United States Department of Veterans Affairs

"United States Department of Veterans Affairs" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A cabinet department in the Executive Branch of the United States Government concerned with overall planning, promoting, and administering programs pertaining to VETERANS. It was established March 15, 1989 as a Cabinet-level position.

Descriptor ID	D014493
MeSH Number(s)	I01.409.418.750.700 N03.540.348.500.500.700
Concept/Terms	United States Department of Veterans Affairs United States Department of Veterans Affairs United States Veterans Administration Veterans Administration United States. Dept. of Veterans Affairs Veterans Affairs (U.S.) United States Veterans' Administration Veterans Administration (U.S.)

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "United States Department of Veterans Affairs".

Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena [I]
Social Sciences [I01]
Government [I01.409]
Government Agencies [I01.409.418]
United States Government Agencies [I01.409.418.750]
United States Department of Veterans Affairs [I01.409.418.750.700]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Economics and Organizations [N03]
Organizations [N03.540]
Government [N03.540.348]
Federal Government [N03.540.348.500]
United States Government Agencies [N03.540.348.500.500]
United States Department of Veterans Affairs [N03.540.348.500.500.700]

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Bar chart showing 481 publications over 29 distinct years, with a maximum of 37 publications in 2024

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	1	1
1999	1	1	2
2000	2	1	3
2001	1	2	3
2002	2	4	6
2003	1	5	6
2004	0	7	7
2005	2	5	7
2006	1	4	5
2007	0	4	4
2008	1	5	6
2009	3	9	12
2010	4	6	10
2011	3	17	20
2012	3	6	9
2013	7	14	21
2014	9	16	25
2015	5	18	23
2016	10	21	31
2017	7	20	27
2018	8	23	31
2019	6	25	31
2020	8	20	28
2021	4	24	28
2022	3	19	22
2023	7	16	23
2024	20	17	37
2025	6	29	35
2026	6	12	18

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Finlay AK, Binswanger I, Harris AHS, Stimmel M, Yu M, Singh K, Tsai J. Assessing methods to identify Veterans Health Administration populations with Veterans Justice Programs contact to improve health research. PLoS One. 2026; 21(9):e0357665.

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Connolly SL, Raciborski RA, Abdulkerim H, Hogan TP, Lindsay JA, Heyworth L, Sullivan JL, Weaver KR, Shimada SL, Miller CJ. Comparative Outcomes of Video, Phone, and In-Person Mental Health Care. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 Sep 01; 9(9):e2633396.

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Scruggs-Wodkowski EA, Gauntlett L, Helminski D, Blok AC, Henry N, Keller SC, Kendall RE, Nitta M, Ranusch A, Manojlovich M, Harrod M, Krein SL. Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy Practice Variability Across Veterans Affairs Hospitals. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 08 03; 9(8):e2629952.

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Brunner J, Sterling R, Cole E, Weiss J, Faas B, Nosbush C, Ahlness EA, Wong ES, Rinne ST, Cutrona SL. Harnessing institutional knowledge: mixed methods evaluation of peer coaching in a multi-site EHR transition. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2026 Aug 01; 33(8):1485-1493.

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Gately ME, Shirk SD, Quach ED, Moo LR. Clinician Decision-Making Around Offering Home Video Telehealth Visits: Qualitative Study. JMIR Form Res. 2026 06 18; 10:e83800.

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Brunner J, Bilodeau C, Molloy-Paolillo B, Helfrich CD, Dashtestani K, Cohen-Bearak A, Hauck JD, Herout J, Fuller H, Nebeker JR, Cutrona SL, Rinne ST. Clinical Standardization Across a National Health System: Perspectives From the Veterans Affairs' Electronic Health Record Transition. Med Care. 2026 Jul 01; 64(7):442-446.

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Seal KH, Morasco BJ, Martin AM, Reddy KP, Van Iseghem TM, Bolton RE, Bokhour BG, Murphy J, Denneson LM, Esserman D, Buta E, Purcell N, Bertenthal D, Painter JT, Abadjian LR, Moore LC, Chan AC, McCamish N, Maguen S, Neylan TC, Gibson CJ, Becker WC. The Veterans Affairs' Whole Health Approach for Chronic Pain Management: The wHOPE Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2026 May 26; 335(20):1774-1786.

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Ngangmeni LN, Kroll-Desrosiers A, Mattocks KM. Racial and Ethnic Differences in Unplanned Cesarean Birth Among Women Veterans Receiving VA Maternity Care. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2026 Sep; 35(9):862-870.

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Zhang X, Zeliadt SB, Bolton RE, Etingen B, Coggeshall SS, Rosser EW, Hee Wai TY, Luo G, Kligler B, Bokhour BG. Exploring the Ripple Effect: Changes in Quality Measures Before and After Whole Health Adoption in Veterans Health Administration. J Gen Intern Med. 2026 Oct; 41(13):3739-3748.

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Griffin AC, Gray C, Ngo V, Chaudhary C, Shimada SL, Midboe AM, Zulman DM. Supporting Access to Care Through Peripheral Devices and Patient-Generated Health Data: Qualitative Study. J Med Internet Res. 2026 Apr 06; 28:e88405.

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