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Center for Health Optimization & Implementation Research

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CHOIR Impact Goals


Past-and-present VA Health Systems Research-funded projects at CHOIR

List of published CHOIR manuscripts



CHOIR's three primary Impact Goals include:

Patient-Centered Virtual care

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Whole Health for Marginalized Veterans

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Shared Decision Making for Precision Oncology

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Areas of innovation

  • Understanding and improving electronic health record modernization
  • Mixed methods for implementation research
  • Co-design in research

Other areas of research

  • Long term care: Improving the safety climate in community living centers
  • Attitudes and beliefs about COVID-19 vaccination in VA
  • Traumatic brain injury: VA Boston is part of the Long-Term Impact of Military-Relevant Brain Injury Consortium-Chronic Effects of Neurotrauma Consortium (LIMBIC-CENC). LIMBIC-CENC is a Department of Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs, and university national research consortium that studies the long-term effects of combat-related and military-relevant mild traumatic brain injury (TBI). LIMBIC-CENC is a knowledge translation and resource center on mild TBI and common co-occurring conditions. The LIMBIC-CENC website contains guideline summaries, tools, fact sheets, videos, and links to resources, services, and supports.
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