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 474 publications over 29 distinct years, with a maximum of 38 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	18	38
2025	5	30	35
2026	4	6	10

Below are the most recent publications written about "United States Department of Veterans Affairs" by people in Profiles.

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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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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Mott NM, Benitez TM, Connochie DM, Klamerus ML, Bernstein SJ, Kerr EA, Ibrahim AM, Harris AHS, Rosen AK, Howard RA, Meddings JA, Klag EA, Laidlaw AT, Amanatullah DF, Hope WW, Sears ED. Defining Expanded Episode-Based Surgical Quality Measurement. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 Apr 01; 9(4):e266176.

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Riley JT, Dryden EM, Pimentel CB, Moo LR, Kennedy MA, Barczi SR, Rossi MI, Kelley LR, Hung WW. Participatory Approach to Program Sustainment: Example From a Multisite National Geriatrics Telemedicine Program. JMIR Form Res. 2026 Mar 27; 10:e82409.

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Zocchi MS, Lipschitz JM, Bixler FR, Robinson SA, Etingen B, Hogan TP, Ndiwane N, Calkins S, Newton T, Shah N, Kragen B, Young AS, Shimada SL. Patient Sharing of Digital Health Data in the Veterans Health Administration: Cross-Sectional Analysis. J Med Internet Res. 2026 Mar 26; 28:e80517.

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Zogas A, Vimalananda VG, McCullough MB, Linsky AM, Chatelain LJ, Mattocks KM. A Qualitative Study of the Implementation of Referral Coordination for Specialty Care Referrals in the Veterans Health Administration. Med Care. 2026 May 01; 64(5):326-334.

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Ward M, Macia KS, Shaffer P, Hyde J, Smelson D, Blonigen DM. Personal Health Goals in Homeless-Experienced Veterans: Rates, Patterns, and Associations With Health-Related Needs. Med Care. 2026 04 01; 64(4):230-238.

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Meerwijk EL, Shotqara AS, Finlay AK, Reeves RM, Tamang SR, Ilgen MA, Harris AHS. Predictive Accuracy of Natural Language Processing Extracted 3-Step Theory of Suicide Factor Scores Derived From Veterans' Clinical Progress Notes. Med Care. 2026 04 01; 64(4):221-229.

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Rosen AK, Beilstein-Wedel E, Gurewich D, Davila H, Shwartz M. Examining Differences in Wait Times for Primary Care in the Veterans Health Administration by Race and Ethnicity: What Role Do Within-facility and Between-facility Differences Play? Med Care. 2026 03 01; 64(3):153-160.

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