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The HMO Research Network: Health & Medicine - Optimized
CONSTITUENTS
LEARNING HEALTH SYSTEMS
STRUCTURE AND GOVERNANCE
COMMON DATA APPROACH
The HMO Research Network (HMORN) brings together the
research departments of some of the nation’s best and most
innovative health care systems. Collectively, the HMORN
represents over 1,400 scientists and research staff with
methodological and content expertise from an array of
disciplines – including epidemiology, economics, disparities,
outcomes and quality assessment, trials, genomics, and more.
HMORN members are committed to optimizing the practice of
medicine and improving people’s everyday health. Thanks to
their unique position within learning health systems, HMORN
researchers have specialized expertise in planning, carrying
out, and interpreting research done in partnership with health
systems and teams of health care providers.
As a virtual organization, formalized structures and processes
of the HMORN provide substance and presence – making the
Network more than the sum of its “parts” or projects. Annual
member assessments cover minimal staffing for critical
governance, communications, and operational infrastructure.
The Virtual Data Warehouse (VDW) is a cornerstone of
HMORN collaboration. It facilitates multi-system research
while protecting patient privacy and proprietary health
practice information. Administrative, clinical and claims data
are translated to a common set of agreed upon data standards
at each research center.
Governing Board
Executive Committee
Outward facing, network positioning.
Set policy, budget, and strategic direction.
Increase Board efficiency and agility. Manage
Board strategies, policies, and initiatives.
Asset Stewardship
Inward facing, cross-project coordination. Create
and maintain shared research resources.
IRB Coordination
Develop and implement Network-wide IRB ceding
processes.
The VDW is an example of a “distributed” data model. Data
required to support collaborative research are extracted and
shared only after all ethical, contractual and HIPAA
requirements have been met.
Virtual Data Warehouse Coordinate, support and oversee VDW
development and management across sites.
(VDW) Operations
Research
Administrators
SHARED GOALS
The HMORN strives to be the nation’s preeminent source of
population-based research that measurably improves health
and health care.
HMORN members are committed to building and maintaining
a common infrastructure and culture to support their shared
goals and activities:
• Conduct actionable research of high relevance to patients,
health care systems, practitioners, and policy makers.
• Leverage expertise, variation, and resources across sites.
• Share best practices, methodologies, and knowledge.
• Standardize and streamline data and administrative tasks.
• Build and maintain valuable infrastructure and tools
not tied to external funding or a specific research topic.
ALIGNMENT AND DIVERSITY
HMORN member research centers have many similarities:
• Affiliated with or embedded within a health care system.
• Scientists that highly value collaborative, public domain,
non-proprietary research.
• Access to comprehensive health care services data for
a defined patient / member population.
Share best practices. Create HMORN-wide
administrative processes to build efficiencies.
SHARED RESOURCES
The HMORN has developed a wide range of tools and
resources to support teams and activities. Some of the
Network’s shared infrastructure and processes include:
• The Virtual Data Warehouse, a federated data model.
• HMORN IRB ceding process.
• Pre-negotiated Subaward Agreement and DUA templates.
Notable differences between sites include:
• Template text, figures and tables for proposal writers.
• Degree of integration between the health system and the
research center, and of health services within the plan.
• Guides, best practices, tools, training materials for projects
at every stage – from development through dissemination.
• Size and complexity of overall local research enterprise,
including organizational and staffing models.
• Communication tools (website, newsletter, listservs).
• Proportion, size and diversity of the defined population.
Visit HMORN.org for these and other tools and materials.
CONSORTIA, PROJECTS AND SIGs
While most HMORN projects involve two to five
Network sites, its largest consortiums are the
most widely recognized. Nearly 40% of HMORN
projects and consortium activities also involve
non-member partners.
In addition, the HMORN has numerous Scientific
Interest Groups (SIGs) that foster new activities
and relationships.
CONNECT WITH US
• Visit us at HMORN.org to learn more or subscribe to our news list.
• Follow us on Twitter @HMOResearchNtwk
• Contact Ella Thompson, HMORN Manager, [email protected]