Health Services Research Core
Mission
Positioned at the intersection of research, clinical operations, and institutional learning, the Health Services Research (HSR) Core seeks to expand Vanderbilt Health’s capacity to generate and apply evidence that improves care delivery, patient outcomes, system performance, and population health.
About the Core
Vanderbilt Health’s HSR Core exists to support rigorous, practice-relevant research by connecting investigators and health system leaders with interdisciplinary expertise, methods, and tools across multiple HSR domains. Serving as both a consultative resource and project facilitation hub, the Core supports study design, partner engagement, clinical and operational data analysis, implementation and value evaluation, and grant and manuscript development. In doing so, the Core seeks to translate clinical and operational questions into fundable research, rigorous evaluation, and actionable evidence to improve care and health outcomes for patients and populations.
Core Services Offered
The Core organizes services in a project lifecycle model (design & planning, data collection & management, analysis & interpretation, and dissemination & products) to support research at any stage and relies on knowledge, methodologies, and tools across several areas of expertise, including:
- Qualitative Research
- Implementation and Improvement Science
- Healthcare Human Factors & Systems Design
- Effective Health Communication
To learn more about the scope of HSR Core services and help determine how the Core can support your research, detailed descriptions and examples of our services and areas of expertise can be found here.
Request Services
Ready to initiate a request for services? Please complete this brief form to initiate the intake process:
https://redcap.link/HSR-Core-Request
A Core staff member will review all requests and respond promptly to discuss next steps. For requests within scope, this typically begins with a brief consultation to better understand your team’s needs, including the specific services and expertise required, as well as your project budget and timeline. Once the Core’s scope of work is defined, a quote will be generated and agreed upon before any work is initiated.
Core Leadership
Core Sponsor: Center for Health Services Research (Director, Sunil Kripalani, MD, MSc)
Core Director: Derek Williams, MD, MPH
Core Manager: Robyn Tamboli, PhD, PMP
Expertise Area Faculty Leads
Qualitative Research: Carolyn Audet, PhD, MSc
Implementation & Improvement Science: Amanda Mixon, MD, MPH
Healthcare Human Factors & Systems Design: Dan France, PhD
Effective Health Communication: Kerri Cavanaugh, MD, MHS