United States Department of Veterans Affairs

Current HSR&D Studies and QUERI Projects (last updated 1/27/2010)

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Blast-Related Health Problem Identification and Polytrauma Taxonomy
12/31/2010
Measurement and Outcomes Post Severe Brain Injury
12/31/2010
Development of an Automated Nephrotoxicity Pharmacosurveillance System
08/30/2015
Preventing Long-term Adverse Drug Reactions: Gluccocorticoids as a Model
08/31/2010
Physical and Sexual Assault in Deployed Women: Risks, Outcomes and Services
09/30/2010
Stigma, Gender, and Other Barriers to VHA Use for OEF/OIF Veterans
08/30/2011
Veterans Telemedicine Outreach for PTSD Services
04/30/2012
Women Veterans Cohort Study
10/30/2012
Soldier to Civilian: RCT of an Intervention to Promote Post-Deployment Reintegration
08/31/2013
Telemental Health and Cognitive Processing Therapy for Rural Combat Veterans with PTSD
09/30/2012
Urogenital Symptoms, Depression and PTSD in OEF/OIF Women Veterans
12/31/2012
Outcomes and Correlates of Suicidal Ideation in OEF/OIF Veterans
09/30/2011
Perspectives on Enhancing Family Involvement in Treatment for PTSD
03/31/2011
Identifying Potential Demand for VA Rehabilitation Services for OEF/OIF Veterans
12/31/2010
Combat, Sexual Assault, and Post-Traumatic Stress in OIF/OEF Military Women
06/30/2011
Physician-Patient Communication in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure
03/30/2010
Interprofessional Training for Improving Diabetes Care
09/30/2012
CONNECT for better falls prevention in VA Community Living Centers
07/31/2012
Interactive Spaced Education to Optimize Hypertension Management
09/30/2012
Patient and Provider Outcomes of E-Learning Training in Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality
07/30/2012
Training and Coaching to Promote High Performance in VA Nursing Home Care
09/30/2010
Interventions to Improve Fatigue Management Among Physician Trainees
03/31/2012
Intervening to Prevent Contextual Errors in Medical Decision Making
06/30/2012
Consortium of Healthcare Informatics Research: Document Quality and Challenge Evaluations
04/30/2013
Consortium for Healthcare Informatics Research: Clinical Inference and Modeling
03/31/2013
Consortium for Healthcare Informatics Research: PTSD
06/30/2013
Consortium for Healthcare Informatics Research: MRSA
03/31/2013
Consortium for Healthcare Informatics Research - De-Identification
01/31/2013
Consortium of Healthcare Informatics Research: Locally Initiated Project
01/31/2013
Treatment Cost for Veterans with Chronic Kidney Disease
09/30/2010
Primary Care Quality and Service Customization for the Homeless
08/31/2011
Presence and Correlates of Racial Disparities in Pain Management
08/31/2011
VA Facility Determinants of Racial-Ethnic Variations in Quality of Care
05/31/2011
Reducing Transition Drug Risks after Patient Transfer
09/30/2010
Implementation of Real-Time ADE Surveillance and Decision Support
09/30/2010
Adapting Tools to Implement Stroke Risk Management to Veterans
08/30/2010
Proactive Tobacco Treatment for Diverse Veteran Smokers
12/31/2011
Detailing Smoking Attributable Risks for Post-Morbidity: Planning for Policy and Clinical Interventions
06/30/2010
Working with Veterans Organizations to Improve Blood Pressure
12/31/2010
Group Intervention for DM Guideline Implementation
03/31/2012
A Self-Management Intervention for Veterans with Hepatitis C
08/31/2010
Illness Management and Recovery for Veterans with Severe Mental Illness
09/30/2011
Simulation Based Planning Model for Mental Health Care Services
10/31/2011
