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Overview of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (QUERI)

Affiliations of the authors: Office of Quality and Performance (LM), Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (BSM), Health Services Research and Development Service (JGD), U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC.

Correspondence and reprints: Lynn McQueen, DrPH, MS, RN, Office of Quality and Performance, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (10Q), 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington DC 20420; e-mail: <lynn.mcqueen{at}hq.med.va.gov>.

Received for publication: 11/05/03; accepted for publication: 05/17/04.

The U.S. Veterans Health Administration (VHA)'s Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (QUERI) is an innovative integration of health services research, policy, and clinical care delivery designed to improve the quality, outcomes, and efficiency of VHA health care through the identification and implementation of evidence-based practices in routine care settings. A total of eight condition-specific QUERI centers are currently in operation, each pursuing an integrated portfolio of activities designed to identify and correct gaps in clinical quality and performance and to derive generalizable scientific knowledge regarding quality improvement processes and methods and their effectiveness. This overview article describes QUERI's mission, history, structure, and activities and provides a brief summary of key findings and impacts.