Center for Health Outcomes Research & Delivery Science

Main Center Contacts

Monika Goyal, MD, MSCE

Co-Director, Center for Health Outcomes Research & Delivery Science
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Beth Tarini, MD, MS, MBA

Co-Director, Center for Health Outcomes Research & Delivery Science
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Annie Fulton

Senior Research Center Manager
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About the Center

The Center for Health Outcomes Research & Delivery Science (CHORDS) represents the largest and most diverse research center within the Children’s National Research Institute. The CHORDS includes over 150 faculty members from various clinical and health services research backgrounds. They range from pediatric subspecialists to generalists to psychologists and social scientists across 26 clinical divisions. Our investigators pursue studies in numerous areas united by one or more of the following themes: (1) identifying how the organization and delivery of health care are related to its effectiveness; (2) improving the quality of health care for children; and (3) characterizing the circumstances, behaviors, risk status and health/mental health of children and families in the context of their communities. Through multidisciplinary collaborations, we aim to improve healthcare across the spectrum of clinical care, from the inpatient setting to the community. Research in these areas spans the full translational continuum and the spectrum of clinical care from the inpatient setting to the community leveraging social, behavioral and medical interventions with health policy implications.

Mission
To enhance child and family well-being in Washington, DC, and beyond through cutting-edge research that improves clinical practice and the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based care to all children and families in our system and our community.
Vision
We are building the nation's leading center committed to advancing child, family and community health through research deeply embedded in our health system and guided by the communities we serve.