Center for Healthcare Innovation, Education and Research
The Center for Healthcare Innovation, Education and Research (CHIER) is a service,
research and education center within the Rawls College of Business that focuses on
healthcare policy, management, technology, research and education to help accelerate
positive change in the healthcare industry. CHIER aims to pursue grant funding for
research programs through local, regional and national funding initiatives; to perform
collaborative research with other faculty members in the Rawls College, Texas Tech
Health Sciences Center, and other universities and healthcare organizations throughout
the country; and to publish this research in leading practitioner and academic journals.