Improvement
09/30/2011
Using System Dynamics Tools to Integrate Evidence into VA Stroke Care
03/31/2009
VA and Non-VA Healthcare Utilization and Outcomes by Veterans with Stroke
09/30/2009
VA and non-VA Rehabilitation Utilization by Veterans with Acute Stroke
06/30/2006
VHA Costs of Acute vs Subacute Rehabilitation Care for Stroke
05/30/2007
Web-based Informational Materials for Caregivers of Veterans Post-Stroke
05/31/2011

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Surgery
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
Acute Post-Operative Pain Management Using Massage As Adjuvant Therapy
11/30/2005
Alcohol Misuse and the Risk of Post-Surgical Complications and Mortality
11/30/2009
Benefits of 'Repeat Back' Protocols within A Computer-Based Informed Consent Program
03/31/2009
Comprehensive Outcomes of Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer
02/28/2003
Detailing Smoking Attributable Risks for Post-Morbidity: Planning for Policy and Clinical Interventions
06/30/2010
Impact of Outsourcing VA Cardiac Surgery on the Cost and Quality of Care
09/30/2000
Intra-Operative Predictors of Adverse Outcomes
09/30/2008
Preventing Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome in Medical and Surgical Patients
06/30/2004
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

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Telemedicine
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
A Telehealth Education Program for Caregivers of Veterans with Dementia
03/31/2008
An Evaluation of Home-Based Telemedicine Services
06/30/2004
Assessment of Sight-Threatening Diabetic Retinopathy Status via Telemedicine
04/30/2003
Behavioral/Pharmacological Telemedicine Interventions for BP Control
09/30/2009
Brief Motivational Interventions for Substance-Using Veterans: Pilot
09/30/2007
Can Interactive Voice Response Improve Patient-Centered Outcomes for Veterans
06/30/2004
Centralized Telephone Outreach to Assist Smoking Cessation Among Veterans
09/30/2004
Clinical and Cost Effectiveness of Screening for Diabetic Retinopathy Using Tele-Ophthalmology
12/31/2010
Depression and CHF in Outpatients
02/28/2010
Developing a Home Telehealth Program to Manage Pressure Ulcers in SCI/D
07/31/2009
Diabetes Telemedicine Consultation: A Systems Improvement Intervention
03/31/2009
Effect of Telemedicine on Physician-Patient Communication
10/30/2007
Effectiveness and Cost Impact of a Telecommunications System in COPD
03/31/2001
Effectiveness of a Telecommunications System in Asthma Management
03/31/2008
Effectiveness of Care Coordination in Managing Medically Complex Patients
09/30/2007
Efficacy of Telepsychiatry in the Treatment of Depression
09/30/2000
Enhancing caregiver support for patients with heart failure
06/30/2012
Evaluating Telehealth Home Care for Elderly Veterans with Congestive Heart Failure
01/31/2005
Evaluation of a Nurse Case Management Model for Chronic Heart Failure
12/30/2006
Evaluation of Store-Forward Teledermatology for Skin Neoplasms
06/30/2005
Health Services Implications of a Teledermatology Consult System
09/30/2003
Impact of Teledermatology on Health Services Outcomes in the VA
06/30/2011
Improving Diabetes Care via Telephone Assessment and Patient Education
05/31/2003
Improving Longterm SUD Outcomes with Telephone Case Monitoring
07/31/2009
Improving Obstructive Sleep Apnea Management via Wireless Telemonitoring
06/30/2012
Internet-based Diabetes Education and Case Management
12/31/2008
Nurse Counseling for Physical Activity in Primary Care Patients
06/30/2000
Online Family Education to Promote Treatment Compliance in Schizophrenia
09/30/2004
Pressure Ulcer Assessment via Telemedicine
09/30/2000
Proactive Tobacco Treatment for Diverse Veteran Smokers
06/30/2012
QUERI on Congestive (Chronic) Heart Failure
06/30/2004
Randomized Trial of a Telephone Intervention in Heart Failure Patients
03/31/2005
RCT of a Telecommunications System in Sleep Apnea
03/31/2008
Self-Management of Osteoarthritis: A Tailored, Telephone-based Intervention
03/31/2009
Telemedicine and Anger Management Groups for PTSD Veterans in the Hawaiian Island
03/31/2009
Telemedicine Intervention to Improve Depression Care in Rural CBOCs
03/31/2006
Telemedicine Treatment for Veterans with Gulf War Illness
12/31/2008
Telemental Health and Cognitive Processing Therapy for Rural Combat Veterans with PTSD
09/30/2012
Tele-Mental Health Intervention to Improve Depression Outcomes in CBOCs
12/31/2009
Telephone Care as a Substitute for Routine Psychiatric Medication Management
09/30/2009
Telephone Care Coordination for Smokers in Mental Health Clinics
09/30/2011
Telephone Care Coordination to Improve Smoking Cessation Counseling
03/31/2009
Telephone Disease Management At-Risk Drinking (TDM 11)
12/31/2008
Telepsychology-Service Delivery for Depressed Elderly Veterans
07/31/2010
Testing the Effectiveness of Telephone Support for Dementia Caregivers
03/31/2008
Why Are Intermediate Outcomes in Diabetic Veterans Still Sub-Optimal?
06/30/2009