Predicting Post-Deployment Mental Health Substance Abuse and Services Needs
09/30/2010
Participation in PTSD: Who Starts, Who Stays and Who Drops Out
06/30/2010
Help-Seeking Depression in VHA Primary Care Patients
02/28/2011
Management of Suicidal Veterans during Substance Use Disorder
09/30/2010
Senior Coordinated Referral (SCORE) Study
06/30/2010
VA Nursing Home Care for Veterans with Serious Mental Illness
06/30/2010
Outpatient Waiting Times, Outcomes, and Cost for VA Patients with Diabetes
09/30/2010
Using VA Databases to Identify Drug AEs & Their Health and Costs Impact
09/30/2010
Guideline Adherence in Elders with Heart Failure and Multiple Comorbidities
09/30/2012
Operating Room Workload and Quality of Care
09/30/2010
Is Bisphosphonate Therapy Associated with Osteonecrosis of the Jaw
01/31/2012
ASPIRE: Coaching Veterans to Healthy Weights and Wellness
12/31/2012
Determinants of Adoption and Delivery of Genomic Medicine in VHA
09/30/2012
Prospective Study of Functional Status in Veterans at Risk for Unexplained Illnesses
06/30/2010
Effectiveness of Contingency Management in VA Addictions Treatment
02/28/2010
Intervention to Improve Care at Life's End in VA Medical Centers
03/31/2012
Methylphenidate for Depressed Cancer Patients in Hospice
09/30/2010
Quality and Costs of Colon Cancer Care in VA and Medicare
09/30/2010
Use of VA and Medicare by Older Veterans with New Disability
09/30/2010
Improving Patient-Provider Communication For Colorectal Cancer Screening
06/30/2010
Reinforcement of Abstinence and Attendance in Substance Abuse Treatment
03/31/2010
Surveillance of Medical Device-Related Problems in Intensive Care Units
04/30/2010
Cost Effective Strategy to Evaluate Veterans with Sleep Apnea
09/30/2010
Recurrence after Treatments of Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer
06/30/2010
Clinical and Cost Effectiveness of Screening for Diabetic Retinopathy Using Tele-Ophthalmology
09/30/2010
Optimal Use and Cost-Effectiveness of ICDS in the VA Health Care System
06/30/2010
Modifiable Determinants of Anti-Depressant Adherence Among Older Veterans
02/28/2010
A Behavioral Intervention to Improve Hypertension Control in Veterans
07/31/2010
Hip Fracture Repair and Outcomes: A National Cohort Study of Veterans
12/31/2011
Effectiveness of Screening and Treatment for PTSD in SUD Patients
12/31/2011
Electrodiagnostic Services: Guidelines, Compliance, and Outcome
08/30/2010
Patient and Provider Attitudes in the Healthcare Context
06/30/2010
Quality of Care and Outcomes in Veterans with PreEnd State Renal Disease
03/30/2010
Partners in Dementia Care
02/28/2011
Improving Insulin Therapy with Enhanced Care Management and Peer Support
03/31/2010
Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation: Impact of Mental Illness
03/31/2010
Non-Pharmacological Interventions on Sleep in Post-Acute Rehabilitation
09/30/2010
PSA Failure: A Rising Concern for Prostate Cancer
05/31/2010
RCT of Financial Incentives to Translate ALLHAT into Practice
06/30/2011
MST Effects on PTSD and Health Behavior: A Longitudinal Study of Marines
08/30/2010
Telepsychology-Service Delivery for Depressed Elderly Veterans
07/31/2010
Behavioral/Pharmacological Telemedicine Interventions for BP Control
08/31/2010
Impact of Health Status on Colorectal Cancer Screening in Older Adults
12/31/2010
Dual Diagnosis Self-Help Group Referral: Outcomes and Services Use
03/31/2011
Assessing Information Value in Computerized Patient Care Documentation System
09/30/2010
Culture and Communication in Hypertension Management
09/30/2010
