A learning health system to generate and accelerate innovation: the HealthPartners Institute

abstract

The HealthPartners Institute is a research and education division embedded within HealthPartners — a nonprofit, member-governed integrated health system. The Institute aims to generate and accelerate innovation for the HealthPartners health system, its patients and members, and the communities it serves. It has taken a formal, organized approach to building the necessary capabilities, infrastructures, relationships, and tools to do so. This article outlines an innovative approach by which the HealthPartners Institute created an environment conducive to accelerated system performance.

Link to Article

10.1056/CAT.23.0312

authors

Pronk, Nico P., PhD, MA, FACSM, FAWHP HealthPartners Author

Augustson, Jen L. HealthPartners Author

Kottke, Thomas E., MD, MSPH, FACC, FAHA HealthPartners Author

Dehmer, Steven P., PhD HealthPartners Author

Margolis, Karen L., MD, MPH HealthPartners Author

Frisch, Kelly K., MD HealthPartners Author

publication date

2024

published in

NEJM Catal Innov Care Deliv Journal