Battelle Moves Needle on Innovation

When I visited Battelle's headquarters in Columbus, OH earlier this year, it was very clear that the institution is dedicated to innovation not just through its collaborations with device companies but also through its intense research activities. Battelle is now working to improve innovation with a new program called the Accelerating Change and Transformation in Organizations and Networks II (ACTION II). The goal of the program is to develop a method of field-based research that promotes innovation in healthcare delivery.

November 29, 2010

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Battelle is leading a team called the Battelle Woman and Children's Healthcare Partnership, which is comprised of 11 organizations, including members from Ohio State University, the University of Arizona, Duke University, and Nationwide Children's Hospital.

“We can move the needle on AHRQ’s understanding of innovative healthcare delivery,” according to Tim Pivetz, a program manager for Battelle’s Health and Life Sciences Global Business. “We’re able to deliver scientifically defensible results that are vital for the acceptance of innovation, which is of critical importance at this juncture of the development of America’s healthcare system. Because of our group’s breadth, we’ll be able to engage the diverse clinic population and access the supporting databases that are required to effectively bring innovations to scale.”

The key to this initiative is that they're talking about bringing evidence-based improvements into routine healthcare practices, and the Battelle group provides healthcare access to more than 3 million patients--including more than 1.7 million children. The group also reaches rural, low-income, and minority patients. According to Battelle, the ACTION I I program could be funded for up to five years with as much as $100 million. The funding is being provided by the HHS Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).

-Maria Fontanazza

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