Research Topics
Access to Care
Access to healthcare includes a variety of concerns, including how close Veterans live to VA healthcare facilities, and whether or not they are older, disabled, and/or chronically ill and so may experience difficulty traveling. HSR&D researchers study several important aspects of access, including how living in rural settings or being a minority Veteran may affect access to care, as well as all Veterans' access to specialty care (i.e., mental healthcare, rehabilitation services, HIV treatment).
Each section below is populated by a dynamic search of the HSR&D website and its underlying databases. Search results are generated based on the search term "Access to Care". Results are updated regularly, as new data are available.
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Citations
(5 of more than 92 ACCESS TO CARE focused publications)
- Rubenstein LV, Curtis I, Wheat CL, Grembowski DE, Stockdale SE, Kaboli PJ, Yoon J, Felker BL, Reddy AS, Nelson KM. Learning from national implementation of the Veterans Affairs Clinical Resource Hub (CRH) program for improving access to care: protocol for a six year evaluation. BMC health services research. 2023 Jul 25; 23(1):790.
- Kehne A, Bernstein SJ, Thomas J, Bicket MC, Bohnert ASB, Madden EF, Powell VD, Lagisetty P. Improving Access to Care for Patients Taking Opioids for Chronic Pain: Recommendations from a Modified Delphi Panel in Michigan. Journal of pain research. 2023 Jul 10; 16(1):2321-2330.
- Kaboli PJ, Shimada SL. A Decade of Focus on and Improvement in Access to Care in the Veterans Health Administration. Journal of general internal medicine. 2023 Jul 1; 38(Suppl 3):801-804.
- Mengeling MA, Torner JC, Smith JL, Cook BL, Sadler AG. Online Screening and Personalized Education to Identify Post-Deployment Mental Health Need and Facilitate Access to Care. Military medicine. 2022 Dec 13; DOI: 10.1093/milmed/usac379.
- Cusack M, Montgomery AE, Harris T, Roncarati J, Brecht T, Antonellis C, Byrne T, Tsai J, True G. Providers' reflections on infrastructure and improvements to promote access to care for Veterans experiencing housing instability in rural areas of the United States: A qualitative study. Health & Social Care in The Community. 2022 Nov 1; 30(6):e6356-e6365.
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Publication Briefs
(5 of more than 18 ACCESS TO CARE focused publication briefs)
- JGIM Special Issue on Improving Access to VA Care
This special issue of the Journal of General Internal Medicine titled “Veterans’ Access to Care” highlights recent advancements in access-related research and illustrates how VA has evolved in its ongoing journey to be a high-reliability organization using a learning healthcare system framework to improve access to care....
Date: July 1, 2023
- VA Surgical Care Comparable or Better than Non-VA Surgical Care
Investigators conducted a systematic review to compare VA and non-VA care for surgical conditions across domains of quality and safety, access, patient experience, and comparative cost/efficiency using studies published between 2015 and 2021 – following implementation of the Choice and MISSION Acts. Findings showed that in all but two studies, VA care had comparable or better quality and safety ou...
Date: May 8, 2023
- Giving Veterans an Active Voice in Creating a Veteran-Centered Chronic Pain Research Agenda
Veterans Action League (VAL) 2.0 was a two-year community engagement project (2019–2021) that sought to develop a national Veteran-centered chronic pain research agenda that includes Veteran-generated recommendations for chronic pain management and chronic pain research priorities. Findings showed that Veterans’ most frequently cited need for chronic pain management and treatment was better access...
Date: March 23, 2023
- Early Expansion of Benefits under Choice Act Increased Community Hospital Use but Did Not Change Mortality
This study examined changes in VA enrollees’ use of VA and non-VA hospitals from 2012-2017, as well as mortality associated with policies intended to increase access to care, such as the Choice Act. Findings showed that over the five-year study period, Veterans increased their use of community hospitals paid by VA and Medicaid and decreased their use of VA hospitals when access to non-VA care expa...
Date: June 10, 2022
- Referral Coordination Team Improves Timeliness of VA Specialty Care Delivery and Patient Experience
In 2018, the Office of Veterans Access to Care (OVAC) partnered with local providers at the VA Puget Sound Medical Center to pilot a referral coordination team to manage new referrals in sleep medicine. Investigators then compared the referral coordination team and the traditional specialist-led referral method in terms of timeliness and community care referrals. Findings showed that the referral ...
