• Leland NE, Rouch SA, Prusynski RA, Shore AD, Kaufman H, Hoover LP, Mroz TM, Freburger JK, Saliba D. Implementation of US Post-Acute Care Payment Reform and COVID-19 Policies: Examining Experiences of Health System Leaders, Staff, Patients, and Family Caregivers-A Protocol. International journal of environmental research and public health. 2023 Oct 23; 20(20).
• Eck CS, Ho V, Jiang C, Petersen LA. Determinants of referral network size for screening colonoscopies in the Veterans Health Administration after the implementation of the MISSION Act. Health services research. 2023 Sep 26.
• Miller WA, Gordon AJ, Clothier BA, Ackland PE, Bounthavong M, Garcia C, Kenny ME, Noorbaloochi S, Hagedorn HJ. Co-occurring implementation strategies: The effects of academic detailing for opioid use disorder campaign on the advancing pharmacological treatments for opioid use disorder (ADaPT-OUD) study. Implementation research and practice. 2023 Sep 14; 4:26334895231199463.
• Cully JA, Hundt NE, Fletcher T, Sansgiry S, Zeno D, Kauth MR, Kunik ME, Sorocco K. Brief Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Depression in Community Clinics: A Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Trial. Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.). 2023 Sep 7; appips20220582.
• Monsees E, Wirtz AL, Krein S. Stewardship 2.0: Embracing elements of implementation science to enhance everyday antimicrobial Stewardship efforts. Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE. 2023 Sep 7; 3(1):e149.

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• 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
• Rural-Urban Telemedicine Disparity among Veterans Worsens Following Onset of COVID-19 Pandemic
  This study examined changes over time in rural-urban differences in telemedicine use for primary care and mental health integration services among nearly 64 million primary care and 4 million mental health integration visits. Findings showed that the pandemic exacerbated the rural-urban telemedicine divide across VA, possibly because underlying causes of digital inequity were not addressed as init...
  
  Date: March 7, 2023
• Timeliness of VA Purchased Community Primary Care Did Not Improve Following Early Expansion Under MISSION Act
  This study examined whether early Community Care Network (CCN) implementation impacted community primary care (PC) appointment wait times. Findings showed that expanded contracting with community providers and new provider network adequacy standards implemented through CCNs did not, in early stages, improve the timeliness of community primary care for Veterans. Wait times increased sharply for bot...
  
  Date: October 28, 2022
• VA-GRACE Program Effectively Supports Aging Veterans and Caregivers But Does Not Reduce Readmissions
  The Geriatric Resources for Assessment and Care of Elders (GRACE) program is a collaborative, multidisciplinary care model that provides home-based geriatric care management. This study evaluated VA-GRACE from its implementation (2010) to 2020 in terms of its effect on mortality and readmissions – and examined patient, caregiver, primary care provider, and VA-GRACE staff satisfaction. Findings sho...
  
  Date: August 29, 2022
• HSR Special Issue on the Importance of Research Translation
  This special issue of Health Services Research features innovative, cutting-edge research that addresses the intersection of evidence-based policy evaluation, implementation science, and community engagement. Featuring several VA HSR&D and QUERI investigators, the ultimate goal is to highlight emerging scientific work that helps bridge the gap between generating evidence and making policy changes....
  
  Date: May 16, 2022

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