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Introducing a Frailty Measurement to a Cardiology Clinic @ VA Boston Healthcare System
In January 2015, an outpatient preventive cardiology clinic at VA Boston began a quality improvement program that measured the gait speed in meters per second…
Innovators
- Ariela R. Orkaby, MD, MPH
Decision Support Tool for Reproductive Health @ the VA Puget Sound Health Care System
From April to August 2018, a novel web-based decision support tool called MyPath was developed and given to veteran women at two women’s health primary…
Innovators
- Lisa S. Callegari MD, MPH
On-site Neuropsychology in Primary Care @ a Northeast VA Medical Center
In 2019, a northeast VA Medical Center’s primary care team implemented on-site neuropsychology services to screen patients and coordinate the continuation of behavioral health care.
Innovators
- Colleen E. Jackson, PhD
Implementation of an Actively Monitored Telenephrology Dashboard @ Iowa City Veterans Affairs Health Care System
Innovators at the Iowa City Veterans Affairs (VA) Health Care System sought to streamline the nephrology consult process and reduce the cost of travel for…
Innovators
- Melissa L. Swee, MD, MME
COVID-19 Screening with an Electronic Health Record Template @ Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care
This local electronic health record (EHR) note template was launched by Veterans Affairs (VA) Puget Sound Health Care on March 5, 2020 to integrate COVID-19…
Innovators
- Stefanie A. Deeds, MD
Rapid Implementation of Virtual Primary Care Services @ the Veterans Health Administration
This national analysis of primary care encounter types was conducted by the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) between January 5, 2020 and June 15, 2020 to…
Innovators
- Ashok Reddy, MD
Improving Obesity Management via Health Coaching & Video Conferencing @ VA of New York
The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) conducted a pilot study of Goals for Eating and Moving (GEM), a primary-care-based weight management program utilizing volunteer student health…
Innovators
- Clare Viglione, MPH
- Dylaney Bouwman
- Nadera Rahman
- Yixin Fang
- Jeannette M. Beasley, MPH, PhD
- Scott Sherman, MD
- Xavier Pi-Sunyer, MD, MPH
- Judith Wylie-Rosett, Ed.D, RD
- Craig Tenner, MD
- Melanie Jay, MD, MS
Improving Nursing Home Care for Veterans via VetConnect Telehealth Subspecialty Care
The Vet Connect Project aims to increase access to specialty care through video conferencing for veterans living in long-term care facilities in Oklahoma and Colorado.
Innovators
- Anne Hale
- Leah M. Haverhals, PhD
- Chelsea Manheim, MSW
- Cari Levy MD, PhD