Quality of Practices for Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Staging
03/31/2010
Caregiver Psychoeducation and Support: Improving Outcomes in AD/ADRD
03/31/2011
Dementia in Primary Care: Setting the Stage for Quality Improvement
09/30/2010
Using Knowledge Discovery Strategies to Identify Fall Related Injuries
06/30/2011
Obesity Care Practices in the Veterans Health Administration
06/30/2010
Long-term Outcomes of Bariatric Surgery in the Veterans Health Administration
03/31/2010
Family-Supported Smoking Cessation for Chronically Ill Veterans
06/30/2011
Sociocultural Dimensions of Provider Decision-Making in Pain Management
06/30/2010
Sleep Specialty Consultation: Improving Management or Sleep Disorders
12/31/2010
Team Process and Performance in Primary Care
08/31/2010
Intra-Operative Predictors of Adverse Outcomes
09/30/2010
Knee Replacement Disparity: A Randomized, Controlled Intervention
08/31/2010
Novel Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Renal Insufficiency
03/31/2010
Longitudinal Analysis of Utilization and Cost by VA Patients with Diabetes
12/30/2011
A Patient-Spouse Intervention for Self-Managing High Cholesterol
08/30/2010
Impact of Teledermatology on Health Services Outcomes in the VA
06/30/2011
Barriers to Initiating Antiviral Therapy for Veterans with Hepatitis C
08/31/2010
Impact of a Plain Language Prostate Cancer Decision Aid on Decision Making
09/30/2011
NSAID Related Adverse Events: Evaluating Risk Using Clinical Information
12/31/2010
Evaluating the VA's Assessment of Military Sexual Trauma in Veterans
02/29/2012
Patterns of Late-Life Healthcare Among VA Patients with Schizophrenia
03/31/2010
The Quality of Locoregional Breast Cancer Treatment for Breast Cancer in the VHA
08/31/2010
Primary Care Based Disease Management for Alcohol Dependence
12/31/2010
Inappropriate Drug Use for Seniors: Should VA adopt new HEDIS measures
06/30/2011
Learning and Relationships in Primary Care Clinical Microsystems
03/31/2013
Patient-Centered Disease Management for Heart Failure Trial
06/30/2011
Depression and CHF in Outpatients
02/28/2010
VA's Quality Transformation: Lessons for Evidence-Based Management
03/31/2010
Summary Measures of Quality for Diabetes Care
09/30/2010
VA and Non-VA Healthcare Utilization and Outcomes by Veterans with Stroke
09/30/2010
From Syndromic to Disease-Course Surveillance
09/30/2010
The Influence of Obesity on Veterans' Quality of Care
09/30/2010
Self-Management to Prevent Ulcers in Veterans with Spinal Cord Injury
12/31/2011
Evaluating a Preference-based Intervention for Increasing CRC Screening
03/31/2012
Promoting Recovery Using Mental Health Consumer Providers
02/28/2011
Diagnosis and Treatment of Sleep Apnea in Cerebrovascular Disease
03/31/2011
Veterans' and Families' Priorities for Palliative Home Care Services
12/31/2011
Enhancing fitness in older overweight vets with impaired fasting glucose
06/30/2011
Improving Quality Measurement Using Quality Adjusted Life Years
03/31/2011
Enhancing Indoor, Community, and Advanced Wheelchair Skills in SCI
06/30/2012
Organizational Correlates of Adherence to Medication
06/30/2011
Patient Safety and Costs in VA Hospitals
03/31/2011
Illness Perceptions, Emotions and Decision Making in Veterans with CMP
09/30/2011
Process Quality Measures of Addiction Care: Validation and Refinement
03/30/2010
An Integrated Care Model for Improving HCV Patient Outcomes
10/31/2012
Quality of Care Among Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection
03/31/2011
Improving the Delivery of Smoking Cessation Guidelines in Hospitalized Veterans
