Research
CHERP investigators rigorously apply their expertise in 5 areas of scientific inquiry (i.e., data science, engagement science, systems science, implementation science, and policy analysis/evaluation) to advance VHA’s research priorities to improve the quality and equity of health and healthcare for Veterans and support its evolution as a learning healthcare system.
CHERP investigators conduct leading-edge, partnered research by advancing the science and real-world application of implementation science, creating unique data linkages and analytical methods in data science, and studying the effects of VHA healthcare policy on healthcare disparities, patient outcomes, and costs of care in policy analysis and evaluation.
CHERP’s 3 Impact Goals—Healthcare Equity, Clinical Therapeutics, and Dissemination and Implementation—are aligned with VA, VHA, Office of Research and Development, and Health Systems Research priorities and address the needs of Veterans and our operations partners.
- Healthcare Equity: Improve the equity and quality of health and healthcare for marginalized Veteran populations and generate evidence to inform related healthcare policies.
- Clinical Therapeutics: Increase the equity, accessibility, safety, and value of clinical therapeutics for Veterans and generate evidence to inform related healthcare policies.
- Dissemination & Implementation: Advance the science and real-world application of dissemination and implementation methods to improve the equity and quality of VHA healthcare.
Our investigators have also improved clinical practice and informed health policy in two Additional Contribution Areas:
- Long-Term Care & Aging: Develop practices that better support Veteran health, dignity, and independence across the lifespan.
- Primary Care Practice & Complex Chronic Disease Management: Inform primary care practice for Veterans who are high-risk for poor health outcomes due to complex chronic diseases, functional limitations, and unmet social needs.
