Partnerships
Partnerships
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Health Care System Research Collaboratory
The overall goal of the NIH Collaboratory is to strengthen the national capacity to implement cost-effective large-scale research studies that engage health care delivery organizations as research partners. The aim of the program is to provide a framework of implementation methods and best practices that will enable the participation of many health care systems in clinical research.
The program currently supports a series of clinical trial Demonstration Projects that take place at the site of care with health care delivery systems participating as full research partners. These “pragmatic” clinical trials address a range of pressing public health concerns and take place at medical centers across the country. Dr. Jarvik’s Lumbar Imaging with Reporting of Epidemiology (LIRE) Trial was funded in the first round of demonstration projects. Details about the LIRE Pragmatic Clinical Trial can be found here.
Institute of Translational Health Sciences (ITHS)
The Institute of Translational Health Sciences (ITHS) is dedicated to speeding science to clinic practice for the benefit of patients and communities throughout Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, Idaho, and beyond. ITHS promotes this translation of scientific discovery to practice by fostering innovative research, cultivating multi-disciplinary research partnerships, and ensuring a pipeline of next generation researchers through robust educational and career development programs.
More than 6,500 researchers from nearly 200 different organizations across the five-state WWAMI region have collaborated with ITHS to attract grant funding, build their research teams, develop research tools, move research projects forward, and engage with patients and the community.
Henry Ford Health System
The Henry Ford Health System (HFHS), one of the nation’s leading vertically integrated health care systems, is a Michigan non-profit corporation encompassing Metropolitan Detroit. The vast clinical resources and diversity of the populations served by HFHS make it uniquely suited for population and clinical studies. More than one million southeast Michigan residents receive health services from Henry Ford and 40% of HFHS patient visits are by persons age 50 and over.
Mayo Clinic Health System
Started in 1992, Mayo Clinic Health System is a family of clinics, hospitals and health care facilities serving over 70 communities in Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota. Mayo Clinic serves more than half a million patients a year and has a provider staff of more than 900 ranging from primary to highly specialized care.
University of Utah Health
The University of Utah is a world-class research and teaching institution built on a legacy of innovation, collaboration, community engagement, and service. It is the state’s oldest and largest institution of higher education. The University of Utah has been consistently ranked in the top 100 universities in the world. University of Utah Health Sciences Center (HSC) is the clinical enterprise of the University Hospitals and Clinics composed of the School of Medicine and Colleges of Nursing, Pharmacy, and Health. With more than 1,100 board-certified physicians it provides access to a large clinical study population involving more than 1 million patients.
In collaboration with Dr. Brook Martin we share a seat license to access Medicare claims data. This includes Inpatient, Outpatient, and Part D claims for a broad cohort of patients with low back-related claims including but not limited to osteoporosis and spinal fractures.