Center for Learning Health System Sciences
Our goal is to decrease the time it takes for science to make it from the lab to the clinic in pursuit of better health outcomes for the patients we serve.
The Center for Learning Health System Sciences (CLHSS) is a collaboration between the University of Minnesota Medical School and the School of Public Health to create value in health delivery systems by establishing an iterative cycle of leveraging existing evidence and gathering new knowledge, applying our work into direct population health action, and developing the learning health system field through education.
LHS Job Opportunities
Several openings in LHS project management and data analytics through Fairview.
LHS Scholar Call Now Open!
Call for applications from applicants with a full-time appointment at the University of Minnesota as an Assistant Professor. Learn more and apply.
Research | Clinical Care
We know health care is broken. It is too expensive, and the quality varies widely. Research needs to move more quickly into healthcare practices to better serve both practitioners and patients.
The units in the Center for Learning Health System Sciences support implementation science, evidence-based care, evaluation with rapid learnings, infrastructure to engage practices in research, and the use of digital solutions and artificial intelligence in clinical care.
Education
The Minnesota Learning Health System Mentored Career Development Program (MN-LHS) is a K12 scholar training program that trains embedded researchers to systematically generate, apply, and translate evidence quickly within health systems to improve care and reduce waste. This pipeline program is creating our next generation of physicians and researchers who are well-versed in learning health system sciences.
Data & Tech Infrastructure
Our program aims to work across Minnesota health systems and with industry partners to optimize patient care delivery. Sharing knowledge and establishing data infrastructure will allow all of us to reap the benefits of a learning health system (LHS).
The current core data platform features an LHS Datamart which includes a collaboration with the Clinical and Translational Science Institute, the Center for Clinical Quality & Outcomes Discovery and Evaluation, the Department of Surgery, the Medical School, and Fairview Health Services.
What is a Learning Health System?
A Learning Health System (LHS) is a virtuous cycle of data, knowledge and practice driven by culture, incentives and leadership.
The Institute of Medicine (National Academy of Medicine) describes a Learning Health System as:
“A system in which science, informatics, incentives, and culture are aligned for continuous improvement and innovation, with best practices seamlessly embedded in the care process, patients and families as active participants in all elements, and new knowledge is captured as an integral by-product of the care experience.”