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Access
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VA and Indian Health Services (IHS): Access for American Indian Veterans
02/28/2008
Pressure Ulcer Assessment via Telemedicine
09/30/2000
Efficacy of Telepsychiatry in the Treatment of Depression
09/30/2000
Improving Service DeliveryThrough Access Points
03/30/2002
Chronically Ill at the VA: Who Are They and What Do They Need?
06/30/2002
Geographic Access to VHA Rehabilitation Services for OEF/OIF Veterans
09/30/2007
Stigma, Gender, and Other Barriers to VHA Use for OEF/OIF Veterans
08/30/2011
Medicaid Enrollment, Utilization and Outcomes for VA Patients
03/30/2008
Determinants of VA Ambulatory Care Use Among Native American Veterans
06/30/2003
Ethnicity and Veteran Identity as Determinants of VA Ambulatory Care Use
06/30/2001
Women Veterans' Ambulatory Care Use: Patterns, Barriers, and Influences
11/30/2005
Women Veterans Ambulatory Care Use Project, Phase II
08/30/2009
Does PTSD Service Connection Affect Disease Course and Functioning?
09/30/2006
Modifiable Determinants of Anti-Depressant Adherence Among Older Veterans
02/28/2010
The Impact of Neighborhood Environment on Veteran Health and Survival
09/30/2009
VA and Non-VA Healthcare Utilization and Outcomes by Veterans with Stroke
09/30/2009
Access Factors Affecting VA Enrollees' Use of Non-VA Medical Care
03/31/2011
A Casefinding and Referral System for Older Veterans within Primary Care
09/30/2001
Implementation of Coordinated Care Program for HF in VHA
06/30/2004
Implementation of Practices to Improve Efficiency of Care for Pneumonia
08/31/2007
Potential Barriers to Quality Care: Linking Wait Times to Avoidable Hospitalizations
03/31/2007
Improving Access to and Quality of Mental Healthcare for OIF/OEF
09/30/2008
Tracking OEF/OIF Transition from DoD to VA
09/30/2008
Telephone Care as a Substitute for Routine Psychiatric Medication Management
09/30/2009
Telemedicine and Anger Management Groups for PTSD Veterans in the Hawaiian Island
03/31/2009
Computer-Assisted Access to Specialist Expertise
12/31/2002
Evaluating Non-Mandatory Workload and Optimizing Staffing
08/31/2003

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Acute illness
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Bioterrorism: Cost-Effectiveness of Medical Responses
03/31/2006
Predicting Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria Carriage at Hospital Admission
08/30/2009
Application of Clinical Decision Aids for Acute Upper GI Hemorrhage
03/31/2003
Patient-Centered Alternative to Psychiatric Hospitalization for Veterans
09/30/2002
Evaluating Quality of Care for Acute Coronary Syndromes in VHA
06/30/2008

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Addictive behaviors
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Alcohol Misuse and the Risk of Post-Surgical Complications and Mortality
08/31/2008

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Addictive Disorders
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Alcohol Misuse and the Risk of Post-Surgical Complications and Mortality
08/31/2008
Reinforcement of Abstinence and Attendance in Substance Abuse Treatment
03/31/2010
Treating Violence-Prone Substance Use Disorder Patients
08/31/2012

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Adherence
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Guideline Adherence in Elders with Heart Failure and Multiple Comorbidities
09/30/2012
Effect of Self-Management on Improving Sleep Apnea Outcomes
12/31/2009
A Behavioral Intervention to Improve Hypertension Control in Veterans
09/30/2009
Medication Adherence: Implications of Measures Using Administrative Data
12/31/2009
A Patient-Spouse Intervention for Self-Managing High Cholesterol
08/30/2009
Ethnic Differences in Medication Adherence and Cost for Elderly Veterans with DM
01/31/2010
Organizational Correlates of Adherence to Medication
06/30/2011
Improving Obstructive Sleep Apnea Management via Wireless Telemonitoring
06/30/2012
Improving the Treatment of Chronic Pain in Primary Care
03/30/2009
Implementing the Pharmacy Based Adherence Facilitation Program
03/31/2007
Neuropsychological Assessment of a Population-Based Sample of Persian Gulf War Veterans and Controls
06/30/2004

