These workforce guidelines aimed to improve Veterans' timely access to care through data-driven staffing strategies and work to address demands in primary and specialty care services.

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Asthma treatment is expensive and recent actions from inhaler manufacturers to lower prices are a good start but not enough to make it affordable.

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01.11.2024

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Climate change contributes to the climbing allergic asthma rates we are seeing each year. But, there are concrete steps the US health care system can take to minimize this.

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22.10.2024

Incorporating Evidence into Public Policy Requires the Right Tools | The Incidental Economist

PEPReC published a new policy brief exploring how its strength of evidence checklist has changed since its inception, how it has been deployed, and how it might be used in the future.

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19.10.2024

What Mindfulness Can and Cannot Do | The Incidental Economist

This piece explores the concept of mindfulness, its impacts (or lack thereof) on one’s health and wellbeing, and gaps in the current literature.

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13.10.2024

Sex Testing in Sports: Does it Make Sense? | The Incidental Economist

Sex Testing in Sports: Does it Make Sense?

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08.10.2024

Using evidence to justify policy and budget decisions | The Incidental Economist

The strength of evidence checklist helps VHA make evidence-based policy and budget decisions.

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25.09.2024

Supplement Madness: Magnesium Edition | The Incidental Economist

Magnesium glycinate and magnesium are different things but often confused as the same thing.

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24.09.2024

Supply of Post-discharge Care: A Key to Reducing Hospital Readmissions | The Incidental Economist

Recent PEPReC research explored connections between local post-discharge care options and hospital readmission rates, offering helpful health care policy insights.

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11.09.2024

Why Do Americans Pay SO Much More for Prescription Drugs? | The Incidental Economist

Why Do Americans Pay SO Much More for Prescription Drugs?

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10.09.2024

Service Dogs vs. Emotional Support Dogs for Veterans With PTSD | The Incidental Economist

Rates of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) diagnoses have increased dramatically for Veterans but service dogs and emotional support dogs may help reduce it...

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29.08.2024

How Do Companies Decide Which Drugs to Develop? | The Incidental Economist

How Do Companies Decide Which Drugs to Develop?

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20.08.2024

How Sleep Deprivation Could Help Heal Depression | The Incidental Economist

We know sleep deprivation is generally bad for our health, yet research shows it can be harnessed to help heal depression.

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20.08.2024

Recent Research: Integrated Health Record Viewers and Duplicate Imaging | The Incidental Economist

New research suggests that using medical record viewer technology reduces duplicate, unnecessary imaging for Veterans.

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19.08.2024

Why Do Prescription Drugs Cost SO Much? | The Incidental Economist

Why Do Prescription Drugs Cost SO Much?

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15.08.2024

The United States’ Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network: An Overview | The Incidental Economist

While most Americans know someone who's received an organ transplant, the network that coordinates donation is a mystery.

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09.08.2024

An In-Depth Look at America’s Opioid Crisis | The Incidental Economist

An In-Depth Look at America's Opioid Crisis

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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Excess Mortality for US Veterans during the COVID-19 Pandemic | The Incidental Economist

PEPReC research reveals significant excess mortality rates among Native American, Black, and Hispanic Veterans during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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31.07.2024

Elder Abuse and Mental Health: Victims, Perpetrators, and Potential for Change | The Incidental Economist

Elder abuse is a growing problem for America's aging population.

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23.07.2024

Medical Training Programs Impact on VHA Physician Workforce Recruitment, Productivity, and Turnover | The Incidental Economist

A recent policy brief details the impact of VHA physician training programs on facility-level productivity, turnover, and time to fill vacancies.

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09.07.2024

Will the sale of two RI hospitals make health care better in the state? | The Incidental Economist

The sale of two RI hospitals is complicated. Should it happen?

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29.06.2024

Clinic Efficiency: Improving Access to Care Within Resource Constraints | The Incidental Economist

PEPReC published a policy brief that delves into the significance of clinic efficiency as an indicator for patient access and highlighted PEPReC's pilot program aimed to improve clinic efficiency.

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22.06.2024

Elections Are Bad for Your Health, Research Suggests | The Incidental Economist

Talking about politics can be stressful, and research shows it can also actually harm your health.

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21.06.2024

Deadline Extended: HSR Call for Abstracts on the Role of Health Services Research in Advances in Cancer Prevention and Control | The Incidental Economist

Submission deadline for abstracts: Monday 17 July 2024

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18.06.2024

Potential Inequities in Accessing Medicare Counseling | The Incidental Economist

SHIP was created to help Medicare beneficiaries understand their coverage, but it’s been unclear who the program is helping.

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14.06.2024

The Drug Shortage Putting Newborns at Risk | The Incidental Economist

The Drug Shortage Putting Newborns at Risk

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05.06.2024

The FDA Should Stop Letting Drug Companies Skip Steps | The Incidental Economist

The Food and Drug Administration's accelerated approval program has saved lives, but it may not be helping patients as much as we think.

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04.06.2024

The MISSION Act Scribes Pilot: Implementation and Costs | The Incidental Economist

VHA conducted a pilot intervention of medical scribes in EDs and outpatient clinics.

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