Best Practices
Original Research
Audit and Feedback: A Quality Improvement Study to Improve Antimicrobial Stewardship
Education coupled with antibiotic prescribing audit and feedback sessions resulted in a decline in potentially inappropriate antibiotic...
Original Research
High Rate of Inappropriate Fecal Immunochemical Testing at a Large Veterans Affairs Health Care System
A retrospective quality assurance study found that efforts are still required to improve both patient and health care provider education and...
Program Profile
Veteran and Provider Perspectives on Telehealth for Vocational Rehabilitation Services
Both vocational rehabilitation providers and their patients recognized the benefit of teleconference-provided vocational program established at 2...
Best Practices
COVID-19 Vaccine in Veterans with Multiple Sclerosis: Protect the Vulnerable
Vaccination is recommended for veterans with MS and is especially important for those with progressive MS whose associated comorbidities place...
Best Practices
Behavioral Interventions in Multiple Sclerosis
Behavioral interventions can improve many of the most common and disabling symptoms in multiple sclerosis.
Best Practices
The Multiple Sclerosis Surveillance Registry: A Novel Interactive Database Within the Veterans Health Administration
The VA MS Surveillance Registry combines a traditional MS registry with individual clinical and utilization data within the largest integrated...
Best Practices
The Multiple Sclerosis Centers of Excellence: A Model of Excellence in the VA
The MS Centers of Excellence at the VA improves the consistency and quality of care for veterans with MS.
Case Reports
Role of Speech Pathology in a Multidisciplinary Approach to a Patient With Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Speech-language pathologists can fill a unique need in the treatment of patients with several conditions that are seen regularly in primary care...
Original Research
Physician Responsiveness to Positive Blood Culture Results at the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Hospital—Is Anyone Paying Attention?
A retrospective chart review analyzing empiric antibiotic use revealed that health care providers appeared to be adhering to best practices and...
Best Practices
A Stepwise Approach for Preventing Suicide by Lethal Poisoning
A strategy for reducing suicide deaths includes determining suicide risk, identifying substances strongly associated with fatalities, considering...