The Center for Care Organization Research & Development (CCORD)

We are a collaborative organization of health services researchers within the University of Minnesota School of Public Health Division of Health Policy and Management and external partners.

• We engage in research ranging from detailed analysis of small units of health care to intelligent design of health care systems, working closely with policy makers, health care managers, and health care providers to give them the information and methods they need to design and implement programs in their particular context effectively.
• Our research advances knowledge and practice in the key areas necessary to transform health systems, including Clinic and Care Team Organization, Incentives and Financial Management, Performance Targets and Measurement, Organizational Design, and Organizational Change.
• Our research integrates contextual effects across areas and utilizes state of the art data analysis, research, and evaluation methods to establish a solid evidence base.

Our goal is to improve patient and population health through integrating research and practice to advance transformational knowledge about health care systems and care delivery.

CCORD and Allina Researchers Receive Innovation Award

CCORD and Allina Hospitals and Clinics researchers received a HealthPartners Innovation in Health Care Award in 2011. This award recognizes cutting-edge approaches aimed at improving health, patient experience, and controlling the cost of care.

The team received the award for their research into effectively using lay persons to support chronic disease care through a randomized controlled trial of lay care guides in Allina primary care clinics.

CCORD researchers, led by Principal Investigator Jon Christianson, are evaluating the randomized trial of care guides using mixed methods including qualitative inquiry and quantitative analysis of economic and health outcomes.

Team members include (from left to right): Suhna Lee (CCORD), Tammy Winden (Allina), Jon Christianson (CCORD), Allison Shipley (Allina), Richard Adair (Allina), Kim Radel (Allina), Doug Wholey (CCORD), and Katie White (CCORD).

CCORD Research

Researchers at the Center for Care Organization Research & Development study ways to improve the health care and public health systems in Minnesota and beyond.

Visit our Research page to learn about our work.