Ongoing Research Studies

The HSR&D Health Economics Resource Center (HERC) is dedicated to increasing VA's capacity to conduct high-quality health economics research and cost-effectiveness studies. It is the economics resource center of the VA Health Services Research and Development Service, and the coordinating center for the VA Cooperative Studies Program. HERC research studies are supported by these two VA intramural research agencies, by the National Institutes for Health, and by other research sponsors.

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Investigator	Title	Study No.	Start	End
Smith	Resources for Economic Evaluation of HSR&D QUERI	HSRD TRA 05-081	2/1/2005	1/31/2008
Phibbs	The Effect of Information Technology and Nurses and Patients in the Veterans Health Administration	Other RWJ 051136	11/1/2004	10/31/2006
Barnett	Resource Center Cyber-Seminar Program Supplemental Funding	HSRD CYS 05-183	10/1/2004	9/30/2006
Smith	Integrating Clinical Practice Guidelines for Smoking Cessation into Mental Heatlh Care for Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Economic Analysis	CSP 519	9/1/2004	9/30/2009
Wagner	Translating Research into Action for Diabetes in VA - Phase 2 (TRIAD VA2)	Other SDR 03-318	5/1/2004	4/30/2005
Barnett	Cost and Cost-Effectiveness of VA Treatment of Substance Use Disorders	Other PERC	10/1/2003	9/30/2004
Smith	Intensive vs. Conventional Renal Support in Acute Renal Failure	CSP 530	9/1/2003	3/31/2009
Phibbs	The Home International Normalized Ratio (INR) Monitor Study (THINRS)	CSP 481	8/1/2003	3/30/2009
Barnett	Preference Measurement for Trial-Based Economic Evaluations	CSP 146	7/1/2003	6/30/2005
Yu	End of Life Care: Medical Treatments and Costs by Age, Race, and Region	HSRD IIR 02-189	4/1/2003	3/30/2006
Smith	Improving Coronary Prevention in a County Health System	Other R01 HL070781-01	4/1/2003	3/31/2007
Barnett	Estimating the Cost of Specialized VA Treatment for Substance Use Disorders	HSRD ECN 02-236	10/1/2002	9/30/2004
Smith	Developing Patient-Specific Cost Estimates for VA Rehab Patients	Other 03047C	6/1/2002	3/31/2005
Wagner	Radial Artery vs. Saphenous Vein Grafts in Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery	CSP 474	10/1/2001	9/30/2005
Yu	Tri-National Trial 1: Options In Management with Anti-Retrovirals (OPTIMA) (Economics Sub-study)	CSP 512-e	1/6/2001	5/30/2006
Barnett	Clinical Practices and Outcomes in VA Methadone Maintenance Programs	HSRD SUS 99-026	7/1/2000	6/30/2004
Phibbs	Regionalization, Market Forces, and Neonatal Mortality	Other RO1 HD36914	4/1/2000	3/31/2005
Barnett	Clinical Outcomes, Revascularization & Aggressive Evaluation (Courage)	CSP 424	10/1/1999	10/31/2005
Barnett	Treatments for Complex Patients in New Settings	Other 2 P50 DA09253-06	9/1/1999	8/31/2006
Barnett	18-F-Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Imaging in Patients with Solitary Pulmonary Nodules	CSP 27	6/1/1998	10/31/2005