The response of the Military Health System (MHS) to the COVID-19 pandemic: a summary of findings from MHS reviews.

Introduction: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused major disruptions to the US Military Health System (MHS). In this study, we evaluated the MHS response to the pandemic to understand the impact of the pandemic response in a large, national, integrated healthcare system providing care for ~ 9 million beneficiaries.

Methods: We performed a narrative literature review of 16 internal Department of Defense (DoD) reports, including reviews mandated by the US Congress in response to the pandemic.

The Comparative Effectiveness and Provider-induced Demand Collaboration Project: A Pioneering Military-Civilian Academic Partnership to Build Health Services Research Capacity for the Military Health System.

Introduction: Like civilian health systems, the United States Military Health System (MHS) confronts challenges in achieving the aims of reducing cost, and improving quality, access, and safety, but historically has lacked coordinated health services research (HSR) capabilities that enabled knowledge translation and iterative learning from its wealth of data. A military-civilian academic partnership called the Comparative Effectiveness and Provider-Induced Demand Collaboration (EPIC), formed in 2011, demonstrated early proof-of-concept in using the MHS claims database for research focused on drivers of variation in health care. This existing partnership was reorganized in 2015 and its topics expanded to meet the need for HSR in support of emerging priorities and to develop current and HSR capacity within the MHS.

Prevalence of Eye and Vision Disorders in the Military Health System, Fiscal Year 2018.

Introduction: Eye and vision disorders are estimated to impact 7.08 million people in the United States, including 1.62 million under the age of 40.

Access, Utilization, and Implementation of Research Among Rehabilitation Nurses: A Qualitative Study.

Purpose: This study aimed to understand rehabilitation nurses' perceptions of research information, related barriers, and avenues for future research, specifically in those caring for individuals with burn injury, spinal cord injury, or traumatic brain injury.

Design: Qualitative semistructured interviews were conducted.

Methods: Eighteen interviews were conducted.

Qualitative Investigation of Health Information Resources for Caregivers and Individuals Living With Spinal Cord Injury.

To identify the information networks of caregivers and individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) and how the health information is accessed and used. For this qualitative study, participants from the United States were recruited through hospital listservs, websites, social media, and word of mouth to participate in a phone interview. Fourteen individuals living with a traumatic SCI and 18 caregivers of individuals living with a traumatic SCI were interviewed using a semi-structured interview guide.