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Health Services Research and Development Service (HSR&D)
Overview
The Health Services Research and Development Service (HSR&D) pursues research at
the interface of health care systems, patients and health care outcomes. HSR&D
underscores all aspects of VA health care; specifically quality, access, patient outcomes
and health care costs.
The main HSR&D website can be found at www.hsrd.research.va.gov.
Mission
The HSR&D mission is to advance knowledge and promote innovations that improve the
health and care of veterans and the nation. Many of the studies conducted by this Service
have been used within and outside VA to assess new technologies, explore strategies for
improving health outcomes, and evaluate the cost-effectiveness of services and therapies.
The need for high quality health services research continues to grow to keep pace with
and respond to the rapid changes underway within the Veterans Health Administration and in
the health care community as a whole. HSR&D carries out this mission through peer
reviewed research and through its key centers:
Centers of Excellence
There are thirteen HSR&D Centers of Excellence (COE) and three
Resource Centers located throughout the US. In addition, HSR&D's Research Enhancement Award Program (REAP) support the development of other research centers across the country.
Each COE develops its own research agenda, is affiliated with a VA medical center, and collaborates with local schools of public health and universities. COE research covers an array of important health care topics such as quality of care, chronic diseases, primary care, mental health, substance abuse, pain management, and outcomes research.
The three Resource Centers provide support and information to VA researchers and health care managers in the special focus areas of information dissemination and education resources, health economics and costs studies, and data and information sources within and outside VA.
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