Overview

The Danish Center for Healthcare Improvements (DCHI) was officially established in 2012 in cooperation between the North Denmark Region and Aalborg University. The purpose was to create an interdisciplinary research environment in health economics and quality improvement and to exercise applied research within the regional healthcare sector. DCHI is a young research group that has expanded from one person in 2009 to 17 people in 2021. Professor Søren Paaske Johnsen is constituted head of DCHI. Sixteen PhD students in health economics and quality improvement have been affiliated with DCHI since its establishment as part of the process of building up the research group. Currently there are three PhD students enrolled and more to come. Most of DCHI’s applied research is carried out in close collaboration with decision-makers and researchers within healthcare and thus has a direct societal impact. DCHI produces a considerable number of scientific publications, 263 publications were published between 2012 and primo 2021. The latest publication is the Danish EQ‑5D‑5L Value Set. DCHI is responsible for all courses and supervision in health economics and quality improvement in healthcare at Aalborg University, including the development of the curriculum of the Master degree programme in Medical Market Access.