02/28/2013
VA Nursing Homes: Medical Saff Models and Care Correlates
05/31/2011
Stepped Care to Optimize Pain Care Effectiveness (SCOPE)
09/30/2013
Determinants of Diabetes Control in Veterans with Serious Mental Illness
12/31/2011
Screening for prediabetes and early diabetes in primary care
12/31/2012
Racial Variations in Communication, Decision Making and Diabetes Outcomes
09/30/2011
Trial of Low And High Intensity Strategies to Maintain Blood Pressure Control
06/30/2013
Predictors and Outcomes of Treating Bipolar Depression as MDD
03/31/2012
Expert System-Based Feedback in Sedentary Overweight Veterans
09/30/2012
Improving Obstructive Sleep Apnea Management via Wireless Telemonitoring
06/30/2012
VA Physician Adherence to Colonoscopy Guidelines
04/30/2012
Veterans Walk to Beat Back Pain
09/30/2011
Engaging Homeless Veterans in Primary Care
09/30/2013
Enhancing caregiver support for patients with heart failure
06/30/2012
Health Care Use and Costs of Veterans with Neurotrauma
03/31/2011
Pain, Sexual Dysfunction and Depression in Hemodialysis Patients
01/31/2012
Using multimedia patient feedback to reduce disparities in VA healthcare
06/30/2012
Patient Centered Evaluation of Computerized Patient Records System
09/30/2012
Patients' and Providers' Perceptions of Communicating an Adverse Event
07/31/2010
The Impact of Dioscontinuity of Care on Hospitalized Patients
06/30/2011
Generalized Linear Model Analysis Under Directional Selection Bias
09/30/2010
Access Factors Affecting VA Enrollees' Use of Non-VA Medical Care
03/31/2011
Modeling of Health Care Costs of Veterans with Chronic Diseases
12/31/2012
Improving Transfers of Care in VA Nursing and Medical Services
04/30/2011
Prevention of Weight Loss in Long-Term Care Veterans
01/31/2012
A Patient-Centered Approach to Improve Screening for Side Effects of SGAs
06/30/2011
Treating Violence-Prone Substance Use Disorder Patients
08/31/2012
Decision Aid in Veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
06/30/2011
Complex Antithrombolic Therapy in Older Veterans: GI Risk and Preference
07/31/2012
Prevalence, Management and Outcomes of Extra Spinal Fractures in SCI
03/31/2012
Improving MRSA Control through Simulation and Surveillance
06/30/2012
Cardiovascular Morbidity and Mortality Among Veterans with Schizophrenia
12/31/2011
Cost Effectiveness of Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's Disease
07/31/2011
Implementing Sleep Interventions for Older Veterans
08/30/2013
Patients' Experiences of Antiviral Treatment for Hepatitis C in the VHA
04/30/2012
Patient-Centered Adherence Intervention After ACS Hospitalization
09/30/2012
Web-based support for caregivers of veterans undergoing chemotherapy
09/30/2013
Impact of a Novel Patient Educational Booklet on Colonoscopy Quality
10/30/2012
Mechanisms of Patient Activation and Self-Management in Schizophrenia
04/30/2011
Improving Depression Management through Peer Support
03/31/2013
Clinical Guidelines for ESA Use in Cancer: Impacts on Clinical Practice
09/30/2011
Screening Electonic Prescripton Records for Dropouts
08/31/2011
Musculoskeletal Spine Pain in VA: Description and Guideline Adherence
02/28/2011
Assessing VA System Performance in Colorectal Cancer Screening Adherence
10/31/2013
VISN Collaborative for Improving Hypertension Management with ATHENA-HTN
03/31/2010
Telemedicine Outreach for Post Traumatic Stress in CBOCs
01/31/2013
Web Intervention for OEF/OIF Veterans with Mental Health Problems
03/31/2012
Implementing Effective, Collaborative Care for Schizophrenia
09/30/2010
