Healthcare Evidence, Real-world Outcomes & Informatics Collaborative (HEROIC)
Collaborate with CLHSS to Advance Patient Health
Submit a project idea to access our match-making services and find a UMN co-investigator for your next project.
Drive your research forward with a HEROIC partnership
Building on our proven track record supporting University of Minnesota researchers, CLHSS is actively expanding our offerings to external organizations because healthcare innovation requires collaboration.
When external collaboration is needed for your research to progress, we provide strategic matchmaking. We pair you with a dedicated UMN co-investigator tailored to your specific domain.
Why request a HEROIC partnership?
Partner Matchmaking
Don't have a UMN collaborator? Let us help. We provide matchmaking services to connect your research goals with the right faculty experts within the UMN.
Interface with a large pool of clinical, biostats, and AI experts.
Multimodal Data
Leverage diverse multimodal health data, standardized to OMOP, in a secure environment.
Our comprehensive data repository helps researchers train and test AI models to generate real health benefits for society.
Streamlined Service
Receive rapid responses and expert navigation of the contracting process, so you can get to the research faster.
Looking for partners in need of Clinical AI Model Validation & Clinical Testing
While we are building out pathways for our full suite of programs, our starting point for partnerships is clinical AI model validation.
Through our model performance and output validation service, we provide secure, compliant access to multimodal electronic health record (EHR) data to evaluate your model's performance on independent clinical cohorts.
Beyond initial validation, we partner with external researchers to roll out models for advanced clinical validation and testing. If a model demonstrates significant promise and aligns with one of our health system's goals, we can facilitate integration into live clinical operations.
Ready to connect? What we need from you:
To help us match you with the right UMN collaborator and evaluate project feasibility, our intake team requires:
- Project Abstract & Goals: An overview of the research on which you form a HEROIC partnership.
- Regulatory Status: Current IRB approval status at your home institution.