The Alliance for Healthier Communities' journey to a learning health system in primary care
Abstract Introduction The Alliance for Healthier Communities represents community‐governed healthcare organizations in Ontario, Canada including Community Health Centres, which provide primary care to more disadvantaged populations. Methods In this experience report, we describe the Alliance's...
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| author | Danielle M Nash Jennifer Rayner Sara Bhatti Lorri Zagar Merrick Zwarenstein |
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| description | Abstract Introduction The Alliance for Healthier Communities represents community‐governed healthcare organizations in Ontario, Canada including Community Health Centres, which provide primary care to more disadvantaged populations. Methods In this experience report, we describe the Alliance's journey towards becoming a learning health system using examples for organizational culture, data and analytics, people and partnerships, client engagement, ethics and oversight, evaluation and dissemination, resources, identification and prioritization, and deliverables and impact. Results Many of the foundational elements for a learning health system were already in place at the Alliance including an integrated and accessible data platform. Leadership championed and embraced the movement towards a learning health system, which led to restructuring of the organization. This included role changes for data support personnel, better communication, and dissemination plans, strategies to engage clinicians and other front‐line staff, restructuring of committees for more collaborative planning and prioritization of quality improvement and research initiatives, and the development of a new Practice‐Based Learning Network for more opportunities to use the data for research and evaluation. Conclusions Next steps will focus on continued clinical engagement and partnerships as well as ongoing reflection on the transition and success of the learning health system work. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6851be33a795431cbb49a9aeabe4d1ec2023-01-12T10:42:28ZengWileyLearning Health Systems2379-61462023-01-0171n/an/a10.1002/lrh2.10321The Alliance for Healthier Communities' journey to a learning health system in primary careDanielle M Nash0Jennifer Rayner1Sara Bhatti2Lorri Zagar3Merrick Zwarenstein4Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, The Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry Western University London Ontario CanadaCentre for Studies in Family Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry Western University London Ontario CanadaDepartment of Research and Evaluation Alliance for Healthier Communities Toronto Ontario CanadaDepartment of Research and Evaluation Alliance for Healthier Communities Toronto Ontario CanadaDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, The Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry Western University London Ontario CanadaAbstract Introduction The Alliance for Healthier Communities represents community‐governed healthcare organizations in Ontario, Canada including Community Health Centres, which provide primary care to more disadvantaged populations. Methods In this experience report, we describe the Alliance's journey towards becoming a learning health system using examples for organizational culture, data and analytics, people and partnerships, client engagement, ethics and oversight, evaluation and dissemination, resources, identification and prioritization, and deliverables and impact. Results Many of the foundational elements for a learning health system were already in place at the Alliance including an integrated and accessible data platform. Leadership championed and embraced the movement towards a learning health system, which led to restructuring of the organization. This included role changes for data support personnel, better communication, and dissemination plans, strategies to engage clinicians and other front‐line staff, restructuring of committees for more collaborative planning and prioritization of quality improvement and research initiatives, and the development of a new Practice‐Based Learning Network for more opportunities to use the data for research and evaluation. Conclusions Next steps will focus on continued clinical engagement and partnerships as well as ongoing reflection on the transition and success of the learning health system work.https://doi.org/10.1002/lrh2.10321family medicinehealth systems improvementhealthcare deliverylearning health systemsprimary carequality of care |
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| title | The Alliance for Healthier Communities' journey to a learning health system in primary care |
| title_full | The Alliance for Healthier Communities' journey to a learning health system in primary care |
| title_fullStr | The Alliance for Healthier Communities' journey to a learning health system in primary care |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Alliance for Healthier Communities' journey to a learning health system in primary care |
| title_short | The Alliance for Healthier Communities' journey to a learning health system in primary care |
| title_sort | alliance for healthier communities journey to a learning health system in primary care |
| topic | family medicine health systems improvement healthcare delivery learning health systems primary care quality of care |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/lrh2.10321 |
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