Wang, Virginia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2344-200X
Allen, Kelli
Van Houtven, Courtney H.
Coffman, Cynthia
Sperber, Nina
Mahanna, Elizabeth P.
Colón-Emeric, Cathleen
Hoenig, Helen
Jackson, George L.
Damush, Teresa M.
Price, Erika
Hastings, Susan N.
Funding for this research was provided by:
VA QUERI (IP1 HX002258-01)
Article History
Received: 8 December 2017
Accepted: 10 April 2018
First Online: 20 April 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: This program was funded through the VA Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (QUERI) program. VA QUERI funds are operational funds in the Veterans Health Administration, and much of the work funded through QUERI is conducted as quality improvement. The Department of Veterans Affairs has specific guidance for the approval of work done as QI, as outlined in VHA Handbook 1058.05. The authors provided supporting documentation that attest to meeting the requirements under this guidance, which is available from the authors upon request.
: Courtney Van Houtven received payment for consultation for Truven Analytics. All other authors (VW, CVH, KDA, CC, NS, EM, CCE, HH, GLJ, TMD, EP, SNH) declare no competing interests.
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