OCHIN’s research team works in partnership with patients, providers, and health systems to strengthen their engagement in research that will directly benefit rural and medically underserved communities. With more than two decades of experience, a team of scientists with diverse expertise, and 370 peer-reviewed publications, OCHIN is a national practice-based research network (PBRN) dedicated to improving the health of communities nationwide.
As the leader of the ADVANCE Clinical Research Network, funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), OCHIN also manages the country’s most comprehensive database for the study of health care and outcomes among over 13 million rural and medically underserved patients nationwide.
OCHIN builds patient and provider engagement into research design and implementation at the grassroots. Through close collaboration with our patient engagement panel, member organizations, and community partners, we test and adapt care delivery models and tools for use in community-based primary care settings.
As a learning health system, OCHIN’s practice-based research network generates insights and best practices that improve care delivery across the OCHIN network and inform health policies on a national scale. Recent and ongoing research focus areas include: chronic disease, social risk, opioids, patient-centered medicine, practice transformation, and new payment models.
We are proud to collaborate with top research institutes, foundations, academic centers, and mission-driven health care organizations across the United States. And our team includes some of the country’s leading experts in health research, health policy, and community care delivery.
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