QUERI – Quality Enhancement Research Initiative

Recent citations from the Health Equity QUERI Partnered Evaluation Initiative

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  1. Wong MS, Yuan AH, Haderlein TP, Jones KT, Washington DL. Variations by race/ethnicity and time in Covid-19 testing among Veterans Health Administration users with COVID-19 symptoms or exposure. Preventive medicine reports. 2021 Dec 1; 24:101503.
  2. Wong MS, Haderlein TP, Yuan AH, Moy E, Jones KT, Washington DL. Time Trends in Racial/Ethnic Differences in COVID-19 Infection and Mortality. International journal of environmental research and public health. 2021 May 1; 18(9).
  3. Breland JY, Wong MS, Steers WN, Yuan AH, Haderlein TP, Washington DL. BMI and Risk for Severe COVID-19 Among Veterans Health Administration Patients. Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.). 2021 May 1; 29(5):825-828.
  4. Washington DL. Overview of Racial/Ethnic Minority Women's Health in VA: Briefing before the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans; 2020 Dec 10; Virtual.
  5. Haderlein TP, Wong MS, Yuan A, Llorente MD, Washington DL. Association of PTSD with COVID-19 testing and infection in the Veterans Health Administration. Journal of psychiatric research. 2020 Nov 23.
  6. Leung LB, Steers WN, Hoggatt KJ, Washington DL. Explaining racial-ethnic differences in hypertension and diabetes control among veterans before and after patient-centered medical home implementation. PLoS ONE. 2020 Oct 12; 15(10):e0240306.
  7. Ramoni R, Huang G, Atkins D, Gleason T, Dorn T, Tenhula W, Washington DL, Kilbourne A. Disparities in COVID-19: Briefing before the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Research and Development, National Research Advisory Council; 2020 Sep 2; Washington, DC (Virtual).
  8. Wong MS, Steers WN, Hoggatt KJ, Ziaeian B, Washington DL. Relationship of neighborhood social determinants of health on racial/ethnic mortality disparities in US veterans-Mediation and moderating effects. Health services research. 2020 Oct 1; 55 Suppl 2:851-862.
  9. Wong MS, Steers WN, Hoggatt KJ, Ziaeian B, Washington DL. Race Differences in Patient Experience by Hispanic Ethnicity Among Veteran Health Administration Users. Journal of general internal medicine. 2021 Jun 1; 36(6):1821-1824.
  10. Clancy C, Moy E, Washington DL, Williams K, Bryant M. Achieving Health Equity for America's Minority Veterans: Briefing before the US House of Representatives Veteran Affairs Subcommittee on Health Oversight Hearing; 2020 Feb 11; Washington, DC.
  11. Breland JY, Frayne SM, Timko C, Washington DL, Maguen S. Mental Health and Obesity Among Veterans: A Possible Need for Integrated Care. Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.). 2020 May 1; 71(5):506-509.
  12. Moy E, Washington DL. New California data resource highlights need for bold action on health disparities. California Health Care Foundation Blog [Internet]. 2019 Oct 25. Available from: https://www.chcf.org/blog/new-california-data-resource-bold-action-health-disparities/.
  13. May FP, Yano EM, Provenzale D, Steers WN, Washington DL. Race, Poverty, and Mental Health Drive Colorectal Cancer Screening Disparities in the Veterans Health Administration. Medical care. 2019 Oct 1; 57(10):773-780.
  14. Washington DL. Congressional Black Caucus Veterans Braintrust Forum Focus on Women Veterans: Briefing before the Congressional Black Caucus Veterans Braintrust; 2019 Sep 16; Washington, DC.
  15. Russell L, Wong M, Zulman DM, Hoggatt KJ, Steers WN, Frayne SM, Huynh AK, Yano EM, Saechao FS, Ziaeian B, Washington DL. Social Risks for Adverse Health Outcomes Among Veterans. Focus on Health Equity and Action [Cyberseminar]. VA HSR&D. 2019 Jul 10.
  16. Breland JY, Wong MS, Frayne SM, Hoggatt KJ, Steers WN, Saechao F, Washington DL. Obesity and Health Care Experiences among Women and Men Veterans. Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health. 2019 Jun 25; 29 Suppl 1:S32-S38.
  17. Hoggatt KJ, Frayne SM, Saechao FS, Yano EM, Washington DL. Substance Use Disorder-Related Disparities in Patient Experiences of Primary Care. Health equity. 2019 May 2; 3(1):193-197.
  18. Wong MS, Hoggatt KJ, Steers WN, Frayne SM, Huynh AK, Yano EM, Saechao FS, Ziaeian B, Washington DL. Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Mortality Across the Veterans Health Administration. Health equity. 2019 Apr 8; 3(1):99-108.
  19. Snow SC, Fonarow GC, Ladapo JA, Washington DL, Hoggatt KJ, Ziaeian B. National Rate of Tobacco and Substance Use Disorders Among Hospitalized Heart Failure Patients. The American journal of medicine. 2019 Apr 1; 132(4):478-488.e4.
  20. May FP, Yano EM, Provenzale D, Brunner J, Yu C, Phan J, Bharath P, Aby E, Dinh D, Ehrlich DS, Storage TR, Lin LD, Jamaluddin NN, Washington DL. Barriers to Follow-up Colonoscopies for Patients With Positive Results From Fecal Immunochemical Tests During Colorectal Cancer Screening. Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association. 2019 Feb 1; 17(3):469-476.
  21. Uchendu US, Hoggatt KJ, Frayne S. Advancing Health Equity Through Partnered Evaluation and Action. Focus on Health Equity and Action [Cyberseminar]. HSR&D. 2017 Nov 16.
  22. Washington DL, Steers WN, Huynh AK, Frayne SM, Uchendu US, Riopelle D, Yano EM, Saechao FS, Hoggatt KJ. Racial And Ethnic Disparities Persist At Veterans Health Administration Patient-Centered Medical Homes. Health affairs (Project Hope). 2017 Jun 1; 36(6):1086-1094.
  23. Breland JY, Phibbs CS, Hoggatt KJ, Washington DL, Lee J, Haskell S, Uchendu US, Saechao FS, Zephyrin LC, Frayne SM. The Obesity Epidemic in the Veterans Health Administration: Prevalence Among Key Populations of Women and Men Veterans. Journal of general internal medicine. 2017 Apr 1; 32(Suppl 1):11-17.
  24. Uchendu US, Frayne S, O A, Saechao F, Saliba D, Washington DL, Yano EM. State of VHA Care for Vulnerable Veterans. Focus on Health Equity and Action [Cyberseminar]. Office of Health Equity. 2017 Jan 26.
  25. Uchendu US, Washington DL, Yano EM. Release of the Inaugural VHA National Veteran Health Equity Report. Focus on Health Equity and Action [Cyberseminar]. Office of Health Equity. 2016 Oct 27.