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

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Adverse events
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Reducing Transition Drug Risks after Patient Transfer
10/01/2009
Implementation of Real-Time ADE Surveillance and Decision Support
03/31/2009
Operating Room Workload and Quality of Care
06/30/2010
Quality Evaluation in Stroke and TIA (QUEST)
06/30/2007
Variation in ICU Outcome: Examination of Contributing Factors
09/30/2004
Inappropriate Prescribing of Medication for Older Veterans
09/30/2005
Identifying Patient Safety Indicators from Administrative Data
09/30/2005
Surveillance of Medical Device-Related Problems in Intensive Care Units
04/30/2009
Identifying and Predicting Contextual Errors in Medical Decision Making
08/30/2009
Reducing Avoidable Deaths by Directing Veterans' Surgical Care in the Private Sector
06/30/2007
Intra-Operative Predictors of Adverse Outcomes
12/30/2009
NSAID Related Adverse Events: Evaluating Risk Using Clinical Information
06/30/2008
Enhancing Indoor, Community, and Advanced Wheelchair Skills in SCI
06/30/2012
Unexpected Clinical Events: Impact on Patient Safety
06/30/2004
Dose Response-Driven Fluid Implementation to Assess and Treat Dysphagia
04/30/2009
Creating Safety and Reducing Medical Error with Bar Coding
06/30/2003
Automated Adverse Drug Event Monitoring in the VHA
06/30/2002
Randomized Controlled Trial of Enhanced Pharmacy Care in Older Veteran Outpatients
03/31/2004
Patient Profiling and Provider Feedback to Reduce Adverse Drug Events
12/31/2003

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Alcohol
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AUDIT-C as a Scaled Marker for Health Risks in VA Medical Out-patients
01/31/2009
Telephone Disease Management At-Risk Drinking (TDM 11)
12/31/2008
Effectiveness of Contingency Management in VA Addictions Treatment
02/28/2010
Improving Longterm SUD Outcomes with Telephone Case Monitoring
07/31/2009
Primary Care Based Disease Management for Alcohol Dependence
12/31/2010
Quality Improvement of Brief Alcohol Counseling in the VA
01/01/2008
Implementation of a Screening and Brief Alcohol Intervention Program
09/30/2001

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Arthritis
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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
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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

