Bartels, Sophia M. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9431-8735
Rai, Zenith
Martel, Matthew
Adjognon, Omonyele
Dvorin, Kelly
Engel, Charles
Schult, Tamara
Doherty, Timothy M.
Kim, Bo
Hyde, Justeen
Funding for this research was provided by:
Office of Patient Care Services, Department of Veterans Affairs (PEC 13-001)
Article History
Received: 8 September 2025
Accepted: 23 January 2026
First Online: 31 January 2026
Declarations
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: The study was submitted to the Institutional Review Board (IRB) at the VA Bedford Healthcare System (Bedford, Massachusetts, USA), which determined it was a quality improvement project as per VA handbook 1200.05. Although not considered research, all participants were informed verbally that interviews were conducted as part of an evaluation of the Whole Health Implementation Champion role with VHA. All interviews were confidential and measures to protect the personal identities of participants included replacing individual names and site affiliation with a unique ID code.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they do not have competing interests.