Health Services Research & Evaluation

PFS uses health care research, data analysis, and quality improvement approaches to assist clients improve health outcomes. Our quality improvement strategies include data analysis, improvement area priority setting, adapting evidence to local context (“practice tailoring”), audit-and-feedback to support rapid cycle improvements, and implementation support to enhance quality of care and services, improve health outcomes, optimize system efficiencies, and reduce associated costs. The team supports clients’ translational research initiatives-basic science to clinical application, clinical innovation to patient care, and clinical evidence to consistent practice.

PFS has worked with clients to plan and manage a wide range of initiatives, including:

• Collaborating with VHA’s Office of Women’s Health Services to conceptualize, implement, and refine quality improvement approaches, processes, and tools at Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Centers, including data analysis, pre-site visit, site-visit, evaluation, implementation, project management, and reporting support
• Providing research support services to assist VHA’s Health Services Research & Development (HSR&D) and the Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (QUERI) in carrying out tasks related to 1) program and policy analyses; 2) HSR&D strategic and implementation planning; 3) administrative project management, and 4) meeting planning support
• Collaborating with VHA’s Office of Research and Development (ORD) leaders in the development and implementation of a fully integrated research enterprise architecture to support the seamless and effective implementation of a learning health care system through 1) program and project management and oversight; 2) strategic communications; 3) organizational design and optimization, and 4) healthcare and research conference, events, and planning services
• Providing grants post-award monitoring support to the National Science Foundation though annual updates to the award portfolio monitoring strategy, award portfolio risk assessments, completion of desk reviews, and other post-award monitoring activities