VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Department of Health Services Research & Development

The Seattle-Denver Center of Innovation (COIN) was funded in Spring 2013 and is comprised of two HSR&D sites that collaborate under a single mission to:

• conduct outstanding health services research that promotes Veteran-centered and value-driven care;
• generate and disseminate knowledge that contributes to the well-being of Veterans;
• partner with VA policy and operational leaders to implement research findings into clinical care;
• and train the next generation of health services researchers and leaders.

COIN uses both VA and non-VA funding to maintain a collaborative and productive environment for investigators, fellows, and staff. In Fiscal Year 2015 (FY15) our investigators managed 72 funded research projects, published 190 manuscripts, and presented their work at 75 conference sessions.