Our Scientific Hub
We are Denver Health’s scientific hub and a center for health research. Our learning health system research is rigorous, investigator-initiated and patient-centered. Our core value is to harness our team’s collective expertise to foster a collaborative community of inclusive and multidisciplinary clinical research.
This is the way we make research our superpower. Our research and evaluations progressively improve health care delivery.
Learning Health System Core
Objective
Provide expertise on rigorous pragmatic design and evaluation for research and quality improvement with a goal of improving care for patients and promoting health equity at Denver Health.
Tactics
- Provide expertise on pragmatic design, data collection methodology, rigorous evaluation, and dissemination of findings for research and quality improvement programs.
- Conduct rigorous data analyses for research and quality improvement projects.
- Employ innovative methods and approaches to recognize and address health inequities and social determinants of health.
- Provide expertise on including patient and community voice in evaluation efforts.
- Support interpretation of data to inform clinical quality improvement and operations.
Research Methods Core
Objective
Foster an active learning community through ongoing seminars, research methods workshops, mentoring and community engagement. The Research Methods Core aims to advance knowledge, highlight current evidence, and facilitate internal and external collaborations for research and quality improvement.
Tactics
- Build awareness of Denver Health research activities and external research findings through research seminars and other activities.
- Promote research and quality improvement methodological skill development through in-depth workshops, training, and facilitation of mentorship.
- Promote community voice and input in research and quality improvement activities through a Community Advisory Panel.
