Opportunities to Enhance Value-Related Research in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Todd H Wagner^{1

2

3}, Helen Burstin^{4

5}, Austin B Frakt^{6

7}, Sarah L Krein^{8

9}, Karl Lorenz^{10

11

12}, Matthew L Maciejewski^{13

14}, Steven D Pizer^{6

15

16}, Michael Weiner^{17

18

19}, Jean Yoon^{20

10}, Donna M Zulman^{10

12}, Steven M Asch^{10

12}

Affiliations

¹ Health Economics Resource Center, VA Palo Alto, 795 Willow Rd, 152-MPD, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA. todd.wagner@va.gov.
² Center for Innovation to Implementation, Palo Alto VA, Menlo Park, CA, USA. todd.wagner@va.gov.
³ Department of Health Research and Policy, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA. todd.wagner@va.gov.
⁴ National Quality Forum, Washington, DC, USA.
⁵ George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.
⁶ Health Care Financing & Economics, VA Boston Health Care System, Boston, MA, USA.
⁷ Boston University's School of Medicine and School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
⁸ VA Ann Arbor Center for Clinical Management Research, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
⁹ Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
¹⁰ Center for Innovation to Implementation, Palo Alto VA, Menlo Park, CA, USA.
¹¹ VA Palliative Care Quality Improvement Resource Center (QuIRC), Menlo Park, CA, USA.
¹² Division of General Medical Disciplines, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
¹³ Center for Innovation, Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA.
¹⁴ Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.
¹⁵ Department of Pharmacy Practice, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA.
¹⁶ Department of Economics, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA.
¹⁷ VA Center for Health Information and Communication, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
¹⁸ Regenstrief Institute, Inc., Indianapolis, IN, USA.
¹⁹ Indiana University Center for Health Services and Outcomes Research, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
²⁰ Health Economics Resource Center, VA Palo Alto, 795 Willow Rd, 152-MPD, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA.

PMID: 26951279
PMCID: PMC4803679
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-015-3538-5

Opportunities to Enhance Value-Related Research in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Todd H Wagner et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2016 Apr.

. 2016 Apr;31 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):78-83.

doi: 10.1007/s11606-015-3538-5.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Health Economics Resource Center, VA Palo Alto, 795 Willow Rd, 152-MPD, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA. todd.wagner@va.gov.
² Center for Innovation to Implementation, Palo Alto VA, Menlo Park, CA, USA. todd.wagner@va.gov.
³ Department of Health Research and Policy, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA. todd.wagner@va.gov.
⁴ National Quality Forum, Washington, DC, USA.
⁵ George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.
⁶ Health Care Financing & Economics, VA Boston Health Care System, Boston, MA, USA.
⁷ Boston University's School of Medicine and School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
⁸ VA Ann Arbor Center for Clinical Management Research, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
⁹ Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
¹⁰ Center for Innovation to Implementation, Palo Alto VA, Menlo Park, CA, USA.
¹¹ VA Palliative Care Quality Improvement Resource Center (QuIRC), Menlo Park, CA, USA.
¹² Division of General Medical Disciplines, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
¹³ Center for Innovation, Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA.
¹⁴ Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.
¹⁵ Department of Pharmacy Practice, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA.
¹⁶ Department of Economics, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA.
¹⁷ VA Center for Health Information and Communication, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
¹⁸ Regenstrief Institute, Inc., Indianapolis, IN, USA.
¹⁹ Indiana University Center for Health Services and Outcomes Research, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
²⁰ Health Economics Resource Center, VA Palo Alto, 795 Willow Rd, 152-MPD, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA.

PMID: 26951279
PMCID: PMC4803679
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-015-3538-5

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The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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