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WHO WE ARE

Accelerating Data Value Across a National Community Health Center Network (ADVANCE) is a Clinical Research Network (CRN) that integrates electronic health record (EHR) and community data for patients across the United States in order to strengthen inclusion of populations that can sometimes be hard to reach (e.g., rural populations).

The ADVANCE Clinical Research Network (CRN) is led by OCHIN in partnership with Fenway Health, Health Choice Network (HCN), Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), and the University of Washington (UW). ADVANCE maintains a network of community health centers in order to support and facilitate inclusion of populations that can sometimes be hard to reach (e.g., rural populations). ADVANCE adds value to health outcomes research by curating data sets for researchers.

The ADVANCE Data Warehouse is the nation’s most comprehensive database for the study of health care and outcomes among over 14 million rural and medically underserved patients nationwide. ADVANCE is one of eight large Clinical Research Networks (CRNs) in the Patient–Centered Outcomes Research Institute’s (PCORI) distributed research network, called PCORnet®. The goal of PCORnet® is to create a national network of representative data for conducting clinical outcomes research.

OCHIN, Inc

It is the mission of OCHIN Research to improve the health of patient populations, enhance quality of care, and inform health policy through research. Our studies examine interventions and delivery system improvements, especially those that focus on understanding and addressing health conditions; improving health outcomes; evaluating interventions; testing health information technology interventions; and implementing evidence-based practices.

Health Choice Network (HCN)

Health Choice Network, Inc. is a successful nationwide collaboration among health centers, health center-controlled networks, and partners. By providing key business services, strategic initiatives and the latest in health information technology, participants can improve patient outcomes through increased efficiencies and more accessible care.

Health Choice Network is a leader in implementing electronic health records, oral health records, and behavioral health records. The new technology enables health care providers to document, communicate and track medical information, while patients benefit from faster service, reduced errors and safer transmission of information among labs, pharmacies, hospitals and physicians.

Fenway Health

Fenway Health is a national leader in providing competent care to patients. A community health center with a mission to provide quality health care to people in New England, Fenway has more than 45 years of experience in the field. Fenway is located in the heart of Boston and serves approximately 30,000 primary care patients.

Oregon Health and Science University: Department of Family Medicine

Oregon Health & Science University is Oregon’s only academic health center. It provides an uncommon array of services from providing the state’s most comprehensive health care, to educating the next generation of clinicians and biomedical researchers, to achieving breakthroughs and innovations.

The Department of Family Medicine has made it their mission to serve patients and communities through excellence in clinical care, education, research, and leadership in Family Medicine.

University of Washington (UW)

The University of Washington (UW) health system, UW Medicine, is an integrated clinical, research and learning health system with a single mission: to improve the health of the public in the Puget Sound and surrounding region. Among its renowned facilities are UW Medical Center, encompassing both Montlake and Northwest campuses, alongside Harborview Medical Center, the sole Level I trauma and burn center serving Washington, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho. UW Medicine also houses several advanced research serving entities including the Institute for Translational Health Sciences and the UW Institute for Medical Data Science.