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Behavior (patient)
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Trial of a Tailored Message Program to Implement CHF Guidelines
03/31/2004
Determining the Prevalence of Health Literacy Among Veterans
09/30/2006
Improving Health Outcomes of Diabetic Veterans: A Diabetic Self-Management Program
09/30/2002
VA Enrollees' Demand for VA and non-VA Care
09/30/2003
Determinants of Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy and Impact on Outcomes
09/30/2002
A Self-Management Intervention for Veterans with Hepatitis C
08/31/2009
VA Nursing Home Care for Veterans with Serious Mental Illness
06/30/2010
Stakeholder Perspectives on Sustaining Involvement in Schizophrenia Care
06/30/2005
The Impact of Health Literacy on Racial Differences in Cancer Stage at Presentation
03/31/2007
Effectiveness of Contingency Management in VA Addictions Treatment
02/28/2010
Patient-Centered Medication Adherence Intervention for Schizophrenia
12/31/2009
A Behavioral Intervention to Improve Hypertension Control in Veterans
09/30/2009
Relationship of General, Behavioral and Emotional Health among Veterans REceiving VA Health Care
12/31/2008
Behavioral/Pharmacological Telemedicine Interventions for BP Control
09/30/2009
Caregiver Psychoeducation and Support: Improving Outcomes in AD/ADRD
03/31/2011
Family-Supported Smoking Cessation for Chronically Ill Veterans
06/30/2012
Barriers to Initiating Antiviral Therapy for Veterans with Hepatitis C
08/31/2010
Primary Care Based Disease Management for Alcohol Dependence
12/31/2010
Evaluating a Preference-based Intervention for Increasing CRC Screening
03/31/2012
Quality of Medical Care for Diabetics with Mental Illness
10/31/2004
Improving Substance Abuse Treatment Aftercare Adherence and Outcome
01/31/2005
Racial/Ethnic Differences in Trust/Mistrust and its Effect on Diabetes Outcomes
09/30/2008
Effectiveness of Advisor - Teller Money Manager (ATM)
06/30/2006
An Intervention to Enhance Function in Severe Cardiopulmonary Illness
08/31/2011
Effect of Behavioral Management on Quality of Life in Heart Failure
03/31/2002
Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy in HIV Infected Adults
12/30/2000
Promoting Activity and Exercise in Chronic Pulmonary Disease: An Intervention Study
03/31/2005
Nurse Counseling for Physical Activity in Primary Care Patients
06/30/2000
Centralized Telephone Outreach to Assist Smoking Cessation Among Veterans
09/30/2004
Determinants of Treatment Retention for Veterans with Psychoses
06/30/2004
Predicting Glycemic Control and Hypoglycemia in Type II Diabetic Veterans
09/30/2002

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Behavior (provider)
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Improving Antibiotic Use in Acute Care Setting
06/30/2007
Determination of Clinical Implementation Effectiveness
06/30/2001
Knowledge Management and Clinical Practice Guideline Implementation
06/30/2002
Developing and Implementing a Quality Measure for Glycemic Control
12/31/2003
VA Nursing Home Care for Veterans with Serious Mental Illness
06/30/2010
Clinical Reminders in Test Reports to Improve Guideline Compliance
09/30/2006
Can Vignettes be Used to Improve Practice and Outcomes?
12/31/2005
Meta-Analysis of the Efficacy of Computer-based Feedback Implementations
12/31/2006
Economic and Clinical Outcomes of Recommended NSAID Prescription Strategies
12/31/2008
Using Knowledge Discovery Strategies to Identify Fall Related Injuries
06/30/2010
Obesity Care Practices in the Veterans Health Administration
06/30/2009
Sociocultural Dimensions of Provider Decision-Making in Pain Management
08/31/2009
Barriers to Initiating Antiviral Therapy for Veterans with Hepatitis C
08/31/2010
Organizational Correlates of Adherence to Medication
06/30/2011
Unexpected Clinical Events: Impact on Patient Safety
06/30/2004
Variation in VA Dental Procedures
09/30/2003
Strengthening Organization to Implement Evidence-based Clinical Practice
06/30/2008
Racial/Ethnic Differences in Trust/Mistrust and its Effect on Diabetes Outcomes
09/30/2008
Mental Health QUERI Translation Plan to Improve Antipsychotic Treatment
03/31/2004
Evaluation of VA Practice Matters as a Strategy for Influencing Physician Behavior
03/31/2003
Minimizing Harm from ADEs by Improving Nurse-Physician Communication
04/30/2009
Using Pain Resource Nurses to Improve Cancer Patient Pain Outcomes
12/30/2000
Nurse Counseling for Physical Activity in Primary Care Patients
06/30/2000
Current Barriers and Facilitators to Use of Automated Clinical Reminders
09/30/2003
MI-Plus: Web-enhanced Guideline Implementation for Post MI CBOC Patients
12/31/2008
Improving Hypertension Control: A Physician Intervention
03/31/2003
Implementation of Ischemic Heart Disease Clinical Practice Guidelines
09/30/2002