HIV Translating Initiatives for Depression into Effective Solutions
06/30/2010
Clinical Trial of a Home Safety Intervention for Alzheimer's Disease
06/30/2011
Reducing Nosocomial Infection in ICUs by Active Screening Surveillance
09/30/2011
Relationships and PTSD Study: Detection of Intimate Partner Violence
06/30/2011
Efficacy of Mantram Repetition on PTSD Symptoms in Veterans
09/30/2010
Early Trajectory of Wandering in Veterans with Mild Dementia
03/31/2012
An Intervention to Enhance Function in Severe Cardiopulmonary Illness
08/31/2011
Heart PACT: Patient Activation in High-Risk Patients with Heart Failure
09/30/2010
Prevalence and Clinical Course of Depression Among Patients with Heart Failure
03/31/2013
Effects of Patient's Models of Heart Disease on Preventative Behaviors
03/31/2011
Diagnostic Accuracy of Failure-to-Rescue as a Nurse Sensitive Indicator
09/30/2012
Telehealth Care Management and Tobacco Cessation for Veterans with PTSD
06/30/2013
Speech Intelligibility and Cognition: Are Inpatients Impaired by Noise
12/31/2010
The Effect of Acupuncture on PTSD-Related Insomnia
08/30/2011
Pilot Study Preparing for a Parkinson's Disease Care Management QI Trial
09/30/2010
Treatment of OEF/OIF Veteran Neuropsychiatric Outcomes Following TBI
09/30/2010
Improving Safety Culture: Leveraging Frontline Expertise
07/31/2010
Incidence of Pulmonary Nodules and Downstream Resource Use in the VA
06/30/2010
Video to Encourage Active Patient Participation
07/31/2010
A formative Evaluation of a Weight Loss Program in VISN 20: MOVE!
06/30/2010
Psychometric Validation of an Organizational Readiness-to-Change Scale
06/30/2010
Development of MOVE! Education Materials for Veterans with SCI
12/31/2010
PTSD/Substance Abuse Treatment for OEF/OIF Veterans
03/31/2010
Ability to Cough to Predict Dysphagia in Rehabilitation Patients
03/31/2010
Optimization of CHF Management in VA: Improve post discharge care plan
03/31/2010
Clinician Characteristics as Modifiers of a Collaborative Care Intervention
06/30/2010
Addressing Tobacco Dependence Through Organizational Change in CBOCs
09/30/2010
Telephone Screening of Community Veterans
03/31/2010
Implementing Tightly-linked Clinical Action Measures for Diabetes
08/31/2010
Preventing Pressure Ulcers in VA Hospitals
09/30/2011
Supported Education for OI/EF Veterans with Disabilities
09/30/2010
Effective of Tele-retinal Screening for Patients with Diabetes
08/31/2010
Online Interventions for Female OEF/OIF Reserve/National Guard war Vets
10/31/2010
ATHENA-HF: Integrating Computable Guidelines for Complex Co-morbidities
07/31/2010
Treatment and Outcomes among Veterans with Peripheral Arterial Disease
09/30/2010
Implementation of Nurse-Based Rapid Testing in VA SUD Clinics
06/30/2010
Better Hypertension and lipid care in racially diverse, veterans at risk
07/31/2010
Pilot Test of Preference-Based Insomnia Treatment for OEF/OIF Veterans
05/31/2010
Development and Testing of MRSA educational materials for SCI
08/31/2010
How Providers Prioritize Preventive Care Clinical Tasks
09/30/2010
Evaluation of HIV and Hepatitis C Telemedicine Services
09/30/2010
Promoting Implementation of My Health-e-Vet Among Veterans with SCI/D
09/30/2010
Evaluation of Implementation Factors Specific to CPR
08/31/2010
Cross Cutting Caregiver Research: Building an Agenda, Tools & Resources
09/30/2010
Implementation and Refinement of the Suicide Classification System
09/30/2010
Process Oriented, Validated Electronic Performance Measures Pilot Study
09/30/2010
Appropriateness of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
09/30/2010
