Varsha G Vimalananda

Biographic Data

ID5534966
NAMEVarsha G Vimalananda
GIVEN NAMESVarsha G
FAMILY NAMEVimalananda
SIGNATUREVIMALANANDA V G
AFFILIATIONSCenter for Health Optimization and Implementation Research
ORCID0000-0003-0738-672X
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR6
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2011
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • A Qualitative Study of the Implementation of Referral Coordination for Specialty Care Referrals in the Veterans Health Administration

    Anna Zogas, Varsha G Vimalananda et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2026References: 40

    BACKGROUND: Veteran enrollees of the Veterans Health Administration (VA) have increasing options for where and how to access health care, including within VA in person or virtually and through VA-purchased community care. To promote Veterans' informed choice and streamline access to appointments, VA initiated referral coordination, which entails clinical review and conversations with Veterans before scheduling all specialty care referrals. OBJECT…

  • Using Self-Identified Gender Identity Data to Advance Health Equity Among Transgender and Gender Diverse Veterans in the Veterans Health Administration

    Guneet K Jasuja, Mark S Zocchi et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2025References: 35

    BACKGROUND: Identification of transgender and gender diverse (TGD) people has been limited to diagnoses and text rather than self-identified gender identity (SIGI), representing a subset of TGD people. In 2017, the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) implemented SIGI, allowing for precise identification of TGD veterans, including subgroups (transgender man, transgender woman, and nonbinary). OBJECTIVES: Health conditions, adverse social determin…

  • Implications of Electronic Consultations for Clinician Communication and Relationships

    Ekaterina Anderson, Varsha G Vimalananda et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2021References: 39

    BACKGROUND: Strong relationships and effective communication between clinicians support care coordination and contribute to care quality. As a new mechanism of clinician communication, electronic consultations (e-consults) may have downstream effects on care provision and coordination. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to understand primary care providers' and specialists' perspectives on how e-consults affect communication and relations…

  • Coordination of Care as Experienced by the Specialist

    Varsha G Vimalananda, Mark Meterko et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2020References: 19

    BACKGROUND: We previously developed 2 complementary surveys to measure coordination of care as experienced by the specialist and the primary care provider (PCP). These Coordination of Specialty Care (CSC) surveys were developed in the Veterans Health Administration (VA), under an integrated organizational umbrella that includes a shared electronic health record (EHR). OBJECTIVE: To develop an augmented version of the CSC-Specialist in the private…

  • A Mixed Methods Study of the Association of Non-Veterans Affairs Care With Veterans’ and Clinicians’ Experiences of Care Coordination

    Justin K Benzer, Deborah Gurewich et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2020References: 20

    BACKGROUND: Poor coordination between the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and non-VA care may negatively impact health care quality. Recent legislation is intended to increase Veterans' access to care, in part through increased use of non-VA care. However, a possible consequence may be diminished patient experiences of coordination. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to determine VA patients' and clinicians' experiences of coordinatio…

  • Gender Disparities in Lipid-Lowering Therapy Among Veterans With Diabetes

    Open AccessVarsha G Vimalananda, Donald R Miller et al.ARTICLEWomen s Health Issues2011