Center for Healthcare Innovation, Implementation, and Policy

CSHIIP’s Mission is to develop and test innovative care models, health systems interventions, and implementation strategies that markedly improve Veterans’ health and health care in partnership with the VA leaders, providers/staff and Veterans we serve. Our Vision is to achieve VA innovation and exceptional outcomes through evidence generation, implementation and sustainment in areas of high priority and high impact, adapting to changing VA contexts. The Center’s deep ties with multilevel stakeholders in and outside VA help us not only design work embedded in VA and anchored in Veteran needs but also enable meaningful, proactive research planning to meet future healthcare needs. We will leverage our 25-year focus on provider behavior and organizational behavior and implementation science to achieve our priority goals:

#1 To create and/or evaluate pathways to improve timely access to care, care coordination, and health outcomes among high-risk/high-need Veterans through innovative care models in primary and specialty care;

#2 To improve access to and delivery of timely, appropriate women’s health care through novel interventions and advances in health services research, implementation science, and quality improvement;

#3 To develop, tailor, and implement effective practices to improve population health, homelessness, and other health-related social factors.

Elizabeth Yano, PhD, MSPH

David Ganz, MD, PhD

Brandon Yarns, MD, MS, BME

Alison Hamilton, PhD, MPH

Michael Ong, MD, PhD

Debra Saliba, MD, MPH, AGSF

Paul Shekelle, MD, PhD

Stephanie Taylor, PhD, MPH

Donna L. Washington, MD, MPH

Alexander Young, MD, MSHS

Administrative Officers

Deborah Delevan, MEd

Karin Liu, MPH

Center Staff Directory

Sepulveda Campus

HSR Center of Innovation
VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
Sepulveda Ambulatory Care Center & Nursing Home
16111 Plummer Street (152)
North Hills, CA 91343

PHONE: 818-891-7711 ext. 39449

FAX: 818-895-5838

West Los Angeles Campus

HSR Center of Innovation
VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
West Los Angeles VA Medical Center 
11301 Wilshire Blvd (151)
Los Angeles, CA 90073

PHONE: 310-478-3711

FAX: 310-268-4933