• Rogal SS, Yakovchenko V, Morgan T, Bajaj JS, Gonzalez R, Park A, Beste L, Miech EJ, Lamorte C, Neely B, Gibson S, Malone PS, Chartier M, Taddei T, Garcia-Tsao G, Powell BJ, Dominitz JA, Ross D, Chinman MJ. Getting to implementation: a protocol for a Hybrid III stepped wedge cluster randomized evaluation of using data-driven implementation strategies to improve cirrhosis care for Veterans. Implementation science : IS. 2020 Oct 21; 15(1):doi: 10.1186/s13012-020-01050-7.
• Hastings SN, Stechuchak KM, Choate A, Mahanna EP, Van Houtven C, Allen KD, Wang V, Sperber N, Zullig L, Bosworth HB, Coffman CJ. Implementation of a stepped wedge cluster randomized trial to evaluate a hospital mobility program. Trials. 2020 Oct 16; 21(1):863.
• Leung LB, Steers WN, Hoggatt KJ, Washington DL. Explaining racial-ethnic differences in hypertension and diabetes control among veterans before and after patient-centered medical home implementation. PLoS ONE. 2020 Oct 12; 15(10):e0240306.
• Bosworth HB. The Importance of Considering Clinical Inertia and Implementation Science When Addressing Medication Adherence. JAMA Network Open. 2020 Oct 1; 3(10):e2020233.
• Miller CJ, Griffith KN, Stolzmann K, Kim B, Connolly SL, Bauer MS. An Economic Analysis of the Implementation of Team-based Collaborative Care in Outpatient General Mental Health Clinics. Medical care. 2020 Oct 1; 58(10):874-880.

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• Use of Community Outpatient Providers During the Choice Program was Associated with Less Attrition from VA Care
  This study examined the characteristics of patients and practices that used Choice outpatient care in the first year of implementation – and whether using Choice outpatient care was associated with attrition from VA primary care over a two-year period. Findings showed that overall, the attrition rate from VA primary care was low (4.4%), and Veterans who used Choice outpatient care were less likely...
  
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• Quality Improvement Intervention Improves Outcomes for Veterans with New Ischemic Stroke Symptoms
  The Protocol-guided Rapid Evaluation of Veterans Experiencing New Transient Neurological Symptoms (PREVENT) intervention was developed to improve the quality of VA care for Veterans experiencing transient ischemic attack (TIA). This trial evaluated the PREVENT intervention at six diverse VA medical centers and assessed temporal trends in care quality among 36 matched control sites (six control sit...
  
  Date: September 8, 2020
• VA/HSR&D Research on Complementary and Integrative Health Therapies within VA
  Funded by HSR&D, this special issue of Medical Care highlights how research on complementary and integrative health (CIH) therapies in the VA healthcare system has progressed along the QUERI (Quality Enhancement Research Initiative) Implementation Roadmap – from pre-implementation to implementation to sustainment. CIH approaches are becoming more available throughout VA, due to: 1) increased imple...
  
  Date: September 1, 2020
• Wait Times Longer for Specialty Community Care vs VA Specialty Care Since Implementation of Veterans Choice Program
  This study sought to: 1) Determine whether VA wait times declined after Veterans Choice Program (VCP) implementation, 2) Compare appointment wait times for specialty care in VA versus community medical centers, and 3) Identify the proportions of community care wait times that were attributable to VA administrative processes. Findings showed that within VA, orthopedics experienced the largest decli...
  
  Date: August 26, 2020
• Better Patient Experience for Outpatient Care Delivered by VA vs Community Care on Every Measure but Access
  This study examined trends in Veterans’ experiences with outpatient community care (CC) compared with those in VA during the second and third years after Choice Act implementation. Findings showed that patient experiences were better for VA than community care in all respects except access. For specialty care, access scores were better in the community; and for primary and mental healthcare, acces...
  
  Date: August 1, 2020

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• Visit the Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (QUERI) website to learn more about how VA HSR&D focuses on implementation within certain research areas.
• Visit the website of the open-access journal, Implementation Science, co-edited by HSR&D staff.
• Visit the National Implementation Research Network (part of the NIH) website.
• Implementation Science Exchange