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Trainees
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
A Qualitative Assessment of Work Hour Regulation for Physician Trainees
09/30/2008
Developing a PBLI QI Systems Impact Assessment Questionnaire
09/30/2008
Improving Medical Training for the Care of Chronic Conditions
09/30/2008
Resident Supervision Index: Assessing Feasibility and Validity
09/30/2008

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Translation
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
A Custom Approach to Implementation of Diabetes Hypertension Guidelines
09/30/2004
A Study of Strategies to Improve Schizophrenia Treatment
03/31/2008
Colorectal Cancer Care Outcomes Research and Quality Surveillance Data System
09/30/2009
Cost & Value of Evidence Based Solutions for Depression (COVES)
12/30/2006
Implementing Effective, Collaborative Care for Schizophrenia
12/31/2009
Improving Access to Effective Opioid Agonist Therapy
09/30/2003
Improving HIV Care Quality
12/31/2004
Improving Hypertension Control: A Physician Intervention
03/31/2003
Mental Health QUERI Translation Plan to Improve Antipsychotic Treatment
03/31/2004
Research Synthesis for QUERI Quality Improvement/Implementation Research
06/30/2007
Translating Depression Guidelines into Substance Abuse Treatment
03/31/2005
Translating Infection Prevention Evidence to Enhance Patient Safety
09/30/2008
Translation Plan to Improve Lipid Management for IHD Patients
09/30/2003

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Traumatic Brain Injury
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
Chronic Headache among OEF/OIF Veterans Exposed to Blasts
04/30/2008
Modifications To Insomnia Treatments for OIF/OEF Veterans with TBI
02/28/2008
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
Transition from TBI Screen to Full Assessment: Barriers & Facilitators
12/31/2008
Understanding and Meeting the Needs of Informal Caregivers to Improve Outcomes for Traumatic Brain Injury Patients with Polytrauma
03/31/2011

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Utilization patterns
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
Access Factors Affecting VA Enrollees' Use of Non-VA Medical Care
03/31/2011
Amputation Related Trends, Health Care Use, and Outcomes in Veterans
09/30/2008
An Intervention to Enhance Function in Severe Cardiopulmonary Illness
08/31/2011
Dementia in Primary Care: Setting the Stage for Quality Improvement
03/31/2010
Dual Diagnosis Self-Help Group Referral: Outcomes and Services Use
03/31/2011
Electrodiagnostic Services: Guidelines, Compliance, and Outcome
08/30/2009
Establishing a VA Model for Best Practices in Management of Acute UGIH
08/30/2006
Estimating the Magnitude of Unmeasured Risk in VA Patients
04/30/2006
Formal and Informal Costs of Veterans with Dementia: A Longitudinal Study
02/28/2008
Health and Economic Outcomes for Uninsured Non-Elderly Veterans
06/30/2010
Hospital Costs and Utilization of Veterans Receiving Palliative Versus Usual Care
04/30/2009
How Do Medicare Health Plan Options Affect VA Utilization and Outcomes?
09/30/2008
Impact of Diastolic Heart Failure on Health Care Utilization and Outcomes
06/30/2005
Impact of the DoD Paradigm Shift on VA Amputee Prosthetic Care
10/31/2008
Improving Outcomes of Depression in Primary Care
12/31/2004
Improving Patient-Provider Communication For Colorectal Cancer Screening
06/30/2010
Longitudinal Analysis of Utilization and Cost by VA Patients with Diabetes
12/30/2011
Obesity and Utilization of Clinical Preventive Services
10/31/2008
Outpatient Waiting Times, Outcomes, and Cost for VA Patients with Diabetes
02/28/2010
Potential Barriers to Quality Care: Linking Wait Times to Avoidable Hospitalizations
03/31/2007
Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Veterans with Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)
09/30/2005
Profile of Gulf War Veterans Receiving Undiagnosed Illness Compensation
09/30/2008
Quality and Cost of VA and Medicare Covered Care for Veterans with ESRD
07/30/2006
Quality of Care Among Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection
03/31/2011
Reasons for Disparities in Joint Replacement Utilization
12/31/2006
Sexual Violence and Women Veterans' Gynecologic Health
12/31/2008
Surgical Case Duration in the Department of Veterans Affairs
03/31/2009
The Business Case for Reduction in Surgical Complication Rates in the VA
12/31/2009
Use of CPRS Templates to Standardize Drug Utilization Reviews
06/30/2005
Use of VA and Medicare by Older Veterans with New Disability
09/30/2009
Use of VA Pharmacy by Medicare Enrolled Veterans
06/30/2006
Utilization, System of Care, and Outcome of CABG in New York Veterans
09/30/2004
VA and Non-VA Healthcare Utilization and Outcomes by Veterans with Stroke
09/30/2009
VA Enrollees' Demand for VA and non-VA Care
09/30/2003
Women Veterans Ambulatory Care Use Project, Phase II
08/30/2009

