A National Leader in Health Equity Research — OCHIN
A Driving Force for Health Equity

Research Overview

OCHIN is committed to building the nation’s foremost community laboratory for health outcomes, policy, and primary care research with underserved patients. Learn more about how to partner with us or submit a proposal or research idea via the button below.

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A Focus on Innovation

Our collaborative of innovative organizations is able to develop and test information technology tools and methods in primary care settings.

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A Leader in Safety Net Research

Our network’s diverse population includes patients who are uninsured or publicly-insured and have limited access to health care.

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An Emphasis on Engagement

Our collaborative is unique in its emphasis on both patient and clinician engagement through our various member workgroups

 

OCHIN Research Priorities

OCHIN Research focuses on health systems change, practice transformation, social determinants of health, and health policy to improve the health of less-advantaged communities. 

Active Research Projects

OCHIN and our partners are conducting several multi-year studies examining health care interventions and delivery system improvements for vulnerable patients.

ADVANCE Network

The OCHIN-led ADVANCE Clinical Data Research Network is one of the most comprehensive databases on health care and outcomes of safety net patients in the United States.

 

OCHIN Research Team

OCHIN has one of the top concentrations of experts investigating safety net care, health policy, chronic pain and opioids, practice transformation, reproductive and family health, and more.

Research Partners

OCHIN collaborates with top research institutes, foundations, academic centers, and mission-driven health care organizations across the United States.

Research Publications

The OCHIN Research team’s peer-reviewed, evidence-based studies are published regularly in leading scientific and medical journals.