The Brief Addiction Monitor (BAM) in the VA Substance Abuse Treatment Center
08/31/2010
Implementation of ATHENA-OT Decision Support: Facilitators and Barriers
09/30/2010
The Development of Administrative Surrogates of Stroke Quality Measures
09/30/2010
Beta Development of the Self-Management TO prevent (STOP) Stroke Tool
09/30/2010
Hypoglycemia in Diabetes Patients in the Veterans Health Administration
09/30/2010
Standardization of Heart Failure Assessments Using Home Tele-Health
08/31/2010
The Role of Communication in CHF Care Coordination in Home Tele-health
08/31/2010
Gender Differences in Mental Health Treatment Needs and Service Use
09/30/2010
Measuring and Improving Sustainability in Mental Health System Redesign
09/30/2010
Barriers and Supports for Alcohol Use Disorders Pharmacotherapy
09/30/2010
Formative Evaluation of the Self-Help Toolkit
09/30/2010
Developing an implementation program for weight loss in persons with SCI
07/31/2010
My HealtheVet Cross-Cutting Quality Enhancement Research Initiative Workgroup
09/30/2010
Cross-QUERI Prevention Intervention Project: Planning Meeting
07/31/2010
Length of Stay and Outcome in VHA SARRTPs
07/31/2010
Measuring Care Quality and Pain Outcomes in Hospitalized Veterans
03/31/2010
VA Supplement to INQRI Proposal
02/28/2011
Electronically Identifyinig Adverse Events in Clinical Narrative
09/30/2010
Inpatient Smoking Cessation: Bringing the Program to the Smoker
03/31/2010
The Development and Feasibilty Test of Implementation Test of Implementing SQUIDSS: A Stroke Quality Improvement
09/30/2011
Adherence and Intensification of Medications: A Population-Based Clinical Pharmacists Implementation Study among Hypertensive Diabetes Patients
04/30/2011
Web-based Informational Materials for Caregivers of Veterans Post-Stroke
05/31/2011
Telephone Care Coordination for Smokers in Mental Health Clinics
09/30/2011
Implementation of an Opt-Out HIV Rapid Testing Intervention at High Prevalence Primary and Urgent Care Settings within the VA
09/30/2012
Training SUD Counselors CBT for Depression
04/30/2012
Multi-VISN Implementation of a Program to Improve HIV Screening and Testing
09/30/2011
Blended Facilitation to Enhance PCMH Program Implementation
07/31/2012
Evaluation of Parkinson's Disease Research, Education and Clinical Centers
09/30/2010
MI-Plus: Web-enhanced Guideline Implementation for Post MI CBOC Patients
06/30/2010
Cognitive Assessment of Veterans After Traumatic Brain Injury
04/30/2012
Enhancing Equitable and Effective PTSD Disability Assessment
09/30/2010
Validating the Patient Safety Indicators in the VA: A Multi-faceted Approach
09/30/2011
Long-Term Outcomes in Burned OEF/OIF Veterans (LOBO)
09/30/2012
Understanding and Meeting the Needs of Informal Caregivers to Improve Outcomes for Traumatic Brain Injury Patients with Polytrauma
03/31/2011
Pain, Psychiatric Disorders, and Disability Among Veterans with and without Polytrauma
12/31/2010
The Cost and Benefits of the VA Central Institutional Review Board
04/30/2011
Telerehabilitation for OIF/OEF Returnees with Combat-Related Traumatic Brain Injury
06/30/2011
Evaluation of VA's TBI Clinical Reminder And Secondary Level Evaluation
04/30/2011
TBI Evaluation Instruments and Processes for Clinical Follow-up
03/31/2011
Evaluation of TBI Screening Processes and Healthcare Utilization
03/31/2011
TBI Screening Instruments and Processes for Clinical Follow-Up
09/30/2011
Marine Resiliency Study
09/30/2012
Management of Metabolic Side Effects of Antipsychotics in Six VISNs
03/31/2010
Telephone Case Monitoring for Veterans with PTSD
03/31/2011