Learning Health System

Through partnerships, we’ve refined a set of learning health system capabilities that we use to design, implement, and evaluate innovations that benefit Kaiser Permanente Washington patients, care teams, and communities.

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Learning Health System

Leveraging research capabilities to address our health system’s most pressing priorities

We work in partnership to design, implement, and evaluate innovations in care

In our learning health system work, we leverage research expertise to help Kaiser Permanente Washington make timely, patient-centered decisions that are informed by science, driven by our own data, and designed to be sustainable.

We partner with researchers, health system leaders, care teams, and patients to find practical ways to improve health and health care.

Learning health system capabilities

Through these partnerships, we’ve refined a set of capabilities that we use to design, implement, and evaluate innovations that benefit Kaiser Permanente Washington patients, care teams, and communities.

Featured news

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New risk model uses advanced analytics to guide informed treatment decisions at Kaiser Permanente Washington.
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Newly funded E-STAR center will elevate equity and community in learning health system research.

Featured learning health system work


Featured publications

Stefanik-Guizlo K, Allen C, Brush S, Mogk J, Canada S, Peck M, Ramos K, Volpe K, Lozano P. Sustaining connections: feasibility and impact of long-term virtual patient engagement. Res Involv Engagem. 10, 28 (Feb 2024). doi.org/10.1186/s40900-024-00558-2. Full text

Lozano PM, Lane-Fall M, Franklin PD, Rothman RL, Gonzales R, Ong MK, Gould MK, Beebe TJ, Roumie CL, Guise JM, Enders FT, Forrest CB, Mendonca EA, Starrels JL, Sarkar U, Savitz LA, Moon JH, Linzer M, Ralston JD, Chesley FD. Training the next generation of learning health system scientists. Learning Health Systems. E-pub 10 Sept 2022. doi.org/10.1002/lrh2.10342. Full text

Coley RY, Duan KI, Hoopes AJ, Lapham GT, Liljenquist K, Marcotte LM, Ramirez M, Schuttner L. A call to integrate health equity into learning health system research training. Learning Health Systems. E-pub 24 July 2022. doi.org/10.1002/lrh2.10330. Full text

Ulloa-Pérez E, Blasi PR, Westbrook EO, Lozano P, Coleman KF, Coley RY. Pragmatic Randomized Study of Targeted Text Message Reminders to Reduce Missed Clinic Visits. Perm J 2022;26:21.078. E-pub 5 April 2022. doi.org/10.7812/TPP/21.078. Full text

Allen C, Coleman K, Mettert K, Lewis C, Westbrook E, Lozano P. A roadmap to operationalize and evaluate impact in a learning health system. Learning Health Systems. Epub 24 Jan 2021. doi.org/10.1002/lrh2.10258. Full text