Center for Health Optimization & Implementation Research

Title

Principal Investigator

Funding End

 HSR&D Projects

Factors and Outcomes Associated with Inappropriate Prescribing of Phosphodiesterase-5-Inhibitors for Pulmonary Hypertension

Wiener, Renda

11/2020

Improving Diabetes Care Through Effective Personalized Patient Portal Interactions

Shimada, Stephanie

 1/2020

Integrating HIV Care in VA: Extending PACT Principles to Specialty Care

Bokhour, Barbara

1/2018

Patient-Experienced Integrated Care for Veterans with Multiple Chronic Conditions

Charns, Martin

9/2017

Relational Agent to Improve Alcohol Screening and Treatment in Primary Care: RCT

Simon, Steven

12/2017

Quality of Care for Hepatitis C in Veterans Who Are Homeless

McInnes, D. Keith

6/2019

The Secure Messaging for Medication Reconciliation Tool (SMMRT) Trial

Simon, Steven

12/2018

A Technology-Assisted Care Transition Intervention for Veterans with Chronic Heart Failure or Chronic Pulmonary Disease

Hogan, Timothy

9/2020 

Initiative Spread Systems for Helping Veterans Comprehend Electronic Health Record Notes

Yu, Hong

11/2018

Career Development Awards

Development of an Adverse Event Surveillance System for Outpatient Surgery

Mull, Hillary J.

9/2018

Multi-Specialty Intervention for Antipsychotic-Related Metabolic Risk Management

Benzer, Justin K.

6/2018

Optimizing Testosterone Prescribing in the VA

Jasuja, Guneet K.

2/2022

A Patient-centered Approach to Comorbidity Management in Aging Veterans with HIV

Fix, Gemmae M.

4/2021

Patient and provider perceptions of intentional medication discontinuation

Linsky, Amy M.

4/2019

Research Career Scientist Award- Kressin

Kressin, Nancy R.

12/2018

Research Career Scientist Award- Rosen

Rosen, Amy K.

9/2018

Other Projects

Chronic Effects of Neurotrauma Consortium (CENC) Study 1: Observational Study on Late Neurologic Effects of OEF/OIF/OND Combat

 Pogoda, Terri K.

 9/2018

The Veterans Metrics Initiative: Linking Program Components to Post-Military Well-Being

Vogt, Dawne

 2020

Title

Principal Investigator

Operational Partner(s)

 Partnered Evaluation Initiatives (PEI)

eHealth

Hogan, Timothy P. 

Office of Connected Care

Evaluating VA Patient-Centered Care: Patient, Provider, and Organizational Views

Bokhour, Barbara 

Office of Patient-Centered Care and Cultural Transformation (OPCC&CT)

Advancing Healthcare Innovation: A Partnered Evaluation of Geriatric Patient-Aligned Care Team (GeriPACT)

Sullivan, Jennifer

Office of Geriatrics and Extended Care (GEC)

GEC Data and Analyses Center (GEC DAC)

Lean Enterprise Transformation Evaluation Initiative

Charns, Martin 

Veterans Engineering Resource Centers (VERC)

Partnered Evaluation of the Clinic Management Training Program/Center for Access Policy Evaluation and Research (CAPER) 

Prentice, Julia 

Office of Veterans Access to Care 

Quality Enhancement Research Initiatives (QUERI)

Bridging the Care Continuum

Gifford, Allen 

Clinical Public Health Group

National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans

Health Care for Re-entry Veterans (HCRV) Program

Office of Health Equity

Improving Safety and Quality through Evidence-Based De-Implementation of Ineffective Diagnostics and Therapeutics

Hartmann, Christine

Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM)

Services and Specialty Care (SCS)

QUERI for Team-Based Behavioral Health

Bauer, Mark S.

Patient Care Services-Mental Health

Office of Mental Health Operations

Office of Public Health

Office of Health Equity

Other Initiatives

Bedford Satellite of the National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans

 Smelson, David

National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans 

 Patient Safety Center of Inquiry: Measurement to Advance Patient Safety (PSCI-MAPS)

Rosen, Amy 

National Center on Patient Safety

Office of Informatics and Analytics (OIA)

Health Information Management Systems (HIMS) 

VA CLC's Ongoing National Center for Enhancing Resources and Training (CONCERT)

 Hartmann, Christine

Office of Geriatrics and Extended Care 

Veteran Engagement in Research Group

Hyde, Justeen  with Barker, Anna

Health Services Research and Development (HSR&D) Veteran Engagement Group (VEG)