Vera Yakovchenko
Biographic Data
| ID | 5540215 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Vera Yakovchenko |
| GIVEN NAMES | Vera |
| FAMILY NAME | Yakovchenko |
| SIGNATURE | YAKOVCHENKO V |
| AFFILIATIONS | VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9233-2867 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Getting to implementation
Introduction: (GTO), a 10-step implementation playbook designed to help community-based organizations plan and evaluate behavioral health programs, into "Getting To Implementation" (GTI) to support the selection, tailoring, and use of implementation strategies in health care settings. Methods: Our embedded evaluation team partnered with operations, external facilitators, and site implementers to employ participatory methods to co-design and adapt…
Enhancing community integration after incarceration
I've just never done that
Military veterans involved in the criminal justice system are a vulnerable subpopulation that has extensive physical and behavioural health treatment needs. Like non-veteran populations, safe and stable housing, employment and social support are critical for veterans returning to society after incarceration. The challenges of social reintegration are immense, and the risk of recidivism is high. The U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) has deve…
Strategy Configurations Directly Linked to Higher Hepatitis C Virus Treatment Starts
BACKGROUND: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) cares for more patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) than any other US health care system. We tracked the implementation strategies that VA sites used to implement highly effective new treatments for HCV with the aim of uncovering how combinations of implementation strategies influenced the uptake of the HCV treatment innovation. We applied Configurational Comparative Methods (CCMs) to uncover c…
Improving VHA’s Approach to Community Care
Yakovchenko, Vera MPH, MS*; Gifford, Allen L. MD†,‡; Matthews, Kameron L. MD, JD§; Greenstone, Clinton L. MD§,∥,¶; Tsai, Jack PhD#,**; McInnes, D. Keith ScD, MSc*,† Author Information
Where’s My Choice?” An Examination of Veteran and Provider Experiences With Hepatitis C Treatment Through the Veteran Affairs Choice Program
BACKGROUND: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is the country's largest provider for chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. The VA created the Choice Program, which allows eligible veterans to seek care from community providers, who are reimbursed by the VA. OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to examine perspectives and experiences with the VA Choice Program among veteran patients and their HCV providers. RESEARCH DESIGN: Qualitative study bas…
Achieving the Goals of the National HIV/Aids Strategy
Bringing It Back Home
I've just never done that
Military veterans involved in the criminal justice system are a vulnerable subpopulation that has extensive physical and behavioural health treatment needs. Like non-veteran populations, safe and stable housing, employment and social support are critical for veterans returning to society after incarceration. The challenges of social reintegration are immense, and the risk of recidivism is high. The U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) has deve…
Achieving the Goals of the National HIV/Aids Strategy
Bringing It Back Home
Where’s My Choice?” An Examination of Veteran and Provider Experiences With Hepatitis C Treatment Through the Veteran Affairs Choice Program
BACKGROUND: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is the country's largest provider for chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. The VA created the Choice Program, which allows eligible veterans to seek care from community providers, who are reimbursed by the VA. OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to examine perspectives and experiences with the VA Choice Program among veteran patients and their HCV providers. RESEARCH DESIGN: Qualitative study bas…
Improving VHA’s Approach to Community Care
Yakovchenko, Vera MPH, MS*; Gifford, Allen L. MD†,‡; Matthews, Kameron L. MD, JD§; Greenstone, Clinton L. MD§,∥,¶; Tsai, Jack PhD#,**; McInnes, D. Keith ScD, MSc*,† Author Information
Strategy Configurations Directly Linked to Higher Hepatitis C Virus Treatment Starts
BACKGROUND: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) cares for more patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) than any other US health care system. We tracked the implementation strategies that VA sites used to implement highly effective new treatments for HCV with the aim of uncovering how combinations of implementation strategies influenced the uptake of the HCV treatment innovation. We applied Configurational Comparative Methods (CCMs) to uncover c…
I've just never done that
Military veterans involved in the criminal justice system are a vulnerable subpopulation that has extensive physical and behavioural health treatment needs. Like non-veteran populations, safe and stable housing, employment and social support are critical for veterans returning to society after incarceration. The challenges of social reintegration are immense, and the risk of recidivism is high. The U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) has deve…
Enhancing community integration after incarceration
Getting to implementation
Introduction: (GTO), a 10-step implementation playbook designed to help community-based organizations plan and evaluate behavioral health programs, into "Getting To Implementation" (GTI) to support the selection, tailoring, and use of implementation strategies in health care settings. Methods: Our embedded evaluation team partnered with operations, external facilitators, and site implementers to employ participatory methods to co-design and adapt…
Medicine (8 works) · Gerontology (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Nursing (3 works) · Veterans Affairs (3 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (2 works) · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (2 works)