Date: February 1, 2021
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Studies
( 5 of more than 5 ACCESS TO CARE focused projects
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Project No. |
Title |
PI |
Funding Start |
SDR 21-133
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Identifying Modifiable Factors that Affect Veterans At-Risk due to Social Determinants of Health and Psychological Distress Access to Care Within Integrated Primary Care Settings |
Funderburk, Jennifer |
2022-06-01 |
PPO 18-121
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From Screening to Treatment: Mapping Access to Care Pathways for Veterans who Screen Positive for PTSD |
Bovin, Michelle |
2019-06-01 |
IIR 15-084
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Impact of New Physician Residents on Veterans' Access to Care |
Kashner, Terrell |
2016-06-01 |
IBA 09-061
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Access to Care for Veterans with Chronic Lower Limb Wounds |
Reiber, Gayle |
2010-04-01 |
SDR 21-133
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Identifying Modifiable Factors that Affect Veterans At-Risk due to Social Determinants of Health and Psychological Distress Access to Care Within Integrated Primary Care Settings |
Funderburk, Jennifer |
2022-06-01 |
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HSR&D Briefs, Reports, Newsletters
5 sample "Access to Care" publications displayed.
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Improving Care and Access for LGBTQ Veterans || In Progress
...health risks and unique challenges in accessing healthcare.2 For example, a recent...79% were satisfied with their medical care, and 69% were satisfied with their mental...investigations designed to improve clinical decision-making and care, inform patients...topics. In This Issue: Improving Care and Access for LGBTQ Veterans Overview: New
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Overview: VA Telehealth || In Progress
The Anywhere to Anywhere VA Health Care Initiative, established in May 2018...healthcare providers to offer telehealth treatment to Veterans no matter where...Telehealth Overview The Anywhere to Anywhere VA Health Care Initiative, established in...healthcare providers to offer telehealth treatment to Veterans no matter where
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Screening for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in Primary Care
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in Primary Care...Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in Primary Care 46 Screening for Post-Traumatic Stress...Stress Disorder (PTSD) in Primary Care: A Systematic Review Evidence-based Synthesis
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Advanced Wound Care Therapies for
Advanced Wound Care Therapies for Non-Healing Diabetic, Venous, and Arterial...Advanced Wound Care Therapies for Department of Veterans Affairs Health Services...Program November 2012 Advanced Wound Care Therapies for Non-Healing Diabetic,
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Effects of Health Plan-Sponsored Fitness Center Benefits on Physical Activity, Health Outcomes, and Health Care Costs and Utilization:A Systematic Review
Activity, Health Outcomes, and Health Care Costs and Utilization:A Systematic Review...Activity, Health Outcomes, and Health Care Costs and Utilization:A Systematic Review...Activity, Health Outcomes, and Health Care Costs and Utilization: A Systematic
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Cyberseminars
The most recent "Access to Care" seminars are displayed.
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Presenter(s) |
2/21/2023 |
QUERI Advancing Diversity in Implementation Leadership (ADIL): Examples from the Field on Optimizing and Leveraging VA Leadership Opportunities
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Reddy, Yuvaram
Wilson, Sarah
Braganza, Melissa
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10/19/2022 |
Provider Supply and Access to Care
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Yee, Christine
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7/21/2022 |
Telehealth Delivery of Multimodal Complementary Integrated Health (CIH) Intervention for Suicide Prevention
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Haghighi, Fatemeh
Byma, Lauren
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7/13/2022 |
Enhancing Primary Care Experience in Patients with Homeless Experience and Chronic Pain: Lessons learned from the Primary Care Quality-Homeless Services Tailoring (PCQ-HOST) study
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Kertesz, Stefan
Varley, Allyson
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12/15/2021 |
A Novel Gap Staffing Metric for Primary Care Providers and Implications for Urban and Rural Areas
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O'Shea, Amy
Kaboli, Peter
Haraldsson, Bjarni
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Other Resources
- Learn about the VHA's Priorities for Strategic Action in the area of Veteran Access to care
- Read the QUERI-funded Partnered Evidence-Based Policy Resource Center's Policy Brief about how economic and policy effects Veterans' access to care.
- Learn more about what kinds of research questions are included within the HSR&D Access Portfolio.
- Read about projects to improve access included within the HSR&D Collaborative Research to Enhance and Advance Transformation (CREATE) initiative.
- Veterans Rural Health Resource Centers
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