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VA/non-VA comparisons
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
Clinical Practice Intensity: Comparing VA to Private Sector Providers
12/31/2009
Comparing VA Health Disparities to Health Disparities Outside the VA
07/31/2006
Continuity in Substance Abuse Care: Best Practices, Outcomes, and Costs
03/31/2002
Cost and Effectiveness of End Stage Renal Disease Care
09/30/2004
Dual Use, Continuity of Care and Duplication in VA and Medicare
03/31/2009
Evaluating Cost for Veterans Health Care
02/28/2002
Evaluating Health Outcomes of Veterans in VA and Contract Nursing Homes
06/30/2003
Measuring Health Related Quality of Life in Veterans with Stroke
03/31/2003
Medicaid Enrollment, Utilization and Outcomes for VA Patients
03/30/2008
Medicare HMO Enrollment and VA Use by Minority and Low Income Veterans
03/30/2004
Outsourcing VA Inpatient Care: Impact on Utilization, Quality, and Policy
09/30/2002
Quality and Cost of VA and Medicare Covered Care for Veterans with ESRD
07/30/2006
Quality and Costs of Colon Cancer Care in VA and Medicare
09/30/2009
Quality of Care Indicators for Veterans with Stroke in Community Nursing Homes
01/31/2006
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
The Potential for VA+ Choice to Affect Veterans' Care and VA Expenditures
03/31/2008
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
Use of VA and Medicare by Older Veterans with New Disability
09/30/2009
VA and non-VA Rehabilitation Utilization by Veterans with Acute Stroke
06/30/2006
VA Enrollees' Demand for VA and non-VA Care
09/30/2003
Veterans' Healthcare Needs in National Surveys of the General Population
12/30/2007

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Women - or gender differences
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
Antecedents and Consequences of Sexual Harassment in the Military
03/31/2003
Decision Making for Depression in Women Veterans: Patient and Physician Factors
06/30/2001
Development and Evaluation of a Hormone Replacement Therapy Decision-Aid
03/31/2004
Evaluation of Military Sexual Trauma Screening and Treatment
07/31/2009
Gender and Medical Needs of OEF/OIF Veterans with PTSDII
09/30/2008
Gender Differences in Compensation and Pension Claims Approval for PTSD
09/30/2000
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
Physical and Sexual Assault in Deployed Women: Risks, Outcomes and Services
06/30/2009
Study of Women in Menopause (SWIM)
04/30/2008
The Quality of Locoregional Breast Cancer Treatment for Breast Cancer in the VHA
08/31/2009
Toward Gender Aware VA Health Care: Development and Evaluation of an Intervention
09/30/2005
Veterans Women's Alcohol Problems: Prevalence, Screening and Self-Help
09/30/2001
Women Veterans Ambulatory Care Use Project, Phase II
08/30/2009
Women Veterans' Ambulatory Care Use: Patterns, Barriers, and Influences
11/30/2005
Women Veterans Cohort Study
10/30/2012

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Women's health
Project No. sort
Title sort
Funding End sort
Pilot Study of Reintegration and Service Needs for Women Veteran Mothers
09/30/2008

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