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Following are examples of HSR&D research and collaborative efforts with clinical and operational partners that have had an impact on the health care system and ultimately on the quality of healthcare for Veterans.

Topic	Impact	Posting Date
COVID-19	Detecting COVID-19 in VA Community-Living Centers	(10-14-2020)
Mental Health	Positive Effect of Collaborative Chronic Care Model on VA Mental Health	(04-22-2020)
Suicide	Social Stressors Strongly Associated with Suicide Ideation and Attempt among Veterans	(04-03-2020)
Homelessness	Patient-Aligned Care Teams Tailored to Homeless Can Reduce Acute Care Services and Healthcare Costs	(04-03-2020)
Care Coordination	VA Researchers Develop Online Toolkit to Improve Primary Care Coordination within VA and with Community Providers	(04-03-2020)
Access	HSR&D Helps Increase Access to Virtual Care for Veterans	(04-03-2020)
Quality	Quality Enhancement Research Initiative continues to improve Veterans’ care	(04-03-2020)
Pain	Veterans help create widely distributed pamphlet on improving pain management	(04-02-2020)
Cancer	Timely Palliative Care Associated with Survival for VA Patients with Advanced Lung Cancer	(04-02-2020)
Women’s Health	Stranger Harassment of Women Veterans Affects Their Healthcare	(04-02-2020)
Hepatitis C	VA researchers Assess Strategies to Implement Best Practices for Treating Hepatitis C	(04-02-2020)
Surgery	Preoperative Surgical Screening for Asymptomatic Bacteriuria Not Beneficial	(04-02-2020)
Surgery	Risk of Adverse Events Increases with Each Additional Day of Prophylactic Antimicrobial Exposure following Surgery.	(04-01-2020)
Post-deployment	VA researchers help Veterans and caregivers reflect on and describe impact of invisible injuries related to military service on themselves and their families	(04-01-2020)
Stroke	Six Readily Available Processes of Care Can Decrease Mortality for Individuals with TIA or Non-Severe Stroke.	(04-01-2020)
Suicide	Exposure to brief evidence-based psychotherapy intervention in primary care may significantly reduce distress and suicidal ideation among Veterans with chronic illness, with effects enduring over long time period.	(04-01-2020)
COPD	VA Researchers Improve VA Providers’ Lack of Awareness about Risk in Prescribing Inhaled Corticosteroids for COPD.	(04-01-2020)
Women’s Health	Substantial savings for VA found with 12-month dispensing of contraceptive pills, while also reducing unintended pregnancies	(03-27-2020)
Dual Healthcare Use	Veterans receiving prescriptions both inside and outside VA at increased risk of adverse drug events	(03-27-2020)
Suicide/opioids	VA researchers develop conceptual framework to understand risk for both suicide and overdose together	(03-27-2020)
Surgery	Even minor operations are high-risk for frail patients.	(03-27-2020)
Preventive Care	VA researchers identify barriers to adopting catheter-related infection practices.	(10-23-2018)
Patient Safety	VA researchers work to reduce missed and delayed diagnoses through better communication.	(10-11-2018)
Innovation	HSR&D Finalists Achieve VA Shark Tank Gold Status	(09-26-2018)
Quality Improvement	Reporting surgical outcomes leads to decreases in post-operative mortality and morbidity.	(09-07-2018)
Chronic Diseases	Cardiac tracking system improves patient safety through enhanced communication and provider understanding of reportable events.	(09-07-2018)
Hospital Acquired Infections	VA Research Combats Multi-drug Resistant Organisms Posing Public Health Threat	(09-07-2018)
Mental Health	Primary Care-Mental Health Integration Improves Care for Veterans with Mental Illness	(09-07-2018)
Opioids	VA researchers work to improve opioid safety	(09-07-2018)
Opioids	VA researchers work to prevent suicide and risky opioid use	(12-20-2017)
Quality Improvement	Lung Cancer Care Toolkit helps VA medical centers support clinical decision-making and provide improved delivery of lung cancer care.	(07-29-2014)
End-of-Life Care	VA researchers improve measurement of quality of end of life care, helping to increase numbers of Veterans who died as inpatients and received a palliative care consult in their last year of life.	(02-04-2014)
Infectious Diseases	VA research improves flu and pneumonia vaccination among Veterans	(02-04-2014)
Women's Health	VA research improves healthcare for women Veterans	(02-04-2014)

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