Cross-Cutting

Clinical Practice (assessment, diagnosis, treatment, knowledge translation/EBP, implementation science, program development)

Measurement

Symposium

Taking the First Steps to Implement a Learning Health System in an Academic PMR Setting (625147)

Presenter(s)

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  Claire Kalpakjian, PhD, MS

  Associate Professor
  University of Michigan
  Ann Arbor, Michigan
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  Jason Raad, PhD

  Postdoctoral Fellow
  University of Michigan
  Chicago, Illinois
• CK

  Cara Komisar, DPT

  Physical Therapist
  University of Michigan
  Monroe, Michigan

Learning Health Systems (LHS) are defined as the alignment of science, informatics, and culture for continuous improvement and innovation with best practices embedded in the care process. In 2017, the University of Michigan's Department of PMR initiated a department-wide initiative to implement an LHS (PMR LHS) with the mission to learn from every patient by aligning clinical care, research, informatics and culture, enabling continuous improvement and innovation in the practice of medical rehabilitation. In this symposia, we will address the challenges and opportunities encountered and lessons learned in taking the first-steps in the transformation into an LHS.

Learning Objectives:

• Describe the foundational concepts of Learning Health System
• List at least two challenges and two opportunities of implementing a learning health system in an academic PMR department
• List at least two ways a learning health system can enhance patient value and outcomes.