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Bioterrorism
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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
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Determining the Prevalence of Health Literacy Among Veterans
09/30/2006
Colorectal Cancer Screening Assessment and Surveillance Data System
07/12/2005
Organization Variations in Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates
09/30/2003
Colorectal Cancer Care Outcomes Research and Quality Surveillance Data System
09/30/2009
Translation of Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines: A System Intervention
03/31/2009
Colorectal Cancer Care - A Quality Measurement Partnership
09/30/2008
Risk of Mortality in Prostate Cancer
06/30/2001
Evaluation of Store-Forward Teledermatology for Skin Neoplasms
06/30/2005
The Impact of Health Literacy on Racial Differences in Cancer Stage at Presentation
03/31/2007
Development of Survival Prediction Models for Advanced Cancer Patients
06/30/2008
Improving Assessment of Patient Preferences in Localized Prostate Cancer
12/31/2008
Methylphenidate for Depressed Cancer Patients in Hospice
03/30/2010
Quality and Costs of Colon Cancer Care in VA and Medicare
09/30/2009
Improving Patient-Provider Communication For Colorectal Cancer Screening
12/31/2009
Aging and Family Outcomes in Supportive Care of Advanced Cancer Patients
11/30/2008
Use of Telehealth in-Home Messaging to Improve GI Endoscopy Completion Rates
11/30/2009
Recurrence after Treatments of Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer
06/30/2009
Impact of Health Status on Colorectal Cancer Screening in Older Adults
12/31/2010
Impact of a Plain Language Prostate Cancer Decision Aid on Decision Making
09/30/2011
The Quality of Locoregional Breast Cancer Treatment for Breast Cancer in the VHA
08/31/2009
Evaluating a Preference-based Intervention for Increasing CRC Screening
03/31/2012
Comprehensive Outcomes of Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer
02/28/2003
A Smoking, Alcohol, and Depression Intervention for Head and Neck Cancer
03/31/2004
Correlates of Falls in Persons with Cancer
12/31/2004
Using Pain Resource Nurses to Improve Cancer Patient Pain Outcomes
12/30/2000
Development of a Cancer Pain Prognostic Scale
12/31/2002
Treatment Decision Intervention for Veterans with Prostate Cancer
12/31/2001
Assessing the Needs of VA Patients with Advanced Cancer
09/30/2001
Colorectal Cancer Screening Preferences and Endoscopy Demand in VHA
09/30/2007
Developing Validated Algorithms to Identify Cancer in Existing VA Databases
09/30/2008
Pilot Study of Quality Indicators to Assess Supportive Care for Veterans
09/30/2008
Measuring Quality of Colonoscopy in VA Medical Centers
09/30/2008

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Cardiac procedures
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Utilization, System of Care, and Outcome of CABG in New York Veterans
09/30/2004
Racial Variations in Cardiac Procedures: Do Health Beliefs Matter?
09/30/2001
Ethnic Differences - Management of Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease
09/30/2003
Health Seeking and Treatment Selection in Patients with Coronary Disease
07/31/2002
QUERI - Proposal to Expand Data Collection and Reports to Evaluate VA Cardiac Surgery Program Performance
12/30/2000
Optimal Use and Cost-Effectiveness of ICDS in the VA Health Care System
06/30/2010
Evaluating the Implementation of the VA Cardiovascular Assessment Reporting tracking System for Cath Labs (CART-CL)
02/28/2008

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

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Care Management
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Working with Veterans Organizations to Improve Blood Pressure
12/31/2010
Sleep Specialty Consultation: Improving Management or Sleep Disorders
12/31/2010
Surgical Case Duration in the Department of Veterans Affairs
03/31/2009
Depression and CHF in Outpatients
02/28/2010
Diabetes Shared Medical Appointments: System Redesign & Implementation
02/28/2008
Multifaceted Assessment of Coordination of Care for OEF/OIF Veterans
02/28/2008
Dose Response-Driven Fluid Implementation to Assess and Treat Dysphagia
04/30/2009

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