# Seattle-Denver Center of Innovation for Veteran-Centered and Value-Driven Care

> **NIH VA I50** · VA PUGET SOUND HEALTHCARE SYSTEM · 2024 · —

## Abstract

The dual site Center of Innovation (COIN) for Veteran-Centered and Value-Driven Care is located at the
VA Puget Sound and Eastern Colorado Health Care Systems. Research products from our Center's 47
investigators have impacted VA policy and care delivery across a spectrum of primary, specialty and mental
healthcare services. We accomplished these impacts through partnerships with operational leaders and
application of the National Academy of Medicine's Learning Health System (LHS). We employ the LHS through
our research, implementation science, evaluation and training programs. Collectively, we help the VA become
an efficient healthcare system where best practices and new knowledge are translated into clinical care.
 Our mission is to conduct high-quality health services research that promotes Veteran-centered and value-
 driven care, generate and disseminate knowledge that contributes to the well-being of Veterans, work
collaboratively with VA policy and operational leaders to implement research finding into clinical care, and train
 the next generation of health services research leaders.
In the next 5 years, we will continue to align our programs with challenges faced by patients, providers, and the
VA health system. We have 2 research focus areas with 3 objectives embedded within each:
1. Promote Veteran-centered care and improve the patient experience across VA healthcare and
 community settings. We will accomplish the following: 1) develop methods to incorporate patient reported
 outcomes into routine clinical care and test interventions to improve these outcomes, 2) improve patient
 adherence and self-management through interventions targeting patients, providers and health systems, 3)
innovate the delivery of specialty, mental, and/or primary health care services to patients using patient-
centered approaches that bridge socioeconomic and geographic disparities.
2. Advance value-driven care by providing Veterans the highest quality care at lowest financial burden. We
 will develop new approaches to care that: 1) help the VA efficiently utilize, integrate, and coordinate health
 services received within the VA and in the community, 2) improve the quality and safety of care through
 appropriate implementation and de-implementation of healthcare services and 3) identify methods to
 improve workforce development, deployment, and provider satisfaction and well-being.
Our emerging research areas include women's health, suicide prevention, and eliminating disparities. We have
led and will continue to lead Veteran engagement efforts in research for VA nationally.
Over the past 3 years, we obtained funding for 113 projects, generated $47 million in operating revenue and
published 583 manuscripts. We trained 35 post-doctoral fellows and 12 VA and non-VA career development
awardees. Our investigators were awarded the HSR&D best paper awards in 2015 and 2016. Our work has
been recognized by national media, presented to Congress, resulted in legislati...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9666276
- **Project number:** 1I50HX002728-01
- **Recipient organization:** VA PUGET SOUND HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
- **Principal Investigator:** David H Au
- **Activity code:** I50 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** VA
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** —
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2018-10-01 → 2023-09-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9666276

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9666276, Seattle-Denver Center of Innovation for Veteran-Centered and Value-Driven Care (1I50HX002728-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9666276. Licensed CC0.

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