Management Briefs

Management Briefs: Health Services Research in a concise and timely manner.

• Shared Medical Appointments for Chronic Medical Conditions, Issue 59, February, 2013
• Mobile Applications and Internet-based Approaches for Supporting Non-Professional Caregivers , Issue 58, January, 2013
• Secure Messaging between Providers and Patients and Allowing Patients Access to their Own Medical Record, Issue 57, December, 2012
• Effects of Health Plan-Sponsored Fitness Center Benefits on Physical Activity, Health Outcomes, and Healthcare Costs and Utilization , Issue 56, October, 2012
• Use of Left Ventricular Assist Devices as Destination Therapy in End-Stage Congestive Heart Failure, Issue 55, July, 2012
• Comparative Effectiveness of Warfarin and Newer Oral Anticoagulants for the Long-Term Prevention and Treatment of Arterial and Venous Thromboembolism, Issue 54, July, 2012
• The Role of the Institutional Review Board in Managing Conflict of Interest, Issue 53, July, 2012
• Predictors and Consequences of Severe Hypoglycemia in Adults with Diabetes, Issue 52, June, 2012
• Family Involved Psychosocial Treatments for Adult Mental Health Conditions, Issue 51, June, 2012
• Suicide Prevention Interventions and Referral/Follow-up, Issue 50, May, 2012
• Nutritional Supplements for Age-Related Macular Degeneration, Issue 49, March, 2012
• Risk Prediction Models for Hospital Readmission, Issue 48, March, 2012
• The Effect of Healthcare Providers' Working Conditions on Patient Care, Issue 47, February, 2012
• Treatment of Anemia in Patients with Heart Disease, Issue 46, November, 2011
• Public Presentation of Health System or Facility Data about Quality and Safety, Issue 45, November, 2011
• Interventions to Improve Minority Healthcare and Reduce Racial and Ethnic Disparities, Issue 44, October, 2011
• Delirium: Screening, Prevention and Diagnosis, Issue 43, October, 2011
• Comparison of Joint Replacement Disparities in VA and Non-VA Settings, Issue 42, October, 2011
• Efficacy of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Therapies for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Issue 41, August, 2011
• Women's Health Issues Journal: Focus on Women Veterans, Issue 40, July, 2011
• A Synthesis of the Evidence: Health Effects of Military Service on Women Veterans, Issue 39, June, 2011
• Rural vs. Urban Ambulatory Healthcare, Issue 38, June, 2011
• Homelessness among Veterans, Issue 37, May, 2011
• Non-Pharmacological Interventions for Behavioral Symptoms of Dementia, Issue 36, May, 2011
• Interventions to Improve Veterans' Access to Care, Issue 35, April, 2011
• A Synthesis of the Evidence: Safe and Effective Anticoagulation in the Outpatient Setting, Issue 34, April, 2011
• A Synthesis of the Evidence: Brief Psychotherapy for Depression in Primary Care, Issue 33, February, 2011
• Comparative Effectiveness of Smoking Cessation Treatments for Patients with Depression, Issue 32, February, 2011
• A Synthesis of the Evidence: Interventions for Non-professional Caregivers of Individuals with Dementia, Issue 31, November, 2010
• A Synthesis of the Evidence: Comparing Care in VA vs. Non-VA Settings, Issue 30, October, 2010
• Signs and Symptoms of Dementia and Brief Cognitive Tests Available in VA: A Synthesis of the Evidence, Issue 29, October, 2010
• Measuring Changes in Depression and Assessing Optimal Treatment: New Evidence Syntheses, Issue 28, November, 2009
• Traumatic Brain Injury and PTSD: A Synthesis of the Evidence, Issue 27, August, 2009
• Management e-Brief: Synthesis of the Evidence on Inpatient Hyperglycemia Management Finds Intensive Insulin Therapy Does Not Clearly Improve Health Outcomes, Issue 26, October, 2008  (77 KB, PDF)
• Management e-Brief: Syntheses of the Evidence on Two Aspects of Pain Finds Little to Guide Clinicians, Issue 25, September, 2008  (51 KB, PDF)
• Management e-Brief: The Effects of Reporting Provider Performance Data to the Public, Issue 24, January, 2008  (78 KB, PDF)
• Management e-Brief: Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: A Synthesis of the Evidence, Issue 22, February, 2007  (44 KB, PDF)
• Management e-Brief: Study Shows Hospital Performance Predicts Only Small Differences in Hospital Risk-Adjusted Mortality Rates , Issue 21, December, 2006  (52 KB, PDF)
• Management Brief: Studies Recommend Multiple Approaches for Hypertension Control, Issue 19, August, 2006  (42 KB, PDF)
• Management Brief: Routine CAGE Screening for Alcohol Use Disorders Among Veteran Outpatients May Not Be Cost-Effective, Issue 18, September, 2005  (62 KB, PDF)
• Management Brief: Obesity Common Among Veteran Patients: Studies Analyze Treatment Options, Issue 16, April, 2005  (122 KB, PDF)
• Management Brief: Journal Focuses on VA Health Services Research, Issue 15, December, 2004  (93 KB, PDF)
• Management Brief: SCI Nursing Journal Focuses On Translating Research into Practice, Issue 14, October, 2004  (96 KB, PDF)
• Management Brief: VA Diabetes Care Better than Commercial Managed Care, Issue 13, October, 2004  (101 KB, PDF)
• Management Brief: Spinal manipulation – No better than other treatments for chronic low back pain, Issue 10, June, 2003  (86 KB, PDF)
• Management Brief: PTSD Treatment Can Predict Remission in Patients With Both PTSD and Substance Use Disorders, Issue 9, May, 2003  (98 KB, PDF)
• Management Brief: Lower Screening Rates for Colorectal Versus Prostate Cancer, Issue 7, March, 2003  (167 KB, PDF)
• Management Brief: Accounting for Practice Variation for Patients with Diabetes, Issue 6, December, 2002  (90 KB, PDF)
• Management Brief: Aging and Schizophrenia, Issue 5, October, 2002  (101 KB, PDF)
• Management Brief: Medical Care Highlights VA’s Community-Based Outpatient Clinics, Issue 4, July, 2002  (171 KB, PDF)

Updated: Oct 22, 2009

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